RN to BSN Online, start dates year round?

[sMoLsNurse]

Anyone know of any online RN to BSNs online that have start dates year-round? I know Chamberlain does, but they seem a bit pricey. Any other suggestions of schools to check out? Thanks!

[TiffyRN, BSN, PhD]

University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). They run their classes in 5 week sessions and have very frequent start dates.

[sMoLsNurse]

Thanks TiffyRN! Do you happen to know how long the program takes? Thanks for the info again!

[sMoLsNurse]

I just went on their website and it says 13 months.

[TiffyRN, BSN, PhD]

I feel sure it depends on what you have already taken. One of the reasons I chose not to go with them is because (I think, it was a couple of years ago) they required chemistry and not all programs do. UTA is a popular choice among some of my coworkers. Others chose other programs as they are unhappy that UTA requires chemistry, a course called technical writing (which seems to have little relevance to nursing) and sometimes (don't know if it applies to out-of-State) students; Texas history.

They advertise a 13 month program for RN to BSN at around $9,000. I really am not their cheerleader, as I said, I chose to NOT go with them for BSN, but I have applied to their MSN program, greatly attracted to their reasonable costs and short class cycles.

[featherzRN, MSN]

WGU has rolling starts and can be very affordable, depending on how much time you'd like to put in. It's 'all you can eat' - as many classes as you can fit in a term for one price (currently $3250). I managed to finish my BSN in less than one six month term, so that's all I paid, but most people finish within two.

[TiffyRN, BSN, PhD]

I've heard great things about WGU. It is kind of different in it's format but then online classes were new at one time also. WGU is definitely a consideration for those who are looking to complete a degree quickly.

[Flames9_RN, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

GCU.edu has multiple start dates each month

[eturner7]

Lamar University, University of Louisiana Lafayette- - there are several.

University of Louisiana at Lafayette| RN to BSN Online Degree

Lamar University Online | Degree Programs | Bachelor, Master, Certificate Preparation

[sMoLsNurse]

Awesome, I'm not sure I feel comfortable with the 3.0 thing at WGU. I know people have been accepted into higher degree programs post-WGU, but it makes me a bit worried. I did contact GCU awhile back before I finished my program. They seem pretty good. They just hounded me for weeks, calling me 3x a day. They're fairly inexpensive though according to their website. I think I may look into UTA a bit further.

Thanks all for the info! It's much appreciated!

[Flames9_RN, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

Thast the problem with a lot of the schools in my experience--they hounded me over and over, worse than cars salesmen! Sort of why I paid more attention to Grand Canyon University--they didn't bother me!!

[woodsyny, MSN]

Ohio University. 5 week classes