hi guys, i've recently been accepted to complete the health foundations certificate at KPU for fall 2018 and i was wondering if anyone has any info about the certificate/BSN program.
ex: how the courses are? (which ones were tougher than others), what gpa you had when you got accepted into 2nd year, if the wait list is really long, etc and any addictional advice you may have. I would really appreciate if someone could give me some insight before i start cause i'm a little nervous right now. thanks
I think the whole Health foundation is pointless because anyone can easily get into it with a English B+ mark. I think that since anyone can apply to the Heal classes whether or not they are in foundations program is the reason why the classes have such a lonnggg waitlist. If you are already in the health foundations then you SHOULD be getting first picks for your Heal classes (but now there are over 450 people like you said). Half of the students in my cohort never were admitted to health foundation, they just registered for the Heal classes during the first intake and finished the requirements on time. I honestly think that in today's time if your grades are not good then applying to BCIT or any other school is more beneficially because they look at your overall performance (such as grades, volunteer, extra curricular). But, if you are someone who only wants to focus on grades then KPU is the best option. KPU does not look at where you volunteer and any other involvements you have in the community, as long as you complete the required hours, you also do not have to do any interviews with KPU. Its true, every school is competitive in their own way.
Hey Deej202, Not sure what you mean by % of students that get into the second year, since it doesnt matter whether you are in health foundations or not to get into second year.
does anyone have any thoughts or experiences on the actual Kwantlen nursing program after the foundations year? Are class sizes and the organization of the program well put together?
Hey Deej202, I have never heard of the admissions keeping track of how many students from the HF get into the second year. I can tell that about half of the students in my cohort are from HF and then rest finished their 10 courses without being in the HF and got into second year. All the admission looks at is your GPA based on 10 courses, does not matter if your in HF or not. If you think about it there have been about 200 or so students in the Health foundations program till now if you count all the intakes since 2016 fall. Since HF students get first pick for classes I would say 85-95% of the students that get into the second year should be from health foundations.
Heyy hopesup, I would say the program has been very disorganised so far specially for the first intake. However, it is getting much better and the professors are constantly taking in feedback to improve the program. Most of the courses are extremely easy so far except of Patho and pharm, but they are still very manageable. It's the clinical aspect that really gets to the students due to long travelling and hours, but you get used to it. Classes almost are exactly like the HEAL classes you experience in Health foundation, so a lot of presentations.
hi guys, i've recently been accepted to complete the health foundations certificate at KPU for fall 2018 and i was wondering if anyone has any info about the certificate/BSN program. ex: how the courses are? (which ones were tougher than others), what gpa you had when you got accepted into 2nd year, if the wait list is really long, etc and any addictional advice you may have. I would really appreciate if someone could give me some insight before i start cause i'm a little nervous right now. thanks
I got accepted into the nursing program for fall 2018 intake and I hope I can give you some insights. If you are a new student at KPU, you will have a good registration date and time, so I recommend taking the HEAL courses and HSCI 1200 first. Then, you can take other courses outside the Health Foundation Program. Regarding your question about the courses, I suggest checking the ratemyprofessor website. This would give you an idea about the profs and the courses they are teaching. Also, don't rush. Just take 2-3 courses per sem, so you can focus on them.
The lowest program GPA for fall 2018 was 3.74. Most likely the GPA will increase in the upcoming intakes, so best of luck.
Health foundations was a very misleading and unstructured program. Teachers taught different material and graded differently too. Unless you are a straight A student I wouldn't advise this program at all as it is GPA ONLY based, so if you have to work and have other obligations you will be at a severe disadvantage. KPU let in way to many HF students creating a big problem to get into second year. Also seems like a cash grab with having to apply multiple times and the solution they gave if you didn't get into second year even with a 3.6 GPA was to borrow more money, retake our classes that you did well in to possibly improve my half a grade( paying them MORE money )and apply again. Even then its not guaranteed because the GPA is unknown, so you could be waiting years and just retaking courses and wasting your time. They should be ashamed of creating a program that causes the students so much stress financially and emotionally. Even the teachers don't think that its a fair program. If I knew what I know now I would have chosen a different institution to become a nurse.
Health foundations was a very misleading and unstructured program. Teachers taught different material and graded differently too. Unless you are a straight A student I wouldn't advise this program at all as it is GPA ONLY based, so if you have to work and have other obligations you will be at a severe disadvantage. KPU let in way to many HF students creating a big problem to get into second year. Also seems like a cash grab with having to apply multiple times and the solution they gave if you didn't get into second year even with a 3.6 GPA was to borrow more money, retake our classes that you did well in to possibly improve my half a grade( paying them MORE money )and apply again. Even then its not guaranteed because the GPA is unknown, so you could be waiting years and just retaking courses and wasting your time. They should be ashamed of creating a program that causes the students so much stress financially and emotionally. Even the teachers don't think that its a fair program. If I knew what I know now I would have chosen a different institution to become a nurse.
'If I knew what I know now I would have chosen a different institution to become a nurse.'
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I think the whole Health foundation is pointless because anyone can easily get into it with a English B+ mark. I think that since anyone can apply to the Heal classes whether or not they are in foundations program is the reason why the classes have such a lonnggg waitlist. If you are already in the health foundations then you SHOULD be getting first picks for your Heal classes (but now there are over 450 people like you said). Half of the students in my cohort never were admitted to health foundation, they just registered for the Heal classes during the first intake and finished the requirements on time. I honestly think that in today's time if your grades are not good then applying to BCIT or any other school is more beneficially because they look at your overall performance (such as grades, volunteer, extra curricular). But, if you are someone who only wants to focus on grades then KPU is the best option. KPU does not look at where you volunteer and any other involvements you have in the community, as long as you complete the required hours, you also do not have to do any interviews with KPU. Its true, every school is competitive in their own way.