US Accademic degree for Canadians

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Hi everyone

I figured it is easier to pass admission criteria when it comes to US universities in General and Kaplan University in particular. Kaplan adviser called me back(and gave her personal contact info) on the very first day of my request and explained me what to do(not too much to do). As apposed to Canadian universities which barely return e-mails and their requirements are hard to meet. I liked the cost of Kaplan as well.

However I do not know, what will I do with US degree(Master in my case) in Canada? I assume that I will need to go through long and painful accreditation process to get my degree recognized.

Would somebody comment on that? The adviser told me that there are a lot of Canadians who study towards Master of Nursing in Kaplan. Not sure how they gonna apply this foreign education in the future?

Thank you in advance

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The advisors at Kaplan (and othe profit universities) are sales people who make commission from recruiting students. The information they provide prospective students is biased and incomplete. Kaplan university has a controversial reputation for enrolling unqualified students, inflating students grades and falsyfing documents to meet accreditation standards.

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thank you for your repay. I figured this adviser was a sales person. Sometimes I want to pay for service but there is no service available.

The adviser told me that there are a lot of Canadians who study towards Master of Nursing in Kaplan. Not sure how they gonna apply this foreign education in the future?

This question is not just about Kaplan but about US universities in General. Why would Canadians study there?

Please give more of your comments .

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology.

Universities in Canada are heavily subsidized by tax money and tightly government-regulated. They are under a lot of pressure to keep their tuitions on the lower side so that they can be perceived to be accessible to more people, but that means they have to limit the number of students they can admit to their programmes in order to meet their budget. So then they have to set strict admissions criteria; Canadian students with the highest grades first and then international students who pay a lot more. This means that just because someone wants to do a university degree programme in a chosen field doesn't mean they'll get in. Universities in the US aren't quite so hamstrung by their funding formulae, having the ability to charge whatever the market will bear. So they may have softer admission criteria. Private schools may have the greatest variation in admissions and tuition, as well as the greatest variation in quality. They may admit anybody who applies, no matter where they come from, how qualified they are for the line of study or if they're likely to finish the programme because it's all money in the bank. That's my impression of Kaplan.

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I understand your point of view and thank you. Still it has nothing to do with your qualifications. For example my IELTS score was 7.5 3 years ago(has expired) prior to my immigration. Now they want me to pass my IELTS second time to prove that my IELTS is 6. Mind You I have been working in Canada as a RN for last 3 years. All sorts of requirements that do not make any sense, just bureaucracy.

However my initial question was not about that. I asked what Canadians who study towards Master of Nursing in Kaplan (or another US university) are gonna do with it. How they gonna apply this foreign education in the future? I assume that they will need to go through long and painful accreditation process to get my degree recognized. Is it worthwhile?

Did somebody have personal experience with that.

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I don't know why some Canadian RNs take their masters degree through a US for profit university. My guess is that some nurses have a strong basic desire for cognition, while others have a weak basic desire for cognition. I believe that nurses who have a strong basic desire for cognition, pursue a masters degree in order to satisfy their intellectual curiosity and tend to apply to graduate programs at public Canadian universities. While nurses who have a weak basic desire for cognition tend to pursue a masters degree through profit universities in the US, as it is a matter of pragmatics for them, the admission process is easier and it will take less time to complete the program.

There is a commom saying, that if you plan to pursue graduate education, you should know thyself, so for me, I know am intellectually curious by nature and have a strong desire for cognition, so if I pursue a graduate degree it will be through a public Canadian university. Also, I like to be fully informed before I make decisions, so before applying to graduate school I would read a guide for potential graduate studentsl http://www.mrsc.ubc.ca/images/CAGSHandbook05.pdf

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For positions that require a masters degree, it's up to the individual employer to decide to hire an employee with Kaplan masters degree or not, some employers are more stringent than others. As far as a Canadian university transferring credit from Kaplan university to a Canadian graduate or Phd program.....I am sceptical, that will happen.

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Are you saying that US universities cannot stimulate your cognition? US have best universities in the world

Top 400 - The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2011-2012

"cognition", "intellectual curiosity" - you need to study physics !

Nurses for second degree usually study very boring things like nursing theories or do research about how diapers affect pressure sores or develop forms for additional paper work.

Just recently visited my friend in Philadelphia he is finishing his PHD in nursing. He is indeed stimulated cognitively but mainly because he is among other PHD students from different fields.

I do not go to University to stimulate my Cognition. (not in nursing) I go there to get a good position.

My question is practical. How the US education applicable in Canada. Personal stories.

THANK YOU FOR THE LINK

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Specializes in Cardiology.

Nurses for second degree usually study very boring things like nursing theories or do research about how diapers affect pressure sores or develop forms for additional paper work.

Are you talking about the after degree programs here in Canada? Studying different nursing theories, learning about effective evidence based practices such as how pressure ulcers can develop is hardly boring and is exactly the same material students learn in the regular 4 year stream.

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hardly boring? as you said it is "exactly the same material" and that's why this is boring. same nursing theories over and over again. how exciting!

I understand that we need it but I do not see any thrill here. Do you?

I am not talking about Canada in particular, just master in nursing in general.

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sorry double entry

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