Every prerequisite for nursing school can be taken online. The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) has something called an Academic Partnership program that offers all of their nursing school prerequisites online. All of them, including chemistry, microbiology, and anatomy and physiology. Courses are not offered on rigid, traditional semester schedules. They're offered throughout the year at many different times. You can't beat it for flexibility. You end up with credits from a real university that will transfer anywhere.
First you must apply and get admitted to UTA. Apply at https://www.applytexas.org
After getting admitted to UTA, then apply to the Academic Partnership nursing program. University of Texas at Arlington Academic Partnerships
When you are admitted to the Academic Partnership nursing program, you are NOT a nursing student. Don't call yourself that. You're eligible to take the Academic Partnership classes, that's all. To be a nursing student, you must apply to the nursing school when you are in your last semester of prerequisites.
Some nursing schools require nutrition, philosophy, or ethics as prerequisites. UTA does not, so they don't offer those courses online through their Academic Partnership Program. They might offer those courses as regular courses on the normal semester schedule.
Or you could take those at any major community college or junior college that offers online courses. Houston Community College and Lone Star College are two of the largest two year colleges anywhere. The advantage they have for online courses is that there is plenty of information about their instructors on Rate My Professors - Find and rate your professor, campus and more - RateMyProfessors.com, so you can easily chose an instructor you won't regret.
People who don't live in Texas have to pay the higher out of state tuition rates, but it's probably cheaper than a for profit school such as the University of Phoenix.
The Academic Partnership at UTA does have a full nursing degree, a BSN, for students admitted to the nursing program. Recorded lectures are online at your convenience. You do have clinical hours, as many hours as you would attending a real university in person. Clinical hours are done in person at a hospital. Some people don't understand that nursing is actually learned in the clinical component. You can't become a competent nurse by only taking online courses.
UTA's policy on CLEP and DSST tests is about the same as any other major, legitimate, four year public university.
Online courses are fine, but at a certain point, if you want to be a nurse able to practice anywhere and actually get hired at a top hospital, you're going to have to do clinical hours in person.
First you must apply and get admitted to UTA. Apply at https://www.applytexas.org
After getting admitted to UTA, then apply to the Academic Partnership nursing program. University of Texas at Arlington Academic Partnerships
When you are admitted to the Academic Partnership nursing program, you are NOT a nursing student. Don't call yourself that. You're eligible to take the Academic Partnership classes, that's all. To be a nursing student, you must apply to the nursing school when you are in your last semester of prerequisites.
Some nursing schools require nutrition, philosophy, or ethics as prerequisites. UTA does not, so they don't offer those courses online through their Academic Partnership Program. They might offer those courses as regular courses on the normal semester schedule.
Or you could take those at any major community college or junior college that offers online courses. Houston Community College and Lone Star College are two of the largest two year colleges anywhere. The advantage they have for online courses is that there is plenty of information about their instructors on Rate My Professors - Find and rate your professor, campus and more - RateMyProfessors.com, so you can easily chose an instructor you won't regret.
People who don't live in Texas have to pay the higher out of state tuition rates, but it's probably cheaper than a for profit school such as the University of Phoenix.
The Academic Partnership at UTA does have a full nursing degree, a BSN, for students admitted to the nursing program. Recorded lectures are online at your convenience. You do have clinical hours, as many hours as you would attending a real university in person. Clinical hours are done in person at a hospital. Some people don't understand that nursing is actually learned in the clinical component. You can't become a competent nurse by only taking online courses.
UTA's policy on CLEP and DSST tests is about the same as any other major, legitimate, four year public university.
Online courses are fine, but at a certain point, if you want to be a nurse able to practice anywhere and actually get hired at a top hospital, you're going to have to do clinical hours in person.
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