Members are discussing the accreditation and acceptance of BSN and MSN degrees from GCU in different states, particularly focusing on the requirement of a preceptorship for BSN programs. There are concerns about certain states not accepting GCU BSN degrees, while others share experiences with the capstone course and offer tips for scholarly activities. Additionally, there is mention of GCU transitioning back to a non-profit status and the impact of this change on students.
Howdy all, I bit the bullet and after much research, I decided on Grand Canyon! Wow, I did not expect BSN schools to be like used car salesmen--hounding me by emails and phone calls. Rather impressed on how Grand Canyon sort of left me alone, but at the same time kept in touch.
Commence my first class Sept 30th, excited, yet very nervous, as I'm not a big fan of school, LOL! I did extremely well on my Associate degree, graduated back in 2009 from Northern Virginia Community College. We shall see.
Would love to hear from past and present Grand Canyon RN to BSN students.
Good Plan. Like I said, it's not the repeating that is weird, it's the number of credits (30 vs. 36). I could be wrong, because the "84-transferrable" may have something to do with upper vs. lower division courses, and I went to ADN school 20 years ago, so... maybe everything I took back then was considered lower-division, and maybe ADN programs have advanced in their curriculum since then. Meaning you may have taken courses that were more advanced than some of us slightly older students, and maybe they consider those upper-division and allow those to transfer in, giving you 90. I hope that makes sense and I'm not confusing the issue!
@PrismRN no your not confusing me at all LOL. Now I see from others post not everyone is required to take 36credits but I am still going to get it in writing about me only having to take 30credits.
Interesting... I just talked to an advisor the other day who said I transferred in 87 credits and only required 11 out of the 12 core courses and nothing else to graduate. I mentioned the 36 credits and they said you had to have 30 credits from GCU for GCU residency. I took an upper level pathophys at a state university so this is the course I am transferring in, in addition to my 84 for RN.
@RN0511 I was told the same thing about the 30CREDITS for residency.
I posted on another GCU thread but found my way over here as well. I'm in the second week of Family Centered Health Care, only 10 more classes to go when this is finished I am so burnt out on school and can't wait for this to be over and done with. I just graduated with my ADN this past December and kept promising my kids life would get less hectic when I had the ADN complete. Boy did I end up lying. It's been nice reading through all the posts from all of you. Hopefully I will be able to help others out as well along the way.
I am so sick of reading my research articles and doing lit reviews on them. I am never going to get all this highlighter off my fingers. I just need to tell myself that I am getting close to being done. But I think I have caught some senioritis.
So far I am liking my instructor for Family Centered Health Care. She does have us answering a CAT every week, but then we only have to respond a total of four times to our peers each week, instead of six.
RN_Mommy - Are you planning on taking a break before your next class? I find the breaks really help. Although I'm thinking of moving right into health assessment after this and taking 2 weeks off after that. I have a week scheduled off at work during that time in August and it will be nice to have no school work as well.
I am so burnt out on school and can't wait for this to be over and done with. I just graduated with my ADN this past December and kept promising my kids life would get less hectic when I had the ADN complete. Boy did I end up lying. It's been nice reading through all the posts from all of you. Hopefully I will be able to help others out as well along the way.
tokmom, BSN, RN
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Well...it is semi-official. The capstone classroom is closed. No turning back...darn!