shawn_yle

Your grades are fantastic, so I wouldn't worry there. I was told this quarter the emphasis was on the completion of the core requisites. I don't know if it will hinder you that you haven't had anatomy and the others yet. I would definately apply with your grades. I didn't think my essay was all that great, I kept it short and to the point. Over 1/2 my coursework so far had been done online or hybrid so they knew I could navigate blackboard already. I think that helped. Just try not to get discouraged and definately apply in Feb. if the online track is what you want. All you can do is keep trying. The traditional track only has a few spots left for Fall and then they are rolling the others to Spring 2012. The traditional applications are due in Jan. and there is confusion about whether or not you can apply to both programs simultaneously.

I know it's really hard to get an exact answer from the program. I think it varies from quarter to quarter based on the applications they receive. When I applied, I had only finished the pre-req's, plus Bio 261 and 262. Since it was the online track my previous degree took care of all my GEC's including Com 105. I am taking Bio 215 and Bio 263 this quarter and Winter I am taking Psych 240, Math 135 and Hosp 153 (Nutrition - Nursing elective). So I will have the core requisites done prior to starting. My GPA with CSCC is 3.92, but was only a 2.55 for my BA (I graduated in '94 so they may not have considered that as heavily). I scored an 85 on the Hesi (A2). From what I can tell from others who were accepted in the past that volunteered their grades they had at least 3.75 GPA and better than 85 on the A2. I hope that helps and Good luck to you.

I just got the letter today. I got in for Spring 2011. I'm so happy.

Yes, they have an competitve entrance online track. The traditional track is in class and enrollment on a first come first serve basis for 120 or so students with a fall start and spring start for now. The online track is a competitve entrance with 40 seats for applicants who hold a bachelors degree in another area study. Enrollment is also twice a year for now, but all applications are reviewed and ranked for GPA, A2 score, brief essay, and how many core requisites you have completed. I know that there is a 3rd track for LPN to RN applicants, but I have not read up on it, so I do not know if it is set up traditional or online. Hope this helps.

I spoke with someone this week who said online applicants should be hearing back about acceptance around the first week of December. The bad news is she was also advised that people who did not have all of the core requisites completed when they applied were a lot less likely to be accepted. She and I both had 4 core req's left at the time of application, but are both going to have them completed before the Sp '11 start. She said they recvd a lot of applications. We'll wait and see. Only 3 more weeks or so.

It can get very confusing and you will hear lots of rumors. Just try and hang in there. I have a friend who is applying this January '11 for the Autumn 2011 start and she was told by an advisor at the school that there are very few slots left for Autumn and most of the qualified applicants will be rolled forward to Sp 2012. This was actually encouraging, because for a while the school talked about not having a spring class in 2012 due to the change to semesters. It may take a while to get started with the nursing program, but it will give you additional time to complete all of the core requisite classes prior to starting the program. Good Luck to you.

I have heard from several students in the online track that they love the flexibility of listening to lectures anywhere and that the discussion board requirement is actually really helpful. As far as the research paper goes, I will be getting a trial run at that this quarter in Microbiology (Bio 215) we have to write a 5 page research paper on the pathogen of our choice complete with footnotes and citations. I'm still waiting to hear whether or not I was accepted. I feel anxious about it because I have met so many other really great people who also applied and I know some of us will not make the spring cut. Oh well, fingers crossed, if I don't make it I'll just try again for Fall and assume everything happens for a reason.

I know it may be too late for this info to be useful, but if you can get into Bio 100 Web still you might want to do that. Its self paced for the most part. I think there were 4 day windows for quizzes and 2 day windows for exams. It's a nice refresher course, at least it was for me, (it had been 20 yrs since I took biology) and I am finding I need a lot of that information now in Bio 215. We are doing a lot of foundation work relating to DNA and Chem 113 concepts. At least our section is. With only a week and 1/2 in it may not be too late to add the Bio. BTW I loved Mult 101 and took it web. That was completely self-paced and I could finished it in a few weeks if I had wanted to. Good luck this quarter and in applying.

Thanks for the warm wishes and congrats on getting in for Spring. I think CSCC is receiving a ton of applications right now. (more than their usual) the system actually crashed on Monday for the online track application and I guess that does not normally happen. I know their were around 8 of us in my Nurc 102 class this summer applying and there are 4 people in my Bio 215 class right now who applied. I think there is really going to be a lot of competition for the 40 slots. I just hope that we know my x-mas, so I can apply traditional in Jan if needed.

Hi there, I was just wondering if anyone could tell me how long it took to hear back about the online track applications? I have been reading several posts on here and it seems like the traditional takes about 3 months to hear back and I just wondered if that was the same for the online? I have seen where several people have been accepted to the traditional Sp'11 class and they will be receiving information in Dec. I applied for the online track on Monday and am curious to know when I should start stalking the mailman.:)