Any Accelerated BSN at IUPUI Fall applicants?

Anomaly,

Unfortunately no. I due to the classes I have to take, I might not be able to start as late as Spring 2011. If I can manage to squeeze my classes in, I could start as early as Fall 2010.

Jones

Sorry,

I think I misunderstood when you said you hoped to start in Spring 2010. Perhaps you meant taking your pre-reqs? You probably already know this, but they are changing their admissions requirements:

Effective for Fall 2010 applicants: Science courses (anatomy, physiology, and microbiology) must also be completed at the end of spring semester.

One person I took classes with this summer was admitted for the Fall of 2009, but was taking Anatomy, Physiology, and Microbiology over the summer, and apparently they're no longer allowing that. I wonder what that means for Spring and Summer applicants after the Fall of 2010. Did the person you met with say anything about that?

Do you know where you're going to take your pre-reqs? If you have to take all three of the science requirements, it might be a little tricky to complete them by May 2010, but I think it's possible. APHY 101 and 102 from Ivy Tech transfer as Anatomy, and APHY 201 transfers as Physiology. You're not supposed to be able to take any of them concurrently, but I've met a few people who've taken 102 and 201 concurrently.

Over the summer, the person I mentioned above took a 6 week anatomy course, followed by a 6 week physiology course through IUPUI, while taking the 10 week microbiology course through Ivy Tech, but I'm not sure what their class offerings look like for Spring.

Godd luck in your pre-reqs! I hope this has been helpful. Did you get any interesting information when you met with the counselor to do your program planning sheet?

jlynn,

A person I have spoken with who is in the program said that the program is usually about $5000 per semester, including everything you have to pay for. That brings the total closer to $25,000 for all 5 semesters. I guess it depends on a lot of factors, including where you buy your books, how much tuition goes up each year, living expenses, and how far you have to commute, for example.

The person I have spoken with got a $20,000 scholarship from Community when they started, and this semester (the 5th and final semester) there was only $500 of the scholarship left.

The Community scholarship differed from the Clarian scholarship in that Clarian taxed the $15,000 and then deposited it into an account (leaving recipients with somewhere around $12,000), while you paid for everything up front and then submitted your receipts to Community, who then reimbursed you for a total of $20,000.

Regardless, it does seem to be the most affordable program with or without the scholarships offered by Clarian and Community, and there's still the opportunity to apply for national, state-based, and a slew of IUSON scholarships after admittance.

Have you heard anything else about the scholarships? The person I spoke with said they think that Community's gone down to a $15,000 scholarship with a 3 or 4 year commitment. They also said that in their class about 6 people applied for Community scholarships and 6 people received one, and about 20 people received a Clarian scholarship. The counselor I spoke with said that 5-6 people get a scholarship from Clarian and 5-6 people get a scholarship from Community (out of the 30-40 people in the class). But what I've heard "through the grapevine" so to speak, is more in line with what the person who is currently in the program told me--that almost everyone who applies for a scholarship from one of the two hospital networks gets one.

That would be great.

Is anyone else waiting to hear if they've been accepted to the IUSON A-BSN at IUPUI for the Spring of 2010?

Anomaly, I wonder if they are now requiring that those science courses be finished at least one semester prior to starting, i.e. there needs to be a semester in between finishing the classes and starting. So Spring applicants would have had to finish them by the end of the previous summer, and Summer applicants would have to finish them by the end of the previous Fall.

So you applied for Spring? I was thinking of the program for Summer 2010, but I have been accepted to Ivy Tech for January and I think I'll stick with that. I would have at least 4 courses to take for their pre-reqs all next semester (none of them would be the A&Ps or Micro though). I'd have to take Stats, two science cluster courses, and Lifespan at a minimum. I took a couple of science-y classes many years ago that probably wouldn't count anymore (a basic Chem 100 class and a "Weather and the Atmosphere" class that isn't on their list but I wondered if they would count.) I took Math 118 at Ivy tech but I don't think they would count that as a science cluster since its equivalent at IUPUI says 'not accepted for admission' for it.

csab,

That scenario came to my mind as well. I wonder if they would like students to complete those courses before they submit their applications, but it doesn't work for every cohort.

