CCBC Nursing Fall 2015

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Hi all!! Just wondering if anyone else applied to the upcoming fall semester to CCBC? I want to get a feel of all the competition that I am up against.... LOL!

I would generally say there are 3 I guess phases through the semester, what stays the same is you lecture days and time Mon-Wed. Thurs and Fri is what changes, atleast this is how it work last semester.

I hope I remember everything correctly but...

Mon- Fundamental 8-11, Nurse Professional 1100-1200

Tues- Health Assessment at Towson 8-2...At CCBC (not ATB) they also had Health Assessment on Tues, but the day was shorter as its less credits.

Wed- Fundamentals 8-11

Thurs or Fri for about first 6 weeks you will have a lab, you sign up for either Thurs or Fri, some days are short like 2hrs, others longer to 5hrs, so you will have 1 day off during this time.

After first 6 weeks you have Clinical on both Thurs and Fri 7 am-11am (4Days) Long term care

then 1 week of lab again

Then have Clinical both Thurs and Fri 7 am- 2:30 (6 days) Acute care

Last week is Simulation testing, then next week is finals

P.S. if you make it into the ATB program you are required to take 3 elective courses at Towson throughout your semesters, equaling 7-9 credits. If offered again like last semester, I HIGHLY recommend taking the 1 credit Emergency Nursing class during your first semester. If you do this, you will only have to take 2 more classes, and apparently there is little to no chance of being offered another 1 credit course, you would just have to take 3 3credit courses. The class was incredibly easy but it was Tues 3-4pm then, so you were at Towson from 8am-4pm, BUT half of the classes were online anyways so you didn't have to go, all quizzes were open book online, and no real final. Don't let it being your first semester freak you out, many are regretting not taking that course now because they have to fit in a harder 3 credit class during a harder semester. I hope that makes sense.

Of course you have heard, but absolutely yes you will have to devote a lot of time for studying too, you will always be having exams for 1 of your 3 classes. Some people were able to work, but don't over do it by any means. I think a lot said they would get a CNA position after the first semester and haven't said anything about it since. Good luck!

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Thank you so much!! That really helps!! For each semester is it just a set schedule for everyone in the program or do you choose classes from different times like when registering for general education classes??

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Again its all jumbled up. You don't get to choose any classes. But now we (everyone) will have 1 class with clinical starting the first week for 8 weeks- Concepts 1. Then half of the class takes either maternal newborn or pediatrics for the remaining 6 weeks of the semester. In another future semester they will switch. Right now we only know our schedule for the first course, and know nothing for the 6 weeks after that which sucks.

With ATB you can just take the other 2 electives you need during that summer, and you actually wont be going back to Towson until your last semester because the other required course from Towson are online during Winter and Summer. Oh yeah, also adding that 1 credit course to your first semester puts you to full time status so you get more financial aid, if you receive that, and you can push one of your electives off to the next semester to be fulltime. Another thing that will eat up some of your time is Open Labs which are not included in the given times, its just when you go practice skills for your simulations.

A big hint if you want to control your lab group for the first 6 weeks of the first semester. During orientation, or whenever they give you the website to sign up for A,B,C or D lab, do it RIGHT away, on your phone anything. Literally we took a break during orientation and the best spots were already filled.

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Sorry my post keep coming out soo long, I just remember wanting to know every little thing before I started my semester.

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Are you kidding?! This is fantastic!! I haven't been able to find much information from people in the program and being someone who likes to have a plan, this is super helpful!! That's a great tip about spreading out the electives because I'll definitely be applying for financial aid. So apply for Lab A? What's the advantage to it?? Seriously, thank you so much for answering all of my questions!!

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Also, did you get into your first choice of universities for the ATB program? My first choice is Frostburg but Towson is my second choice.

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When I applied I did not have choices, there was only Towson, but I do like the Towson program and teachers so far. I have no idea if the program would be exactly the same with another university, but it should be similar because they still have to work around the CCBC schedule.

With the labs, they will give you a paper, and calendar. Lab A is earlier on Thurs like 8am, B is a little later like mid morning on Thurs like 11am. C and D are on Fridays just the same. Sometimes in the longer Labs both A and B will be together during both times. What I mean is if you absolutely want/need a certain one due to preference or work/kids, I would register as soon as you can. Thursday filled up much faster than Friday.

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Hello Moonwisper, im also an ATB with Frostburg state University. I will like to know how financial aid works, i have full pell grant, was only given half cuz am taking 8 credits at ccbc. Thank you.

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Hello,

I don't know anything about the Frostberg program, what confuses me first is that I took 7 credits at CCBC not 8, 4 at Towosn, and chose to take a 1 credit course at Towson, since I needed it anyways, to add up to 12 credits. Even if you taking 8 at CCBC, you must be taking something at Frostberg which should be added with the credits your taking at CCBC

In the Towson program, ALL of your financial aid goes through Towson, you no longer can get any scholarships or anything from CCBC itself. What Towson does is register you for the credits you will be taking there, then also register you for these "Dummy Credits/Placement Credits" which account for the credits you are taking at CCBC. And Towson will be the one distributing your aid. You pay for the courses at Towson only at the time, then get your reimbursement check in mail/direct deposit, and go and pay your CCBC tuition at CCBC, by now the semester has already started. I hope that all make sense, just let me know.

You should be able to receive aid based on the total credits you are taking in the Nursing program, not just at one school.

I am on full financial aid, so before my semester started I was on the phone will the financial aid people at Towson for over an hour, a special person for the ATB program because nobody else knew what you were talking about, so she could explain everything to me. So if you have any questions or concerns, or want to see if you have any options I would start calling the people they said were in charge of these things. Good Luck and congrats on getting into the program.

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  • Has anyone ever gotten into a Ccbc nursing program with a teas score below proficient ? Please shoot me some advice I've taken the test two times and can not reach proficient , I don't understand why I have a pretty fair overall gpa so idk what's the issue , I'm wondering my chances of getting in ?





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I think you have to at least score a proficient on the TEAS test in order to be considered in the application process. Here's a tip, go on youtube and search teas review. There are a lot of videos and playlists that reviews all of the topics that will be on the TEAS test. It helped me score an advanced on the TEAS. Keep trying and don't give up. Take your time and read the questions carefully.

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Thanks a lot I am trying to stick with it and not give up , I've finished all pre reqs and just need to get pass this exam not just for ccbc but for anywhere else I choose to apply . I will look on YouTube as u suggested . I ran out of time on the reading the second time because I was so anxious to read carefully . Keep me updated on how you like the program when you start , it sucks I probably would've been starting spring 16 but they prob won't take me with not having proficient

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