In preparation for getting a BSN, I am trying to gather information regarding online BSN programs. if you have links to what you feel is an affordable, online, no residency requirement program, please post 'em here.
One program that I came across was at Thomas Edison State College. does anyone have any information regarding their program? I was hoping to find someone that has first hand (or second hand ? ) experience with the TESC RN to BSN program as it seems to be an affordable option, which, of course, is always a bonus. from reading the catalog on their site it appears that you can use some of the EC exams to satisfy the upper-level nursing courses.
The TESC program looks pretty decent but I am looking for some feedback to any online rn to BSN program. if anyone has links to what they feel is an affordable online rn/bsn program please post the link here.
I am also looking into online only RN to BSN and would like some info from people who are currently attending or recently attended/gradutated a program.
I got a really hard sell from University of Illinois - kind of turned me off of them.
Utica seems like a good program - less expensive than other too.
I have quite a few transfer credits - and will pretty much only need the actual nursing classes.
University of Phoenix is toooo expensive for me.
So can anyone out there help me out with some more current info?!
Try this one: reputable, accredited, 2 brick and mortar campuses, and a completely-online rn-bsn program. AND i don't think you have to pay the out of state fees if you choose the completely distance option http://www.muw.edu/nursing2/tupelo/
In a way they are all brick and mortar but your diploma does not say online. None of them say that. I did online and my sister prefered going to classes. Cannot tell the difference from our diploma but most schools are going online now-easier for the teachers.
I have only encountered one school where the title of the online courses indicated that they were online. I then knew to avoid that particular school. Otherwise, schools do not put "online" on your transcripts, so that should not be a concern.
I PM'd you too but in case anyone else was wondering, I have credit for a diploma in midwifery and that means I need to take less courses. I pay the same amount as any other US based nurse.
Kelky,
Did you complete your degree through University of Dundee? How did it go? My qualifications are also all British. Thanks!
I graduated from UW's online RN-BSN program. It was the best program I could find, for my situation at least, after months of researching programs. I was able to complete the program while working as a traveler.
Could you give me some info on their clinical component and how difficult it is to set up? Any other info about the program would be great. :)
hey i am just about done with univ of wyoming and havent had any problems. yes i had to take their littel 2 credit wyo history class, i did it over the summer and it was super easy. i also had to take a cultural class as i already had the humanities, but i took intro to religion, also easy and more interesting that i thought it would b. i took more than full time for a few semesters than slow down. mostly u can take as much as you want so if u want to finish in 2 years or less you can. i also major researched the programs, this had the least gen ed requirements for me, a lower cost, didnt require that i have a wy license, and no group work, yeah! no powerpoint for every class like u of p either, ick.
anyway, thought i would give my experience again, i have an eng and my clinical left and that's it. but started extra sciences for grad school now, so i am going slow finishing my bsn, what with gre and all that to take. plenty of time...
good luck everyone, and ask away if i can help!
Is it difficult to set up the clinical piece? tia for any info
I attend IWU as well. My last class starts this week.
The classes are all online. 3 of the classes have a clinical component
The physical assessment class requires a MSN prepared nurse to evaluate how you complete your assessment. The completed and signed assessment is sent to the instructor.
The community health class requires some practicum hours, collecting data and interviewing someone in your community, like a director of public health agency. You keep a log of the hours you complete and then forward it to the instructor. You write a paper.
The management class also has hours required for clinical and a preceptor. Again you keep track of the hours you spend and send it to the instructor. You write a paper
My classmates are from all over the country, and there was no problem finding and completing the clin over the length of each course.
It is different from clinical time we had in nursing school- you are not providing care to patients.
I enjoyed the IWU program. I wish I would have done it years ago.
Specializes in med/surg/tele/neuro/rehab/corrections.
California State University Dominguez Hills is completely online RN-BSN and no o chem required unless you don't have enough units then its an elective. Very affordable too.
I am in the online program with the University of Wyoming, only about 5 classes away from graduation with my BSN. There are no residency requirements. The cost is $134 per credit hour (it breaks down to $90 per credit and $34 per hr. "delivery" fee). Overall, I find the cost and program to be good, and I have been in the program for several semesters. All of their nursing courses are online but you may have to go outside the program for classes like art or math if you need them. I started wiht U of WY. while living in Wyoming, and continued when I moved back to Florida. I did check out other programs but this was by far the most reasonably priced. Best wishes in your pursuit!
Hi, old post, did you graduate from U of W and how did the clinical component work out? tia for any info
it is so difficult to find information on that website...but here ya go now what i dont know is if the online rn -bsn program has the same tuition for all students regardless of residence ..some schools do this as long as you stay with the program course of study...
i took this from the faq on the texas tech nursing website
"total cost of the rn to bsn program, tuition and all fees for two semesters is $7,216.00. visit www.fiscal.ttuhsc.edu/busserv/bursar or call 806-743-1880 for detailed fee information, including out-of-state tuition."
this is an online program? with a clinical component?
i had a disappointing experience with the university of north alabama. they advertise themselves as an rn to bsn fast-trach online program, but are only suited to traditional education. even with an associate degree in nursing, a bachelor's degree in another subject, and a chpn, they wanted me to repeat 2 basic english courses, 2 basic history classes despite having taken 7 (seven!), speech communication, and a very, very basic and general nutrition course not even geared toward nurses or health professionals! watch out when looking for a bsn program -- there are many out there that want you to take as many classes as possible just to collect more $$$.
i had a disappointing experience with the university of north alabama. they advertise themselves as an rn to bsn fast-trach online program, but are only suited to traditional education. even with an associate degree in nursing, a bachelor's degree in another subject, and a chpn, they wanted me to repeat 2 basic english courses, 2 basic history classes despite having taken 7 (seven!), speech communication, and a very, very basic and general nutrition course not even geared toward nurses or health professionals! watch out when looking for a bsn program -- there are many out there that want you to take as many classes as possible just to collect more $$$.
so true!! and there are so many rn to bsn programs out there to choose from. there are so many more now than when i got my bsn.
i originally applied to ou (oklahoma) to which they had a song and dance that my chemistry was different than their requirements. one was "general chemistry i" or "principles of chemistry i" or "intro to chemistry i" and mine was the other title and i knew then that they were going to split hairs.
in a nutshell, they all were the same intro college courses to chemistry respective to their schools with very similar, if not identical, course descriptions.
do we really need to ensure that bsn-rn's need to know how many joules of heat it takes to melt gold?
come on.
i picked the bsn program that took the maximum number of credits that i had already completed and could finish in the minimum amount of time and money. same accredited degree for less time and money, not rocket science.
there are too many programs to choose from. don't waste your time even talking to a school that wants to split hairs and make you repeat material you've already proven that you know because it "doesn't meet our requirements".
that's university lingo for "we're gonna make you pay for as many credits as possible".
that's what lpn/lvn's go through trying to become rn's. they could be working in an icu for 17 years as an lpn/lvn and still have to go through clinicals checking off that they gave the correct number of units of insulin on a med/surg floor to an instructor who may have less clinical knowledge than they do.
online, no residency requirement program, please post 'em here.
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Try this one: reputable, accredited, 2 brick and mortar campuses, and a completely-online rn-bsn program. AND i don't think you have to pay the out of state fees if you choose the completely distance option http://www.muw.edu/nursing2/tupelo/