Azusa Pacific University (APU) ELM Summer 2025

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Hello everyone! 

Has anyone heard back for interviews for any location? 

Futurefnp11 said:

Hi! I had a few questions. How difficult are the courses? Is there a specific percentage grade you have to maintain in order to pass the class? Is there a lot of material you have to cover in a short period of time? 

Hello, I am currently in the program as well. I didn't make it in my first application and interview but I made it my second try. I would personally say that the courses arent extremely hard per say, but the amount of information and the time management is/can be very difficult. like the other person said, the first couple of weeks the hardest part is just getting adjusted to the program and its organization, but it doesn't truly pick up till about the 5-6th week. you have to maintain an 80%, as long as you finish the semester with that you will pass onto the next semester. if you have a 79.95% you will not move onto the next quarter and they are very strict about that rule. it is a lot of material in a short amount of time, but its completely doable. if you have a job it would be best if you could get it down to one day a week, the first 2 semesters are definitely the hardest from everything I've heard. by the third semester a job of somekind at a healthcare facility you may be interested in is actually a good idea to get your name out there and your foot in the door. if you want to prepare for school now definitely brush up on your anatomy and medical terminology if thats not your strong suit. all of the professors so far are great and happy to help however they can. best of luck to you all! hopefully we will get to meet in person in a couple of months from now! 

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Reign Schoeben said:

Hello, I am currently in the program as well. I didn't make it in my first application and interview but I made it my second try. I would personally say that the courses arent extremely hard per say, but the amount of information and the time management is/can be very difficult. like the other person said, the first couple of weeks the hardest part is just getting adjusted to the program and its organization, but it doesn't truly pick up till about the 5-6th week. you have to maintain an 80%, as long as you finish the semester with that you will pass onto the next semester. if you have a 79.95% you will not move onto the next quarter and they are very strict about that rule. it is a lot of material in a short amount of time, but its completely doable. if you have a job it would be best if you could get it down to one day a week, the first 2 semesters are definitely the hardest from everything I've heard. by the third semester a job of somekind at a healthcare facility you may be interested in is actually a good idea to get your name out there and your foot in the door. if you want to prepare for school now definitely brush up on your anatomy and medical terminology if thats not your strong suit. all of the professors so far are great and happy to help however they can. best of luck to you all! hopefully we will get to meet in person in a couple of months from now! 

Hi Reign, 

Thank you for sharing all this information to us! If you don't mind me asking, what was your GPA when applying? & did you have any prior medical experience? 

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nursingstudent2424 said:

Hi Reign, 

Thank you for sharing all this information to us! If you don't mind me asking, what was your GPA when applying? & did you have any prior medical experience? 

Hello, 

Im not 100% positive what my prereq GPA was, I think overall and prereqs were both around 3.3... I worked as a CNA since about 2020 in an Alzheimer's/ dementia unit, Medsurg, and floated to ER, CCU, PCU, rehab. so I had a good bit of medical experience. but I didn't get in my first interview/application. I think the thing that made the biggest impact the second time was preparing and rehearsing the interview questions. look up common questions theyre all pretty similar and relate an experience youve had to that and prepare what you will generally say. they will present you with a question, talk about how you handled it, how what you did was received (good or bad) and what you would do in the future. Also, medical experience is nice but at the end of the day they will be teaching you everything you need to know. don't feel like youre behind or imposter syndrome if you get in and have little or no experience in health care. there are SO MANY of my fellow cohort who worked for years in completely unrelated fields and they are doing amazing! again, if you are one of those people just brush up on anatomy and medical terminology. I forgot to mention, if you do get below an 80% in a class they as far as I know will not kick you out, but it will set you back a semester for graduation and you will most likely be moved into the next cohort below the one youre in. 

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DIAZEX11 said:

Goodluck to you all!

Currently in the program, feel free to reach out for any questions!

Congratulation to you in this program. Thank you so much for sharing the information and help us understand it more. Hopefully we can get it.

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Reign Schoeben said:

Hello, 

Im not 100% positive what my prereq GPA was, I think overall and prereqs were both around 3.3... I worked as a CNA since about 2020 in an Alzheimer's/ dementia unit, Medsurg, and floated to ER, CCU, PCU, rehab. so I had a good bit of medical experience. but I didn't get in my first interview/application. I think the thing that made the biggest impact the second time was preparing and rehearsing the interview questions. look up common questions theyre all pretty similar and relate an experience youve had to that and prepare what you will generally say. they will present you with a question, talk about how you handled it, how what you did was received (good or bad) and what you would do in the future. Also, medical experience is nice but at the end of the day they will be teaching you everything you need to know. don't feel like youre behind or imposter syndrome if you get in and have little or no experience in health care. there are SO MANY of my fellow cohort who worked for years in completely unrelated fields and they are doing amazing! again, if you are one of those people just brush up on anatomy and medical terminology. I forgot to mention, if you do get below an 80% in a class they as far as I know will not kick you out, but it will set you back a semester for graduation and you will most likely be moved into the next cohort below the one youre in. 

Thank you so much for this information! 😊 I applied to IE location and put Monrovia as my second option. My undergad GPA is 3.5 and science GPA 3.7, I am hoping to get in! 

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nursingstudent2424 said:

Thank you so much for this information! 😊 I applied to IE location and put Monrovia as my second option. My undergad GPA is 3.5 and science GPA 3.7, I am hoping to get in! 

Thank you so much for sharing the great information and encouraging us Reign Schoeben. Hopefully we can get in. Good luck to us. 

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Hi ! Thank you for the info. The first time when you got denied did you get a phone call? Was it during the time acceptances were going out as well? I'm just wondering if they let those who don't get it know . Thank you for all the info!

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Nursingkait said:

Hi ! Thank you for the info. The first time when you got denied did you get a phone call? Was it during the time acceptances were going out as well? I'm just wondering if they let those who don't get it know . Thank you for all the info!

I believe I got an email, I don't think they called me. when I got accepted they sent out an email first and then I got a call later. don't be alarmed if some people get theirs before you, all of my group of people I found on this chat got their acceptance hours if not a day before me on the second go around. 

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Thank you! Hopefully we hear by next week Friday, I was looking at other threads and it looks like by March 7 students were finding out . Good luck everyone! The nerves are nervingggg haha

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Get it. Thank you guys. I did not ask when we will know the acceptance in the interview. I saw you guys chat here so hopefully we will know by next week as soon as possible. Same here. So nervous.

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Reign Schoeben,

Which campus are you staying at for this program at APU?

Thank you so much for all the great information. 

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SonenYan said:

Reign Schoeben,

Which campus are you staying at for this program at APU?

Thank you so much for all the great information. 

hello, I am at the san diego campus. During the interview I let them know that this was the only location I was interested in and luckily made it into this one 🙂

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