Roseman uni 18 month nursing

Paramimic · Feb 14, 2015

Hey Losa,

I am a recent grad of the ABSN program at Roseman. I have a few friends who did the 18 month program (ours was 15 months) so hopefully I can answer your questions. Roseman is a unique program which brings with it some great positives and negatives. We are required to graduate with a 4.0 which means that each test we take has a pass/fail threshold of 90%. That said, unless you are extremely driven and self-motivated this is a very difficult program to choose. We are divided into groups when we are admitted to the program and the testing goes as follows: we take the test individually first, then we take it again as a group of 6-8 students (same test). If the group scores above 90% then each member gets an additional 5% added to their individual score. Essentially if you have a great group, you only have to get an 85% each time. If you fail to pass with a 90% you have to retake the test alone and score above 90%. If you fail to do this you are held back to join the group behind (often around 3 months.) In my experience, the instructors are generally adequate, however, there have been times that I had teachers who had no idea how to instruct us. When we had complaints, the administration was generally not interested in taking action which meant that the weaker students (who could be excellent nurses mind you) failed out eventually. This is a strong program that attracts and trains excellent nurses, but their major failing is the administrative staff that looks at the school like a business rather than an institution of higher learning. This leaves students with little recourse when they have issues with the quality of instruction. In the ABSN, our blocks ranged from 2-4 weeks and we had to absorb often 1000-1500 pages of text and 50-100 hours of lecture material in that time. Then we had to take an 80 question test based on that material. Trying to get an instructor to give a comprehensive review was like pulling teeth because they felt strongly that they should not "spoon feed" us. The result for us was that we had to rely on each other to be teachers etc. to make it work. I started with 35+ classmates and when we graduated, there were less than 20 original members. Roseman will make you a strong nurse, no mistake--but it is because of your effort, not theirs. I truly hope that they make revisions to the program because I saw some dang fine people fail out for no other reason than lack of quality instruction.

Stampylongnose · Mar 11, 2015

I was just accepted to July 15 cohort and I'm a bit concerned about not knowing a schedule ahead of time. I was told by advisors that I would be given two weeks notice--is this the case? How much notice is usually given?

heatherisbetter, BSN · Mar 31, 2015

I am in the 18 month program and it has been great so far! I am in the SLC program and all the instructors have been very helpful and great. I did not have a very good GPA and my TEAs score wasn't all that great but I haven't had an issue with testing thus far. Interview was a breeze. Do you have specific questions?

@Stampylongnose, what kind of schedule are you looking for? I can say for certainty not to plan anything during this time as there were many students in my cohort that missed weddings, funerals, and other important events, not something they can reschedule.

Stampylongnose · Mar 31, 2015

Thanks; I was looking at hiring daycare fir a child and wondering how many hours s week I would need. People say it changes, but was looking for an estimate of how long I would be in class (I know clinicals weeks are different and full time).

Marina_H · May 12, 2015

Thank you for this information! I posted a new thread asking about the Roseman University program. I see you have answered some of my questions already but I will just copy and paste my original post/questions here. Thanks!

Hello all,

I have been accepted to the Roseman University Nevada ABSN starting in July 2015. After reading some older posts that do not suggest this program, I am curious to hear a more updated perspective. I am so excited to get started on my nursing degree, and hope that Roseman will be a good fit for me! I hope there are some recent graduates or current Roseman University ABSN students that could give some opinions on their experiences. I am wondering how the program has changed or improved over the years and how students are currently feeling about the ABSN program.

Questions:

1. How many people started out in your cohort and how many remain?

2. Are grades strictly dependent on testing scores or are there assignments such as group projects, presentations, papers, etc incorporated?

3. Are there tutors or office hours that allow you to get help? I know the didactic portion is online, but being able to attend office hours would still be helpful!

4. How are the online lectures organized? Are they giving additional feedback to aid in reading? Or are they basically reading from the book?

5. How much time do you allocate to studying each day? Is there time for any extracurricular activities? I would really love to fit in time to exercise and meal prep regularly.

I am new to allnurses and hope to receive some beneficial feedback! Any information would be greatly appreciated! Thank you all so much!

st1990 · Oct 27, 2015

Hi, did you end up going to Roseman? And if so what do you think of the program? I am going to be starting in February. Also, have you heard about how successful people are in getting employment post graduation?

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Paramimic · Nov 8, 2015

1) I started with 42 and ended with about 24.

2) There are daily forum posts and occasional written assignments but the test scores are pretty much what counts.

3) Yes and no. Your tutors will be your classmates. The instructors have little time for personal education. They are often teaching 5 cohorts at a time, office hours are spotty but available.

4) In the ABSN the "lectures" consist of power points with a voice over. Many of the lectures were recorded years ago and may or may not have been reviewed by the current instructor. This led to a disconnect between the message the students were getting and what the instructor expected. Did the school care? No, and we lost a lot of good people because the teachers never bothered to review the material we were given before getting the lesson plan together.

5) I averaged about 10-16 hours a day, 7 days a week and only remediated one test. Good luck with free time in this program.