<p>Hi I just have a quick question regarding the time it takes to get from one building to another. Is it possible to get from close/hipp building to jones physical science building in 20 mins or less and also from Nursing building to Swearingen Engineering Center in 20 mins or less also . My d is trying to make some adjustments to her schedule but wants to make sure she can get to classes in time that are 20 mins apart. thanks!</p>
<p>Hello! </p>
<p>The campus is very walkable and is arguably a 20 minute walk from corner to corner. I would say she can definitely make both of those trips. It is just going to be very tight and she will have to bee line straight there when class gets out. It is definitely doable though! I could walk from the Greek Village to nursing within 15-20 minutes. I also had a turnover from nursing to jones and would make it in about 10. That isn’t too far away from the HIPP building</p>
<p>Definitely doable…more now than before. This is the first year they have revised the class schedule to give students 20 min between class, mostly in response of distance from swearingen to main campus toward business school. Last year (and since I was student long time ago) it was just 15 and I easily made it from nursing school area to coliseum which is almost as long. Science buildings are definitely no problem even before they changed the schedule…</p>
<p>Swearingen to Nursing is going to be tight. Everything else will be completely fine. The only building on campus to really worry about distance-wise is Swearingen. And arguably, Swearingen to Nursing is a heck of a lot worse than Nursing to Swearigen, because the Nursing building is up hill from Swearingen.</p>
<p>FYI: For your daughter, the Close/Hipp Building is referred to as the BA. If she’s asking for directions, some people might not know what building she’s talking about if she calls it the Close/Hipp.</p>
<p>Jones to the BA can be done in about ten minutes. Last semester I had a class in Longstreet and then a class in Humanities and I made it in about seven minutes. The BA is just beyond Humanities and Longstreet is literally right beside Jones and Coker.</p>
<p>Just remember like scmom12 said, they just changed the schedule. Everyone has been walking these same routes in only 15 minutes for years and now there’s an extra 5 minutes added in for padding. Your daughter should be fine.</p>
<p>//. Thanks so much for all that info! I will pass it all on to her!! Thanks for being so helpful!</p>
<p>NJMOM3 - Just curious, what class does your D have in Swearingen? I didn’t see any lower level Nursing classes in that building… the farthest my S has is that Nursing Evolution class in that building over by the Koger center on Tuesday evening.</p>
<p>/\ hi Coleman 4… She actually has a dance appreciation course in that building. She’s getting the fine arts requirement out of the way and part of that class is attending ballets/ dance productions that she actually really enjoys doing so she decided to take that. She is also in that nursing course you mentioned on Tuesday evening (nursing 212). In addition, she took chemistry and psych because she didn’t take those in high school. I think her other evening class is the univ 101. She only took the one nursing course for first semester and plans to take another one second semester.</p>
<p>/\ she did take chem in high school but didn’t take Ap.</p>
<p>Coleman 4… I meant to ask you how many credits did your son end up taking?My d took 16 which doesn’t seem like that many but I guess they recommended that she didn’t take too many first semester?</p>
<p>/. Also… Forgot to add. Chemistry is in the nursing bldg</p>
<p>NJMOM3 - That makes sense- forgot about the Fine Arts req. </p>
<p>My son is also taking 16 credits (5 classes): UNIV-101 (Nursing version), ENG-101 (he only took Honors level in HS), NSG-212 (Tues. eve so they’ll be in the same class!), PSYCH-101 (again, only took Honors level in HS), and CHEM-102. He did take AP Chem in HS but the credit is for a different CHEM (111). He didn’t mind taking it anyway- he actually likes Chemistry. I think it’s a good schedule though because he’s either had the honors or AP (Chem) levels in high school of these classes so hopefully that helps. </p>
<p>So you’ll have to tell your daughter to look for a 6’2" blond guy in her NSG-212 class and that’s my son! (based on the male ratio during his registration, I suspect there won’t be an over-abundance of males in those classes).</p>
<p>/\ I will tell her to look for him! I’m sure he will be easy to spot! There were no guys at all in her nursing orientation… Just 20 girls. I’m sure he won’t mind though! It looks like they could have psych or chem together too. I know they have a lot of chem labs to choose from but I don’t think there were many chem lectures. She has chem tues and wed morning around 10 I think and psych is mon and wed at 10:50… I know there were a lot of psych classes though. I’m sure he’ll do really well in nursing. I have my RN BSN (not presently working but want to go back) It is a great field for men to get into! Lots of opportunities!</p>
<p>NUMOM3 - Sounds like they may be in the same CHEM and PSYCH classes too! LOL …
I looked at his schedule and he has PSYCH on M/W/F at 10:50-11:40 and CHEM - T/H at 10:05-11:20 with the lab on W 2:20-5:10. Looks like all the secs with the same time (i.e. 10:05-11:20) are in the same room so that must be a big class. </p>
<p>BTW, I looked at the book list- and the CHEM-102 class actually lists 2 text books- each >$100 used, so I had my son email the professor and ask which one is correct and the professor replied, ‘Either one will do, which ever is cheapest.’ </p>
<p>I too am an RN BSN, but he didn’t make the decision based on that… My mother is a CRNA (Nurse Anesthetist) and she talked him into Anesthesia, for which USC has a program for that as well. I admire him for not being deterred by the male minority, but you’re right- he does not mind that at all!!</p>
<p>Coleman 4… Lol. Yes they look like the same classes. I think that psych is a huge lecture …I’m pretty sure it can take up to 400! Also,thanks for the info about the chem book. We haven’t ordered any books yet.
It’s so funny how many of the parents are nurses. There were several moms I met in my d s orientation group who were RN’s. Thats awesome that your mom is a CRNA.That s a great career!
My d keeps saying she would like to become a practitioner. After all my worrying about which school she would choose, I am impressed with the nursing program there and my d seems very excited.</p>
<p>will the professors be annoyed if we email them asking if we need the books or not?</p>
<p>I don’t think so, I emailed 2 professors asking about the books- because the CHEM class listed 2 different books and the PSYCH was brand new (2013 pub) and hard to find… and both professors replied back within a day or so and were very helpful responses too.</p>
<p>Where do you find out what books are required?</p>
<p>Go to textbook under campus bookstores and enter classes to get list. Some also have a syllabus link</p>
<p>It depends on the professor.</p>
<p>I had a professor one semester who went on multiple rants about how she hated students emailing her asking questions.</p>
<p>I’ve had others who really like it when students email with questions.</p>
<p>I’d say most will probably be helpful and don’t mind. And if it’s as simple as a textbook question, they probably already have an answer prepared.</p>
<p>Coleman 4… Just wondered what did the professor say about the psych book that was difficult to find? That way I won’t send her another email asking same thing. Thanks!</p>