She said that all admission and enrollment requirements are identical for students whether they receive their education on campus or via the World Wide Web. In addition, all graduate program requirements are the same regardless of the educational format. It's the same quality education as our on-site program. As with our on-site program, it poses some challenging coursework but with the convenience of accessing the course anytime, day or night, seven days a week. For students who don't have access to such advanced education in their local area, this is great.
Students study with faculty who are the best in their areas of specialty.
Joan Hrubetz, Ph.D., dean of Saint Louis University School of Nursing, said that these first graduates of the online MSN program are especially significant considering the national shortage of nurses with advanced training. Moreover, nurses can log-in on their computers at their convenience, regardless of work or family schedules. Using the latest computerized technology, this learning online option allows students to advance their nursing credentials by earning a master's degree from the convenience of home, office or other facility. Saint Louis University's on-campus master's degree program for nurse practitioners is designed to reach a broad base of regional and national students. The SLU School of Nursing established the online option in 1997 to respond to the nationwide demand for nurse practitioners, nurses with advanced training who have the ability to write prescriptions.