Do Brick & Mortar schools respect online degrees?

My thoughs on this....

Any R.N., wheter the old Nurse Diploma programs, A.N. degree, or BS N. degree, has to meet real world clinical training AND pass the NCLEX. If not, they are not a real nurse.

As for M.D.s, an argument could be made that you could learn all the BS or BA level physics, chem, ochem, calc, and bio , and do well enough on the MCAT to get into medical school.

You could even argue that all the course work of the first two years of M.D. school could be done by distance. But the lab portions of the first two years and all the clinical rotations of the second two years would have to be in person at real locations.

In fact, even if you did find a way to get an online/DL "MD" degree, you could never be a licensed physician, because you woul not have done steps one and two of the USMLE, and could not do step 3 without internship after med school.

If you cannot get into a real U.S. MD school but want to become a real licensed doctor, look into foreign MD programs (Grenada, etc.- if you can pay, you get in. You still have to pass all the above or you will never be a licensed physician)
or apply to D.O. school after college.
The MCATs and GPAs at DO school are much lower on average than MD school, and you can still become a physician.

 

"Do Brick & Mortar schools respect online degrees?"

No.

 

Sorry for the incredibly late response... What I mean is that from what I've experienced, B&M faculty and some students (see Harvard Extension) seem to tack on a stigma on DL learners, even those that are pursuing a DL program at that institution, albeit false.

My response wasn't a knock on DL programs or learners, but more on the B&M elitism shown by some on campuses, students and faculty alike.