Kap2013

Online programs are not accredited with your state board of nursing. State BONs only recognize "in-state" schools and they are only concerned with schools that prepare students for licensure. So, if you are looking to enter the nursing field you should go to a physical campus in your state. As a matter of fact you will NOT find a pre-nursing program (completely) online due to the clinical elements required in earning an AS Nursing degree. If you however are looking at the RN to BSN programs, those can be completed online. As far as state recognition is concerned you do not need to pursue a BSN with a school that is recognized in your state because the RN to BSN does not lead to state licensure. Students in RN to BSN program ALREADY have taken their state exams (because they are RNs) and they are simply looking to further their education. At this level you should be looking at other types of accreditation such as CCNE, NLNAC...etc....not state approval.

You may want to do some research about program development and how accreditation works. A school first has to begin a program and then seek accreditation. Programs are NEVER accredited from day one. Accrediting bodies won't even look at a program until its fully launched and sometimes at least a year in operation.

The MSN Nurse Administrator program is online. In the final class, Practicum in Nursing, you will develop a project that is designed to examine or improve the quality of care to patients, improve clinical practice, or address a regulatory or accreditation concern. Part of the project includes working with a preceptor in a health setting for 125 clock hours. Final projects may include presentation, papers, seminars for staff at the facility, or other agreed upon activities. A letter of agreement will be completed between the health setting you select and Kaplan University to ensure that the practicum experience is structured and supported to meet the course objectives.

We do not specify it that way because we cannot speak for the CCNE or any other organization besides our own.

Yes, you are correct. Kaplan's post-Masters Graduate Certificates are not accredited by the CCNE. If you contact the CCNE they will inform you that they do not accredit certificate programs. They only accredit degree programs. For those nurses looking to pursue a post-Masters NP graduate certificate, rest assured that you will still meet the educational requirements to sit for the ANCC national certification exam as long as your MSN was from a CCNE-accredited school.