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• Review Finding this program helped me enjoy my career right now. But I did have a hard time looking for my own preceptorship during my time. I was just lucky that my preceptor kept me for all of the clinicals needed. USU is a good program. I guess at our time, I just felt there was not enough support to secure a job after you graduate. - Alum
• Good NP program The program workload and schedule were doable even with a full time job. Tuition cost is not as expensive as other programs. You have to find your own preceptor unfortunately. Overall, the program will prepare you to pass certification and attain the foundational skills as an NP as long as you put in work and study! - Alum
• Need to find your own preceptors, have a network. This was a good program for working adult students. Minimal scheduled meetings, primarily asynchronous for didactic and meetings were scheduled for your time. I found my own preceptors - luckily I had a good network. The school was pretty useless in that regard. Not sure with the rule changes if that has changed much. The schools 4 day on site clinical skills workshop uses live models for exams etc and is actually quite helpful. Just like any other nursing program - too much time on "the art of nursing" fluff that could be better spent on more clinical preparation but I have yet to see a nursing program that didn't have that. I felt ready and able to work upon graduation and have been working non-stop since then. I passed my certification exam 1st try. - Alum
• My experience at USU Being at USU helped me understand the different models of care. I was able to find a preceptorship at my place of work and was able to keep working full time while attending school and clinical rotations. The school was supportive at this time. The program itself offered me enough exposure at the immersion phase that I felt at least monitored on my performance as a new grad NP. - Alum
• Self taught Able to work full time during all of program but didn't feel prepared to practice after graduation. School felt like an easy degree, all essentially self taught, but when it became time to work as an NP I didn't feel prepared. No help in finding preceptors at all, that is completely the students responsibility. Would only recommend if you know people already working in the field that you could precept with, or you are unable to take any time off of work to complete a more rigorous program and just need that degree! - Alum