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 ;)

I have never gotten an advisor on the phone at UTA... email is the ONLY way I've ever received a response, and even that is hit and miss.

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I've spoken to my advisor several times, but the best way I am able to reach her is through email. She always responds to my email within 72 hours, but mainly within 24 hours.

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I have already applied to the ap bsn program and am awaiting to hear if I am accepted or not. I was wondering if anybody had any insight into what my odds were. I understand the program used to be a breeze to get into, but I was not sure how much harder it is this time around with all the applicants. I made a mid 90's grade on the hesi, a 3.9 prereq gpa and a 3.7 science gpa. The cliff hanger is killing me, and I will not find out until June appartenally, any insight would be appreciated.

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Hello! I just came across this thread after searching UTA AP BSN online. I am currently taking the Intro to Prof Nrsg and will take Path and Pharm starting in May. I also applied to start the AP BSN program in September and am anxiously awaiting a letter! :eek:

I am SO ready to know if I made it or not??!!! I also heard that the program is now very hard to get into because of the gained popularity of length & overall cost. I have to say after reading the posts about the advisors that I'm so thankful, I have an excellent advisor...she always calls me back within 24 hrs and responds via email promptly. She's great! :)

So...how many of us are there out there waiting for acceptance letters? I was told acceptance letters will go out before the spring semester is over so that's not long..whoohoo!! :yeah:

I have not heard that working for a partner hospital increased your chances of being accepted...where did you all hear that?

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Hello!!

I just recently applied (well back in December actually) to the UTA AP BSN online program Sept '11 start date!! :yeah: I was wondering who all was already in that program? If anyone could give me some insight into how the course load is and how your clinicals are going?? Just anxiously awaiting notification if I was accepted!! ;)

Thanks!

Terra

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Hi I'm new to allnhrses.com. I'm excited about UTA AP program but I'm still trying to figure it out. So if I'm employed at AP hospital (which I am)does that mean I'm automatically in? Applied for bsn I was told I was excepted but I still have 3pre-req n 4 nursing classes and I never officially applied for for actually program. And I was told I'm in ??I'm confused please help!

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No- it doesn't mean automatic acceptance, but it is a point in your favor. What you received was acceptance to the University, which is a condition of being accepted in the CON. You'll receive a letter from your academic advisor indicating what class(es) need to be taken and relevant info to access the classes- passwords, usernames, instructions, etc. Make sure that your student email is in place, because almost everything comes via this route. Application to actually start in the program is separate. To qualify, you must have either completed all prereqs OR have them in progress (e.g., either enrolled at a future date or taking them during the application period). Regardless, all prereqs have to be completed before the start of the actual program. Deadline is June 1 for Spring, 2012 start date. Clear as mud?

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Sooo, hello everyone, I'm new and I have a few questions, especially about what shasta12 said...

First of all, are you required to do clinicals on weekends only? Or is it possible to schedule them during the week? Right now I work rotating weekends, so doing clinicals on weekends is not really an option for me. I could easily change my schedule though to always work on the weekend and be off two days during the week, during which I can do clinics.

Second, is it completely impossible to work full time and do this program? In the position I'm in now, I had to get a BS Biology and then get a second BS degree to work in a laboratory (yes, those lab workers are all required to have a BS degree AND to be professionally licensed :)) and that was pretty much living hell during school, but clinic for that was a breeze. So that's why I think I might be prepared to be able to work full time & go to clinic, especially if it's only 2 days a week, plus I don't have kids. So I'm wondering why everyone is saying this program is so intense? I don't think it will be EASY, but at least do-able?

Thanks!

Hello!

Are you a med tech? I am going into my 3rd semester (SR1) and I am in the academic partnership BSN program and I also work in the lab. I had to go part-time and take out a whole bunch of PTO. You do not schedule the clinical days. They are going to do that for you and it will be set in stone. Different hospitals have different clinical days.. for example, Parkland may be Sat and Sun, whereas MCD is Fri and Sat.. it all depends where you get partnered at. It is possible to work full time during your first semester.. but after that, FORGET ABOUT IT. I am part-time now but am considering going PRN. It gets crazy! The clinicals are the easy part.. it's the workload that will kill you. There is so much to do, so many assignments, care plans, discussions - all of which have a deadline. The tests are proctored on a specific day and you will need to keep that day open because the test times vary. These past two semesters, I have had to keep my Thursdays open and had tests almost every week with times between 1000-1700. The non-proctored tests that you can take at home are also only open at a specific time as well. Therefore... you will need to have at least 3 days off from work. One for your proctored tests, two for your clinical days. I will be honest with you, the first semester was easy for me. Maybe because I was excited about starting nursing school and was on top of my studying. I felt that the material was easier to digest and the exams were much easier than what I had to endure my 2nd semester. So 2nd semester comes around and the exams totally slapped me in the face. If you think you are confident enough to work full-time, be a full-time nursing student, then go for it! My classmates that are still full time are on 12hr days so they work 2-3x a week.. I was not as fortunate as my job does 8hr days so there was no way I could do full time. I also tried to study at work but with wearing gloves, trying to read my book, running some specimens in between.. I just couldn't focus. Oh yeah, those classmates of mine don't sleep. Any more questions? I will be happy to answer!

