Samford

SproutRN · Nov 11, 2005

Sprout,
Thanks so much for taking the time out of your busy schedule to respond to my questions! I have noticed that Samford has Fall A and B and Spring A and B terms with just one Summer term per year. UAB on the other hand has just Fall, Spring and Summer terms. UAB has anywhere from 13-18 credit hours per term with an average of 15-16...Samford has 9-10 credit hours per term during didactics and only 5-6 credit hours during clinicals. The Fall A & B terms together add up to 18 hours, but it is broken down into smaller more manageable chunks it seems. In your experience does breaking the classes down into smaller chunks make the load more manageable?

Each term was 9 weeks long (or short). So our biochem, physiology I, etc. were only 9 weeks. For some classes, more than others, it was hard (but still manageable). We also had the majority of our didactic work over with when we started clinicals. We had no more tests after the first few weeks of clinicals. We still have a seminar class once a week, but not the stress of studying for tests.

Now for me, it's just the stress of studying for boards!! :imbar

Sprout :nurse:

gatormac2112 · Nov 11, 2005

Each term was 9 weeks long (or short). So our biochem, physiology I, etc. were only 9 weeks. For some classes, more than others, it was hard (but still manageable). We also had the majority of our didactic work over with when we started clinicals. We had no more tests after the first few weeks of clinicals. We still have a seminar class once a week, but not the stress of studying for tests.
Now for me, it's just the stress of studying for boards!! :imbar
Sprout

I like the idea of front loading so that when clinicals come around you can really focus on applying your new knowledge and not having to worry about tests. UAB has a Patho class during their first clinical term. Ugh. Boards are always stressful, but I'm sure you will do great. You're almost there, the hardest 2 years of your life are almost over! Good Luck!