Loewenberg Nursing School

hbgwan, LPN, LVN · Sep 11, 2008

not sure about lowenberg - but try baptist college. there are no prereqs to take. once you're accepted into the program, you take your prereqs before starting clinicals. you don't have to apply to the actual nursing program once prereqs are done. it's about a 3-4 year program for a bsn.

Jenrose15 · Sep 11, 2008

well, the reason that i wanted to know more about loewenberg is because i'd taken the NLN exam which I had takened at Southwest for their nursing school, but I would rather have a BSN since I am done with most of my pre-reqs and education reqs. Baptist doesn't use the NLN. I scored really high on the NLN, too, so I want to use it while it is still fresh. What does it take to get into Loewenberg?

Transgender_n_TN · Sep 11, 2008

With Baptist the NLN score doesn't even apply. They have their own pre-entrance exam, the HOBET. It isn't that hard to pass.

I'm currently a student at Baptist and I also made a high score on the NLN to get into Southwest, but decided on a BSN instead of an AAS.

Jenrose15 · Sep 12, 2008

Yeah, I've been trying to juggle ideas in my head b/n a bsn and a aas. One reason that I have not applied to Baptist is that I heard/read that they might make you retake certain classes if they don't meet with Baptist's. I also want to start on clinicals right away. I am not doing away with getting a BSN at all. I've been thinking to go on the RN-BSN track after getting the RN first.

Cinqly, BSN, RN · Sep 13, 2008

Loewenberg requires that you have most of your general education requirements finished, as well as the Pre-requisites to the nursing program (general math, English, microbiology, A&P I&II, psychology, and nutrition). Statistics (a BSN requirement) can be taken during the program. If you have additional gen ed requirements (like an extra history class), they can be taken during summers. The actual nursing curriculum is 5 semester long (it is longer because there are classes that you don't take with an ADN program), and can be completed in 2-years if you take summer classes. Once you start the nursing portion of the degree you are in clinicals right away and will be in clinicals every semester until graduation. There is no entrance exam to be accepted into the nursing school.

Go to the following link ( http://nursing.memphis.edu/bsn.htm), click on "Program of Courses" in the Prospective BSN Students box, and it should open up a word document with the course of study. If you have completed all the courses that are in the first 3 semesters, then you have completed the prerequisites and are pretty much ready to apply for the nursing program. If you have completed all the necessary pre-req's, I would advise that you apply soon because I think the spring deadline is approaching (October 1).

http://nursing.memphis.edu/pub1/UndergradApp20082009.pdf

Good luck, and if you have anymore specific questions please feel free to PM me!!

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that my friend was just accepted into Baptist nursing school. I don't think she had to retake many classes (if any), but they have more pre-req's than Memphis (like religion classes, etc). So she still has 1-2 more semesters of classes (even after completing pre-req's and having a previous degree) before she will start nursing courses. Plus, you do not start clinicals until you have completed all your pre-req's (as with Memphis). Hope that helps!

Jenrose15 · Sep 17, 2008

I am going to have to stay with U of Memphis or Southwest because it is getting ready to be crunch time with nursing decisions. The reason that I am not trying out for Baptist although it would be nice to be in there program, too, is because I don't want to have to retake any courses if they do not like the ones that I have already taken. My gpa isn't all that hot either. Another is that I have already taken the NLN, and although, I was aiming for a higher score; I got a 90%. I had asked the admissions counselor at Baptist if they took NLN scores, and he said that they did not. I did not want to have to take the HOBET, too, well, for one, I am taking classes right now, and I want to concentrate on them, another is because I already taken an entrance exam, and another is because it feels like crunch time for nursing school admissions acceptances. Don't get me wrong. I am not discluding Baptist or anything yet. If I do go to Southwest for nursing school, I want to do the RN-BSN program at Baptist. I am a bundle of nerves right now...I am anxious. I want to know whether I got accepted or not. I would much rather get into the BSN program since I already have a BS in chemistry. But, I am satisfied if I get the ASN program instead because then I can get my BSN afterwards. No worries. No rush. I just want to get into a nursing school for Spring 2009. :)

Cinqly, BSN, RN · Sep 17, 2008

Good luck and let us know how things turn out! :up:

nails123 · Nov 12, 2008

to all readers, i am sure by now that some of you have made a choice between a two year or four year nursing school, but some of the things that a person should consider when chosing which one is best for them is your surrounding lifestyle. for example i have two children in school and sick parents so i felt that if i tried to do four years, then life would probably take a toll on me and i may not be able to complete it in an ample amount of time. so i (for me) chose two years assoc of nursing with hopefully being able to do a fast track for bsn-rn. and as i thought life is hard and time waits on no one. so just think long and hard about your situation. another thing when chosing schools keep in mind that most schools now have an exit exam called the HESI, this test is hard and schools have a standard for passing ex. STCC is 950 and BAPTIST is 900. the key is that at STCC you can take it as many times as needed until you have passed (the longest i think was two years after the person graduated to get 950), but at Baptist you only have three times i think to take it and it counts for ONE FAILURE IF YOU DON'T PASS AFTER THE THIRD TIME==so think if you already have ONE FAILURE in a class, then that HESI will count for TWO and YOU ARE OUT OF THE PROGRAM, PASSING HESI is a requirement BEFORE you can take boards. SO THINK ABOUT ALL OPTIONS WHEN APPLYING FOR SCHOOLS.

Cinqly, BSN, RN · Nov 13, 2008

another thing when chosing schools keep in mind that most schools now have an exit exam called the HESI, this test is hard and schools have a standard for passing ex.

As far as I know Memphis does not have an exit exam. I guess they figure you've gone through enough!

nails123 · Nov 14, 2008

yea that's true u of m doesn't have a hesi, but i just didn't think i could have completed the program in 4 years successfully with all the things i had going on, so two years was better for me. also northwest doesn't have an exit exam but its hard to get into their program because they do mississippi residents first.

memphisnursing86 · Jan 13, 2009

Does anyone know what kind of GPA you need for UofM? I have a 3.05, lower than I planned on having:banghead:. Can I still get in??

Thanks.