UTA Online Academic Partnership BSN Program - Dallas Hospitals

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I have just learned about this the online (entire program including pre-req courses) ap bsn program at uta. I read about this on another uta thread but it was not as clear as it was explained today to me. This is similar to the twu weekend bsn program; however, the difference is you will conduct your clinicals at the hospital where you are employed. No matter what position/status where you work (partnered hospital), you can participate in this program at a discounted rate. So far, I believe uta partnered with parkland, baylor and thr but I believe the thr program is different. uta/thr partnership offers full financial support (tuition, fees, and books) by thr for the 2nd bacc bsn program. The ap bsn program only offers you a discount but you would need to use either scholarships or tuition reimbursement from your employer (hospital). :twocents:

I am so impressed with the fact that the entire program is online and it is estimated to take 18 months to complete (again including all pre-courses). The program is laid out great because you can take all pre-req sciences (except gen chem), psychology courses, stats and other pre-reqs online; your clinicals can be worked out with the clinical partnership manager. Since I work full-time in a non-clinical area, weekends would be so much better for me to participate in my clinicals. I believe the manager will be flexible with me on clinicals b/c we work closely together on a weekly basis.

I can start earlier with this program compared to the twu weekend program. Some pre-req courses are only 5-8 weeks long so you can complete your pre-reqs faster and courses are offered more than traditional program.

I would highly recommend this program for any career changes, who cannot afford to stop working full-time but have the desire to change careers into nursing. :redbeathe Go to www.uta.edu/nursing click on prospective students, click academic partnership, click on academic partnership under bsn program and read more about the opportunity.

Please note: you do not have to work at a hospital to be admitted into this program. Once you are admitted into the junior/senior level of the nursing program, uta will coordinate a clinical site for you at one of their partnership hospitals. :up:

Is there anyone out who have started the ap bsn program either fall 2009 or spring 2010? I would love to hear how things are going in the online courses (whether you just started pre-req courses or you are taking the nursing courses).

I hope this has have been helpful information for those of you who really need flexibility while in the 2nd bsn fast track/accelerator program.

look forward to your response!

~txnurstud ;)

My HESI was a 92%ish... I did all the sections because I wasn't sure which school would require what. I was applying to 3 different nursing schools at the time so I wanted to cover my bases. I have no idea how UTA has calculated my GPA though. Some of my courses have transferred from my undergrad degree. I guess I'll find out by the end of the semester.

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Thanks for the info! I'm wondering what my GPA will be also.

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Is anyone else having a lot of trouble with UTA advisers? I am having a lot of trouble getting answers about the program and what courses I need to take to enroll. I have over 100 credit hours but I am not sure what they will accept because the credits are from a private college. Today I finally got an answer about my what is happening with my prerequisites. I was told that I would have to wait another month before I will know what will transfer. Is anyone having to wait this long? I feel like I could have completed 12 more credit hours this spring if I only knew what to take. Do you have a suggestions on helpful people to talk to at UTA? The nursing program doesn't seem willing to talk to much until my paper work gets through admissions. Between saving the money to apply, applying, getting transcripts sent in, and waiting on admissions this process has taken several months. I guess the point of this post is that I am wondering if UTA is blowing me off or if this is how they treat everyone.

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If I were you I would try calling the actual nursing department. The prerequisites are the pretty much the same, so they would be able to sit down with you and help you figure out what you still need to take. http://www.uta.edu/nursing

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BLA3911, my advisor and all the coaches are very helpful and quick to respond. Last year, I set an appointment to sit down and do a face to face transcript evaluation. I'm not sure why you're having issues, but to answer your question, they haven't treated me unfairly.

I am sooo excited to start June 14th!! Can't wait to buy my navy scrubs, and sew on my patches to my lab coat! It's a long road everyone but just remember, it goes by quick. So, learn as much as you can, soak it all in. I'm a worry wart. Worried that I didn't learn enough to start nursing school. I'm sure I'll find out soon enough!

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After receiving a letter that stated I was not accepted for the Summer 10 entry, I e-mailed my advisor to ask how I could improve for Sept 10 entry. I just got a reply from my advisor at UTA for the Academic Partnership program. She said there was a mix-up that I was placed in the pool with students who didn't already have a partner hospital which is much more competitive and that since she corrected that error and put me in with the pool of students who were already partnered, I was now accepted into the program. I am currently finishing up my last pre-req. before entry. For those of you who have not been accepted yet or have not applied yet, it seems from my experience that it is of great benefit to be employed with a partner hospital in some capacity prior to your application to the nursing program.

Here's my dilemma. I currently work full-time in an industry job (not hospital) and I work PRN as a nursing assistant on some weekends and I'm pregnant with the baby due mid-August. My questions are primarily addressed to someone who might be in the AP program already.

-What are the clinicals like? Are they strictly on the weekends? How many days to they consume?

-Do you think it's feasible to work full-time and still do well in the classes and clinicals? If I transition in to a full-time hospital role, are the clinical hours included in the full-time hours that I would work?

-Does anyone know how it works if you have to miss...let's say a week or so...to deliver a baby? Is there a way or is it advisable to postpone my entry to the program until September due to the pregnancy/delivery of our new baby?

Any other additional info about the program and how it works once you're in would be greatly appreciated! I have many decisions to make in the next few weeks.

