Hello yall,
Can anyone give me more depth info about the nursing program at the HCS. Am I still part of Texas A&M even tho its a different institution?

http://honors.tamu.edu/opsa/ProfSchool/AlliedHealth/alliedhealth.aspx

http://nursing.tamhsc.edu/

the HSC is a part of the A&M SYSTEM, not the university

I'm a nursing student at TAMHSC right now. Ask any questions you want here, I'll check back frequently.

to answer your first question: you are no longer a student at TAMU. TAMHSC is a different university within the A&M System. it is similar to attending A&M-Corpus, A&M-Commerce, or A&M-Kingsville. you get an entirely different degree. and no, you don't get an Aggie ring (but we're working on that). however, you do share some of the same privileges as A&M students. we get sports passes, access to the Rec, parking passes, and are allowed to join A&M's student organizations. in fact, our class council is considered part of A&M's student government association.

if you are concerned with getting an A&M degree and/or an Aggie Ring... finish at A&M first and then attend the nursing school as a second-degree student. that's what I'm doing (got my first degree in 2006).

Thanks Cheer that really cleared up somethings.
So technically your still an aggie and I was wondering about housing tho because i was planning to transfer from A&M after 2 years.

ehhhh, yes and no. I *think* you'll still be able to live on campus, but I can't be 100% positive about that. none of my classmates live on campus. if housing is one of your concerns, then I have exactly the person you need to talk to. she's basically the student services advisor, we go to her about everything that isn't directly related to classwork.

Kathryn Cochran
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
http://nursing.tamhsc.edu/contact.html

I gave her a call but she didn't really give me a straight answer about the housing issue.

she probably doesn't know it yet... we're still such a new program, that the details are still being worked out. it is LOADS of fun being the inaugural (aka guinea pig) class.

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it is LOADS of fun being the inaugural (aka guinea pig) class.

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i really hope you're kidding here. i can't tell if there is sarcasm or not

totally sarcastic

How many people are usually accepted?

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last year, it was 22 in the generic program, 22 in the accelerated. this year is the same, I think. I also think there are ~10 new RN-BSN students.

Not trying to horn in on your thread, but if you don't get into the program in College Station (class size and all), you might look into the one in Corpus Christi.

absolutely look into the one in Corpus--they have a similar program to the one in College Station. I loved the patho prof for CC. in fact, apply to every school that you can.

Hi Cheer!

Hope you will reply to my query! I am also thinking about the Second Degree Nursing program in College of Nursing,TAMHSC. How do you find the program? Do you have any suggestion for a successful application? Moreover, I would like to know how much we have to pay for tuition & fee per semester for Second Degree Nursing.

I know, I am asking too many questions. But I am so anxious as I could not get proper answers from any source.

Thank you so much, in advance.

I am an older college student (33) in the DFW area who is considering several different universities for their BSN programs.
My sister is a TAMU grad - Fightin' Texas Aggie Class of 2006.

I would like to simplify the question --- Are students who are at TAMHSC considered real Aggies?

I would sure hope so - as it would provide me an opportunity to right a wrong committed in my late teens and 20's --- not being part of the Aggie family.

Thanks,
Erick

bump!

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re students who are at TAMHSC considered real Aggies?

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yes and no. this is a simple question without a simple answer.

*technically*, they are not Aggies. TAMHSC is a different university within the A&M system. it is similar to attending A&M-Commerce or A&M-Kingsville, in terms of your status within the system. they do not get A&M diplomas or Aggie rings. they get HSC diplomas and HSC rings (which are different depending on your program).

however, the College Station component of the HSC participates in Aggie student life. we are on the same campus, use the Rec center and parking facilities and libraries and bookstore. we get sports passes and are able to participate in A&M student organizations. in fact, the College of Nursing Class Council is an A&M student organization under the A&M Student Government umbrella. we will have a table at MSC Open House in the fall. we participated at Big Event this past spring. so, when you consider the "other education" that makes a person an Aggie, you might call HSC students Aggies. and for this reason, there is a movement to get Aggie rings for students who put in the hours at A&M proper, then moved over to HSC for the nursing school (the only undergraduate program at HSC) to finish their bachelor's. however, Dr. Dickey (the HSC president) says no even though the Association of Former Students is open to the idea.

does that make any sense?

speaking of HSC rings, this is the pharmacy school ring. this is absolutely hideous, and needless to say, i won't be getting one. the 1999 on the top is not the year you graduate, but i guess the year the HSC opened. your class year is on the side of the ring

the College of Nursing ring isn't any better. none of us are getting them. we do love our class pins though!

It sure would be nice if TAMHSC was merged as an academic school under TAMU.

It certainly would eliminate hideous rings and any question if HSC students are real 'Aggies'.

To be honest, I am kinda bummed that if I went to TAMHSC I would not be considered an Aggie.

You mentioned HSC students are allowed to join TAMU student organizations --- does that include the Association of Former Students?

no. a) it is not a student organization, it is an alumni organization. and b) you have to be a former student of TAMU proper to join.

what is sucky is that as of 1995, all of the HSC schools at the time (college of medicine, college of dentistry) were part of A&M, got A&M degrees and Aggie rings. then the HSC opened and absorbed those schools, and opened new ones (school of rural public health, college of pharmacy, college of nursing, etc). so there's no chance of TAMU absorbing these schools back anytime soon.

if it's any consolation, in my experiences, when people ask me which pharmacy school i go to, i say TAMHSC. however they think i'm affiliated with the university.

from what i've heard and personally interacted with her, i think dr. dickey does a pretty good job running the HSC; i'm glad to be a part of it. they're doing a lot of expansion and it's only getting better

i don't know if it is true or not, but one of my deans of my college said that texas wishes they could have an HSC as well. i don't remember exactly why, but i figure the benefits would be tremendous

"Texas" does have HSC--
do you mean physically located in Austin?

UTHSC -Houston
UTHSC-San Antonio
UTHSC-Tyler