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Hi! Sorry to revive an old thread but I've been looking at Lewis U's ABSN program and had the following questions: I've read a few of the threads here about this program and lots of students were saying that it's extremely rigorous. I wanted to know exactly what students considered difficult about the program. Looking at the course schedule, semesters are divided into two 8-week segments with usually 2/ max of 3 courses per segment. Each of these 8-week segments is 5-6 credit hours (plus clinicals on the weekends). Now I know that all nursing programs are going to be very rigorous but I'm trying to understand how this compares to other ABSN programs which consist of 4 semesters and about 6 courses each semester. Sure, Lewis' program condenses courses to 8 weeks, but at the end of the day you're only juggling two courses at a time as opposed to 6 in other programs. Additionally, courses take place 2-3 days a week at nights, with the rest of the week available to study. Perhaps there is something I'm missing so any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!!

Hi all, I'm starting to apply to ABSN programs now and I came across Lewis University's ABSN program and it really appealed to me because of the night and weekend schedule. I've read a few of the threads here about this program and lots of students were saying that it's extremely rigorous. I wanted to know exactly what students considered difficult about the program. Looking at the course schedule, semesters are divided into two 8-week segments with usually 2/ max of 3 courses per segment. Each of these 8-week segments is 5-6 credit hours (plus clinicals on the weekends). Now I know that all nursing programs are going to be very rigorous but I'm trying to understand how this compares to other ABSN programs which consist of 4 semesters and about 6 courses each semester. Sure, Lewis' program condenses courses to 8 weeks, but at the end of the day you're only juggling two courses at a time as opposed to 6 in other programs. Additionally, courses take place 2-3 days a week at nights, with the rest of the week available to study. Perhaps there is something I'm missing so any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!!