Why aren't they the same?

[General E. Speaking, RN, RN]

It seems to me it would be much easier for us to transition if the bloody colleges would make the required core classes the same. It is so frustrating because one needs English II and another PE while the other needs Communications and Sociology. One requires college algebra but not the other one down the road. I know education is never wasted, but for someone struggling to work fulltime, go to class part time while trying to spend quality time with my spouse and daughter, I don't want to have to take semester after sememster of things I don't need. I don't want to limit my chances of getting in to just one program either. The thing is until you are admitted into a program- you don't know what prereq's you need.

I just needed to gripe a little- thanks for listening...I feel better:cool:

[Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN]

I know what you mean. Some colleges would accept my HS anatomy and psysiology class as my 'one higher science', but others will only accept chemistry.

[MommyJoy]

I am with you. When I was in community college, there were two BSN programs I was trying to get into, so I had to take the pre-reqs for both, just in case. Then when I finally got into the really good school, my family moved to another state for my husbands job and I had to take another class before applying to the BSN program here.

[meownsmile, BSN, RN]

Most likely 2 reasons,, 1- MONEY, every school that accepts a transfer student has to expect to get X number of dollars from that student, thats all figured in the budgeting, and 2- ideology. No school acknowledges the fact that another schools program is as good as theirs, so there is always some sort of class requirment prior to entering another program. Either that or they proficiency test the brains out of ya, and of course there is a price tag attached to each test.

[suebird3]

what about the school's "belief system"? some are holistic.....

suebird

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

I agree. RN programs should have more uniform admissions policies. It is crazy when one school only requires 2 prerequisite classes when the school in the next city requires 8 whopping prereq classes.

[prmenrs, RN]

There was actually one city in CA (I think it was Fresno) that passed an ordinance requiring all colleges/jc's in the county to do just that. I think they attempted to pass a State measure as well. It would also have provided some extra funding for more Nursing instructors.

I don't think it passed, tho.

That would be an approach, however. Communicate w/your state representative about the problem.

This is the Assemblyman who authored the bill:

http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a31/

[tanaynicole]

It makes no since at all. I was told by my schools director of nursing that the Speech class I took (for another RN program) Was not transferable. Even though it OK for another school?!? Two months before graduation!! Thank goddess I found a late start class.

But what I don't understand is if the same state BRN approves all the classes at all the schools why in the world are the requirements different?

[General E. Speaking, RN, RN]

It makes no since at all. I was told by my schools director of nursing that the Speech class I took (for another RN program) Was not transferable. Even though it OK for another school?!? Two months before graduation!! Thank goddess I found a late start class.

But what I don't understand is if the same state BRN approves all the classes at all the schools why in the world are the requirements different?

:yeahthat:

[Lamie]

I faced the same problems when I looked at the nursing programs (ADN-RN) at five community colleges in our area. I"m a mother and I have a husband, and there is no way I can keep going to school fulltime just for pre-reqs, without having a guarantee that I will get into ANY RN program, even with a high GPA. It would have taken me AT LEAST two years of almost fulltime studies to satisfy the pre-reqs for most programs. I was about to give up on nursing because I felt so overwhelmed. Thankfully, thanks to this fine forum and the wealth of information, I have found another way that will work for me. I"m doing my LPN first, at a technical college in my area. There are only four pre-reqs and I spoke to an advisor today - there are openings for spring 2007 and fall 2007! All I need is a GPA of 3.0 for all my pre-reqs, my immunizations, background check, etc., and I'm in GUARANTEED. NO uncertainty here. So if I make it through the LPN program, I'll graduate in Spring 2008, can get some experience, and then work on my ADN-RN online, and get that done at my pace. Beats commuting to college to get all my pre-reqs - I'd rather get some real-life experience than sit in school for pre-reqs.

[HeartsOpenWide, RN]

In California they are making the pre-req's for all ASN programs the same, starting for those that apply next year. This is to help with any confusion and to make it possible for students to apply to many programs. It is different of course for those that are going into a BSN program because they have to have more pre-req's and transfer classes to apply.