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Tri-C Day or Evening/Weekend Program???

So I just received my provisional application for Tri-C's nursing program (YAY!) for Fall 2015.

But I am at a dilemma now. I currently work full time, 6a-2p. I can alter my hours, but I need to still remain at full time status. So I cannot work any less or else I can't survive.

I have looked at both the day and evening programs, but cannot decide which is better. No information is given on approximately how long each is (such a time to such a time.)

I am leading more toward the day program, since the Metro campus is closest to my house. When (generally) do these classes end or even begin? I can suffer through working nights, but if I get off at 6a and have to be at class by 7a, I'm not gonna be able to make it. Any help?

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If you look carefully, you'll notice that the evening/weekend program is referred to as a "modified evening/weekend" program. This is due to the fact that some clinicals start as early as 3 p.m. during the week, while others may begin at 7 a.m. on the weekends. Lectures usually begin at 5 p.m. and are always on weekdays.

If you decide on the "day" program, lectures may begin anywhere from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on weekdays and clinicals usually start at 7 a.m. on weekdays. However, due to the difficulty in getting specialty (OB, peds, psych) clinical sites, you may have a weekend clinical at some point(s) during your 3rd semester.

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I could definitely work with that, and my job could as well. What I am confused about is that each class has a lab/clinical to go along with it right? Maybe this is a stupid question, but I am confused. When I looked at some of the classes there were ones that had so many credits, then ones with 0 credits- these would be the clinicals right?

The first semester is N1300, Health Assessment, a non-clinical nursing course, composed of lecture and lab. You also take N1450, the first med/surg course, which is nursing fundamentals. This course is 8 credit hours and is composed of lecture, lab, and clinical. If you see a section with lots of students, say 56, that's a lecture section. Labs hold 14-16 students and last about 2 hours. Clinicals hold 6-8 or 9 students, depending on the site, and last about 5-6 hours. When you register, you will only be given certain options, based on your home campus. Remember, too, that registration is on a first-come, first-served basis, so you may not get your first choice. Also, it is difficult to switch your sections with someone else.

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Thank you, that is very helpful.

Hi, I know your thread is old, but I wanted to get some feedback about the program. What was your experience like? Any tips or insight will help

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