United States University (USU) FNP

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Members are discussing their experiences and considerations regarding the U.S. University Primary Care FNP Program. Topics include enrollment process, payment plans, accreditation status, program intensity, clinical rotations, professors, and overall satisfaction with the program. Some members are seeking advice on choosing a nationally accredited program and the effectiveness of on-campus intensives in preparing for clinical practice.

Has anyone done this program? I'm looking into it and it seems great but there are hardly any updates reviews. Thanks!

@JMstudent there's a lot of factors to be considered in choosing a FNP program that is fit for you I.e money, duration of program, some have immersion days , some programs don't...I think WCU in SoCal has more support with looking for clinical areas that usually occurs on Year 2 and 3. I maybe wrong but most are really costly and USU looks like the most affordable

On 12/29/2017 at 1:55 AM, CalebD05 said:

Hi guy's! I'm currently entering my second yr in the FNP program. Like many of you, I was searching for info and couldn't find anything. I saw that it was accredited and went from there. So far it has been great! Teacher's are available when needed and organized. I will start clinicals in March, so I'll provide updates later.

Hello have you graduated yet? Looking into applying to this..

2 hours ago, EvaBaRN said:

@JMstudent there's a lot of factors to be considered in choosing a FNP program that is fit for you I.e money, duration of program, some have immersion days , some programs don't...I think WCU in SoCal has more support with looking for clinical areas that usually occurs on Year 2 and 3. I maybe wrong but most are really costly and USU looks like the most affordable

Can you work full-time while going to USU for FNP, unless it is a clinical day I understand you would have to fully focus on clinical that given day.

Ty

@JMstudent, most said it's do-able...but when Year 2 hits, the clinicals and preceptorship is the biggest challenge, looking for a preceptor, taking time off from work to complete the needed clinical hours..etc, some sacrifice pays off in the end from what I read

24 minutes ago, EvaBaRN said:

@JMstudent, most said it's do-able...but when Year 2 hits, the clinicals and preceptorship is the biggest challenge, looking for a preceptor, taking time off from work to complete the needed clinical hours..etc, some sacrifice pays off in the end from what I read

Searching for preceptorship is hard, anybody got a list of friendly preceptors in Northern California.

Thank you EvaBarn you have been a great resource, wish you much success in all your endeavors. Ty ?

On 12/18/2018 at 10:37 AM, irvine123 said:

I don't think anyone is really going to this school from allnurses, if they were they would at least update and login to allnurses.com....either way I will be checking the campus out soon.

Hello, were you able to get into any FNP program? Im looking into getting into USU but hitting a dead end with responses here...if you have entered a FNP program which one did you choose?

Specializes in Pediatric Home Healthcare.

I try to watch for questions on this board but it's been a very busy couple of weeks. Not because of school. In any case, I'm wrapping up my third term with the United States University. I wanted the big-name university with all the bells and whistles but the end of the day I was told by recruiters in my area but no one asks what university you attended. so I decided to jump in and give it a go. So far it's been really good. The instructors have been very helpful. The course I'm in now is good. I have an instructor who will read all of my papers before I turn them in and edit them. If I follow through with all the edits and make the change that she suggests, when I turn it in I get a hundred percent on the paper. So I like that kind of support. who knows how the next class will go. It's a different professor every term. but so far so good. I've learned quite a bit and it's been a good experience. The people in my cohort are wonderful. I've made a few friends and really enjoy the feedback with them. I go to my immersion and March I think. And start my preceptor hours in June. as with a lot of people I don't have any leads for preceptors yet, but I will certainly keep people posted as I go. There are a couple of United States University graduates that live in about an hour and a half from me that said they will precept me if I'm okay with driving to their location. Your first year you can definitely work without much issue at all if you're organized. I don't know about the second year because I'm not there yet. But I have heard that it gets much busier. In any case, if you have any questions, I'm happy to answer them.

Linda

4 hours ago, LindaJC said:

I try to watch for questions on this board but it's been a very busy couple of weeks. Not because of school. In any case, I'm wrapping up my third term with the United States University. I wanted the big-name university with all the bells and whistles but the end of the day I was told by recruiters in my area but no one asks what university you attended. so I decided to jump in and give it a go. So far it's been really good. The instructors have been very helpful. The course I'm in now is good. I have an instructor who will read all of my papers before I turn them in and edit them. If I follow through with all the edits and make the change that she suggests, when I turn it in I get a hundred percent on the paper. So I like that kind of support. who knows how the next class will go. It's a different professor every term. but so far so good. I've learned quite a bit and it's been a good experience. The people in my cohort are wonderful. I've made a few friends and really enjoy the feedback with them. I go to my immersion and March I think. And start my preceptor hours in June. as with a lot of people I don't have any leads for preceptors yet, but I will certainly keep people posted as I go. There are a couple of United States University graduates that live in about an hour and a half from me that said they will precept me if I'm okay with driving to their location. Your first year you can definitely work without much issue at all if you're organized. I don't know about the second year because I'm not there yet. But I have heard that it gets much busier. In any case, if you have any questions, I'm happy to answer them.

Linda

Thanks for posting this about USU @LindaJCI will keep a mindset of staying organized from this point on..it's the studyhabits & time management that I really need to develop at this time while waiting to see if I get accepted.. USU will be my first choice and I hope I can get in next month...

3 hours ago, EvaBaRN said:

Thanks for posting this about USU @LindaJCI will keep a mindset of staying organized from this point on..it's the studyhabits & time management that I really need to develop at this time while waiting to see if I get accepted.. USU will be my first choice and I hope I can get in next month...

Is there an entrance exam like GRE or TEAS for USU?

Specializes in Pediatric Home Healthcare.

No, there are no entrance exams. There's hardly an application process. Compared to the big names, like Vanderbilt and Georgetown it's nothing. It felt a little anticlimactic to get the approval notice. I'm glad I made this choice. I'd like to have a resume that shows I graduated from Vanderbilt, but I'm thankful to not be incurring more debt.

Linda

Specializes in Psychiatric-Mental Health.
On 7/20/2020 at 2:37 PM, rachizzy said:

Yes I finished last year August. Working now as NP. I am from Seattle. If you need preceptors, ask for the list of clinics and start calling.

I also live in Washington State (Vancouver). Do you know if the Office of Field Experience (OFE) will provide this list? I want to start trying to line this up before I apply so I can get this going. Any other info specific to our geographic area would be great!

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