Indiana Prelicensure

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I am interested in applying to this and had some questions. I found a lot in this forum about RN-BSN, but not prelicensure, and not Indiana in particular.

I am currently finishing up Anatomy 101 at Ivy Tech and know I will need A&P102 before applying as well. I am taking Lifespan development & Micro this summer, (maybe- is micro hard in a summer session? I haven't taken biology in uhhhh 10 or so years?) . I have psych/soc/ english from my previous bachelors degree.

Does anyone know what you need to get on the TEAS to get in? What do you have to have in the classes to transfer? Just C's, or do they need to be higher for them to take them?

Also, I assume there are clinicals- how do clinicals work with this degree? Do you have to commute to a central location, like Indy, or can you arrange something with a partner school? I live in the southern part of the state, but we do have IU Health here, which I see is a partner.

Thank you all for ANY help!

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Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

So far, clinical sites for the Indiana pre-licensure program are available in Indianapolis (multiple sites)and Elkhart/ Ft. Wayne. A new clinical site is being developed in southeast Indiana but is not finalized yet. You cannot just arrange clinicals in a nearby hospital, BUT the clinicals are in very short time frames and so it is possible to commute. I work as a clinical instructor in this program, and have had students from Nashville, TN, Pittsburgh, PA and Michigan commute and complete the program.

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Thank you for the info, Mary Jean!

Do you know apprx. how many days a week you have to go to those sites?

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Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

Most clinical intensives (there are eight I believe) are 72 hours in length. (Role Transitions/ Capstone is 180 hours - Commmunity Health is 90 hours and structured differently) You complete 6, 12-hour shifts in a two week time frame. The eight intensives are spread out over a two year period. In between, you are completing didactic work at home and spend a weekend in skills lab before each intensive.

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