fa/lpnMN09

Unfortunately other than Presentation College I am unaware of any LPN/BSN programs that are primarily online. The NDSU program wasn't for me, but it has its place and if you have reasonable expectations it will help you achieve your longterm goal of becoming a BSN.

I enrolled in the NDSU LPN to BSN program two years ago. I had no problems passing the entrance exams using two NCLEX-RN books to study. I was so excited about the program and as I had taken numerous courses via distance learning from the U of M I knew I was capable of staying on-track and doing the work. I will say I thought the classes were pretty easy, but the program was in my opinion very poorly organized. The only instructors I had were Falk and McDermott. We were required to videotape ourselves doing skills and assessments and send them to Fargo. That would've been fine except we were required to purchase our own otoscopes and ophthalmoscopes prior to filming. When some of us questioned this, we were told to go to our doctor's office and borrow theirs. The instructor wouldn't answer questions posted on the discussion board until it was too late to be helpful and when she did she was kind of nasty. I wouldn't recommend the program and several of us quit and moved on to other programs (U of Mary and Excelsior). The turnover rate of program coordinators was really high and there seemed to be some difficulty with communication both within the department and between faculty and students. Overall I thought the work load was reasonable. At the time we were required to do our clinicals in Fargo and I believe that has changed. Unfortunately there are very few LPN to BSN options. I had dropped out of NDSU as a Sr. and this seemed to be the easiest option for me, but I have a low threshold for incompetence and I was disappointed with the quality of the program. Good Luck, this is an option that will work if you don't expect too much.