BlueVanilla

Well if it helps, I do know someone that received their BS online in a different field than ours and then went on to be accepted into a major university for their Masters. Personally I think you will be fine, the pathway to an education is immensely different than it was 5-10 years ago. If your school is regionally accredited, which I know it is, than you shouldn't have any difficulty.

I would contact a school that you are interested in pursuing your BS in and ask them if they will accept your school.

Are you able to take the NCLEX, or is that what you were saying takes 18 months to apply for? Because if you can take the NCLEX then you can relax a little.......finish your ADN, work a little then go back for your BSN. Maybe by then they will have accreditation through NLNAC which takes something like 2 years once they have candidacy. You can check on the NLNAC website to check if they are in their candidacy or not. Another thing to do is call a major university and speak with someone about transferring credits. Personally, I know what you are going through and the proper amount of research is a must when you are considering spending that kind of money. I will be starting in Oct down here in FL and I will be able to sit through the NCLEX and my school (the same as your school) is in the middle of their candidacy right now for NLNAC. Again, make sure you can take the NCLEX though, because if not then I would say no. If yes, then go for it :)

PurplePenguin- I hope I'm not too late!!! Don't count out Rasmussen yet......they are in their candidacy for NLNAC accreditation, it just takes two years and it only started this year so by the time you graduate it will be complete. I too didn't want to wait for CF and I'm not going to. I just got accepted into Rasmussen and the credits will transfer to a BSN. My husband recieved his BS from an online accredited school and all of his credits transfered to UCF's masters program. Also, I called MRMC's HR dept. and they hire graduates from Rasmussen students all the time. One more thing, Rasmussen does require pre reqs the only difference is while you are taking them you are still a nursing student....you don't have to be accepted into the program after the pre reqs are done, you do however have to complete many steps before acceptance: vaccines, CPR, TEAS test, background check, interview, transcripts, financial aid etc. Good luck in your choice!!