University of Phoenix Online BSN Classes....Are these all I have to take?

Trauma Columnist · Apr 12, 2006

Depending on how many of your credits transfer - yep that's it. The biggies are the electives - so if you have courses other than nursing, you should be fine. I had another associates degree in general studies when I did this program so had all the electives I needed. The BSN completion took me 18 months but I doubled classes (they run for five weeks), skipped almost all the breaks between classes and really crammed stuff together. Its not impossible, just very time-consuming.

Tweety, BSN, RN · Apr 14, 2006

That's 13. When I look at my program and take out the co-req courses that's about right.

You have to also consider if they have any coreq courses that you might need like a 2nd English (some ADN programs only require one English course), statistics, humanities, etc.

This is what slowed me up and made my program about 2.5 years.

hsieh · Apr 24, 2006

i talked on the phone with a rep from phoenix university. they said you don't take tests just answer questions, read lectures online, and do research. what do people who have done it think? is pheonix accreditid by all states? do you get federal loans for it? is it respected in the nursing community? can it transfer to another uni ms program?

Ginger's Mom, MSN, RN · Apr 27, 2006

Yes, the University is accredited by several agencies.UOP Online is Accredited by the North Central Association of the Higher Learning Commission same as all accreditted colleges and national accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). You are eligible for the same Stafford ( Federal Loans) any school has.

The school has an active and large Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau also. I was pleased with my experiences.

LanaBanana · Apr 28, 2006

Does UOP offer LPN-BSN anywhere? I never seem to find the info I'm looking for on their website.

Ginger's Mom, MSN, RN · Apr 28, 2006

No you have to be a currently licensed RN, alex

Trauma Columnist · Apr 29, 2006

I did both my BSN and MSN from UofP. I did max my student loans but it was well worth it. Totally accredited and I have found it to be accepted w/o question. The only thing folks are looking for is that degree. Good luck.

jasmine7 · Apr 29, 2006

Can you get your LPN -> ASN through UofP as well?

Tweety, BSN, RN · Apr 30, 2006

Can you get your LPN -> ASN through UofP as well?

No.