arianna.lee23

Hello, everyone! I am currently an Army Wife living at Fort Riley, KS. I am attending a community college here and am enrolled in their nursing program. My husband and I are moving back to Philly at the end of this year. I want to be able to transfer schools and continue to get my ASN. I have every single class needed for CCP's program. Through them, I would only need Nurs 101, Nurs 132, Nurs 231, and Nurs 232. But I was wondering how the nursing program transfer works. Do I have to apply to their school as a regular student, even though I am already in a nursing program. Or do I apply as a transfer student from one nursing program to the next? I tried emailing them. No valid response, besides to come in. I can't being in Kansas. I tried to call and just got transfered from person to person. Any help, advice, or input would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

For the past 3.5 years, I have been an Army wife who has transferred from multiple colleges along the way. My husband and I are guaranteed to be at his current duty station until March of 2015. Due to his past with the Military, he cannot be deployed or stationed some where else. So, the stability is now nice. I am currently finishing a semester in school now and have three weeks left to go. I am also pregnant and due on August 4th. Any schooling after this semester will have to be put off until January of 2014 (Spring Semester). Now, I am trying to weigh my nursing options for then though. Any advice would be extremely helpful! Here are the credits that I have at the end of this semester... 1. English 101 (3 Credits) 2. English 102 (3 Credits) 3. Psychology 101 (3 Credits) 4. Sociology 101 (3 Credits) 5. General Biology (5 Credits) 6. Ethics 101 (3 Credits) 7. Interpersonal Communications (3 Credits) 8. Intermediate Algebra (3 Credits) 9. CIS/Applied Computer Technology (3 Credits) 10. Anatomy & Physiology 101 and 102 (8 Credits) 11. Nutrition (3 Credits) 12. Child Development 101 (3 Credits) Here are my options at my current community college... 1. LPN: The LPN program is one year long, so it would be from January to December of 2014. However, before I would be considered for admission, I would need to receive my CNA from the school. That program is one semester long, 16 weeks. It would be really pushing things close with our departure date of March 2015. However, it seems doable, if I can start the CNA program this summer or during the Fall semester. 2. RN: The RN program consists of 46 credits and due to the pre-reqs for the different courses, that too takes a full two years to complete. Once again, this doesn't seem to work with our departure date. 3. Pre-Nursing: Take courses that would go toward a BSN, such as Pharmacology, Microbiology, Chemistry, etc. 4. Any other suggestions? Thank you in advance!

Oh... PS: I did not retake those courses at CCP though. I retook them at a community college in Kansas.

Thank you for your feedback, Parks22! I did retake those courses that I got an F in at CCP. Those classes were the first level of A & P in which I got an B+ in the lecture and an A+ in the lab and then an A in Intermediate Algebra. My current college said that some schools do "academic forgiveness" where you can retake a class that you did not receive a C or higher, get a better grade, and have that better grade go toward your GPA. The failure will still be on your transcript, but will not affect your GPA at your current school. I am just not sure if CCP does that.

Hello, everyone! :) I am hoping that some of you can give me advice based on my given situation and my life. I am a non-traditional "future" college student, hoping to obtain my RN in the best way possible for my family. Approximately 6.5 years ago, I put my education on hold when my husband returned home from a deployment and we got stationed in Kansas. Shortly after getting to his duty station, I became pregnant with our first child. Since then, I lived the life as a Military wife and mom, leaving little to no room for my education. It was very difficult with the constant traveling, transferring of credits, etc. After almost a decade of living that life, my husband is retiring from the Military and we are moving back home to the Philadelphia area by the end of this year/beginning of next. I am looking for programs in the Philadelphia area (either BSN or ASN/ADN, whichever is better for my situation) to attend once we are finally home and settled. I know about CCP, but I have a little "dilemma" with them. I attended CCP for one semester while my husband was deployed. It turned out that the day that he was due home from deployment, I had two finals scheduled. I notified my professors before hand. The first professor claimed to be supportive and said that I could take it after the fact. The second professor told me that that wasn't an excuse to miss the final and I had to take it. To me, that should be a valid excuse. I didn't want to not take it. I just wanted to take it before or after the rest of the class. Any way, I didn't go and take my final. My second professor gave me an F. I emailed the first professor the night after my husband returned. I even called him. He never got back to me, also resulting in an F. I took four classes at CCP that semester. I received two A's and two F's. I was on the track of getting a B in my one class and a C in the other, but after missing the finals, I failed. My GPA with them is now approximately a 1.85, which I already know is no where near good enough for their nursing program. Before becoming an Army wife and while traveling as one, I attended school as much as possible. I am "almost" ready for a nursing program. So far, I have... 1. English 101 (3 credits) 2. English 102 (3 credits) 3. Psychology 101 (3 credits) 4. Sociology 101 (3 credits) 5. Interpersonal Communications (3 credits) 6. Ethics (3 credits) 7. Intermediate Algebra (3 credits) 8. General Biology & Lab (4 credits) 9. Child Development (3 credits) 10. Nutrition (3 credits) 11. Anatomy & Physiology & Lab 101 (4 credits) 12. Anatomy & Physiology & Lab 102 (4 credits) *Before going to a nursing program, I know that I need Chemistry with its lab component and Microbiology with its lab component. What do you suggest that I do? Are there any schools that you would recommend? Should I go for my ASN/ADN or my BSN? Eventually, I want to be able to get my MSN. So I know that it is a long road ahead, but I also have my family and education to balance. Thank you for any help!