title: Do external degree programs really work?
abstract: Can nurses prepared in noncampus-based programs be educated and resocialized to function at the professional level? Can these same nurses be "professionalized" through a self-directed, external degree program? A five-year study of Regents College external degree graduates suggests that they can.
authors.affiliation: Creative Learning and Assessment Systems, Slingerlands, New York.
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Lenburg
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004496:Education, Continuing / Q000592:standards*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000592:standards*; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D004518:Education, Professional, Retraining / Q000592:standards*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009518:New York; D011361:Professional Competence; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D012649:Self Concept; D012951:Socialization