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No I'm talking about the courses as well. Chemistry, patho, and stats. I get that uiu rolls some into their program but that for me is a caution sign. I get where you are coming from.

I apologize if I came across like that or if I hit a nerve. Sometimes you have to hear differing opinions. If you always only hear opinions that agree with your own you may miss out on a lot. Best of luck.

I'd ask that you read my posts again. You are misconstruing what I said. And no, I'm talking about the requirements to actually get in. Unless someone is absolutely desperate and have no other options available they should be aware that sometimes waiting is the best option.

Well I took everyone's advice and signed up. It's been way better than I expected. Thanks all.

Best of luck. My wife was given permission to transfer out. Did anyone notice there is now an Ottawa cep option? They even have higher expectations and requirements to get in than uiu. Always an option.

They have the lowest requirements (that and uofp) and are one of the more expensive. I'd say if you're just skimming by with your gpa and in a serious rush, then do it. Do you qualify for any other programs? If not, just ask yourself why this school's requirements are the least.

Ok so I have been thinking that since it is RIO they are going to put a lot of extra work into it. But I couldn't figure out how they'd do it. Most of their courses consist of excessive writing/essays. Glad to hear it was manageable.

No, and I should have asked her for clarification before I spouted off. There are other issues she was not aware of with the program. Yes, dignity will hire from any accredited college. But from what she was recently told, the maternity department is a separate world. Like I said, if ya aren't specializing in that then I'm guessing it's a decent program. That's just her experience. Nau is another good one as are all the other major universities.

Wondering if anyone has taken the college level math requirement through RIO? Never taken a math course online and wanted to see what the work load is like. Thanks.

I'd say as long as you aren't planning on specializing in women's care like labor and delivery then you should be fine. My wife is in the UIU program right now and recently spoke with a friend that is the hiring manager for dignity health and they won't hire a new grad unless they have their bsn from ASU (preferably). They don't think the UIU program properly prepares them. At this exact moment, my wife is trying to see about transferring out at the end of this semester. She was told she would more than likely need to be out of the cep for a semester but can continue the rn program at MCC. Still awaiting the final decision from the "powers that be". Had she waited 1 semester she could have had the cep through ASU as she originally wanted. But her advisor told her it didn't matter where she got the bsn. I'm working 3 classes away from being able to apply for the ASU cep. Shouldn't they give a married couple discount! Eh, wishful thinking.