Our Lady of the Lake College, BR

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hey i'm new to this site. so forgive me if this is posted in the wrong section.

i'm from the great state of washington working on my nursing pre-reqs. i've been looking at schools all around the country. our lady of the lake college in baton rouge, la holds my attention. i would like more information on the schooling as they aren't very good at answering the phones or have a more information request.

is there asn program entry level to rn? as the curriculum seems very light (as in not so many classes) compared to other asn programs.

what are they most looking for in the essay as i've read in a previous post the essay is heavily weighed & is a big deciding factor?

is this fairly hard school to be accepted? (yes i know every school is very competitive, but they have classes of a 100?)

also the 6 hour class requirement to be accepted? what exactly did you do if you were not a current student at the time you were accepted. that kind of confused me...since i obviously woudn't move down to la just to take a course at olol to apply and be rejected.

another question is the semester ii is that the begining of the nursing program?

thank you

this is copied from the olol website:

it is recommended that all applicants to the traditional asn program meet the following minimum admission requirements:

1) be accepted for full admission to olol college.

2) be in good academic standing at olol college.

3) have completed 6 credit hours at olol college.

4) have completed the following foundation courses with a grade of c or better: acsm 1110, engl 1310, math 1315, biol 2310, chem 1310 or chem 1315, and psyc 1310.

5) have earned a grade point average of 2.75 or higher on arts and sciences courses in the asn curriculum.

6) have earned a grade of c or better in the arts and sciences courses in the asn curriculum.

7) be in good academic standing from any previously admitted nursing programs(s). a letter of good standing should be submitted in support of the application and mailed to the office of admissions at the time of application.

8) have completed the test of essential academic skills (teas) with a composite score of 67% or higher.

credit hours

acsm

engl

math

biol

psyc

chem

chem

1110

1310

1315

2310

1310

1310

1315

semester i - foundation courses

introduction to college education

english i

college algebra

human anatomy & physiology i

introductory psychology

introduction to chemistry or

fundamentals of chemistry i

1

3

3

3

3

3

16

biol

biol

nurs

nurs

2311

2320

1310

1710

semester ii

human anatomy & physiology ii

fundamentals of human nutrition

pharmacology in nursing

foundations of nursing practice

3

3

3

7

16

psyc

biol

biol

nurs

nurs

2330

2325

2325l

1715

1720

semester iii

psychology across the life span

fundamentals of microbiology

fundamentals of microbiology lab

adult health i 7 week course

mental health nursing 7 week course

3

3

1

5

4

16

engl

nurs

nurs

1311

2710

2715

semester iv

english ii

adult health ii 7 week course

care of children and families 7 week course

3

5

4

12

rels

nurs

nurs

1310

2720

2725

semester v

introduction to theology

care of women and neonates 7 week course

adult health iii 7 week course

3

4

6

13

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ok...I know its a delayed reply, but her goes.

The ASN program is entry level to RN. However, OLOLC is switching to a strictly BSN program soon. I'm not sure exactly when though.

I'm not exactly sure about the essay. I didnt think mine was so good, but I got in.

Another thing, OLOLC is starting a new program called walk into nursing, not sure what your situation is but I believe that you have to be a first time college student. With the program, if you take all of your pre-req (Foundation) courses at OLOLC you will have a spot in the nursing class. Honestly, I'm not sure how all that works but I have heard it advertised around campus.

As far as your question about being a "current student". You first have to be accepted to OLOLC. You then have to enroll in at least 6 pre-req hours at the

Lake. During the semester you are enrolled at OLOLC you can apply to the nursing program. If you meet all the requirements you listed above that is.

In terms of the courses, what I suggest (and what I did myself) is to take all the classes listed for the degree that do not begin with the "NURS" course prefix. You can only take the "NURS" once accepted into the nursing program.

Now all of this could change. Your best bet is to try to get in touch with the admissions office at OLOLC.

Best of luck!

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