Fall admits = app due Mar 15 (classes end in May)
Summer = app due Jan 15 (classes end in Dec)
Spring = app due Sept 15 (classes end in Aug)

Have you applied to IUPUI as an undergrad? I think to meet with the SON to go over your pre-reqs you have to be accepted through the office of undergraduate admissions so they can evaluate any transfer credit you have and forward that to the SON.

I tried to predict all the courses they would use but some of the courses they used surprised me, so you might find that you only need 2 courses. One of the science cluster options is Chem 100. Also, I don't know what Math 118 is at Ivy Tech, but there's only one math option listed under that cluster, and it's for calculus, which is Math 119 at IUPUI.

Congratulations on your acceptance to Ivy Tech! I saw you over on that thread, haha.

I know someone else who is in your situation--they have been accepted to the ASN program at Ivy Tech for the spring, but still aren't sure if they should try to pursue a BSN through IUSON instead.

Are you hoping to get an advanced practice degree?

anomaly,

Sorry, that was a typo on my part. I meant Spring 2011. I had originally hoped to start this May. I had started taking courses through Ivy Tech. When I met with the adviser at IUPUI, she let me know that I had more two more sciences to pick up besides the microbiology I am already scheduled to take. Also it was highly recommended that I retake a class since I had earned a C in it and an A would help with my GPA. There's an extra psych class I have to take (Life Span Dev) and Statistics. Statistics from Ivy Tech won't transfer so I'll have to find a class to take in the Summer I suppose.

Jones

I honestly do not know at this point if I would ever want an advanced practice degree. Right now my main desire is to be a nurse in L&D and/or Post Partum, probably starting out in med-surg at the Women's Hospital though. (realizing of course that it might be a case of you take what you can get wherever you can get it).

My neighbor who graduated last Dec. from Ivy Tech ASN works at St. Vincent and she says that she loves her job, can't imagine doing anything else, and has no desire at this point to get a BSN or anything further. Of course give her a few years and she might change her mind.

I also know someone who has their ASN and was contemplating going back to school, but has decided not to--at least for now. Her goal was to move into a management position, and she's already done that, so she has other objectives she'd like to accomplish instead.

My reason for asking about advanced practice was the change they are scheduled to make in the licensing exam as of 2015. I like the thought of skipping (the LPN) and ASN stages and going straight into an 18 month BSN program and then later, straight into a DNP program, but it's also reassuring that there are many different avenues that can be pursued.

I've talked to someone who said that L & D is a field in fairly high-demand. Have you heard similar reports (and is that why you mention Med-Surg)?

What sparked your interest in L & D? I'm drawn more toward an ER type setting, but I'm excited to get to experience a number of different settings in clinicals and have even given some thought to geriatrics (given population dynamics and the likelihood that I will be caring for my mom and relatives at the same time I am raising my own children).

What sparked my interest in L&D was just having my own children. I am fascinated by pregnancy, labor, and delivery and I loved every minute of my pgs (except for when I was barfing for 6 wks LOL). Then with my first son, I had preterm labor at 29 wks and went on bedrest. I ended up in the hospital for 3.5 wks before he was born at 34 wks. While I was there, I just really started to think that I might like to be involved in the birth process as an RN. All the nurses who took care of me seemed to really love their jobs. With my other two kids, they were full term so I only spent 2 nights in the hospital, but I just really felt a desire to be there in the L&D and PP areas. I never really thought I would do it though (go back to school for RN), I've been thinking about it for 12 yrs now, and finally decided that maybe I can actually do it.

The reason I mentioned med-surg at the Women's hospital is because every job posting I ever see for L&D requires experience so I don't think too many new grads get into L&D around here.