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Apparently in an attempt to weed out some applicants and to make more money many schools are changing the admission requirements. Some will accept no transfer credit. Others will only accept science credit that is 3 years old! (Meaning that the credit may expire while waiting to get into the program). The school I was applying to for an ADN will now not accept my over 10 year old credits in speech, english comp, psychology and other basic general classes. You can not take clep tests either. My feeling is that this makes more money for the colleges (you have to retake classes). Also it weeds out many nontraditional older students who have previous degrees or have taken classes over the years. I have been advised that this rule will take effect across my state soon in ADN and BSN programs. I was also told that some LPN programs are beginning to have this rule too. They gave the reason as students having difficultly passing the state board exams. There is no way I can afford in time and money to retake all these classes. It is like 30 credits with a 4.0! I don't know at this point if I should even keep trying at least in this state. I am not able to move out of state. No wonder there is a shortage of nurses.

Apparently in an attempt to weed out some applicants and to make more money many schools are changing the admission requirements. Some will accept no transfer credit. Others will only accept science credit that is 3 years old! (Meaning that the credit may expire while waiting to get into the program). The school I was applying to for an ADN will now not accept my over 10 year old credits in speech, english comp, psychology and other basic general classes. You can not take clep tests either. My feeling is that this makes more money for the colleges (you have to retake classes). Also it weeds out many nontraditional older students who have previous degrees or have taken classes over the years. I have been advised that this rule will take effect across my state soon in ADN and BSN programs. I was also told that some LPN programs are beginning to have this rule too. They gave the reason as students having difficultly passing the state board exams. There is no way I can afford in time and money to retake all these classes. It is like 30 credits with a 4.0! I don't know at this point if I should even keep trying at least in this state. I am not able to move out of state. No wonder there is a shortage of nurses.

Specializes in Geriatrics, Med-Surg.

Yikes! Where do you live?!

Specializes in Geriatrics, Med-Surg.

Yikes! Where do you live?!

Indiana which is so far behind other states. Our tuition is high, we have few nursing schools and competition is fierce to get in. If you get in your general ed. might expire before reaching the clinical phase of the program (due to shortage of clinical space). My state has few allied health programs and they don't want to accept transfer or old credit either. I keep checking other states and I know Indiana is so far behind. For instance Florida has tons of schools and low tuition in the community colleges. How I wish I could move! I would not come back either.

Indiana which is so far behind other states. Our tuition is high, we have few nursing schools and competition is fierce to get in. If you get in your general ed. might expire before reaching the clinical phase of the program (due to shortage of clinical space). My state has few allied health programs and they don't want to accept transfer or old credit either. I keep checking other states and I know Indiana is so far behind. For instance Florida has tons of schools and low tuition in the community colleges. How I wish I could move! I would not come back either.

Don't get fooled about FL... No there are not tons of schools... Well maybe there are... It's just that coming from NYC I find FL very remote... To get back to the subject there are waiting list in every single school in FL... The school that I attend didn't have a waiting list last year (and it's a private very expensive school) but guess what? They have one now. I live in south FL and it's very hard to get in the nursing programs at community colleges...

But one thing they don't have that rule of 3 years or you have to take classes over. It's 5-6years for sciences classes and some schools like the univeristies are picky about where you got your humanities such as psych and phil. Overall they aren't that bad compared to Indiana. Correct me if I'm wrong but alot of people have been complaining about Indiana...

I have realized that schools are pretending that they care about the nursing shortage but they don't really. As we heard the Dean at our school say : we are in the "business" of education.

Don't get fooled about FL... No there are not tons of schools... Well maybe there are... It's just that coming from NYC I find FL very remote... To get back to the subject there are waiting list in every single school in FL... The school that I attend didn't have a waiting list last year (and it's a private very expensive school) but guess what? They have one now. I live in south FL and it's very hard to get in the nursing programs at community colleges...

But one thing they don't have that rule of 3 years or you have to take classes over. It's 5-6years for sciences classes and some schools like the univeristies are picky about where you got your humanities such as psych and phil. Overall they aren't that bad compared to Indiana. Correct me if I'm wrong but alot of people have been complaining about Indiana...

I have realized that schools are pretending that they care about the nursing shortage but they don't really. As we heard the Dean at our school say : we are in the "business" of education.

That's ashame...I'm sorry to hear that....and they wonder why there is a shortage on nurses....you get so darned frustrated by all the dang rules and lack thereof.

Hugs,

Fatima

That's ashame...I'm sorry to hear that....and they wonder why there is a shortage on nurses....you get so darned frustrated by all the dang rules and lack thereof.

Hugs,

Fatima

Specializes in Community Health Nurse.

Well......that killed my desire to move to Indiana next year! Thanks for the heads up because I have every intention of returning to school this year and would hate to have to repeat courses that I succcessfully passed years ago. :nurse:

Specializes in Community Health Nurse.

Well......that killed my desire to move to Indiana next year! Thanks for the heads up because I have every intention of returning to school this year and would hate to have to repeat courses that I succcessfully passed years ago. :nurse:

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