A few questions about FAU...

[Batlin]

hello,

my name is batlin, i am a pre-nursing student about to complete my a.a. in nursing (4 credits left) from broward community college in south florida. i live very close to fau in boca and was wondering if anyone here is currently a student or has graduated from their traditional bsn program.

i am hoping someone could describe the typical school week as far as lecture classes and labs/clinicals go? are you happy with the choice you made? were you adequately prepared for the nclex? lastly, did you or do you plan to continue towards an msn?

unfortunately, i will still have to work at least a part-time job to support my family while working on my bsn. i've left messages for the nursing administrator but haven't received a return call yet. i did look at nova university in davie, and was told by their nursing admin that their program was 8am-5pm m-f for 27 months. not much time to earn money for bills =(

any information is greatly appreciated!

thanks,

bat

ps. i've tried the search on here but i think "fau" is too small to find any matches.

[Galore]

I was accepted to their accelerated BSN program but don't know much about the traditional. Have you tried email? I usually got answers right away when I communicated via email, but they took forever to return phonecalls. FAU's pass rate for the NCLEX was something like 94% last year, but I don't know if they used any selective measures to weed out students who probably wouldn't have passed.

[Batlin]

Thanks for the information! By the way, could you describe the typical school hours for the accel program?

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Any weekend clinicals?

Thanks again!

Bat

[FLAgal14]

Thanks for the information! By the way, could you describe the typical school hours for the accel program?

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Any weekend clinicals?

Thanks again!

Bat

Hi Batlin

I am starting FAU's accelerated program next week so I can't tell you for sure what the hours of the program are, as they change each semester. It is a 3 semester program, starting in May and ending May the following year. This summer I will be taking 16 credits and starting clinicals in June. I am taking 2 online courses for the summer and have class Mondays from 1-4 and Tuesdays 4:30-8. From what I was told they start you off slow in clinicals at first 4 hours once a week, to 12 hour days, once a week. I haven't been assigned my clinical schedule yet, so I don't know all the details of it. Note that the traditional program is very different - in terms of # credits taken per semester, when classes are and when clinicals are. You should go onto the FAU nursing website: http://nursing.fau.edu/newnursingsite/ugradprog.html and email the admissions for the traditional program your questions. Galore is right - they are much better at returning emails than phone calls. You could also look at the course catalog and try to get a general idea of the class times/schedules. I will also be working part-time in the accelerated program - I'll let you know how that works out!