need to pass Foundations of Gerontology to be GN!!!

Editorial Team / Moderator · Mar 1, 2009

Why Gerontology? Why not the introductory sociology CLEP? It's less expensive, and EC accepts it as a sociology credit. Just some food for thought. :)

formyfly · Mar 1, 2009

It is a time issue. My advisor told me that CLEP can take 4-6 weeks to get the transcript to EC, and I need everything finalized by March 15 to make graduation in April. And March 15 was an extension on the original cut off date.

Editorial Team / Moderator · Mar 1, 2009

Interesting ... CLEP took about a week to get my transcripts to EC; it took EC longer to get my student status/eval summary updated! Oh well ... good luck anyway. :) I think Suesquatch took EC's Gerontology, if I'm not mistaken.

formyfly · Mar 1, 2009

Thanks, I feel like I am never going to get through this!

SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN · Mar 1, 2009

I did take the Geronrology.

What's to get through?

Old people are not old. They are elderly. They don't all get dementia and to assume they do is age-ist.

What problems are you having? Really, it was straightforward, ridiculous material.

formyfly · Mar 1, 2009

I have been reading since Thursday and am only on Chapter 5. I have to keep rereading the same paragraph over and over again. It seems a little contradictory to what the paragraph before it said. Am I just putting to much thought into it, is it that cut and dry, and I don't realize it?

formyfly · Mar 1, 2009

I did take the Geronrology.
What's to get through?
Old people are not old. They are elderly. They don't all get dementia and to assume they do is age-ist.
What problems are you having? Really, it was straightforward, ridiculous material.

What books did you use to prepare for this exam?

SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN · Mar 2, 2009

I have been reading since Thursday and am only on Chapter 5. I have to keep rereading the same paragraph over and over again. It seems a little contradictory to what the paragraph before it said. Am I just putting to much thought into it, is it that cut and dry, and I don't realize it?

It really is that cut and dried. You're over-analyzing.

I used the texts they recommended.

txspadequeenRN, BSN, RN · Mar 2, 2009

lol i love sue...lol

i did take the geronrology.
what's to get through?
old people are not old. they are elderly. they don't all get dementia and to assume they do is age-ist.
what problems are you having? really, it was straightforward, ridiculous material.

Editorial Team / Moderator · Mar 2, 2009

LOL I love sue...LOL

Agreed!

formyfly · Mar 2, 2009

lol i love sue...lol

not really sure how this is so funny.....i have been through a lot to get through this program just as everyone else has, and after passing the cpne, with flying colors, i get a notice that after final review of my transcript i am short 2.0 hours in sociology. so i have until march 15 to pass this exam if i want to graduate on time, maybe i am a little touch about the situation, but i was looking for some guidance.