Acceptance of online BSN (from ADN) degree by employers...

the thread dealing w/online adn to bsn degree really peaks my interest. i do very well in self paced courses; took everyone that was available to get out of classroom time for my nursing pre-reqs! :chuckle

the one thing i wonder is how do employers look upon if your degree is an online degree??? i suppose i am troubled they would look at it as less worthy than an "in classroom hours" one????
I haven't asked anyone or heard about any problems with an on-line degree. I would think that most intelligent professionals would realize that it takes a great amount of self dicipline, time management and organizational skills to complete these degrees. I would want an employee with those qualities.

Well, as far as I know, in some fields, like medical, the relevant organization clearly said that online degree is not acceptable. No state will recognize an MD get from an online program. I think that might give some hints about how people look upon online programs.Some guy spent 5000 bucks and got a PHD degree from online program. He came back to his home county and became a CEO of the biggest internet company in the country. Later people find his degree is from online. He was forced to resign.

Online degrees are so commonplace. It doesn't usually say on the degree "online" anyway does it? I would just make sure the credientials of the school are accredited by an organization such as the National League of Nurses.Good luck!

Quote from rhp123Well, as far as I know, in some fields, like medical, the relevant organization clearly said that online degree is not acceptable. No state will recognize an MD get from an online program. I think that might give some hints about how people look upon online programs.Some guy spent 5000 bucks and got a PHD degree from online program. He came back to his home county and became a CEO of the biggest internet company in the country. Later people find his degree is from online. He was forced to resign.

Quote from 3rdShiftGuyThis is someone who paid a scammer $5,000 for a fake online degree, which was as useless as the paper it was printed on.

Quote from iamrnthe thread dealing w/online adn to bsn degree really peaks my interest. i do very well in self paced courses; took everyone that was available to get out of classroom time for my nursing pre-reqs! :chuckle the one thing i wonder is how do employers look upon if your degree is an online degree??? i suppose i am troubled they would look at it as less worthy than an "in classroom hours" one????

Patrick - you are so right...accreditation is the key. Online education is the up and coming thing. There is no reason to go to traditional college unless that is what you WANT to do. University of Phoenix is fully accredited by the NLN and the board of colleges (can't remember the initials at the moment). judi, rn, adn, soon to be bsn, university of phoenix online grad may 04. good luck

Pertaining to NURSING degrees, they need to be NLNAC-accredited if you are going either online or traditionally. Without this, I would not bother w/that particular institution.

I have to agree about University of Phoenix being tough!! But I do think that the NLN accredited is the most important thing to look at. I am currently enrolled in UoP and finding it definite work but a great learning experience! I have heard NOTHING negative about UoP. And I am sure there are others out there also.

I think the most important thing here is that it's a person w/ an ADN progressing to a BSN. Hopefully, this nurse is already working and has her nursing license plus much experience working as a nurse. The BSN transition would not involve having to take state boards so I think nationally recognized, accredited programs would be OK.

Personally, I have found those classes that I've had online to be harder than the inclass room ones! Also, keep in mind that many universities only offer their ASN/ADN to BSN in an online format. Many of these same universities make no distinction on their diplomas or transcripts as to wheter or not the classes were "on-campus" or "online".

I don't think an on-line RN degree would be acceptable, but most of us here are talking about our continuing educations(RN-BSN or MSN...) My Manager is currently getting her MSN online and no one at the hospital is batting an eyelash. The accredited programs are key. My program is Jacksonville University, Florida and I guarantee you it is A LOT of work to go online. The reading is the same, plus we write more papers and have weekly quizzes/exams. My lectures are streaming video, so I feel as if in a classroom (but stay in my P.J's!)