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I was accepted as a transfer student into the spring 2015 semester. I will be entering into the second semester!

I agree with the above comment. Most schools will require HS transcripts, but if you complete all your pre reqs with B's or higher, your high school GPA most likely will not matter that much. Good luck!

I completely agree with this post. I made the mistake of attending Harcum- luckily only for the first semester of the nursing program. The Dean of the program explained they will most likely lose accreditation by April (due to NCLEX scores continuously being low). I dropped the second semester immediately after I heard the news, and was lucky enough to be able to transfer into the second semester at another college. I suggest anyone who plans to attend Harcum to rethink their decision, or at least proceed with caution. It is almost impossible to find a job after graduating from an unaccredited program, and even more difficult to transfer into an RN-BSN program. Good luck everyone!

Hello, I would suggest anyone looking into Harcum's nursing program to reconsider their decision. They are losing their accreditation and there are no guarantees they will get it back (it relies on previous years NCLEX scores). I completed the first semester and dropped the second semester immediately when I heard the news. I was lucky enough to be able to transfer into the second semester of another nursing program. Graduating from a program without accreditation looks terrible to prospective employers, and also prohibits you from transferring to most RN-BSN programs. If anyone has any questions you can email me at [email protected]

Congrats to you both!! I am waiting for a letter for the Spring 2015 semester. I am a transfer student from another program so I would be transitioning into the second semester. Have you taken the first semester at OCC or would you be starting from fundamentals?

That's awesome! Congrats! I love hearing success stories :)

Have you completed all the requirements on certified background yet? I completed everything, but I am still waiting for my fingerprint results to arrive in the mail. It's been over a month since I mailed them.

I appreciate your concern/warning, but for some of us, this is our only option in pursing a degree in nursing. The accreditation issue has been a huge concern of mine since the beginning- of course I do not want to waste my time and money and ultimately end up with nothing. I've emailed the director countless times in order to acquire some information regarding this issue. She was very confident in her explanations, took the time to send me very lengthy emails, and continuously reassured me that the issues have all been addressed. Do you happen to have inside information that these issues have not or will not be corrected before the upcoming site visit?

Did you complete CPR? I found a place in Cherry Hill that offers classes through American Heart Association. You can find location and times on the American Heart Associations website. I had the class last night- it was only me and one other person in the entire class. It was great! If you haven't gone yet, I definitely recommend this place. My name is Whitney BTW.

So the woman wrote back regarding fingerprints for students out of state. "I have clarified with Certified Background that you can get your prints done in either your state of residence or in PA. All of it will get sent to the DPW anyway, so please do what it most convenient. They did say that rolled prints are best, but we don't specify at this point." I looked online to see where the PA ones are located- all are VERY far, or have strange hours. I am just going to go to a local police station and have them done then mail them.

BTW, the woman in charge of certified background at the school emailed me back stating that she placed a call to figure out how we would need to have fingerprinting performed since we live out of state. She said she will contact me when she has more information. So I wouldn't pay the fee just yet. Once she contacts me, I will let you know what she says.

I am in group 6 as well. & yes, according to the instructions on that pa cogent website, if you are out of state, you have to get prints from your local police and mail them to the address listed. I go to the quest in voorhees on Friday so I will let you know if we need to pay.

It was incredibly long, but informative. Question for you unique2. Since you are from NJ, what are you doing about fingerprints? I went to sign up to do them and I was reading the instructions on the FBI website and they said if you are out of state you have to go to your local police station to have fingerprint cards done, then mail them. Have you done fingerrprints yet? Did you have to do them this way? I will be contacting the woman who is in charge of the certified background at Harcum to make sure

See everyone at the info session on March 27!

Sorry, I actually just saw this now. I also plan to do the Rowan online RN to BSN program