Nursing Students NP Students
Updated: Jul 23, 2023 Published Oct 21, 2016
Hi! I got the call I was accepted in to USC's FNP program. I will be starting Fall 2017. Just wanted to reach out to anyone who is currently in the program or got accepted as well
dJAYRN639
10 Posts
They are pending accreditation we'll find out the status after the first cohort graduates next year. so it should not affect us. From what I understand they have staff that worked with the CCNE before. They know what standards need to be in place to make sure the program will produce successful NPs.
i was worried at first but this is a good school so I'm excited. I haven't heard back from any scholarships going to see if any more pop up in the new year since I don't start until may. Filled out my FAFSA stuff waiting to hear back
Jean Grey RN
7 Posts
Hey Wildcat! How do you like the program so far? Your program started this month right? I was accepted for the summer cohort! Any feedback would be awesome!
Sierrarn13
1 Post
@jeangreyrn, BSN
i am going to apply to the program, any advise? I would really appreciate it í ½í¸í ½í¸
Hey Sierrarn13!
I didn't get much feedback about my application but I know I had some pretty solid letter of recommendation and I worked hard on my statement of purpose to reflect the values of the program. I have never shadowed a FNP which I thought would look bad on my application, but I guess it wasn't necessary. Let me know how it goes!
deliverator, MSN, RN, NP
111 Posts
Have you looked at Charles Drew's MSN-FNP program? It's accredited and has a really high pass rate on the FNP boards. It's accelerated at 16 months. I'm almost done and it's been a great program. Tuition is high, but probably not as expensive as USC.
lndam91
5 Posts
Hi! I just got accepted today. I take the bridge course May 2017 and Start fall 2017. Do you guys know how the classes with the part time program work-- for example 2 classes a semester? or 1? are they in 7 week increments or do you take both at the same time? Any information would be great! Also, any word on accreditation--does this make anyone wary?
thanks :) :)
I start bridge in May as well. Course Schedules
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this link link shows you the exact course schedule for part time. Looks like you'll be taking 2 classes at a time each semester.
They shouldn't have a problem getting the CCNE accreditation, they held a webinar the other day. They may have another one before you start and they address the accreditation question.
melissa6b
11 Posts
Congrats!!! I applied last week are you doing the full time or part time program? Just waiting for my references to get back to them. Wish me luck!
FoolofaTook
I'm in the program, I started in January. The courses are difficult, be prepared to be very challenged. I'm in the part time track, working 5/12 hour shifts every two weeks and I feel like I don't have enough time to master the material as well as I'd like to. I graduated with honors from my BSN, and as such, I had pretty high expectations of myself, but I'm struggling a bit and it's slightly frustrating. You really need to put in the time to be successful.
Faculty/admin are great so far. Be prepared to work your butt off. I have 14 years in a wide variety of settings, from primary care to ER, and it's everything I wanted in a program.
Good luck!
You are awesome!! Don't be too hard on yourself just do your best and get through the program. I have found that the real mastery of information comes when working with patients in the real world. I went pretty much straight out of school into ED and one expericene w a Gi bleed trumps the time I spent studying the material. Thanks for the response I know the program is rigerouse but you know you will come out a much better NP for it. Just Remember Cs get degrees í ½í¸‚. And everyone acclimates at their own pace. I hope to be a costudent soon they just submitted my info to faculty today. 1-3 weeks for a response .
Aw shucks. Thanks. I'm more concerned with making sure I get enough out of this class because the instructor also writes the pharma course, which is next semester. I, too, find that real-world experience is way better than reading in a book...I learned more about human anatomy in the morgue watching autopsies than I ever did with an ancient cadaver or overlay photos!
Good luck with your application!
2 classes a semester, a semester is 16 weeks. You don't get much of a break between terms (I have a break before May starts, and none after summer term). Clinicals for the part time track start in the third semester.