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I am currently taking A&P 1 through straighterline. Has anyone taken or completed A&P through straighterline? I find the quizzes to be OK due to the fact that they are open book. The material is so dense and I find myself using majority of my time looking up the answers. I am afraid I am going to get to my final exam, which is not open book, and just ruin my grade. Does anyone have any tips or feedback on the final exam? Straighterline does not have a good study guide or lecture really. The material is heavy, and it is very difficult to know what what to study. Can anyone help?

On 3/15/2021 at 9:10 PM, damiorifice said:

I’m glad I could help. They may have switched textbooks since my time, but the content is the same. Chemistry hasn’t changed. 
 

My first semester had been great! I hope for you success!

Jumping in with a quick question! I just took my Microbiology final for straighterline and finished with an 81% but got a 100% on the lab section. How does that end up working out for the transcript? Is it 2 separate letter grades or is it averaged?

Thank you!!

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3 minutes ago, lanadoesnursing said:

Jumping in with a quick question! I just took my Microbiology final for straighterline and finished with an 81% but got a 100% on the lab section. How does that end up working out for the transcript? Is it 2 separate letter grades or is it averaged?

Thank you!!

2 grades. 

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Anybody knowwhich schools are accepting straighterline courses for LVN-RN? I think ICHS is but its about 45K looking for a cheaper alternative. TIA

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10 minutes ago, Mrugz said:

Anybody knowwhich schools are accepting straighterline courses for LVN-RN? I think ICHS is but its about 45K looking for a cheaper alternative. TIA

Does WGU have a program, perhaps Herzing. 

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1 hour ago, Job Oginga said:

How long does it take to finish StraighterLine course

How fast can you read 500-1000 pages of dry material?

straighterline is go at your own pace. I have a “prerequisites progress thread” where I recounted my journey through straighterline classes. Now mind you, I’m a bit zippier than most, but to read what I did. It is possible to do it FAST if that’s all you live and breathe. The lab portion involves an involved pig dissection. Very interesting.  

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Specializes in oncology.

Please what ever you do, look at the pass rates of the program.  If you can't find them, send me a message via allnurses. Many Florida schools have a 10% to 20% pass rate. I have learned on this board that the Florida State Board of Nursing does not control the the continuing  of  many programs that that have minimal graduates and  poor pass rates...Like cockroaches when you turn on a light  they scramble away from them. 

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And think long and hard before signing up for an accelerated program. I’m too far in now to stop, but 18 credits a semester is enough to give you a nervous breakdown. 

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1 minute ago, damiorifice said:

And think long and hard before signing up for an accelerated program

I was very interested in the Alverno program because I taught in Milwaukee, Your posts caught my eye because Alverno took on the Columbia College of Nursing of which I  was a founding faculty member. I wonder if transferring to that program might be an option. Alverno now has the Columbia College program and the perquisites might be the same. There is no turning back, only finding a program that works for you. 

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9 minutes ago, londonflo said:

I was very interested in the Alverno program because I taught in Milwaukee, Your posts caught my eye because Alverno took on the Columbia College of Nursing of which I  was a founding faculty member. I wonder if transferring to that program might be an option. Alverno now has the Columbia College program and the perquisites might be the same. There is no turning back, only finding a program that works for you. 

I will have to keep that in mind. So far it is going well, but it’s really brutal the pace. At least with a large family. And the Covid stuff threw the whole program into disarray. 

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2 hours ago, damiorifice said:

18 credits a semester is enough

18 credits are standard for a science based program, at least when I attended one at Marquette. Yes 18 credits is a very full load.

 

1 hour ago, damiorifice said:

At least with a large family.

This would add more stress as I  read you just had another baby.

1 hour ago, damiorifice said:

Covid stuff threw the whole program into disarray. 

By Spring 2021, things were starting to work out, would Covid have interfered with you beginning a nursing program?  Wondering if your clinicals have started? Here's the deal...it will only get harder from here...plan accordingly and I truly do wish you the best.

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8 minutes ago, londonflo said:

18 credits are standard for a science based program, at least when I attended one at Marquette. Yes 18 credits is a very full load.

 

This would add more stress as I  read you just had another baby.

By Spring 2021, things were starting to work out, would Covid have interfered with you beginning a nursing program?  Wondering if your clinicals have started? Here's the deal...it will only get harder from here...plan accordingly and I truly do wish you the best.

Indeed. She turns 1 year old soon. And another due in November!

18 credits in 14 weeks was brutal. Thankfully next semester is 3 of 5 and it completes the bachelor portion of the program. That will be a relief. Then it’s just the masters level classes and clocking more clinical hours. I love the material.

as for Covid and all that, our first clinical was delayed until this semester and they combined it with the normal clinical for this semester. So they ramrodded us through health skills and put us straight on a med surgical floor. It has been very interesting. 

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I followed along with damiorifice examples on how hard/easy some of the classes were. I only needed to complete Chemistry. I ordered the lab kit which took 4 days to get to me. Then I started both lecture/lab. I completed all 6 lecture exams and 8 lab exams in 2 days. I did all lab experiments on day 3 as well as took the final proctored exam on day 3. 

69% of the class is open book. You only need a 70% to pass. I needed an 80% for Chamberlain and without any study I got an 86% final grade with multiple GUESS on the final. 

All in all, it's all about how fast you read, can retain information, and access it should you need to locate an answer. 

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