Accelerated bachelor programs?

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Hi everyone, new to the board and I'm one of the several looking for the late career change. I've been in accounting for 9 years and have my bachelors in it. I'm going to the open house next week for Curry's accelerated post-bachelor program but have some questions. I think I still need to take every prerequisite course they require (Anatomy I & ,II , chem, bio, etc) I was wondering if there is anyone who has already gone through this and can give me a heads up on how long all of this could take. I think the program is 18 months or so, but I still need the prerequisites. Also, does anyone have any experience with the accelerated program at Curry?? Finally, and this may seem silly, can anyone give me their perspective as a male nurse? Im curious to know what some of the plus's and minus's might be...there are a lot of stereotypes out there.

Thanks for any help!

Summer,

To respond to your follow up questions, I took a grad level patho course at MGH Inst. the summer before classes started at Curry. Then I kinda put them on the spot by asking them to take the credits. At first they hemmed and hawed, but I persisted to submit a detailed sylabus and course description along with my transcript. After that they had to accept it and I didn't need to take the undergrad version at Curry. Looking at the courses you excelled in, you have nothing to worry about. Patho is much more straight forward than the "nursing courses" from the standpoint that there's much less room for the typical ultra nebulous multiple choice questions you get with nursing courses. Patho is just facts.

Glad to hear the skills lab goes all semester....that was a major complaint from our cohort....not nearly enough skills stuff. The health assessment lab was, for me, kinda fun. Don't worry.... there was nothing that violated anyone's sensibilities...but you can't help but grow a little closer to some of your classmates with all the touching, poking, looking and listening.

Lastly....the course that I found the most challanging was Pedi...not that the material was challenging, rather Prof. SJ was challanging. No matter how hard I tried...I got the same friggin' grade on the first exam, mid term, term paper, final exam and of course final grade.....88. That term paper was probably the best paper I've ever written...but she wacked 10 points off for a few piddly violations of APA form....I would have had a 98. Don't get me going about her.....she's a very qualified instructor (she co-authored the text), unfortunately she knows it, and is very likely an excellent pediatric NP, but I found her to be the most arrogant, nit picky and supercilious professor I've ever had. great course....not so great instructor. As an asside....my area happens to be in pediatric and adolescent care....I love it.

Good luck....work hard, don't fall behind. If I can help...lemme know.

Ken

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Summer,

"Prof. SJ was ... but I found her to be the most arrogant, nit picky and supercilious professor I've ever had."

and I just thought she was constipated! :chuckle

E-mail me Ken!

Kris O

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