Arizona State University's MSN (Entry Level)

[ishoelace1519, LPN]

Hello! I was just curious if anyone has either graduated or planning to attend Arizona State University's fairly new, I believe third year in the running, Master of Science in Nursing (Entry Level) for those with undergraduate degrees in other fields besides nursing (BSN). I've tried searching for folks on facebook, so I thought I'd give this much broader reaching forum a go.

[isliponshoes1519]

Hi! I was in the first cohort that just graduated last week. I think that whether the program will be a good fit or not depends on your expectations. If you're thinking that ASU is a solid institution that has been around for a while, and therefore should have a solid program, you're likely to be disappointed. It's definitely a work in progress. We had some fantastic clinical instructors willing to invest time and emotional energy on us, but also a few that were questionable. Clinical placements pre-COVID ranged from stellar to dismal...I was grateful for any placement post-COVID restrictions. The nursing courses were heavy on existing slide shows from other classes that were read and interpreted by whichever instructor was hired for the semester. A notable exception was advanced anatomy & physiology, where the instructor would actually create lecture slides for specific topics if the question was too complicated for a simple answer or if it was requested ahead of time. There were a LOT of discussion board posts for the master's classes, and it was not uncommon for the reading material to be tangentially related to the assignment, at best. They don't seem to have decided if students are future nurse leaders with previous careers or if they're in need of having the syllabus read out loud to them verbatim. It's kind of difficult to figure out what they want from you sometimes. I think the fundamental issue is a disconnect between old guard leadership expecting deferential acolytes and adult learners expecting quality customer service, if that makes sense. If you don't mind constantly shifting sand beneath your feet and completing hoop-jumping assignments, you can get a good education out of it, as long as you go above and beyond on your own time.

[Mim12345]

@isliponshoes1519

I know it's two years later. I wanted to know how was your process when applying? I noticed that they only look at your GPA of your undergrad or GPA from a masters if you have one, compared to other schools they look at your last 60 units including classes after your degree was completed.