Questions about Adelphi

vfizzRN · Nov 23, 2009

Hello. I recently graduated from Adelphi's RN program. I was a transfer student and was able to use my liberal arts that I had already completed. As for nutrition and pharm, they are both nursing classes and I'm pretty sure that you have to take them at Adelphi and can't transfer the credits. They also require two semesters of chemistry. Your best bet would be to contact the nursing department directly, either by phone or email, and setting up an appointment with a nursing advisor. The policies are constantly changing, and sometimes they will accept certain credits depending on where you took them and the grade you recieved. I would deffinitely try to figure out what credits will be accepted and what you will need to take before making any decisions...it can wind up being a major hassle, but it's worth it! Good luck :)

Back2Nursing09 · Nov 26, 2009

Good question! I'd like to know too.I graduated from BMCC last year :-))

1lollipop · Dec 29, 2009

I'm an Adelphi nursing student now. To answer your questions since I came in as a transfer myself, if you don't have a prior associates degree in nursing, they will not accept more than 2 nursing classes taken elsewhere. Not sure about pharmacology & nutrition (sorry can't help with that one). They will accept the non-nursing classes up to a certain number of credits. This is what they had told me when I came in. If you didn't finish general chemistry 1 & 2 elsewhere, then you have to complete Chemistry 109 at Adelphi (just one class & you're done with chem). It's a very tough course to pass, however. It consists of general, organic, and biochemistry in one. Rules are constantly changing, however. The best thing to do is to make an appointment with Adelphi's admissions counselor at the school & bring a copy of your BMCC transcript with you. They will tell you exactly what is accepted & not. Ask to get this in writing with their signature just in case. In all fairness to Adelphi, the other colleges I had researched prior to attending all said basically the same thing: they do not accept most nursing classes taken elsewhere unless you graduated with an ASN already. It's getting harder and harder to get accepted into the nursing programs. I heard from professors that Adelphi has been overwhelmed by nursing applicants in recent years. Other than the high expenses & the occasional hoops to jump through, I like Adelphi. All the nursing schools have tough programs, and Adelphi is no exception. Definately not an easy program. Prepare to study your tail off. They are "kinder" than some of the community colleges from what I heard, but that's it.

To answer your question about working f/t & going to school p/t: It would take a very long time to graduate, but it would make the studying somewhat more manageable since you're taking fewer classes at a time. To work and study f/t is extremely tough. I know a few people who have attempted that & flunked out of the program. Now they have a pile of college debt to worry about & nothing to show for it. If you can afford it, it's best to try out a semester before increasing your work hours (it's prob. best to decrease the work hours if possible). You need a flexible employer because for clinicals, you'll be working 16 hours/wk (w/o pay of course) and going to classes and studying. The clinicals help you apply what you're learning as you go along. You begin clinicals after you finish all your pre-req's first (I'd guess after about a year or so in your case if yours are mostly done). I quit my last job because I decided the tuition is much too expensive for me to risk messing up. I'm lucky that I can afford to do that. If that wasn't the case, I'd prob. go as a p/t student and work f/t. I'm a f/t student now. It's still not easy. I hope I helped. Good luck!