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• Affordable but heavy workload This is a good school if you have a strong clinical background working as a nurse. There is no hand holding through this school. You are required to find your own preceptors. The workload is high, with a decent amount of group assignments. The second half of the program is especially tough if you are working full-time. You are required to have in person skills training (4 days) which was high quality. There are handfuls of assignments that are past fail, and if these are failed, you will need to retake a class. However, if you have some time flexibility, have a strong clinical background this is a very affordable option to get your FNP. - Alum
• GREAT RETURN ON INVESTMENT, POOR PREPARATION Cost and course load provide for a good return on investment once you pass your NP boards. You should be prepared to teach yourself everything to prepare for boards. There was no preceptor placement support. Students will need to have a preceptor lined up or pay for a preceptor placement program to find one. - Alum
• USU MSN FNP Program I attended the USU MSN FNP Program Sep 2020- Oct 2022. I had a very difficult time obtaining a clinical site. USU tried to help find a clinical site & sent me to an Acute Care hospital not an Out-Patient primary care setting which conflicted with the requirements so I had to drop, causing an 8 week delay. Fortunately, I was able to find preceptors through other colleagues recommendations & paid $1000 for peds. The quality of the classes & teachers are a very basic, "self-study" style; teachers provide grades & feedback, you do not learn much more unless you have time to reach out & ask. Pros: cost & convenience. Cons: majority self-study, difficulty obtaining & quality of clinical sites. I did not feel ready to practice as a FNP after completion of the program this is with 9 years of acute care RN experience (3 years cardiovascular & 6 years ER at the time), so I completed an additional reduced pay 1 year NP fellowship a year later to feel better prepared. - Alum
• Preceptors You have to find your own preceptors. Be prepared to spend $. - Alum
• My Experience The workload was tolerable as long as you front load your work. I did all my research for topics in the beginning of each semester and started on the various papers I needed to get done so each week little by little I would work on them, so by the time the week came I was not struggling or rushing. Many of the professors were quick to get back to me if I had questions, they were appreciative when you call them or send messages in the beginning of the program rather waiting for the week of your papers or to be done. I found my own preceptors and did not have to pay for any of them. I had built relationships with the providers in town and one of the offices I did my clinicals at I am working at. I did utilize the resources the school provided to learn how to put together your digital portfolio, your LinkedIn page, and how to handle interviews and negotiations. - Alum