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Yeah, I'd say 2-3 days a week.

It just depends... the first block of this semester I had class like 8-12 and 1-5 Thursdays and Fridays. Second block I had them 1-5 Thursdays, 8:45-10:15 and 1-5 Fridays. So.... there are periods where you may need to block out 8-5 one or two days a week for didactic, but it doesn’t tend to last the whole semester in my experience. However, this is with classes being remote, so it may be a bit longer and more rigid if they go back to in person. And clinicals are 8 hour days for on-site simulation, 12 hours days or nights for offsite hospital clinicals.

Definitely possible to work but you need to be able to have flexibility! The schedule is always changing, it’s hard to even describe. For example, you may have class Tuesday, Thursday, Friday for like two weeks, and then just Thursday and Friday for a couple weeks, and then have clinicals Mon, Tues, and class Thurs, Fri for a couple weeks. It’s just always moving and changing so it’s hard to schedule anything too far in advance. But yes, many of us work! Full-time might be a little much but part-time is very doable.

There has still been a wide variety of hospitals once they opened clinicals back up to students! There have been placements at UCHealth, Littleton, Swedish, Sky Ridge, the VA, Medical Center of Aurora, Denver Health, Medical Center of the Rockies... and I think more that I’m forgetting. South Campus is closing because it isn’t profitable. They have it until August so they will continue to have classes until then, but not sure what they’ll do after that, I’m assuming they’ll send UCAN students back to main campus, or maybe they’ll acquire a new property? They haven’t really said! Classes are still remote for the Spring, unfortunately, but clinicals are still on for now which is what counts, LOL. We just roll with the punches at this point!

Hi! I'm a current junior in the program. It's been great so far, albeit different than I anticipated this time last year, pre-covid! All of our classes have been remote which sucks, but I think we're just used to it now. Our clinicals for Health Assessment and Foundations were cancelled - I think we were supposed to get one or two hospital days for each. We would've done those in August/September. We did have onsite simulation clinicals for Foundations though, so we got to go to South Campus to practice skills like medication administration and injections and stuff. We have been able to do our Med/Surg 1 clinicals at the hospitals. Those started in November. I just finished mine this week - we were originally supposed to go in November but it got cancelled due to a covid exposure. That has happened to a few groups, rescheduling due to covid exposures. It looks like we will get to do Mental Health and Med/Surg 2 clinicals in the Spring at the hospitals as well, so that's great. From what I've heard, a lot of the OB/Peds clinicals have been cancelled, so it's all been simulation as opposed to in person at the hospitals. I won't have those classes until next fall, so hopefully by then the clinicals are back on. Overall it's been great, and we're really lucky that CU has a great relationship with the hospitals, so they seem to give priority to our school for clinical placements. I spoke with a couple students from Denver College of Nursing who worked at the hospital I was in clinicals at, and they've had zero hospital clinicals. So it definitely pays off to be at CU and get those hands-on experiences! Good luck and happy to answer any other questions!

Hi! My overall GPA was maybe a 3.2? I had a previous Bachelor's degree and my GPA was a 3.0 from that. In my prerequisites I got a 4.0, so that brought my overall up. My first half of college was maybe a 2.0 GPA average, with a handful of Fs, but they certainly didn't judge on that! I think the fact that they greatly improved toward the end of my degree and later in my prerequisites was enough. I also had great recommendation letters and put a lot of thought into my essay, and I know that helped a lot! I would highly encourage you to apply!! It can't hurt and you never know! The wonderful thing about this program is that they really take a look at the whole person, not just the GPA. That's why the application process is so in depth. Academics are important, but I would argue that their impression of how you would be as a nurse and why you want to be one is more important. Additionally, I had CNA experience and I know that helped! I say go for it!! You have nothing at all to lose! I wasn't sure I'd be accepted either but I decided to just go for it, and I was accepted! Good luck!

Good luck to you both!! The deadline to submit intent to enroll was last Wednesday the 26th for those that were accepted, so I imagine there will be a wave of new acceptances rolling in for waitlisted folks that can now be moved into the positions that were declined! Don't give up hope, lots can change from now until May!

