Anyone know what are the prereqs and the entire Nursing program for Apollo College.

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Many thanks guys and gals.

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No. I think they make you go to an information session for that. I couldn't find anything online.

Dee

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I had the pre reqs list somewhere , but they do tell you while your at your info session, if I find it i'll show you..Pretty much the same as CCSN I guess! Because I knew I had most of them done!

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I just started last week at Apollo. The prereqs consist of math, psych, eng, and soc for the 1st semester. 2nd semester is A&P 1 and 2 and microbiology. 3rd semester starts the nursing classes. Each semester is 16 weeks and there are 3 semesters per year. You go to class 2 days weekly from 8am-3pm. Each class has about 22 students in it. You will be with the same 22 students for the whole 22 months in every class. Hope this helps you. Good luck.

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I noticed that you are currently attending Apollo. If you have already completed those classes, do you have to take again or can you transfer some general education classes in?

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Yes and no. I, too, took most of the prereq classes. When the school first opened up, you could transfer all your credits because the school wasn't very busy. Now that the classes fill up quickly it is not an option unless someone drops out of the semester you need.

For me, I finished all the 1st semester classes at CCSN. If I transferred in, I would need to wait to see if someone dropped out of the 2nd semester classes and take that spot. The problem is, there are others who are already waiting and they get in before me. I figure, I could be waiting for someone to drop out for a long time, which puts me back in the waiting game like I was at CCSN. When I figured out how much more it was to retake the classes at Apollo (because they deduct the transferred classes amount from $43000 price) and then compared it to waiting again to try to get to the 2nd semester and working part time for longer, It came out almost the same, so I went for it.

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So you just retook the classes? When you say, $43k, that is for the whole program. I told my daughter she should go for this program, because then there is no competition, and once she has that RN, if she wants to pursue her MSN or BSN, it is not going to matter where the license came from. Thanks again.

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Yes, I'm just retaking them. The $43000 includes all the classes (inc. pre req), books, uniforms, malpractice ins, fee for your RN state exam, stethescope and other supplies.

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Hi Rebaba! Just curious how it all worked out? Did you graduate? Where are you working? Any suggestions for new students coming into Apollo? How did you manage the financial aspect/financial aid?

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Hi Winningjob,

For me it worked out great. Because it's an accelerated course, you have to be willing to do a ton and ton of studying on your own (which quite a lot of people didnt so they didnt pass NCLEX). I took the state boards about 2 weeks after graduation and passed (very nerve racking time). I hear things have changed at the school quite a bit so Im not sure if the info I had posted before still stands for incoming students. I got a job in ICU where I did my preceptorship the last semester of school and all is great. Hope this answered some of your questions. :D

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Thanks mitasize1!

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The only "pre-req's" for Apollo are a High School diploma ( or equivalent ) and entrance exams. The exams are very competitive and lots of people get cut from poor entrance exam scores. After that you must be able to secure financing for your education then submit to drug screening and background checks.

I feel very fortunate to have been accepted into the August start date !

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