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Hi, I've had my BSN for a few years now and have started getting serious about taking my career to the next level. I'm looking for brick-and-mortar schools that still offer online MSN FNP tracks. Unfortunately, almost every University I've looked into has already switched over to DNP-only. I live in Missouri, but location doesn't matter all that much. How many MSN programs are still out there?

Okay, sorry again for the delay! I've been up to my eyeballs in legal mumbo-jumbo, but you've given me lots of input and I'm going to try and respond to everybody. newRNstudent02 - I can still retake the class, the issue is when. It's normally only offered once a year in the spring, which would mean waiting an entire year... and it bears repeating that this was our LAST class before graduation jjjoy - We DO plan to appeal (most of us, anyway - some are afraid to stand up to administration), and the school DOES have a lot of problems... We've looked into transferring, but most of our credits would be dropped, we already put $30,000 into this, and like I said, it was supposed to be our very last class. Also, believe me when I say "critical thinking" skills were not an issue, especially not at this point. None of us are freshmen. TheCareerStudent - As far as I know, 95% attrition rates are NOT the norm, and any school that came even close to that would have gone out of business a long time ago. Admission into this program is VERY selective, and we've only lost one other student due to grades since we started. Wiping out 1/3 of the class was unprecedented. Moogie - They may be trying to "weed" people out, but if they were going to do that it really should have been in the first semester, NOT the last... unless it comes down to a financial issue, but I don't want to start getting into conspiracy theories. And yes, this is the first time anything like this has ever happened. We've been told that only one student has ever failed Med-Surg II in the past, and that was due to a clinical failure. The teacher has taught the class before, but is currently going through a divorce, and I believe she let her personal life interfere with her job, with us as the victims. UPDATE: We've been trying to meet with the Dean since last Thurs, to no avail. As of yesterday we were denied meetings with the Dean, President, VP, Dept. Head, and the instructor in question. There had been no communication to speak of, and we were even denied the opportunity to review the test or view our final grades. That is, until another student and I made a trip to the hospital's legal dept. and had a word with one of their corporate lawyers. We now have a meeting scheduled with the President, the VP, and the Dean for tomorrow where we'll be presenting information and testimony relating to a grade appeal. I have also filed an official FERPA request for my grades and copies of the test, which are currently being (illegally) withheld, and plan to secure legal counsel today, prior to the meeting. Finally, we've made contacts in the local press in case we're forced to really play hardball and go public with details of the case.

Okay, finals were yesterday and the class is now officially over, so I just wanted to let you guys know how things turned out. I would have replied sooner, but I needed all the time I could get to study... Basically, all attempts at talking to the teachers or administration by myself and others were fruitless, 2/3 of the class was still failing (or extremely borderline) going into the final, and (long story short) at least 9 of us didn't make it, myself included. That's about 1/3 of the total class (of 30). 1/2 or 2/3 would have failed, but the professor gave a pass to anyone who was within 1-2 pts. The nine of us were all about 10-11 pts away from a 75% test average. Now, I'm not one to place blame or shirk responsibility, but when 1/3 of the class fails (and another 1/3 should have) the problem clearly lies with the instruction and not the students. That being said, does anyone have any ideas or input on what the 9 or 10 of us should do to make things right?

Yeah, I can't help but think that something fishy is going on with the school right now, but that's somewhere I'm really hesitant to go digging... I've never been a "keep your head down" kind of person, but I feel like my best chance for survival at this point is to keep my nose clean and not ask too many questions, lest I run afoul of the wrong person. Also wanted to give you guys an update: I spoke to one of my instructors today who informed me they had made some "modifications" to our last test, which caused my test grade to go from a 71% to an 82%, which is passing (our program requires a 75% test average). I'm not really surprised that they did this, but I still have a long way to go to bring my average up after failing 2 tests out of 3 (and only 1 more to go before the final). Wish me luck!

Hey, thanks guys. I would've wrote sooner but I'm doing weekend clinicals. I didn't post to complain about my school (which I'd rather not name, lol) or teachers, but I appreciate the sympathy. I still don't know what to do, but I'm hoping they'll figure out some way to monkey with the grades. I know they're not going to fail EVERYBODY, but I wouldn't be surprised if they sacrificed a few... I'll just have to do whatever I can to make sure I'm not one of them.

Hi, new here. Been lurking for a while and I finally got panicked enough to post. Basically, I'm in an accelerated BSN program. I already have a BS in another field, and so far I've done well in the program. My cohort is currently in its last class, Med-Surg II, and as of right now about 50-75% of the class is failing. The first test, about 8 people passed out of 32. Second test, it was about 50/50. Third (and most recent) exam: worse than the first. And its not just me, it's the guy who was head of the class, and never made anything less than an "A" on any test. It's the guy with two degrees in Bio and Micro. It's everyone, and no amount of effort seems to make any difference. For what its worth I never failed a test before in ANY class, college, or program, including this one. We're all at our wits end trying to figure out how to salvage this class, but with only 1 test left before the final, it might already be too late. I've tried talking to the instructors, my advisor, even the Dean about it, but no one seems interested. It's like they'd rather ignore what's going on while the whole BSN-A program goes down in flames. I really don't get it, and I have no idea how to proceed. Any advice???