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The earliest a new cohort of students will be
admitted to the 10 Quarter Option is Fall 2010. Please
check back in the future for updated information. The
ten quarter program will admit students no more than
once every two years.
Students in the traditional six quarter program carry
approximately 12 credits per quarter. Students in
the ten quarter program will carry between 3 and 10
credits with an average of 7-8 credits per quarter.
There are no summer classes in the traditional six
quarter option. Students enrolled in the ten
quarter program will have classes scheduled during the
summer. The traditional six quarter program
observes the traditional college calendar. The
ten quarter program will include planned breaks, but
classes may begin and end at different times than the
traditional college quarters.
Students entering the ten quarter program in Fall
2008 should complete the program approximately 6 months
after students entering the traditional six quarter
program the same quarter.
The sequence of classes in the ten quarter program
will be different from that in the traditional six
quarter program. However, the same content will be
included in both programs.
The Nursing Program consists of theory
(lecture/discussion) classes; skills lab where students
learn and practice skills in a practice lab; and
clinical experience in acute and long-term care
settings, working with clients and patients. In
the ten quarter program the theory and skills lab
classes will be scheduled during the late afternoon and
evening hours. The clinical experiences may be
scheduled as early as 6:30 AM or as late as 10:30 PM.
Students should expect to have classes scheduled 2-3
days per week throughout the program.
The clinical sites used in the ten quarter program
will be similar to those used in the traditional six
quarter program. Students will be placed in
long-term care settings, in school settings, and in
acute care hospitals and clinics.
Changing between programs would only be permitted on
a space available basis. Because the ten quarter
program admits infrequently, there could be a long delay
before the appropriate quarter was available in the
ten quarter program to permit this type of transfer.
It would be more likely, but not guaranteed, that there
would be space available to permit a student to transfer
from the ten quarter option to the traditional six
quarter option. There would have to be a
documented student need to permit consideration of this
type of transfer.
All types of nursing programs are very rigorous.
The program was designed to meet the needs of
individuals who have life demands that make it
impossible for them to enroll in a more traditional
full-time nursing program. The program may also
benefit individuals who have found a full-time load
challenging in the past, and who learn best with a
slightly slower pace.
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