South University FNP MSN program???

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So did anyone or is anyone currently in the FNP or Adult NP online program at this time? I spoke to an admissions rep and was really impressed. The set up is nice with one course at a time, although was told you can talk to your advisor and sometimes layer your courses here and there as well (like an 11wk course with one 5.5 wk course) which I'd prefer to do to get done faster...since I did my ASN at Excelsior and am finishing my BSN I'm well used to online format courses and have my time down to a science. I was planning on beginning my application process now, so that in December we submit everything with the potential to start the first week of Feb 2014...anyone else??? Any thoughts???

Congrats RellyRell! How difficult was the class?[/quote']

Thanks ISLANDER! It wasn't difficult at all... Just a lot of paper writing and busy work. Have you stayed yet?

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Well it turned out to be a big internal error by the financial advisor. She added an extra 3500 to the fee schedule. It was all straightened out. It's all good now. Thanks everyone!

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Hi MonTif

What text did you use for advanced physical assessment?

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HEy guys....I am considering this program to start either in July or October of this year, is it worth it? I see we are accredited correctly, I just want to be as prepared as I can. I am planning on doing the adult health NP track. ARe they picky with what adult health NP's you shadow? I have one that is adult internal med/acute care certified I can follow. The other is adult orthopaedics that rounds at the hospital, as far as womans health goes I am not sure where I am going to find that one, but will worry later. During the second year do you have class still along with clinicals? I am planning on taking it at a SU campus 30 minutes from my home versus online. I just did my RN to BSN online through Ohio University and had a great expereince but thought face to face for this more in depth learning may be better and prepare me more appropraitely....any thoughts/comments would be greatly appreciated!

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Specializes in Adult Nurse Practitioner.

SU prefers that you do not do acute care. They require a CV and agreement from the NP as well as the agency/facility you will be working with. You do have to have this stuff turned in about 6 weeks before the start of the appropriate practicum. You won't be starting them for about a year as you complete your MSN core classes first.

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I am in the South U FNP program. I can not honestly say that I like the program thus far. What I do not like is the "canned" content from their eCollege software learning platform which is a Pearson product. In my opinion, I am not a fan of Pearson learning products. They make the learning experience tedious with an overly rich content of study materials and assignments. I think potential masters level students should examine the learning portal and online learning platforms each university uses and get the opportunity to examine the the online platform. Most schools don't really know what to say when you ask them this question because it is not asked that often. However, this question will allow you to really see what the program is like. This is really the best way to see if the program fits your needs; because the course work is basically all the same between most institutions - except for universities attached to a medical school; because in that situation, FNP students have the opportunity to preceptor more clinical specialties. As far as the first term here at SU is going; I am writing 2-3 page papers every week. Everything thing about your paper has to do with APA content. It needs to be PERFECT or you will lose points. However, everyone has problems with APA so the instructor is simply correcting students on this issue. Here is an example of her innstruction: " You need to correct your APA. Go to page 202 of the text and review it." If you don't cover every aspect of the discussion post (every single topic) you have points deducted. The final writing assignment of the term (5 weeks) is a 10-12 page term paper. Everything, I mean everything, even a 2 sentence answer for an assignment is submitted through Turnitin.com for plagerism. Many other programs do not subject their students to so many Turnitin reviews. This can be costly for the student because you have to find and purchase software that reviews your papers before you submit them for a grade. If the school has this type of plagerism check for EVERYTHING, they should include the cost of a student's plagerism checker within the cost of tuition. All in all, the program seems a little to rigid for my taste. PM me if you want. Good luck - check out Herzing. I have lots of friends in that program.

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these posts have been so helpful. you answered questions I didn't even know to ask! thanks so much

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Specializes in Adult Nurse Practitioner.

Hopefully a brick & mortar school NP student will share views, but from what I have been told, APA writing is VERY strict in ANY graduate course regardless of being online or not. For me, the course load of writing is not much different than what I did with my bridge program and I have run into APA problems is that each instructor actually has their own idiosyncrasy about how to do the references (some want the retrieval dates for website, some do not, some want only nurse related readings). Once you learn what that instructor is looking for, you can tailor your paper to meet these requirements.

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Specializes in MICU.
Just finished my application to South University. I am planning to start in February 2014. Good luck to everyone!

Good luck .I'm in process to finish my application ,my adviser told me that I can start in February 2014 :)hopefully

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Is anyone aware if the program requires nursing clinical experience prior to entry? I have a BSN but I'm a new graduate and it seem like many programs are now requiring two years of full time RN experience.

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I have to agree with lhflanurse, I did my BSN in another institution and it was APA all the way. My friend is doing her BSN in UCF, and is APA all the way. Every school that you attend will check your plagiarism, grammar, and formatting. You cannot escape these requirements, and if you do, then rethink that school. Whenever you take online classes, there is a requirement in which you have to justify the credit/hour requirements. Also, I did take classes in campus with South, and I have to tell you the requirements do not change much, big in APA, papers and so on. You have a lot of busy work to do, regardless(online, campus). My friends graduated from South(Tampa), and so far they all pass the boards. I decided to do online due to family and work issues with scheduling. I have other friends that went to USF, half of the program is online and the other half, you have to go to campus. Same thing, APA, Turninit, and it has to be perfect!!!!!! I'm waiting for the first cohort from online South to check their impressions regarding the preparation obtained and passing the certifications. I am currently in online taking my fourth class.

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I agree with everything you said, but I have had the opportunity to see other online classes in action and there are subtle differences but I think that may depend on the pickiness of the instructors. I am positive that South's program completely conforms or exceeds programmatic requirements because the online learning is a Pearson product developed exclusively for graduate and doctoral programs. Google Pearson ECollege. This platform is used by major tier one and tier two (South is a tier two school) schools. Other similar e learning platforms are offered by other big name educators like Blackboard, McGraw-Hill, JB Learning and Evolve/Elsevier. The school I teach at (not South) offers the Pearson product and I received instructor training by Pearson but it is not required. Hope that helps.

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