Nursing Assistant classes on AMCAS????

[DayDune]

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You guys think I might be able to get away with putting CNA and Certified Phlebotomist classes on AMCAS? I took them at a school specifically for health aids (CNA, Home Health Aids, etc) and not a "REAL" college.

If I can put them on the app, you think they could count as BCMP? I've seen the list of classes from AMCAS that can be counted as such, but I've also heard that it's pretty much up to the applicant to actually do the categorization. In other words, sometimes people get away with putting classes as BCMP even if they're not specifically on the list.

If I do put them as BCMP and AMCAS doesn't approve it, will they just change it themselves, or will they kick the app back to me and I'd have to start back at the beginning of the line for verification again?

 

[mc4435]

I'm also wondering something similar: do you HAVE to put your CNA class on ACMAS? I don't want to because it will be a pain to get a "verified letter" in place of a transcript, because the "school" is not a real college and you only get a certificate of completion anyways.

Anyone know?

 

[Glorified]

I don't think CNA courses are for credit. EMT-B courses are for credit, though. I think you only have to include courses you got a grade for.

 

[jstuds_66]

I don't think you should put CNA as a class unless it was taken at your college and will show up on your transcript. Presonally, I took mine through a nursing home, so I put down my CNA job as clinical experience.

 

[GuzzyRon]

You guys think I might be able to get away with putting CNA and Certified Phlebotomist classes on AMCAS? I took them at a school specifically for health aids (CNA, Home Health Aids, etc) and not a "REAL" college.

If I can put them on the app, you think they could count as BCMP? I've seen the list of classes from AMCAS that can be counted as such, but I've also heard that it's pretty much up to the applicant to actually do the categorization. In other words, sometimes people get away with putting classes as BCMP even if they're not specifically on the list.

If I do put them as BCMP and AMCAS doesn't approve it, will they just change it themselves, or will they kick the app back to me and I'd have to start back at the beginning of the line for verification again?

I would leave CNA courses out. It is a waste of time and effort and has the potential to delay your AMCAS processing especially if the school(s) in question is/are NOT accredited, you can't get official transcript(s) and you didn't get any letter grades. I left out CNA courses last year and only listed my work experience as a CNA and everything went just fine.

Also understand that once you click submit and report your grades, they become part of your permanent AMCAS record (unless you can prove that they were entered in error). And AMCAS will send you to verification hell if they suspect you're misreporting your grades either to bump up your BCPM or for any reason whatsoever. Just because others are doing it is not a good excuse. Verifications take a while so resist the temptation to inflate your BCPM. And also know that any corrections they make for you will be noted with an asterisk, which is part of what they will report to every school you apply to this year. So, take your time and do it right the first time.

Good luck!

 

[redrockprincess]

I don't think CNA courses are for credit. EMT-B courses are for credit, though. I think you only have to include courses you got a grade for.

I think it depends on where you took them. I took my CNA class at a community college, and it was a 6 credit class. As to whether you should list the class or not... maybe the key lies in whether or not the school is accredited? Say, nursing home vs. community college?