Dominican College ABSN Program

jpena8 · Mar 27, 2009

hey i am planning on applying to dc i would like to know, if you dont mind, what your stats were i have a bachelors in psych with a 2.985 gpa. there seems to be no letters of recommendation or entrance exams. is this the case or am i confused about the process. any help will help ... thanks and CONGRATS on your acceptance :yeah:

stereotypical · Mar 30, 2009

You are correct. No LORs or entrance exam. There is also no experience requirement to get in; all you need are the pre-req's and a gpa of higer than a 2.7. If your GPA>2.7 you are considered competitive.

I have a non-science degree with a gpa of ~3.0. The earlier you apply, the better. I think their cut off was the end of oct/beg. november. My application was not complete til almost the end of Nov (one school never sent my transcript) and I was on the wait list. I got my acceptance mid Feb. Start right after Memorial Day.

Classes needed before you start are the standards, A&P I and II, bio, chem, 6 credits of math, nutrition, biochem, developmental psych, microbiology, pathophysiology and maybe some others. They offer pathophys before classes start, but keep in mind it is a truncated version, I want to say you cover everything in 3 weeks or so.

Good luck on applying!

stereotypical · Apr 4, 2009

I had my orientation today, met with my classmates.

Some things you should know:

This batch will be the last under the original course format. The next class will be seeing changes (certain classes moved later into the year, etc.) and they will be adding stats. I don't know if it is a pre-req, but I'd take it just to be safe.

Clinicals are in hospitals in Rockland, Westchester, and the Bronx. There are no clinicals in New Jersey for our year, but it is possible.

FYI, they ask for a 2-step PPD. This is a new thing for me, because my job just asks for the one and that it's read in two days. Dominican asks that you do one shot, have it read, and the test repeated two weeks later. I forget the reasoning... but whatever.

If you have any other questions, feel free to PM me.

jpena8 · Apr 4, 2009

thanks for the response... i have a few more questions but dont know how to PM

did you have your pre-reqs completed before applying

also did you have to have CPR certification when applying

and are clinicals within the one year program, also do you know if the "new" program will still be a year long?

stereotypical · Apr 5, 2009

Your pre-req's must be done before you start the program. you can apply and have some in progress, but they must be wrapped up before you actually start the absn. you can hold off on pathophysiology if you want, because they will offer it to you. according to the director it is easy, but it is taught in a short amount of time... basically for my class it starts in the beginning of may and ends right before we begin after memorial day.

clinicals are part of the year. part of your time is in lecture/lab, and the other part is out in the clinical sites. when i said new program, i meant that they were re-arranging the classes in it, and adding some more to it. i heard stats, but i don't know if that is a pre-req or a class you'll be taking during the year. i would think it's a pre-req, but don't quote me on that.

jpena8 · Apr 5, 2009

thanks for all the helpful information...

gspice71 · Oct 13, 2009

Hi!

Thanks for all the helpful info about Dominican College. I too have applied, but for the class of 2010. Statistics is indeed a requirement.

I'm also hoping that clinicals in NJ will be possible.

How is everything going so far? I'm sure you're both very busy!

brissnad1 · Oct 15, 2009

Hello,

I new to this blog but I wanted to find out about Dominican College ABSN program. Does anyone know where i can take that biochemistry class? I am searching all cuny schools but i have no luck finding any.

jpena8 · Oct 16, 2009

I plan to take biochem next semester at bmcc myself, i was accepted to dominican college this spring but am just finishing up my pre-reqs to be considered for the nursing program next summer. try going to cuny.edu and search for the course in each school, im sure bmcc isnt the only school offering this course.

brissnad1 · Oct 16, 2009

What is the name of the course and when do you plan to take it, is it for spring 2010? When does the program begin for summer?

stereotypical · Oct 24, 2009

I would contact Dominican to see if the classes match up. Dominican will be a pain in the butt about the pre-reqs. You can also check the SUNY online learning network if you need to finish up classes, I took pathophysiology online via Alfred state and it was accepted.

http://sln.suny.edu/index.html

If you are accepted to the accelerated and want to get a taste of what the year will be like, then take DC's pathophys class for ABSN students.