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wife now a student at new mexico junior college
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Well, my LPN wife has enrolled with New Mexico JC for summer semester. She plans to bang out her remaining prerequisites in anticipation of enrolling in the RN transition at Excelsior. There are some real advantages to NMJC over the local CC.

First is cost, while it's close to the price of my local CC, it's still about 10% cheaper. NMJC runs 8 weeks for A&P 1 then 2, only available in the full 15 week semester. Of course she goes to class online so the obvious distance benefits. She is happy to manage the three courses 1 every 8 weeks till the end of the year, likely start Exelsior later this year too.

Right now she's trolling for cheap textbooks; ebay, amazon, Abe books.

I'll update this thread as she progresses, sort of jealous....yay school!!!
MBA, Western Governors University February 2014
BS Charter Oak State College November 2011
AS in EMS August 2010

I'm always happy to complete the free application waiver for those applying to WGU (I get a free gift from WGU for this).  Just PM me your first/last name and a valid email so I can complete their form.

Thread; COSC AS using FEMA http://www.degreeforum.net/excelsior-tho...total.html
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#2
That's awesome! Will she be going for a BSN after getting the RN?
Graduate of Not VUL or ENEB
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc
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#3
rebel100 Wrote:Well, my LPN wife has enrolled with New Mexico JC for summer semester. She plans to bang out her remaining prerequisites in anticipation of enrolling in the RN transition at Excelsior. There are some real advantages to NMJC over the local CC.

First is cost, while it's close to the price of my local CC, it's still about 10% cheaper. NMJC runs 8 weeks for A&P 1 then 2, only available in the full 15 week semester. Of course she goes to class online so the obvious distance benefits. She is happy to manage the three courses 1 every 8 weeks till the end of the year, likely start Exelsior later this year too.

Right now she's trolling for cheap textbooks; ebay, amazon, Abe books.

I'll update this thread as she progresses, sort of jealous....yay school!!!

Yes, yeah school! Smile When I took A&P, I found the Dummies/Idiots guides from the library were super helpful. Also, I don't know how text dependent her courses are, but A&P is A&P is A&P. Smile Tell her congrats from me!
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#4
sanantone Wrote:That's awesome! Will she be going for a BSN after getting the RN?
Pretty close, but lacking the UL, so we will see. I am sort of pushing for a psych concentration at COSC using the GRE. She would be essentially done with the one exam plus her existing credits.

She works (volunteers) as a nurse counselor at a pro life clinic. I'm very proud of her efforts and her commitment to improve her self worth to a cause we feel so strongly about. Having the RN with a psych/counseling Bachelors might make the most sense.
MBA, Western Governors University February 2014
BS Charter Oak State College November 2011
AS in EMS August 2010

I'm always happy to complete the free application waiver for those applying to WGU (I get a free gift from WGU for this).  Just PM me your first/last name and a valid email so I can complete their form.

Thread; COSC AS using FEMA http://www.degreeforum.net/excelsior-tho...total.html
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#5
She might also want to take a look at the health studies concentration. The psychology GRE only comes with 3 UL credits.
Health Studies - Charter Oak State College
Graduate of Not VUL or ENEB
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc
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#6
sanantone Wrote:She might also want to take a look at the health studies concentration. The psychology GRE only comes with 3 UL credits.
Health Studies - Charter Oak State College

I thought it was 12 -18 haha, better go re examine that.
MBA, Western Governors University February 2014
BS Charter Oak State College November 2011
AS in EMS August 2010

I'm always happy to complete the free application waiver for those applying to WGU (I get a free gift from WGU for this).  Just PM me your first/last name and a valid email so I can complete their form.

Thread; COSC AS using FEMA http://www.degreeforum.net/excelsior-tho...total.html
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#7
Quote:The GRE Subject Test in Psychology can be used as elective credit towards this requirement (18 credits: 15 lower level, 3 upper level), but does not fulfill any of the subject requirements listed above.
Psychology - Charter Oak State College Catalog
Graduate of Not VUL or ENEB
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc
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#8
My 18 year old son is walking the stage on Friday after being a DL student there. He took lots of nursing prerequisites there.
Texas A&M - Commerce - BAAS summer 2023
California Coast University - BSBA 2008

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#9
Is he planning to take his RN there? Curious how other schools view his online sciences. Congrats on his walking at 18, quite the accomplishment!!!

Let me know if he wants to sell any of these books Smile
MBA, Western Governors University February 2014
BS Charter Oak State College November 2011
AS in EMS August 2010

I'm always happy to complete the free application waiver for those applying to WGU (I get a free gift from WGU for this).  Just PM me your first/last name and a valid email so I can complete their form.

Thread; COSC AS using FEMA http://www.degreeforum.net/excelsior-tho...total.html
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#10
rebel100 Wrote:Is he planning to take his RN there? Curious how other schools view his online sciences. Congrats on his walking at 18, quite the accomplishment!!!

Let me know if he wants to sell any of these books Smile

He is applying to local places and also considering the Army program that is in San Antonio.
Texas A&M - Commerce - BAAS summer 2023
California Coast University - BSBA 2008

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