breakdancin11

I tried for the the 08' LPN program and was denied with a 3.72gpa(gpa is based on the Priority-1 classes not the overall which was much higher). Anyhow I waited a year and was accepted w/ the same gpa. If you want to be accepted the first time around I suggest getting the highest GPA you can. Do not try to breeze through classes w/ a B grade. It seems to me pre-reqs to get into the nursing program @ least @ OCC and im assuming any respectable college/university relies heavily on putting what you have learned in previous classes to work.

I still need to get fingerprinted so I havent sent in the packet yet. I will be handing it in but im I live in Northern Oakland county so Waterford is only a 20min drive away. You could also send it to them via certified mail if you are worried they may not receive it. Right now im reading up in the Pharmacology book w/ the good old highlighter. In another week I will start putting notes down on paper and then print them to go into a binder. I purchased the Pharm book but I dont need the Fundamentals(purchased last year). I still need to go get the scrubs but I'll wait until March so we dont need them until week 3 or 4 into Fundamentals. We are going to pre-registered into the classes and they way they made it sound @ the seminar was just wait until you receive the bill in the mail :uhoh21: I will be paying for the program with a variety of student loans, a bulk of which will have to be a private student loan, since 60% of what im getting will be put to bills since we can only work 16hrs a week Ya, im glad its once a week as well. Its 45 miles to the SF campus for me so less I have to drive the better! Well I will see you in class or talk to you on the board....Have a great holiday!

I have been accepted into the LPN program for the 09 class. Once, accepted into the program OCC will send you a packet via mail which includes: getting finger printed, background checks, BLS certifications, drug tested, seminars, taking the NET and many more. As for the NET goes according to the paper work sent out it has nothing to do with being accepted into the program. It has more to do with gauging your learning style, stress levels, and of course basic math(consist of: fractions, percentages, & ratios which in reality is just the ability to use math in a clinical situation ie pushing drugs while understandng what your doing), reading comp, and basic bio. Along with the NET you are also required to go to a seminar which basically explain the run down of how the 1st couple of classes will go. Overall the NET is nothing to worry about if you have decent test taking skills and the ability to do basic math w/ a pen & a pad. :nuke:

Anyone on the forum going to be at the Southfield Campus for the NET and/or the Nursing seminar @ the Southfield campus? This would be the perfect time to get to know one another and possibly start a study group or two before Nursing Fundamental in March or for Pharmacology in January. Ill be the guy with a quasi-beard -Jp

I took Intro to Chem in Summer 1 (6 1/2 week course) w/ Dr. Muro at the OCC Auburn Hills campus. Its pretty much just as the course suggests, its a Intro class. Its not very in depth but it does give you a solid foundation to build on. -Jp

No, you do not have to pay for the training. Yes, they do hire you afterwards if they like your work but it will at first just be part time....but there are alot of places around oakland county that are looking for cna's. I went in to it like a regular interview. They had my application and asked me questions such as why do you want to work here, what do you think the work will be like, what type of hours can I hold etc. I was told after my interview I was the most qualified for the job since I have 90% of my classes for my LPN (not including clinicals) done. So hearing that I assume that most of the applications are for those who have no "formal" education or just want a job that pays more then what they are making. Which is the reason why they ask you some of the questions in the interview I assume. I turned down their training they are having january and they usually have new classes every 6 weeks or so it seems. -Jp

You get trained at their facility. Its a month of classes but after the 2nd week of training you get paid for your participation in class. Since you are actually working. The pay start off was 11.45 I do believe but, it could have been 11.75. The training I think starts at 7:30am and lasts until 3:30pm. There is no contract you have to sign stating you will stay working for them either. -Jp

Caprice, If your interested in getting into CNA program check out Cantebury on the Lake in Waterford on Hatchery Road which is off of Dixie.....but note I went there and got my first taste of affirmative action......so decided to stick to busting out my lpn/rn -Jp OCC Nursing Student

Ill stick it out in college but I am just wondering do the 1 year LPN programs that these establishments are offering allow you to move up to RN since there are no pre reqs? -Jp OCC Nursing Student

i have been doing the lpn/rn program at occ for the last year and a half and currently only have to take hap2, microbiology (taking both this coming semester) and chemistry to be "accepted" into the lpn program but this last semester i took hap1. after talking to a couple of different students during the course of the semester overall occs hap classes are all around harder then mcc. also i took prof. anderson and we took a "field trip" to ou to look at cadevers. i highly suggest taking the hap classes at occ its harder but will make it easier on you in the long run. btw i took just hap1 working 40hours on a varying swing shift and i have very little time to study ( i dropped my hours to compensate this semester ) and ended with a b- =/ good luck and maybe i will see you on campus -jp occ nursing student

I am a guy at OCC who is in the RN program. I currently have HA&P1 (which I am taking this semester), HA&P2, Microbiology, and Chemistry left. I should be able to get into the program by the next deadline in 07. As far as I have heard the math proficiency test is mainly ratios etc which should be a cake walk if you graduated high school in my opinion. Also dont forget to go the nursing seminar that you are required to go to before trying to get into the program. I am at the moment trying to find some CENA or CNA (whatever they are calling them now a days) classes to get into so I can get a feel for the enviroment before I start in on clinicals. Plus it will get me out of Taco Bell which is where I work. Well Good Luck on the Nursing Program and I am sure I will see you at OCC -Jp