International College of Health Sciences

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Hi Everyone,

I'm new here and hopefully I'm posting this in the right area. I'm currently an LVN in Ca and looking into a 1 year LVN-RN on-line program based out of Fl. The name of the school is called International College of Health Sciences based out of Boyton Beach, Fl. I was just wondering if anyone here has had some experiences in dealing with this school, currently attending, or could provide any insight into the program. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks

22 hours ago, Futurenurse011 said:

What are the documents that's been submitted my advisor sucks he literally tells me nothing. I feel like the communication with this college is lacking.. I applied for the ADN program and entered all the information. However, there were no essays. Is there another application??? It told me an admission advisor will be in contact with me after filling out the info for the ADN program. I don't know where to go from here I call and no one ever picks up. I am trying to get everything in before the end of December.

You can reach out to  ------------------------- if you have questions.

From my understanding, they accept prereqs just like any other school. However, I have not heard a school (this is very rare) accepting nursing courses from a different program (examples: OB/PEDS/Med-surg. They obviously do this because of money..

I was told the deadline for enrollment in February is this week (Mid December). You need to pay the application fee of $200 and submit everything in your portal. Testing for the next GAP test is scheduled in January (This is $150). You need a 75% to pass and it's HESI format-all pharmacology and fundamentals. 

Hope this helps.

On 9/10/2020 at 8:56 AM, ruby-CA said:

Thank you ? 

Hi Ruby, can you share how the GAP test went? Do you recommend studying the HESI PN guide?

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Actually they do accept nursing courses only if you were in another RN program not LPN. LPNs can only test out pharm and funds. I just spoke to the advisor. Also, there are plenty of schools that accept nursing courses. I've applied to about 10 schools already in the last week ACNE and CCNE accredited. You just have to research ? I was in another RN program and have took funds, med surg 1, 2, ob, peds, pharm and psych. They told me I can take the gap test and if I pass (850-900) is passing. I will go straight to capstone for 15 weeks then I will be graduated! 

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Specializes in Psychiatric Nursing.

Future, 

Is the “gap” 850 equivalent to an 85% or ?

I’m taking mine next week.  Thank you!

 

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Good luck! I believe it's equivalent to an A.

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Specializes in Psychiatric Nursing.

Hi,

I just spoke with that Department and was told it’s 900 min acceptance score for passing. So you’re right, would need to ACE IT - Let’s go!

 

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We got this! ?

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@YappaYee 900 out of 1000?  What’s the maximum points? Are both topics (fundamentals and pharmacology) mixed throughout the exam or is it one big section of foundations and then the other half pharmacology? Thanks ? 

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Specializes in Psychiatric Nursing.

Nursing Rocks,

I asked that question “out of” and was just answered with min of 900 points.  I looked it up on HESI and that seems to be the min score any school takes.  So I’m wondering if that’s equivalent to a “C” but then again I’m not to sure.  I read the max points can be well over 1000. Kind of confusing.

I was told it’s strictly fundamentals/pharm. How it will be distributed, I’m uncertain.

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Specializes in LPN.

The test is 110 questions and they allow you 4 hours to complete it. Fundamentals/pharm/psych/ob they had a mix of everything.

 

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Specializes in Psychiatric Nursing.

Astarion,

Do you get your results immediately after the end of the exam?

Thx!

 

 

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On 12/15/2020 at 1:45 PM, Futurenurse011 said:

Actually they do accept nursing courses only if you were in another RN program not LPN. LPNs can only test out pharm and funds. I just spoke to the advisor. Also, there are plenty of schools that accept nursing courses. I've applied to about 10 schools already in the last week ACNE and CCNE accredited. You just have to research ? I was in another RN program and have took funds, med surg 1, 2, ob, peds, pharm and psych. They told me I can take the gap test and if I pass (850-900) is passing. I will go straight to capstone for 15 weeks then I will be graduated! 

Hey Future, can you tell me the name of the advisor you spoke to because I spoke to the person I've been in contact with (Jacqueline) and she doesn't seem to know what you're referring to. The GAP test or "advanced placement test" is strictly only pharm/funds. I've spoken to a few people that have taken this and they confirmed it. So I'm not sure what other GAP test is offered with what previous people are mentioning.

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Specializes in Psychiatric Nursing.

From my understanding there is only 1 test which is the “Gap” Test, is there another test that I am not aware of?

Thx!

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