Rutgers-Camden Accelerated BSN Fall 2015

JD1190 · May 1, 2015

Ok- I'll try that. Thank you! I'm actually having coffee next week with someone who is graduating from the program this semester. She works as a tech at the local hospital here. If you have any specific questions I'd be happy to ask her.

cd0286407 · May 1, 2015

I was just wondering about the program's overall quality, what to look out for, what they wish someone told them going into it etc. I'm just a little apprehensive because so far the communication and administration has been below par on Rutgers' end. I know they're going through some growing pains but I guess I just want some student perspective on it.

JD1190 · May 1, 2015

I agree with you about the communication on Rutger's end. I'll definitely let you know what she says. I think I'm meeting with her on Tuesday

JD1190 · May 5, 2015

So I met with the person graduating from the program this semester. Her first semester was at the Stratford campus since they were still with UMDNJ. For their second semester, everything was switched to Rutgers-Camden. For their class especially, because of the school change, it was very unorganized to begin with. She does think it will be better for us since the program is now established at Rutgers-Camden. Overall she enjoyed the program - especially since you finish in 15 months. She said the third semester is the hardest and the last semester is the easiest. There is a communication problem at Rutgers-Camden, there are some people in the nursing school that just don't e-mail back. That is what it is, but you still end up getting everything you need. It's definitely a lot of work, the days she wasn't in class were spent studying. There were growing pains, but it seems like they're working through them and it's at least better then when that particular class started. I actually feel better after speaking with her about it. She said to leave early for class and clinical since there was always traffic (her and I are from the somers point area) moreso for class since clinical started so early she usually left by 5:30ish . Also, she said it was really helpful for her class to have a facebook group so I made a group for our cohort. You can find it at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1587944851447477/. The name is "Rutgers-Camden Accelerated Nursing 2015-2016"

Ren17 · May 6, 2015

I joined the FB group- great idea thanks for creating it! I met with an advisor today for fall course registration but I don't know the actual schedule since she said the office would be registering me within a day or two. However, from what I have seen on the Rutgers course registration site it looks like we will have class Mon, Wed, Fri. We basically discussed the program and courses and had to sign an advisement paper. I have to take the genetics prereq from Rutgers since no CC seems to have it offered this summer and it starts at the end of this month. Need to register and find a way to pay for it asap.

She did tell me they admitted just about 60 students to the cohort. She did bring up taking the advanced Patho and advanced health & wellness courses which count as graduate credits. She said that several people have already opt. for the advanced health and wellness and one/two people have opt for advanced path. Anyone here decided to take those advanced courses or not? I know that it depends on your undergrad GPA if the option is offered to you. I decided to register for all regular level one ABSN courses at the moment and if I decide to change my mind I have to let her know sooner rather than later. Any opinions- what would you choose?

cd0286407 · May 6, 2015

Awesome info, thanks. Good to know its getting better. Although I would hate to have been there at the beginning. Joined the FB group, looking forward to orientation on July 28th.

JD1190 · May 6, 2015

I may have to take biomedical ethics from Rutgers also - it's not going well with the community college. I'm not sure how I'm going to pay for it either. Do you know how we register for those courses? I went online just to see if the course was open but it said I did not have permission to register. For me, personally, I am probably going to choose all regular courses. This is an accelerated degree as it is and I don't want anything to screw up my GPA, since I know at some point I want to pursue graduate school for nursing. I also know that it is unlikely I will go to graduate school at Rutgers, and I have been in a situation before where a school did not want to take my transfer course because it wasn't their course. But that's just me. I'm sure, for some people, the advanced option is better.

JD1190 · May 6, 2015

Also I still didn't get anything about orientation... I'm going to have to ask about that at my advising meeting!

cd0286407 · May 6, 2015

Here's a link to confirm your nursing orientation attendance for everyone who got the Rutgers correspondence treatment:

Nursing Orientation Program | Office of New Student Programs

I heard from an unreliable source we are getting Littmann Stethos!

Ren17 · May 6, 2015

I had register as a non-matric student for summer to get a code/pin to allow me to register. However, somehow it was messed up in their system since I didnt get an email from the summer semester people within the few days they said it would take. I called the summer registration number and they sorted it out immediately. I did this last week. I have yet to actual register for it tho. But Dean Nelson said if I had a prob registering/getting into that summer course to email her and she would be able to do it for me.

Ren17 · May 6, 2015

Saw the equipment they give us in our nursing bag when I went to admitted students day. Apparently, we do all get the Littmann Series II scope. Another person there asked if that was the scope we would be getting and the professor touring us around the simulation lab said yes that was the same scope everyone will get in their nursing bag from rutgers.

JD1190 · May 6, 2015

Oh okay, thanks! I will fill out the form for a non-matriculating student.