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say you were at your CC taking prereqs and only had 3 prereqs left before applying to that school. Then you decided to apply at another school and got accepted, the only downfall is that none of your prereqs will transfer so you will have to start all over again. Not to mention all the money that has been wasted. What would you do, start all over or pray that you get into your CC? I had my orientation today and all set to start Jan. 10, 2011. I got fitted today and everything was so exciting. Now I am not sure I want to start all over with my prereqs because this school is double what I am currently paying. I feel like if I go into this program, I have wasted a year of school plus all the money. Before I applied to this program, I called to see what credits transferred and they refused to tell me. They said wait until I get accepted first.

It's also accredited.

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The school that it's tied into is a private not for profit school. I actually know someone who graduated from this hospital program back in 2005 when it was just a diploma program and she is currently attending the CC that I at and getting her BSN.

She's getting her BSN at a CC? That's surprising, I've only heard of CC's being 2 year schools, which give associate degrees. Generally, folks need to go to a university to get a BSN.

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She's getting her BSN at a CC? That's surprising, I've only heard of CC's being 2 year schools, which give associate degrees. Generally, folks need to go to a university to get a BSN.

Ok, I feel kind of dumb, but what is the difference between CC and universities? It is called a university, but I thought it was the same as a CC. I have found it online referred to as Kent State University Community College. :confused: So I guess I am attending a University.

I don't know, but it seems so weird that this hospital program would be much more in depth than this university.

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Specializes in Emergency Dept. Trauma. Pediatrics.

The only program for a BSN I have seen at a Community College was my old school in WA. It wasn't the school itself though that did the BSN program. Old Dominion partnered with our college to offer the nursing students a RN-BSN program while staying still on the CC campus.

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asked if the ADN program required Micro, because it was not on my course outline and she said that I did need it, but it was not a prereq. I can take that once I am accepted. I have not done my Chemistry classes yet at my CC, but the Chem classes at the CC seems so much easier. They are Fundamentals of Chemistry (which is an intro to Chem) 3 credit hours and the second Chem class is Introduction to Organic Chem which is only 2 credit hours.

Here is how I feel, I have worked so hard on getting my math and sciences out of the way that way I can dive into my nursing classes; that's if I get excepted into the CC next fall. However, with the hospital program, it feels like I am starting all over. I mean I could just take all my science and math classes first and leave my nursing classes for last, but I don't want to.

I'm a bit unclear here. It sounds like you haven't actually haven't gotten all of your math and sciences out of the way at the college you've been attending. There's still micro and two chem classes. And maybe there's more such courses that aren't pre-reqs to admission to the program but, like micro, would still need to be taken at some point. It sounds like you're still getting info on all the pre-reqs, co-reqs, and core coursework of the programs - as opposed to just the minimum admission requirements.

You might feel like you're starting over, but nothing wrong with that if that option otherwise makes sense. It sounds like it would be at least 2.5 to 3 years either way but you'd need to check with both programs to figure that out.

It's also worth figuring out if the hospital program is associated with a college. Do graduates earn a diploma or an associates degree in nursing? If it's a diploma program, what would it take to later earn an associates or bachelors degree in nursing?

What you described about clinical sounds like many nursing programs. Not all programs do it the same way, but that's not unique to hospital programs.

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jjjoy, I lost my entire post. :crying2: Lets see if I can remember.

At the school that I am attending now, all of my math is out of the way. I was taking Chem 1 this semester and I would have been taking chem 2 next semester, so the only science I would need is Micro and I would take that in the fall of 2011. Last week I had to drop the Chem class because the teacher is horrible. Out of 60 students half of us failed the first test. She has been turned in by a few students so I am not sure what the outcome will be for her. If I would stay at this college, I would retake Chem 1 in the spring 2011 and possibly take the other chem class in the summer of 2011.

The hospital program is associated with a college and that is only because the hospital is not big enough for all the science classes and labs. So for all of my science classes, I will have to go to their college. The hospital said that they hope to one day be able to accommodate all the sciences and labs at the hospital. This program is an ADN program. As soon as I would graduate I can come back to the college that I am currently at and work on my BSN with no problems.

I have posted this before, but here is my curriculum for the hospital program and if I stay on track, I could graduate Dec. 2012 http://tinyurl.com/386f2tq

The only classes that I do not have to take is Soc. and Psych. Even though my math classes are completed at the college I am attending, the hospital told me it wasn't enough for their program, so I need one more math class. It seems that this hospital program's prereqs are stricter than the college that I am attending.

I guess in reality, I am not really starting over, but it feels like it. Also, when I took the compass placement test to get into the hospital, I did horrible on the writing part. So now I am required to take a pre writing class before I can take the college writing class. The sad thing is, this semester I am currently taking College writing 1 and am currently getting an A. This class will not transfer because I need college writing 2 as well. Hopefully, if the hospital sees that I did fine with College writing 1, then they will let me skip the pre writing class.

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jjjoy, I lost my entire post. :crying2: Lets see if I can remember.

At the school that I am attending now, all of my math is out of the way. I was taking Chem 1 this semester and I would have been taking chem 2 next semester, so the only science I would need is Micro and I would take that in the fall of 2011. Last week I had to drop the Chem class because the teacher is horrible. Out of 60 students half of us failed the first test. She has been turned in by a few students so I am not sure what the outcome will be for her. If I would stay at this college, I would retake Chem 1 in the spring 2011 and possibly take the other chem class in the summer of 2011.

The hospital program is associated with a college and that is only because the hospital is not big enough for all the science classes and labs. So for all of my science classes, I will have to go to their college. The hospital said that they hope to one day be able to accommodate all the sciences and labs at the hospital. This program is an ADN program. As soon as I would graduate I can come back to the college that I am currently at and work on my BSN with no problems.

I have posted this before, but here is my curriculum for the hospital program and if I stay on track, I could graduate Dec. 2012 http://tinyurl.com/386f2tq

The only classes that I do not have to take is Soc. and Psych. Even though my math classes are completed at the college I am attending, the hospital told me it wasn't enough for their program, so I need one more math class. It seems that this hospital program's prereqs are stricter than the college that I am attending.

I guess in reality, I am not really starting over, but it feels like it. Also, when I took the compass placement test to get into the hospital, I did horrible on the writing part. So now I am required to take a pre writing class before I can take the college writing class. The sad thing is, this semester I am currently taking College writing 1 and am currently getting an A. This class will not transfer because I need college writing 2 as well. Hopefully, if the hospital sees that I did fine with College writing 1, then they will let me skip the pre writing class.

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Instead of just getting by and hoping to never have to do that again, perhaps try to remember that extra writing and math classes can be a benefit to you. Writing is something we can always improve on. And if you don't feel you have strong general math skills, then more practice is a good thing! If you do have strong general math skills, then an extra class is a hassle but not a threat. Of course, a poor teacher can make any class miserable, but most of the time students can get something of value from just about any class they take. It's a useful perspective whatever path one takes.

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