Final semester; CSUDH RN to BSN

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Specializes in Med-Surg Tele / School Nurse / Home Health.

Hello all,

I am currently in my final semester of my ADN program and will be graduating in December!

Specifically at CSUDH (California State University, Dominguez Hills), does anyone know whether I can apply to be accepted into the Spring 2018 cohort of the RN to BSN program even though I have not taken my NCLEX yet?

Or in general does anyone happen to know which RN to BSN schools do not require an RN upon acceptance?

I know for example, CSUCI (channel islands) accepts students who do not have their RN license, but requires it before starting 2nd semester of their RN-BSN program.

Any input is greatly appreciated!

Thank you

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Specializes in Med-Surg Tele / School Nurse / Home Health.

Hello all,

In case anyone was following my thread, I found out that CSUDH rn to bsn program does not require an RN license to start, but will need your RN license before the clinical portion in the public health!

(: Good luck to all readers or passer by's!

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Specializes in PHN, CNOR, Pre-op&PACU.

Did u finish the program already?

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Specializes in PHN, CNOR, Pre-op&PACU.

Hey r u in the program currently?

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Specializes in Med-Surg Tele / School Nurse / Home Health.
Hey r u in the program currently?

Hello! Yes I am in the CSUDH RN to BSN program.

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How do you like the program? Are you doing the online program? Is it difficult? I just got accepted into CSUDH and CSUF

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I started at CSUDH for RN-BSN in Spring 2018 and graduating Spring 2019. I started without my license because I did not want to wait to continue school. CSUDH was fully online with the exception of 2 on campus days for physical assessment. The program isn't difficult, but it was challenging to get professors and CSUDH staff to get back to you via email or telephone. Financial aid, records, and the school of nursing staff were hard to get a hold of or had long hold times.

Some instructors did not provide any feedback on assignments or essays and some were thoroughly involved. It was hit or miss with instructors. The program was pretty well organized for the most part, but some parts were not. Clinical placement was challenging, but other students had easier/better experiences.

If you are looking for a program that will accept you without a license then this is a good choice. If you don't need that then please look elsewhere or do your research. A few other students I talked to had similar experiences as I did.

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Specializes in Med-Surg Tele / School Nurse / Home Health.
On 4/18/2019 at 7:43 PM, amenis said:

How do you like the program? Are you doing the online program? Is it difficult? I just got accepted into CSUDH and CSUF

In short, the program at CSUDH was good enough for what I needed based on my work and personal life.

I am doing the CSUDH RN to BSN program online, with the exception to the 2 day physical health assessment course like Nalie2 has stated. The leadership/management clinicals and community/public health clinicals are other courses that require some foot work and showing up to clinical sites. The foot work that is required is that you need to find your own preceptor for the respective clinicals because the list for clinical sites are not available on the CSUDH School of Nursing website anymore. Like Nalie2 has said as well, some students have had better luck and some have had a more difficult time. Instructors do help to find clinical placements, but sometimes it is a gamble because the clinical site may be too far for the student; not in a unit or hospital the student likes; work & life schedule constraints, etc. Aside from that, the rest of the program is online.

The program itself is not difficult, as I managed to work full time while taking 3-5 courses a semester. However, some students have disliked the group work, posting on the Blackboard online discussion boards, or writing essays (for some classes). I've spoken to some of my classmates and my co-workers who have attended other RN or ADN to BSN programs and there were some minor differences.

Since CSUDH's program offers the community/public health theory and clinicals, that means at the end of the program, you are able to get a public health nursing (PHN) certificate. This is a great option in case you are looking to get out of bedside or are very interested in community/public health.

I had a former classmate from my ADN cohort stated that they have gone to APU's ADN to BSN program in person, and they stated that they had to go to campus once a week, but that they did not require clinical hours. This in return would mean that it is possible that APU does not offer the PHN option. I have had older coworkers say that the disadvantage to the online courses is that they miss the peer to peer interaction in person and miss opportunities of making professional connections.

What geared my decision to attend CSUDH is that it is online, cost-effective for me, and that I was able to start the program at CSUDH before even needing an RN license. Although the semester had already started, I hope all is well.

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Specializes in Nurse In Progress.
On 9/9/2019 at 8:37 PM, CPLibra said:

In short, the program at CSUDH was good enough for what I needed based on my work and personal life.

I am doing the CSUDH RN to BSN program online, with the exception to the 2 day physical health assessment course like Nalie2 has stated. The leadership/management clinicals and community/public health clinicals are other courses that require some foot work and showing up to clinical sites. The foot work that is required is that you need to find your own preceptor for the respective clinicals because the list for clinical sites are not available on the CSUDH School of Nursing website anymore. Like Nalie2 has said as well, some students have had better luck and some have had a more difficult time. Instructors do help to find clinical placements, but sometimes it is a gamble because the clinical site may be too far for the student; not in a unit or hospital the student likes; work & life schedule constraints, etc. Aside from that, the rest of the program is online.

The program itself is not difficult, as I managed to work full time while taking 3-5 courses a semester. However, some students have disliked the group work, posting on the Blackboard online discussion boards, or writing essays (for some classes). I've spoken to some of my classmates and my co-workers who have attended other RN or ADN to BSN programs and there were some minor differences.

Since CSUDH's program offers the community/public health theory and clinicals, that means at the end of the program, you are able to get a public health nursing (PHN) certificate. This is a great option in case you are looking to get out of bedside or are very interested in community/public health.

I had a former classmate from my ADN cohort stated that they have gone to APU's ADN to BSN program in person, and they stated that they had to go to campus once a week, but that they did not require clinical hours. This in return would mean that it is possible that APU does not offer the PHN option. I have had older coworkers say that the disadvantage to the online courses is that they miss the peer to peer interaction in person and miss opportunities of making professional connections.

What geared my decision to attend CSUDH is that it is online, cost-effective for me, and that I was able to start the program at CSUDH before even needing an RN license. Although the semester had already started, I hope all is well.

Hi there hope you are doing well. Just wanted to ask, how long was the RN-BSN program and did you have class during the Summer? If so, do you know if there is financial aid offered during Summer session? 

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Specializes in PHN, CNOR, Pre-op&PACU.

Hi, 

The length of the program varies depending on how many courses you take per semester. I finish the program one year after graduation form the ADN program. I don’t have financial aids, so I can’t help with that questions. I have 13 units in Summer, which is the max units allowed for Summer. You should consult the academic advisor for the updates because I heard that juniors have fewer courses than my program due to the curricular changes. For instances, I remember that have to take geriatric nursing, health education courses, H/C policy & finance and so on but the new comers don’t need those courses to graduate. Hope you find it helpful:) good luck! 

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Hello!  I'm so torn whether to go with CSUDH or Ohio University RN-BSN program.  How was the group projects with CSUDH?  Can someone elaborate on what the instructors are seeking for in the essays and discussion boards?  What was the maximum amount of tuition paid one semester for nursing courses only not with electives? And how was the clinical portion experience for the Public Health Certificate?  Any insight will be greatly appreciated!

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Specializes in Ambulatory care.

How many exams per course?

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