Brandman University ABSN Program

[epowetata]

Hi All,

I'm wondering if any one has heard of Brandman University. They have a new ABSN program in San Diego, CA that i'm looking into. My grades are not competitive but i want to get into my career soon.

Has anyone been to this school, and if so, how did you like it? Do you think I'll be able to land a good job as an RN if I were to apply and attend? I'm nervous, since it is a new program! Such as, what if they end up closing and the degree won't be valid ?

Thanks in advance.

[Sal619]

I still haven't received anything. My friend received her acceptance letter on Saturday so I feel like that means I didn't get in being that I haven't received anything =\

[person sdkfjbh]

I live in Orange County and received my acceptance letter on Friday 6/12. I did't respond to the letter immediately so my EC reached out to me today via email

[MYM]

Although I was told I’m on the waitlist, I also haven’t receive my letter. I can’t recall correctly, did they say for the fall cohort, core classes would start in January?

[ALM-BAMPH]

Same I'm waitlisted and I was told I'll receive mail, I haven't received anything in the mail up til today. And I believe my EC stated that it starts on August 31st, 2020, but I'm not exactly sure if that's supposed to change if you already have most of your classes complete. I guess I'll probably reach out by Friday if I didn't receive anything.

[butterflyxoxo]

If you are waitlisted they won't tell you anything unless a spot officially opens up for you. As far as class start dates, your nurse classes and being accepted into the program are not the same things. Some people have classes they still needed and others needed only the required breadth courses from Brandman no one can get out of taking. (The 2 LBSU courses 302/304) which are super boring, they are entirely about how to write a a paper and not plagiarize information in your reports. It's 8 long weeks of the same thing over and and over again. Then if you only had those to take you start your nurse core.

[ABN, CNA]

21 minutes ago, Chunkybubblz3 said:

"...Some people have classes they still needed and others needed only the required breadth courses from Brandman no one can get out of taking. (The 2 LBSU courses 302/304)..."

I want to add that this is stated on Brandman's website. Just so everyone is aware. Worth bringing up if they say you need to take it but you already have a bachelor's.

"LBSU 302 Information Fluency and Academic Integrity and LBSU 304 Liberal Arts Core Foundations are waived for all bachelor degree holders from another regionally accredited institution."

Here's the link as well: https://catalog.brandman.edu/academic-policies-procedures/undergraduate-credit-hour-degree-requirement/

[619nurse, LVN]

They require the LBSU courses even if you have a bachelor and I believe they told someone else “we are going to fix that on the website”.

[butterflyxoxo]

Most of us have bachelors and yes still are made to take those, as @619nurse stated as well!

Every one of you will be taking both of those classes at a minimum before ever starting into the nurse core. So for Aug 31st starters the class you start out with will be LBSU 302 as your very first class. NOT Nurse core.

Then the next 8 weeks later it will be LBSU 304 if you pass both classes then they will set up a meeting and discuss nurse core classes and start dates etc. If I took a wild guess that would start in Jan 2021 time frame.

[kathy0805]

really?!

the website says :LBSU 302 Information Fluency and Academic Integrity and LBSU 304 Liberal Arts Core Foundations are waived for all bachelor degree holders from another regionally accredited institution.

[619nurse, LVN]

They stated that they are going to change that on the website and it is not correct. Sorry, but they are going to have you retake it regardless if you hold a bachelor also a lot of courses they want as upper division as well. This was another reason I chose to give up my seat, they didn’t accept enough of the courses I had already and I’d prefer to do bridge program at this point to save money.

[butterflyxoxo]

Also Brandman is not as easy as people assumed to get into for the BSN program which they selected more like an advanced BSN program based on criteria. The program is accelerated due to fact they want every single class already completed prior to stepping into this program. They preferred experience in nursing or medicine of some sort. They wanted ALL science courses completed ideally and an A grade in them or 3.5 GPA range. This program will get harder every cohort that joins the criteria will be harder and more things In sure will be added. The very first cohort got a semi-break as the program was a cluster of problems in paperwork and getting state approved and is still only ***probationly accredited*** that will not lift until the first few cohorts pass state boards and have a track record to show how well this school teaches nurse core to pass the NCLEX. If state boards do badly they pull accreditation and they can't teach BSN program as an "accredited" program. Which means no student can take state boards afterwards and why go there?

This happened to Loma Linda at one time and some other very prestigious universities also. So be aware, TEAS test and criteria will most likely be implemented very soon to applicants per state requirements for BSN programs.

Yep what she said @kathy0805 619 nurse is correct.

[butterflyxoxo]

@ABN

dont use the brandman equivalency guide for nursing, you will be very disappointed to find out you will be repeating or doing more than you expected once/if get accepted. Sorry ?