On Site On Line Nursing Program
at Southern Ocean County Hospital

This program is for students from Four Counties of Southern New Jersey. It is a FALL program. The next class will be Fall 2011. Deadline for applications is March 31, 2011.
This unique option allows committed, motivated
individuals to complete our RN program
by attending class
at the Southern Ocean County Hospital (SOCH)* supplemented with web-assisted instruction. Students from Ocean, Cape May, Atlantic and Burlington Counties are encouraged to apply and will receive the in-county tuition rate. A healthcare background is a requirement. If you are NOT from one of these counties, you may apply for the regular OSOL Spring 2011 program.
About this Program at SOCH The program is designed so that all classroom and laboratories are delivered, when possible, within Southern Ocean County Hospital*. Online components to the didactic (classroom) portions of the entire nursing curriculum allow significant portions of the courses to be taught in a web-assisted manner, giving students major improvements in access and learning. This is a full-time program. It is recommended that students accepted into the program only work a maximum of 16 hours per week. A hands-on healthcare background is required. Applicants must be working for at least six months.
The clinical experience, face-to-face colloquium, and nursing laboratory are offered on a scheduled days during the week. However, students are expected to arrive either early in the morning (5 A.M.) or the evening before, to pick up their clinical assignments and prepare their patient research. Additionally, students must schedule time to practice their skills in a nursing skills laboratory which is available days and evenings Monday through Friday and on Saturday mornings. Please be advised that you must have a PC based computer. We do not support Apple and you may encounter problems on-line. *Clinical experience is not limited to SOCH and you will have experiences at other clinical locations throughout the program. Clinicals can be scheduled anytime 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Monday through Sunday. ****Beginning Spring 2011 - On site on line classes will be scheduled as follows:**** Nurs. 175 will be on a Friday. The following semester Nurs. 176 will be on a Monday. The following semester Nurs. 273 will be on a Thursday and when you enter Nurs. 274 it will be on a Tuesday. This is subject to change based on faculty and clinical availability.
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