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I believe the scholarly activity is not a weekly requirement, but rather a one time thing and you write a paper about it.

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I finished the newer Capstone class and I would have to say that the paper itself is the easiest part of the class. The other documentation was VERY confusing. I routinely asked the professor if he would supply a sample of the documentation and tha...

Yes, I started the course without site approval. They had my information for a few weeks prior to the start of the class. My mentor did have to send them an email that stated that I had approval to continue with my Capstone project while waiting fi...

For my immersion hours I counted the time spent researching and writing about my project, as well as time spent on assignments. The bulk of the immersion hours that I logged where spent on my project. I would usually log about 12 hours of time pe...

knight05, Sorry to hear that your Capstone experience has been such a nightmare. I too had to receive site approval. It took about 4 weeks to get the final approval, and during that time I was able to continue the Capstone class with a letter from ...

You are correct that the capstone project is a research paper on an area/topic that you see needs improvement or modification. It can address an existing policy or a new policy and does not need to actually be implemented, but it could be if your fa...

I got this assignment confused with the lit review. I believe on this assignment I just had a paragraph in the paper that stated something like "Several studies will be used to support this conclusion" and then (in parentheses as if an in text citat...

Those 8+ research articles are the ones that you will be using/referencing in your final paper. If I recall correctly you write a short review of each article for this assignment. Those 750 words go by quick so be aware of your word count. Some in...

Agreed, it is confusing. You can have the journal entries "loosely" tie back in to your project. The instructor I had explained that the journal entries can cover your Capstone experience - not just the project. It felt like (to me) that there wer...

In regards to the journal entries - the final journal is turned in at the end of the class. What I did is at the end of each week I would explain what I did that week, if I had an interesting case/experience, and relate each entry to one or more of ...

I never saw a list of instructors to avoid. I did not really have any trouble with the instructors I had. Maybe I was just lucky. Getting feedback was faster with some than with others. I really liked my Capstone instructor and would be happy to ...

Hi jjmerc. The only break I took between classes was the required 2 week break at Christmas. I worked night shift (7p - 7a), 36 - 48 hours a week, 12 hour shifts. It was very doable as long as you are organized with your time. Do not wait until t...

The purpose of the mentor is to offer guidance and suggestions with your project, and as a sounding board and someone else to bounce ideas off of. In my opinion the purpose of the clinical site is to offer insight and experience to help support, or ...

Hi Chrissybear. I just finished the capstone class in July. Immersion hours are the hours you spend working on you project and assignments such as research time, writing time, etc. It does not include the time spent with your mentor. I would usua...

They combined the spirituality class and the ethics class into one 5 week class. This allowed the final Capstone class to be 10 weeks, but not require you to go an additional 5 weeks longer in the program.

I would suggest going right into a BSN program. You will find work as an ADN, but more doors will open with a BSN. Also, if you still have to do your pre-reqs you are going to spend a year doing that alone, so why not go another year and get your B...

I have not had any issues with my employer recognizing my BSN from GCU. I also have 2 coworkers that went through GCU, also with no issues. I am with Flames on the doubling up of classes. My schedule just did not allow me to feel comfortable doing ...

Hi kobe. During the first week, we were required to submit the ISP completed except for the columns with the number of hours, the self-assessment, and the date assignment completed (those could be completed for the first week only). We did not subm...

This is how my instructor explained it to me. In the table there are 6 columns. The first column is the topic due that week. In the second column list the domains addressed in that topic (domains are found in the Appendix towards the end of the IS...

I don't believe your mentor has to be in the exact same field as your project, but they do have to be a BSN or higher in their education. Best of luck with your Captsone.

I just finished the program. I am not planning on attending graduation in the fall. It was offered, but I live in the midwest and do not feel the need to go through the ceremony.

Hi jjmerc. The only break I took was the mandatory Christmas break which was 2 weeks. With student loans I believe you can take breaks between classes - I think 2 weeks, but not sure - like Flames suggested, check with your counselor. I just wante...

I just submitted my last assignments for the Capstone class! I worked full time throughout the program. I did not double up any classes as it just would not have worked out well for my schedule. The group projects are a pain, but not deal breakers...

Hi Nea, I asked for clarification on this as well and our professor supplied a sample ISP so we could better understand what they were asking for.