I'm thinking maybe since the deadline for us to submit our intent to enroll is 2/28, maybe they'll send out that information afterward since they'll have a good idea of who is going to be in the program then. I'm chomping at the bit though, I keep checking the course schedule planner on the UCD site to see if they have course days/times posted yet, but nothing so far! I can't wait!

I tried searching but didn't see one yet. Congratulations everyone! Excited to meet you all eventually!

CONGRATULATIONS!! I just got my acceptance e-mail too! I am completely in shock and so excited! I did not expect to hear anything until Friday! Instantly submitted my intent to enroll - not even a question. YAY!!!!

Thank you SO much! That was extremely helpful information and made me super excited/anxious to hear back! Hoping we hear by Friday and don't have to wait until Saturday.

Thanks so much for popping into this thread! I have a question about scheduling. If we do get accepted, when can we expect to know our course schedule for Summer? I am a CU Denver Alum and if I remember correctly, summer registration usually started in early March. Is it similar with Nursing school? What is the process like as far as scheduling courses? I'm SUCH a planner so I'm getting crazy anxious not knowing what my life is going to look like, one way or the other!

Maybe! I was in the first session of the day on 1/10.

I'm not in the military, but there was a guy in my interview group that was in the Air Force! Good luck! I'm basically counting down the days now. It's all I can think about!

Yup, I got it too! Pretty sure they sent it to everyone but my heart about stopped too! I’m already checking my email about 100x a day despite knowing that I won’t hear anything for 3 more weeks ?

Agree, it's much less intimidating than I had anticipated. Not like a job interview! Just be yourself and definitely bring a pen. I forgot one and wished I had one! It was an enjoyable experience but definitely a long day!

I felt pretty good about it! I was in the first interview session which was kind of nice because I got it over with right away. I thought the interview process went really well, I had a great group. The student panel was a little intimidating, just hearing their stories about night clinicals and crazy schedules! I have kids, so it made me think about how I'll manage that, but I'll have to make it work! It's going to be a long 5 weeks!

From what I gathered, it's intended for if you want to pursue a career in research... so, I imagine maybe a DNP would be included if your career goals are more research based, but it's hard to say! It specifically said that doing the program will make students more prepared to pursue a PhD. Here's a link to the info I found: https://nursing.cuanschutz.edu/docs/librariesprovider2/program-documents/bs-honors-program/bs-honors-handbook.pdf?sfvrsn=62409bb8_4

I just did some digging about the Honors Program. It states that one of the expectations of Honors Program students is that they'll pursue a PhD after graduation.

I might go to the Honors information session... I'm not really interested in doing the Honors research project though, so I haven't decided. I have a bit of a drive to get there, so if I get there early enough I'll go, but I'll just have to see! How is everybody feeling? I'm getting so excited, but also super nervous! This is like the final step, so I'm feeling the pressure a lot! I just want to make a good impression.

I'm interviewing the 10th as well, check in at 11:15! I want to start preparing but I really have no idea how to prepare! I think maybe that's the point.

Congratulations!! I just received my email to interview last night as well! I’m so excited/nervous! I’ve heard from a couple of people that it’s typically a group interview format.

Hello! I hadn't seen a post from anyone about applying to the June 2020 start so I figured I'd make one! I submitted my application back in September and just received notification that it was verified and eligible for review. They stated that they plan to get back to everyone no later than Monday, December 16th. I just wanted to link up with some other people in the same boat! I have a Bachelor's degree from CU Denver in Communication, and am now going back to get a BSN. I spent the last couple years getting my science prerequisites, and got a 4.0 in all of those! I kind of screwed up my first couple years of college way back when, so my cumulative is only like a 3.2 including my previous Bachelor's (graduated with a 3.0), but my last 9 or 10 semesters (including summers and prereqs) come out to almost a 4.0 (one A- in there). I have my CNA certification and worked as a CNA for about 6 months as well. I'm so anxious to hear back!! I almost didn't apply because I thought CU was too competitive, but I just went for it. My backup plan is MSU Denver accelerated. I think I have a decent chance of getting called for an interview, but after that it's anyone's game! I'd love to hear from others who are applying, or who have applied in the past/gone to CU Denver! Good luck to everyone!