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Yeah...I'd like to know as well. Thanks!

Thank you to all of you for your replies. Several of you raised some very valid points that I hadn't considered. I was concerned because there are about 4 programs that I am considering transferring into and 2 of them seem to not be accredited. One of the programs, my top choice, had a pretty good reputation, but they must have lost their accreditation within the last few months. I don't want to go through the program only to find out that I can't seek employment elsewhere. I know that I don't want to live in SC forever, so I guess I just need to contact the BON of the state that I'm considering future residency. Thanks again to all who responded.

Thanks for replying Molly. What if you already have your license in the state that you reside. I live in SC, so if I chose to attend this school and took the boards in this state, wouldn't I be able to get a license in another state based on reciprocity?

Okay, I tried to make the title of the thread as specific as possible. What does it mean if a school is accredited by neither the NLNAC or CCNE, but is on the list of "Approved" nursing programs from your state's board of nursing. I know that you are able to sit for the NCLEX still, but what does this mean otherwise? I'm confused.

Thank you very much trakstar. Honestly, I thought that they would look at your cumulative GPA, and in that case, if I don't return and take advantage of the academic forgiveness opportunity, it would be fairly low. Even if I continue my current trend each semester (3.75-4.00), I would still finish with an undergraduate GPA of barely 3.0 based on my past performance. I didn't know that they look more at the grades and not the GPA. Thanks again!!! You have made me breathe a little easier. :)

Okay, during my first couple of undergraduate semesters (as a psych major about 5 years ago), I did horrible, and I was actually placed on academic suspension from the university. Although I am eligible to return to that school, I choose to pursue my ADN in nursing. I want to go ahead and finish this degree because since technically I started work on this degree while I was under suspension from the other university, none of these credits will transfer. I was speaking to an admissions counselor at the university, and he was telling me about the option to return to the university after 4 years, and getting my GPA recalculated. The following is from their academic bulletin: Academic Forgiveness for Former USC Students with Less Than a 2.00 Cumulative GPA Under certain conditions undergraduate students may apply for academic forgiveness. Academic forgiveness allows for a recalculation of the GPA to permit a student to graduate or pursue a specific academic program. In order to apply for academic forgiveness all of the following conditions must be met: 1. The student has not been enrolled at any campus of the University of South Carolina for at least 48 months. 2. The student must have been readmitted to a degree program at the University of South Carolina and must have completed at least 24 hours of approved graded course work prior to applying for academic forgiveness. 3. After readmission the student must have earned a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00 and met the progression requirements of the degree program. 4. The student must never before have been granted academic forgiveness. A student who has met these conditions and desires academic forgiveness must submit a written request for academic forgiveness to the dean of the college in which the student is enrolled. After verification of the student's eligibility, the dean shall inform the registrar that academic forgiveness has been granted to the student. Once academic forgiveness has been granted, the following apply to the student's academic record: 1. All curriculum requirements will be in accordance with those in force at the time of or subsequent to the student's readmission. 2. The student may not receive Academic Honors upon graduation. 3. The student's grade point average is recalculated beginning with the semester in which the student was readmitted to the University. All academic hours attempted at USC will be calculated toward the GPA. The student's GPA will be recalculated using the GPA after readmission and a 2.00 on all grade hours taken prior to readmission. 4. Courses in which the student received a passing grade prior to readmission may, at the discretion of the dean, be applied toward the degree. 5. The following statement shall appear on the academic record and transcript of any student granted academic forgiveness: "This student was granted academic forgiveness under the University of South Carolina Academic Forgiveness Program. The GPA has been recalculated under the criteria of this program to allow for eligibility for graduation." 6. The permanent academic record will remain an unmodified record of all work attempted at the University of South Carolina. My plan is to possibly return to the university as a Biology major, and take advantage of the academic forgiveness policy. My question is whether or not you think the admissions committees will like disfavorably upon my transcript, although I'm currently holding a 3.75 GPA. What do you think?

LOL...yeah, that's what the ED doc said. He said, "Oh shyt, I don't think we can handle this one, somebody dispatch LifeReach so they can take them over to the trauma center." :rotfl:

Honestly, we did think about it one evening after flipping through the book "What's the number for 911?" :chuckle

The patients at our ED have to write their own cheif complaint...we have a running sheet of some of the stuff we've seen: "cis on ris" (cyst on wrist) "burned lip from salt and vinegar tater chips" "car wreak" "throwing up and its sour" "nik and back hurt" "my ovary hurts" "ingrown toenail" (a sleeping 8-month old child at 3 am) "not eating" (again, a sleeping toddler, WTH should the child be eating at 4am?) "need blood alcohol" "somebody slipped me a mickie" "female prollems" "sore throache" "really bad U.I.T." (who proceeded to tell off the admissions staff saying, "You ain't never had no U.I.T. like this...I'm in pain!" No, I can't say that I have..."

THANK YOU!!!

I just wanted to bump this back up to the top. I'm having one of those frustrating weeks, and I needed some motivation.

Hello! I did a search here for Admissions Stats, which didn't return what I was looking for. I wanted to know if there was a site similar to http://www.mdapplicants.com that gave admission stats for schools of nursing anesthesia. I have my list narrowed down for my target schools (if I ever get to the application process), but I'm just doing some research and wanted to know some more specifics. Thanks in advance for anyone that can point me in the right direction.

Are you at Florence-Darlington Tech? I'm looking into their program because I'm looking to change schools (long story).

Cay, there are several ADN throughout the state...to what part are you looking to relocate? I am in Columbia, and here there is Midlands Technical College (http://www.midlandstech.edu). There is Florence Darlington Tech right outside of Florence, Central Carolina, Orangeburg Tech, etc. Try http://www.allnursingschools.com and look those up, as I don't know the addy's for those right off hand. MTC has a really good program! Edited to add...here is the exact link for all SC nursing schools

Um, maybe you should re-read her post and take into consideration a thing called sarcasm . I think it was a great post as well!