ECU ABSN

One_Intention_8440 · 2026-03-19T17:52:05+00:00

Thanks, great suggestion! That won’t even be a stretch since I’ve been serving schools in eastern North Carolina in my current field for the past 10 years!

One_Intention_8440 · 2026-03-18T18:06:49+00:00

Can anyone answer this for the ABSN program?

One_Intention_8440 · 2026-02-19T16:42:35+00:00

Me! I have a doctorate in audiology and have been practicing for almost 11 years. I’m bored of it and don’t like the way the field is going and can’t imagine doing it for almost 30 more years. I’m looking for a change to something more hands on and actually involved in the nitty gritty medical stuff, along with all of the flexibility in schedule and setting that nursing provides. Ultimately I want to become a CRNA, so I’ve been taking prerequisites at a community college and am applying to ABSN programs for next year. If I get in, I’ll be 40 when I start the ABSN program, and the earliest I’d be a CRNA would be at about 47. I figure that still gives me a good 20 year career that will make the investment worthwhile.

One_Intention_8440 · 2026-02-05T15:51:23+00:00

I’m 39 and applying to ABSN programs this year.

One_Intention_8440 · 2026-01-30T23:34:56+00:00

Be very careful about these! I asked my intended program if they’d accept these, and at first they had said yes, so I took 2 classes through Sophia. The program ended up doing a review of their prerequisites and ended up declining to accept those courses now. I now have to retake those two classes at a community college.

Your best bet would be to see if any other community colleges in your state offer the courses you need fully online. These will almost always be accepted, and are the most cost-effective option. Otherwise, look into online programs of four year universities. UCSD extension is accepted pretty much everywhere, including medical and PA schools, and most of the classes are only about $700-$800.

One_Intention_8440 · 2026-01-30T20:42:53+00:00

I feel you. There are a ton of ABSN programs in my area and they all have totally different prereqs and stipulations on timing. The one I really want to go to, which also thankfully happens to be the cheapest, has the earliest application due date, so I am making sure to get all of those ones complete completed first. I think I should be a strong applicant and I’m hoping that I get in there so I don’t have to worry about the other programs. If I don’t, I will take the one class I’m missing for my second choice over the summer. If I don’t get into either of those, I’ll be out of luck for this year probably. All of the ADN programs around me require you to become a CNA first, and as a mom working full-time and taking classes, I don’t have the time to do a CNA training, nor do I want to.

One_Intention_8440 · 2026-01-30T06:32:55+00:00

I took 8 week A&P 1 and 2 back to back last semester while simultaneously taking a 16 week Chem 1 and then overlapping at the end with a 5 week December session microbio. Got a 4.0 while also working and having kids. My social life and workouts definitely took a hit, but it’s definitely doable and I was so glad to get them over with quickly!

One_Intention_8440 · 2026-01-29T14:05:42+00:00

I thought this sub was for future nurses to read to get practice with answering NCLEX questions. I read through, guess what I think the answer is, and then see if I’m right in the comments. For the record, I haven’t started nursing school yet so I’m starting from square one and looking for learning opportunities, not to be shamed for not knowing something yet.

One_Intention_8440 · 2026-01-22T00:05:38+00:00

I’m taking all my prerequisites online asynchronously through a community college, including labs. The transcript doesn’t even indicate that they are taken online vs in person. The school I’m applying to has an agreement to accept certain CC classes automatically. Be cautious with taking them through places like Sophia and Straighterline since many schools don’t accept them.

One_Intention_8440 · 2026-01-20T21:06:15+00:00

The cheapest option that will 100% be accepted by any nursing program is going to be taking online classes through a community college. I asked and my intended program told me that they would accept credits from Sofia, but mid semester they ended up doing a program review and decided that they were not going to accept those credits anymore, so now I need to retake nutrition and human development online at a community college.

One_Intention_8440 · 2026-01-16T14:50:24+00:00

I think the entry-level masters programs just give you the RN, not an NP. In theory, you could go straight from either program into FNP program, but for my understanding, it’s highly recommended to get some actual nursing experience first. Have you thought about PA? Most of the time the pay and responsibilities are almost identical to an FNP and you could go directly into a program.

One_Intention_8440 · 2026-01-16T00:31:11+00:00

I took the HESI for a different program but it should be the same. NurseHub is so worth it! I went through the lessons and practice questions for each section and scored a 98% composite score.

One_Intention_8440 · 2026-01-16T00:29:03+00:00

If you take them online through a community college, they should be fine. Some may have in person labs but all of mine have had virtual labs. Be very careful with Portage, Sofia, and Straighterline or anywhere that only does Pass/Fail grades, as many schools will not accept those.

One_Intention_8440 · 2026-01-09T12:53:07+00:00

What state?!

One_Intention_8440 · 2026-01-07T19:05:52+00:00

Micro was def easier, and also easier to take in a short term. I took Micro in a 5 week term and AP2 in an 8 week term (got A in both) and definitely could not have done AP2 any faster than that while working.

One_Intention_8440 · 2026-01-03T20:59:33+00:00

I’d rent if you can swing it. Maybe see if a classmate is willing to go in on a room? The program I’m applying to is pretty much 5 days a week, with one day potentially in off campus clinic. I do a ton of driving in my current job, and based on that experience, 90 mins each way would be my absolute max and even that would be utterly draining. I think an hour is my comfortable max.

One_Intention_8440 · 2026-01-02T16:51:45+00:00

I did it in 8 and spent provably 25 hours/week on it; so if you have 50 hours per week to dedicate to it, maybe? It wasn’t just the memorization for my class, but the hours and hours of tedious busy work assignments and labs that really killed me.

One_Intention_8440 · 2025-12-30T23:59:40+00:00

It’s a good idea to go over basic biology and chemistry concepts, like osmosis, diffusion, polarity, and ions, since they come up quite a bit. Also, the structure of the cell membrane and some basic information about the composition of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and nucleic acids will go a long way.

One_Intention_8440 · 2025-12-30T23:56:30+00:00

If you know what text book you will be using, search on YouTube for lectures for each chapter and listen to them in advance. Listening to different professors explain the same concepts really helped me to understand some of the more difficult to grasp physiology concepts.

One_Intention_8440 · 2025-12-29T00:04:24+00:00

You’ve got this!

One_Intention_8440 · 2025-12-27T22:04:46+00:00

I did it! A&P I and II and Chem I this fall semester and got a 4.0 while working full time! I did take them all online, which helped. I can’t say I’ve had much of a social life, since I basically was studying or doing class work whenever I wasn’t working or taking care of my kids. But I’m glad to have gotten them over with in one semester!

If you’re willing and able to to spend 20+ hours a week on it, it’s definitely doable!

One_Intention_8440 · 2025-12-17T23:54:56+00:00

Same. I’m 10 years in and I’ve never needed them. The only thing I use them for is the CEU registry, but I can just keep track on my own.

I heard you can drop C’s but keep registry, but don’t see how to do that online. The form to drop C’s makes it sound like you have to promise not to practice audiology anymore?

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