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@kazuo1513,

I just posted some questions for you on another thread and now I'm seeing this one too...I have so many questions..sorry! Do you think each semester gets a little harder? Is there anything you could do to prepare for 2nd so that it wouldn't be such a shock? I've applied for Sept '11 class and am anxiously awaiting notification. I'm nervous about how fast paced the online is and if you have any advice I would appreciate it!

Thanks!

Terra

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@kazuo1513,

I just posted some questions for you on another thread and now I'm seeing this one too...I have so many questions..sorry! Do you think each semester gets a little harder? Is there anything you could do to prepare for 2nd so that it wouldn't be such a shock? I've applied for Sept '11 class and am anxiously awaiting notification. I'm nervous about how fast paced the online is and if you have any advice I would appreciate it!

Thanks!

Terra

Terra,

Yes, I do think every semester gets harder. The Saunder's NCLEX book is a great resource that all nursing school students should have from day one. This is an accelerated 15 month program. It is doable and you can manage with little stress if you stay on top of your reading and assignments. Have a planner. I like to use google calendar and have it synched with my iPhone's Calendar as well as my computers. I have horrible hand writing so I digitalize everything. Others have used a notebook planner and that has worked well for them. Once you are in the program, you will have the honor of spending $600++ for books the first semester. Utilize these books.. they will come with a CD with practice questions and other study tips/guides. Utilize whatever the professor and course has to offer.. very rarely but few instructors have supplied study guides, pod casts a day or two before exams, ask questions on the Q&A dicussion board if you need clarification on anything, get to know your other cohort members. Since this is an online program, you will most likely only know the people you have with you during clinicals which are about 10 people. Form study groups, practice NCLEX questions, download NCLEX apps on your iPhone. They're good for practice when you're at work/store/whereever.. they are good practice for all of your exams because I've said this before.. UTA's nursing exams are NCLEX based.

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Thank you!! This is great info!! I know your busy and I really appreciate you answering my questions.

As far as clinicals go, how does an average day look like? Are you assigned a nurse that works for that hospital as your "instructor" or person that grades you? How many patients are you taking care of on an average day?

You mentioned books...did you buy them at the UTA bookstore or from a previous student? Just trying to figure out which way might save some money...not even sure students are selling them...just wondering?

Thank you again!! Just so many questions and hard to know what to expect until I start I guess. :confused:

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Thank you!! This is great info!! I know your busy and I really appreciate you answering my questions.

As far as clinicals go, how does an average day look like? Are you assigned a nurse that works for that hospital as your "instructor" or person that grades you? How many patients are you taking care of on an average day?

You mentioned books...did you buy them at the UTA bookstore or from a previous student? Just trying to figure out which way might save some money...not even sure students are selling them...just wondering?

Thank you again!! Just so many questions and hard to know what to expect until I start I guess. :confused:

Each clinical rotation will be different. Your first semester will consist of Foundations and Health and Assessment. One day you will have skills where you practice what you need to do pref. on a mannequin and practice assessment on one another. The 2nd day of clinical you will be with patients. Depending on which hospital you are at.. you may have the chance to go on various floors and ER to work on real patients and practice your skills.. including inserting foley/cath, drawing blood, taking vital signs. Days typically range from 6am-4pm. You will have a clinical instructor that is from UTA there with you. The clinical instructor will be the one to grade you and clinicals are worth a certain percentage of your grade for your courses (foundations and health and assessment). Don't remember the exact percentage. During my 1st semester, I had 2-3 patients per day but then again, I was only assigned to a floor so I had them all day.

I purchased all of my books through Majors Books. Check out this link: http://www.majorsbooks.com/s-27-ut-arlington.aspx

For us APBSN people, we get the choice of only getting online Ebooks, or having both eBooks and print books. You can go through that website for an idea of how much books will cost you. You can also get them from the UTA bookstore or by going to majors book store, ordering online from various other stores (ebay, amazon). Just make sure you have everything on the required list. Your first semester will also require a nursing kit which is a backpack full of goodies like an IV starter kit and foley and other things you will be using to practice with. I think it's under $200. Yep, first semester is definitely the most expensive!

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