nursing student transfer opportunity

cracklingkraken, ASN, RN · Aug 17, 2015

It's hard to say. Often times, nursing classes do not transfer over. As each curriculum varies and there is no way to tell what skills you previously learned from your other program, you will most likely have to start from scratch. Be sure that when you do look into other programs, this time do thorough research on the nursing programs.

NurseGirl525, ASN, RN · Aug 17, 2015

Is this a for profit commercial school? If yes, not one credit will transfer due to accreditation. When choosing a school one of the must look ats are accreditation. They should have national and regional. With that low of a pass rate on nclex, I'm pretty sure they don't have it.

even if they were, no nursing program will take another program's nursing credits. Unfortunately, you will be starting over somewhere.

HouTx, BSN, MSN, EdD · Aug 17, 2015

It's pretty much impossible to 'transfer' clinical credits because nursing is a "program" not a "major". This means that even though all schools have to include all the stuff that is required for accreditation, they are free to mix & match these essential elements as they please. For instance, one school may have a separate pharmacology course, and another will simply include pharmacology as part of each clinical section.

That being said --- if your school has such a low NCLEX pass rate and doesn't raise it in a hurry, it won't be around very much longer. Schools who fall below 80% are put on warning... and accreditation is yanked if they can't improve. It may be wise to go somewhere else, even if you have to start from scratch.

direw0lf, BSN · Aug 17, 2015

If you only have 1 year left I would stick it out and you know you need to do a lot of nclex prep so you have a heads up. It will be worth it on graduation day!

RNsRWe, ASN, RN · Aug 17, 2015

There is no way in hell I'd "stick it out"; the OP has only one semester done, not one year, so it's a year and a half left to go. With such a low NCLEX pass rate (40-something percent?!?) , I have to assume that there isn't much being taught that would be of use to the OP, and my guess is that once he/she puts that school's name on his/her resume and applications, it'll go straight to the shredder or Delete files. Word gets out fast if a program is awful, and good luck to anyone seeking employment with such a school as the foundation of nursing education.

Beyond all that, I'd have to assume the school will be losing its accreditation any minute now (if it isn't gone already) and might even CLOSE. Then where will he/she be? A year, a year and a half into a nursing program that is closed? Better to start over after one semester than two, or three.

OP: go elsewhere; "starting from scratch" at this point isn't much of a re-start, and can only benefit you (what DIDN'T they teach you in first semester that they SHOULD have?).

Good luck next time.

Purple_roses · Aug 17, 2015

You will probably start from scratch, and you should. Some people don't find out how awful their program is until they only have a semester left. You've only given up a semester of your life to this awful school--get out now!

sasasa25 · Aug 17, 2015

I'm really appreciate all the advice. I'm attending a University in NJ and the Nursing program is accredited. I didn't start the clinical rotation yet. I only finished fundamental and health assessment I (Theory and Lab). If these classes cannot transfer, is it mean these classes will go to elective classes? If school lose accreditation, can the students take NCLEX exam?

RNsRWe, ASN, RN · Aug 17, 2015

I'm really appreciate all the advice. I'm attending a University in NJ and the Nursing program is accredited. I didn't start the clinical rotation yet. I only finished fundamental and health assessment I (Theory and Lab). If these classes cannot transfer, is it mean these classes will go to elective classes? If school lose accreditation, can the students take NCLEX exam?

It would be up to the school you transfer to if they allow any credit at all from your previous courses. Sometimes it would fulfill an elective...sometimes not even that.

As long as a school is "approved" by the Board of Nursing as a school of nursing, graduates of that school can take the NCLEX. The trouble comes in when seeking to transfer credits: a non-accredited program (or one that has lost accreditation because of poor performance) typically means a non-transferrable set of credits.

At this point, go somewhere else and don't worry about it. You don't have enough time invested in your current school to worry about, but you SHOULD be worrying about how it'll go for you if you DON'T go somewhere else!

Good luck.

RNsRWe, ASN, RN · Aug 18, 2015

This is what happens when someone stays in a program that is awful. Sooner or later....it comes back to bite you. Thanks to missmollie for the link.

Tucson nursing students so unprepared that testing leaves them sobbing

sasasa25 · Aug 18, 2015

This is what happens when someone stays in a program that is awful. Sooner or later....it comes back to bite you. Thanks to missmollie for the link.
Tucson nursing students so unprepared that testing leaves them sobbing

Thank you for your information. Now I am trying to contact different school to try to find out what I can do.

nurseprnRN, BSN, RN · Aug 18, 2015

If you have to do a semester over, count yourself LUCKY. It's not a YEAR or TWO YEARS.

They probably won't count your theory class as a distribution requirement (it's not exactly liberal arts, is it?)