Thanks!!

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I do know they strongly advise working no more than 15 hours per week while in the program. I have friends who have gone through their traditional on campus nursing school and struggled while even working part time. Have you considered taking out loans to cover your living expenses? If you work in a hospital the government has loan forgiveness programs for student loans with certain stipulations. Go to hhloans.com

It would probably be best to wait until after you have your baby. Just call the school and I'm sure they would be willing to work with you. Nursing school is stressful and you don't want to add to that stress. Best of luck to you! And congrats on both getting in and the baby!! =)

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after receiving a letter that stated i was not accepted for the summer 10 entry, i e-mailed my advisor to ask how i could improve for sept 10 entry. i just got a reply from my advisor at uta for the academic partnership program. she said there was a mix-up that i was placed in the pool with students who didn't already have a partner hospital which is much more competitive and that since she corrected that error and put me in with the pool of students who were already partnered, i was now accepted into the program. i am currently finishing up my last pre-req. before entry. for those of you who have not been accepted yet or have not applied yet, it seems from my experience that it is of great benefit to be employed with a partner hospital in some capacity prior to your application to the nursing program.

here's my dilemma. i currently work full-time in an industry job (not hospital) and i work prn as a nursing assistant on some weekends and i'm pregnant with the baby due mid-august. my questions are primarily addressed to someone who might be in the ap program already.

-what are the clinicals like? are they strictly on the weekends? how many days to they consume?

-do you think it's feasible to work full-time and still do well in the classes and clinicals? if i transition in to a full-time hospital role, are the clinical hours included in the full-time hours that i would work?

-does anyone know how it works if you have to miss...let's say a week or so...to deliver a baby? is there a way or is it advisable to postpone my entry to the program until september due to the pregnancy/delivery of our new baby?

any other additional info about the program and how it works once you're in would be greatly appreciated! i have many decisions to make in the next few weeks.

thanks!!

hello-

i will only be able to answer a few questions above:

-what are the clinicals like? are they strictly on the weekends? how many days to they consume?

clinicals are done on the weekend (sat-sun) at whichever hospital from 7a-3p i believe. all classes are online of course.

-do you think it's feasible to work full-time and still do well in the classes and clinicals? if i transition in to a full-time hospital role, are the clinical hours included in the full-time hours that i would work?

yes, i must work fulltime so i'll have to make it happen...twu has the same program and there are several students who work fulltime and go to school fulltime in the online/weekend clinicals format. you can read the twu weekend spring 2010 thread to see how well everyone is coping with the fulltime employee/fulltime student program.

i hope everything works out with you and your baby. i agree with the previous post please ask the advisor about delivering your baby and managing the clinicals...you definitely want to enjoy the new baby stage of life because that is too precious to miss in life...uta ap program will be here in sept and january so take care of yourself and your new baby. :)

congrats on getting into the program!

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Does anyone know what Dallas area hospitals participate in the partnership?

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The participating hospitals were on the form that I had to turn back in. If I remember correctly it was Parkland, Baylor, Texas Health Resources, and John Peter Smith.

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I am applying for the September start and just enrolled in the intro to nursing course. I plan to take pharm, and patho this summer in the 12 week session. I was concerned also about not being admitted because of the other three nursing courses needed to start the program. I spoke with my advisor and was told that there are about 200 applicants for the fall start and 60 will be admitted. Good Luck to you all. If anyone has any information pelase share!!! Thanks in advance.[/quote']

I applied to the fall 2010 RN-BSN online Program. I have not recieved an acceptance Letter. So, are they only accepting 60 students in their online program on the classrooom.

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Is anyone else having a lot of trouble with UTA advisers? I am having a lot of trouble getting answers about the program and what courses I need to take to enroll. I have over 100 credit hours but I am not sure what they will accept because the credits are from a private college. Today I finally got an answer about my what is happening with my prerequisites. I was told that I would have to wait another month before I will know what will transfer. Is anyone having to wait this long? I feel like I could have completed 12 more credit hours this spring if I only knew what to take. Do you have a suggestions on helpful people to talk to at UTA? The nursing program doesn't seem willing to talk to much until my paper work gets through admissions. Between saving the money to apply, applying, getting transcripts sent in, and waiting on admissions this process has taken several months. I guess the point of this post is that I am wondering if UTA is blowing me off or if this is how they treat everyone.

Yes! I guess they only have 2 advisors now working on everyone's application. It took me nearly 4 months just to meet with one (I live in Austin, so it was difficult to compare schedules). I, too, signed up for course at Austin Community College in hopes that they were in line with what UTA wanted/needed to start the program. I will be finished with all pre-reqs, including UTA's pre-nursing classes this summer and intend to start in the fall.

For some of you that have been through the process already:

Do you have to be COMPLETELY finished with all pre-nursing classes before you even apply to the online program?

I know UT nursing is extremely competitive, does anyone know how competitive the online program is, GPA, Hesi score wise?

What hospitals does AP UTA work with around the state? I saw some people who are already working in a partnering hospital, how do we know which ones are or aren't?

I also received an email telling me I was admitted to the UTA nursing program but was told by my advisor that she had to complete my transcript evaluation. Has anyone received this email? Does this mean we are in the program?

Any info would be helpful! Thanks!

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