Tri-C time question

AgentBeast, BSN, RN · May 9, 2012

The only thing that that runs that late is clinical which runs to 11:05 generally. That can be at any hospital though and not necessarily downtown.

KFoss · May 9, 2012

So none of the classes run that late? Is that only the RN program that has classes that late?

Thanks!!!

AgentBeast, BSN, RN · May 9, 2012

None of the ADN program lectures or labs run that late generally. The latest evening clinicals (at a hospital) end at 11:05 for the Fall of 2012. I can't speak to the LPN program. You can look at the Fall 2012 scheduling. The LPN program courses are under PNUR, but that won't tell you when and where clinicals are held and what times they end.

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KFoss · May 10, 2012

Late clinical don't bother me since you are up and moving, I don't do well in class when it goes past 10 pm :/ Well, I might have to shoot for the LPN program then but do you think it would be pushing it now since I won't take the entrance test until later this month and it takes them about 6 weeks to get the scores?

Arg I just can't make up my mind!

AgentBeast, BSN, RN · May 10, 2012

The HESI scores are uploaded on the first of each month. So it takes anywhere from 30 days to 1 day for them to get the results. It's a matter of when they process that months applicants and send out the formal application email.

Unless you have your heart dead set on being an LPN I'd just bite the bullet and do the RN program though.

KFoss · May 10, 2012

No, I do not have my heart set on the open program, I just thought the shorter program would be better for working and I could start in august instead of January...but most ppl say to just go for the rn. Are you in the evening program?

Thanks again for all the info.

AgentBeast, BSN, RN · May 10, 2012

Nope I'm in the Generic Days RN program. They post all the "scheduling grids" that list the clinical sites, days, and times together for everyone that I can look at. The rest of the info such as when lectures and labs are held is available to anyone.

The core RN program (NURS courses) are 4 semesters long. The LPN core (PNUR courses) are 3 semesters long. The LPN to RN core is 3 semesters long.

Would you rather do 4 semesters now? or 3 semesters now and another 3 semesters somewhere down the road?

KFoss · May 10, 2012

Wow that is very true...didn't think about it that way. 4 now would be better lol, I forgot lpn goes for the summer but rn doesn't.

I have all the extra classes completed so I would just have to focus on core nursing classes, which is about 9 credits give or take right?

I looked up the classes again and the nurs 1450 at eastern campus has one that goes from 5pm until 11:30pm :/ again, if I was at eastern that would not be a real issue but I am worried about the drive from metro to home that late at night...and nurs 1600 goes until 11:45pm!

Was just really wondering if they seriously keep you in class that late. I want to do this but I also want to be safe about it and need to plan, that is the only reason I ask.

AgentBeast, BSN, RN · May 10, 2012

Those are clinicals that run that late.

The listings with 64 seats, or in the later semesters the largest number of seats are the lectures,

The listings with 16 or so seats are labs.

The listings with 8 seats are your clinicals. Which are the ones that run late.

Yeah first semester I think is 10 credit hours.

1300 - 2hrs 1 lecture 1 lab

1450- 8hrs 1 lecture 1 lab 1 clinical

2nd semester 9 hrs

1600- 8hrs 1 lecture 1 lab 1 clinica

1701- 1 hr (8 weeks long) 1 lecture

3rd semester 9 hrs

2300- 9hrs 1 lecture 1 clinical

4th semester 10 hrs

2400- 1hr (5 weeks long) 1 lecture (can be done either in class or online)

2500- 9hrs 1 lecture 1 lab 1 clinical

KFoss · May 10, 2012

Wow! thank you so much for that information, it was exactly the kind of thing I was looking for!