UTA Online Academic Partnership BSN Program - Dallas Hospitals

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Hello-

I have just learned about this the online (entire program including pre-req courses) ap bsn program at uta. I read about this on another uta thread but it was not as clear as it was explained today to me. This is similar to the twu weekend bsn program; however, the difference is you will conduct your clinicals at the hospital where you are employed. No matter what position/status where you work (partnered hospital), you can participate in this program at a discounted rate. So far, I believe uta partnered with parkland, baylor and thr but I believe the thr program is different. uta/thr partnership offers full financial support (tuition, fees, and books) by thr for the 2nd bacc bsn program. The ap bsn program only offers you a discount but you would need to use either scholarships or tuition reimbursement from your employer (hospital). :twocents:

I am so impressed with the fact that the entire program is online and it is estimated to take 18 months to complete (again including all pre-courses). The program is laid out great because you can take all pre-req sciences (except gen chem), psychology courses, stats and other pre-reqs online; your clinicals can be worked out with the clinical partnership manager. Since I work full-time in a non-clinical area, weekends would be so much better for me to participate in my clinicals. I believe the manager will be flexible with me on clinicals b/c we work closely together on a weekly basis.

I can start earlier with this program compared to the twu weekend program. Some pre-req courses are only 5-8 weeks long so you can complete your pre-reqs faster and courses are offered more than traditional program.

I would highly recommend this program for any career changes, who cannot afford to stop working full-time but have the desire to change careers into nursing. :redbeathe Go to www.uta.edu/nursing click on prospective students, click academic partnership, click on academic partnership under bsn program and read more about the opportunity.

Please note: you do not have to work at a hospital to be admitted into this program. Once you are admitted into the junior/senior level of the nursing program, uta will coordinate a clinical site for you at one of their partnership hospitals. :up:

Is there anyone out who have started the ap bsn program either fall 2009 or spring 2010? I would love to hear how things are going in the online courses (whether you just started pre-req courses or you are taking the nursing courses).

I hope this has have been helpful information for those of you who really need flexibility while in the 2nd bsn fast track/accelerator program.

look forward to your response!

~txnurstud ;)

Oh. I see. I have a 3.6 overall but around a 3.0 for my sciences so I'm not sure how that will go. I'm thinking of applying for spring 2011 but I'm not sure if I will get in.

I wouldn't doubt that you only have to have requirements. It is my understanding that the traditional UTA program is tough, but I have the feeling that as long as hospitals have the space, they will take you. Then they can hire you when you are finished with the program. I haven't seen any other threads mention UTA online admissions.

I have, however, been trying to meet with an advisor for 4 months! My transcript has been in the "evaluation" stage for weeks. I want to apply by May 15th but can't until the advisors look over my transcript. Anyone else having this problem? Any advice from others?

I know the advisors have been super busy lately because about half the undergraduate advising department quit early in the semester. They've hired others, but evidently it takes a while to train them, so there's basically just two advisors for all undergrads. Have you tried e-mailing your advisor, or just calling? Maybe you can e-mail the advisor and express your concerns (that the deadline is tomorrow and you haven't been able to meet with them because the wait is so long). They usually don't respond back right away. I actually received an auto-reply from my advisor when I had a question a couple months ago with basic FAQs, and it took almost 2 days to get a live response from her.

The most unfortunate part of all the advising department issues this semester is that it reflects very poorly on the college of nursing. The faculty I've had thus far (I'm finished with all of my nursing prereqs) have been outstanding, and they are clinical instructors later on in the program. I hate that the advising problems may be dragging down the reputation of the whole program...

Oh. Do you know how many people enroll a session? I can't find much about their program online. Also, is there an interview process?

Can anyone please tell me what my chances are of getting accepted into the nursing program at uta? Overall science gpa 3.0/other pre-req 3.2 Hesii score 71.78. I will apply next wk for the spring of 2011?

Are you trying to get into the traditional track, or the Academic Partnership program? There are many different things that the admission committee considers in addition to grades (e.g., whether you hold another degree, how many of your classes were taken at UTA, etc.). I am starting the traditional track this fall and had a prereq GPA of 3.6, a 4.0 in science, and a HESI score in the high 90s. From what I understand, spring isn't as competitive as the fall, and I personally know people with GPAs less than yours that were admitted to the Academic Partnership program, but completely denied for the traditional track. The AP program is so new, so it's hard to tell... Good luck!

is the academic program online? and tradional on campus?

Yes... the AP is online, but you will still have clinicals and skills lab at local hospitals that partner with the university. Evidently, you also must come to campus once every couple of weeks to take exams and tests because they are proctored. Basically, the content you would receive in class (lectures) are delivered online with the AP program...

Thanks for that info. Congrats on gettin into the program

SO i spoke with my advisor at uta. She said i would be denied since i did not make a 75% on the hesii score despite my grades. You metioned you knew some people that got into the academic program with lower gpa's than mine. Can you please tell me what their hesii scores were like if you know? She also recommended that i retake the test asap to be considered for the spring,2011. I tried setting up an with prometric testing like she asked me too, but they are asking for an elgibility number! What should I do? Do you know where else i can take this test?

I'm not sure what their HESI scores were. You can retake at Prometrics, yes. I signed up to take the HESI through Prometrics, then decided to take it at UTA. It seems like when I signed up, I had to provide an e-mail address, then Prometrics sent me the code. ? I'd call Prometrics. As I mentioned in another thread, don't take any sections of the HESI that you don't need for UTA. If you take other sections, even if UTA doesn't require them, they said they will look at them. Or this is what they told us when I was testing at UTA.

THanks. I tried finding a way to register for the test, but before i can do that it's asking for that number. Did you take the exams back to back or did you wait a couple of months..

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