CSUSM ABSN Fall 2021

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Hi all, anyone planning on applying to CSUSM's ABSN for Fall of 2021? 

I think my overall points are between 40-41, do you think it's a safe score? I was wondering if I should take the TEAS exam again, I got 80.7, but I'm completely exhausted. I completed all the 8 prerequisites courses and TEAS in only 12 months and I need some rest, LOL

Hello! For those of you who were accepted AFTER the first round of offers, how long did it take for you to get an offer/be admitted into the program? 

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Hey all! Curious if anyone in this cohort (or previous ones) has any wisdom to bestow on us about to enter in the Spring? Teachers to try to get (Or avoid?) Quirks about any aspect of the program? Anything you think would be useful! 
 

Thanks so much ???

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Hi everyone

I was hoping any students who have already started the program can tell me how the drug screening and background checks work? Do we seek those out ourselves immediately after being admitted, or will the school send us to a facility on a specified date?

I've seen various reports out of other programs where some students say they didn't even have to do the drug test and background checks until after their first semester/right before starting clinicals. Is this the case with CSUSM?

Thanks!

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1 hour ago, heyhihey said:

Hi everyone

I was hoping any students who have already started the program can tell me how the drug screening and background checks work? Do we seek those out ourselves immediately after being admitted, or will the school send us to a facility on a specified date?

I've seen various reports out of other programs where some students say they didn't even have to do the drug test and background checks until after their first semester/right before starting clinicals. Is this the case with CSUSM?

Thanks!

We have to complete them before the start of the program.  The school sends you to a specific vendor for criminal background and drug testing (American Databank).

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22 hours ago, heyhihey said:

Hi everyone

I was hoping any students who have already started the program can tell me how the drug screening and background checks work? Do we seek those out ourselves immediately after being admitted, or will the school send us to a facility on a specified date?

I've seen various reports out of other programs where some students say they didn't even have to do the drug test and background checks until after their first semester/right before starting clinicals. Is this the case with CSUSM?

Thanks!

Hi there! 

Once the applicant is admitted and the applicant submits his/her intent to enroll and pays the enrollment fee, the admissions counselor sends out an email with instructions on how to make an account for American Databank (the website mentioned above). It keeps track of all the requirements that must be met before the 1st day of the program. However because some immunizations are given in series (MMR and Hep B), the office told me that I can be "temporarily compliant" while I get those shots and immunity tests done even after the start of the program.  

If you have been accepted for Spring 2022 already and are just waiting for the school to email you the instructions, you can consider the following steps while waiting:

-make an appointment with your PCP for an annual exam to be held sometime in early or mid January 2022.  (A form needs to be signed by them)

-gather your immunization records (MMR, Varicella, Hep B, Tdap, Covid, flu).  If you've received MMR, Varicella, and Hep B shots before, the school wants titer tests done to confirm immunity.  If the immunity results show negative or equivocal, they want you to get the shots again. ? this is the case for me for MMR and Hep B.. sigh..  (you might be able to ask your PCP to order the titer tests and necessary shots without going in for an appointment).  I asked my PCP in the past about the titer tests and explained they were for applying to a nursing program and she ordered them.

- You also need to be tested for TB (PPD skin test or blood QuantiFeron test).  I have had positive TB skin test before due to having received BCG shot when I was a kid so I also needed to submit a questionnaire, Quantiferon result, and chest XR. 

- everything else I think is doable within... a few weeks. There are forms that need to be read and signed, a couple of online modules and so on.

- as soon as you receive the instructions on how to get started on American Databank ("Complio"), you order and pay for the package that includes background check and drug screening.  

Other than the requirements on Complio... I think we have to register for an online orientation, which I heard we might receive an email about closer to the beginning of the program.  

If you haven't heard back from the school yet, don't give up. ? It doesn't hurt to follow up with the admissions office once in awhile too.  Even if this Spring 2022 doesn't work out, your application will still be considered for Summer 2022 and Fall 2022.  I didn't get into the cohort that I applied for.  Good luck! ?

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