mdwatkins13

I wanted to address some points made in the comments. 1. Nursing is the only degree that has a time requirement attached to it. No other major can claim this. 2. This time requirement is different at different schools and not required at all in other schools. You cannot claim "the rationale is to ensure your knowledge is fresh and based on current information and not potentially outdated" when you have no scientific nor research to show that a time requirement is necessary and also why the different time requirements? 3. If you can make a time requirement on course work, you can make a time requirement on degrees. Do you want to take your major classes again after 5 or 7 years bc you forgot the classes or things have changed? 4. You can absolutely sue the school and get the state involved. Nursing is regulated by the government and so is the college. The colleges provided anatomy, physiology, and micro biology as a class with credits. They must honor their agreement for money that these classes will be honored and accepted. No where in a school contract does it state class passed are only valid for X years. Imagine you paying money for a degree and spending months or years to get it only to be told it expires. DAMAGES DAMAGES DAMAGES IN COURT. Degrees don't expire, complete classes don't expire, nursing schools making up their own rules on expiration dates of course work and refusing to accept state approved and regulated college course work runs foul of state mandates on colleges. The fact that no one questions this sickens me, can't wait till your nursing school sends you a letter telling you your nursing degree is expiring in 5 years and see how that feels. Please address my points, Why the different time periods for expiration? What scientific study can you show for memory loss of course work in that time period? No feelings, need facts and evidence. How can a college that is regulated by state and feds and accepts FAFSA or grant money from government violate their agreement with the state by not accepting units paid for by government funds? Please reply with answers

Had a hopefully easy question but wanted a full answer, I have taken ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, and MICROBIOLOGY at CALSTATE LA around 10-12 years ago, I have been a EMT for the last 10 years in the hospital system. Wanted to know why some schools but not all require PREREQUISITES to be within 7 years? My GPA is 3.8 in the classes and there at a university, i find it unethical that a college would place these barriers on nursing for no apparent reason or benefit. Seems more like a money hungry move since not all schools are doing this. Also there is no other degree or field of study, like ENGINEERING, where this requirement is being made. Could someone please justify this or give me a answer they think the schools would give? Also what legal ramifications do i have to fight this?