Pace - accelerated BSN

ExpatHopeful, LPN, LVN · Mar 2, 2009

Yes, I was going to apply to it this year, but received this email from Pace a month ago:

"Thank you for your email. I do want to let you know that as of Friday January 30, 2009 the Leinhard School of Nursing faculty have decided to cancel the 2 year CDP program that allows students to take their pre-requisites with us and change it to a 2 Year Part Time CDP program. Therefore, all students interested in applying to the CDP program, whether it is one or two years, must have all their pre-requisites completed prior to applying to Pace University. This change in program was only recently announced, so please email me back if you have further questions that cannot yet be found on the website.

Thanks, Doris Lee, Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions"

As I understand it there are now only two routes into Pace, either do your prereqs and then apply to the CDP or apply as a transfer student to the regular 4 year BSN program (which is not offered in NYC). I don't know whether they cancelled it due to lack of interest or funding or what but it was a really bummer for me since I've got all my eggs in one basket now!

airjs4321 · Mar 2, 2009

Hi there!

I just applied to the Pace CDP program. I have taken all of the prereqs, but have to redo one of them because of the grade. Doris e-mailed me and didn't say anything about it being cancelled, so I am confused.

jlan79 · Mar 3, 2009

This is odd. I sent an email a week ago to Pace asking about the program and whether or not it was in Pleasantville or NY. Got a response back last night saying it was in Pleasantville. Didn't say anything about it being canceled.

ExpatHopeful, LPN, LVN · Mar 3, 2009

Strange.... maybe it was clear in my email to her that I was only interested in the NYC program and it is only that one where the CDP without prereqs program has been cancelled?? Were you clear that you hadn't done your prereqs jlan79? I don't know really....

I got that email I quoted below and then I replied saying that I was disappointed and if I took my prereqs and wanted to apply next year would I have to resubmit all my transcripts and letters of recommendation again (since I'd already done it all) and got no answer.

Anyway, here's hoping I get into NYU and don't have to worry about it.

jlan79 · Mar 4, 2009

Ok, I checked with Pace and apparently the NYC program got canceled, but the Westchester one is still on! Will be a HUGE pain in the ass for me to get to, but 2 years sounds so great I will just apply and see. What I find strange is that the application deadline for Pace is in June and I'm assuming most other schools require you to give a response to them before then? Am I wrong? If I get lucky and get into NYU, then it will take me 2.5yrs without prerequisites. It's longer than the Pace program (and more $$), but so much easier to get to. In that case, I wouldn't even bother applying to Pace (and paying for and taking GRE).

ExpatHopeful, LPN, LVN · Mar 4, 2009

Sounds like we are totally in the same boat with school. I think your plan sounds good. I heard that you can apply to Pace early and that they will let you know before june/july - sort of a rolling admissions kind of thing - but if NYU if your first choice and you get in then why bother.

How long would it take to commute from NYC to Pleasantville every day? Is that even possible?

Waiting to hear from NYU is already killing me and it's only March.

jlan79 · Mar 5, 2009

I am thinking of applying to Malloy as well. Just heard they have a 3yr program for combined BSN/MS degree with no required prerequisites! May be a good way to go. It would take me forever to get to Pleasantville, at least 1.5 hours (from Queens via public transportation).

pooshu11 · Mar 12, 2009

I graduated from the CDP program in NYC 1 1/2 yrs ago as a 2-year student. Wow! I can't believe they got rid of the 2-year program! The only prereqs I completed before entering the program was Psy and statistics. My first year, as a full-time student, I took the rest of my prereqs at Pace along with non-clinical nursing classes (mostly introductory and elective classes, but I did take pharmacology my 1st year though). And because this program is a combined BSN/MS program, they require students to take 2 graduate level classes before completing the BSN portion. So I took one of those too. I guess the pro to the 2-year program was that I was able to take my nursing classes with prereqs which made my second clinical year much less stressful because I can concentrate on fewer classes. con was trying to recall nursing stuff that was taught even only a year ago because it's such an intense program. My 2-year collegues and I forgot pretty much everything nursing we took the first year by the time we took the NCLEX! Oh and also, I didn't hear about my acceptance into the program until late July. Some of my friends in the program heard about their acceptance as early as April. Their selection process sounds pretty random. So don't give up if you don't hear from them immediately!

BrinaBear · Apr 5, 2009

Pooshu11-

It's hard to find someone who has attended PACE's CDP program on this website--would you mind posting a bit more about your experience there? I got into their new 2 year part time program (nights and weekends which will allow me to keep my day job) and would love to hear more about your experience and if you think the program is doable part time in addition to a full time job.

Thanks!

pooshu11 · Apr 6, 2009

congrats brinabear! and no problem, i'd be more than happy to answer any questions you have about pace's cdp program. i learned about this 2 year-part time program you were accepted in recently (this option did not exist when i was enrolled) so i'm not sure what course loads you will have and how they will be dispersed. if you let me know what you're taking in what semester i would be able tell you more in detail. but i do have to say at some point in your cdp career, specifically when you start clinicals, things may get a bit difficult w/ all the classes and a job, but some folks in my class were able to juggle the two. again, it'll depend on the specific classes you take. so they have classes now during nights and weekends? which ones? very interesting.

BrinaBear · Apr 6, 2009

Pooshu11--

Thanks so much for your quick reply and for offering to answer my questions. They just instituted this program this year, so I think they are still working the kinks out, but they told me it would be three courses per semester and 1 clinical. I think the schedule would be three nights per week and one 7 hr clinical (so maybe M, T, W: 5-8pm and Fri or Sat: 7am-2pm). The program would last 2 full years, no break. The first three classes are fundamentals of nursing, pathology 1, and communication skills. I don't have the breakdown for the rest of the program yet.

So, what do you think? Doable? Also, while I have you, can you tell me more about your experience? Did you think it adequately prepared you? Are you an NP now? Any information about the prorgam or your work would be extremely useful--this is a very hard decision for me!

Thanks,

Sabrina