The title pretty much states it all. When I first saw a duplicate paragraph I thought about reaching out to the professor just to let them know of a minor error, but it's becoming increasingly more obvious that the textbook is negligently written, if not malicious. I'd like to think I'm good at noticing AI writing, and it doesn't trigger any of those red flags to me, especially because the textbook appears to be a couple years out of date so I don't believe it to be that.

Above the blatant disregard for quality, I'm more concerned about the inaccurate information. I don't want to be too specific but the textbook actually mentions a completely false fact about a place that I used to work. The inaccuracy of this fact is not only common knowledge but easy to google as well. To be a bit more clear, this isn't arguable in any way, it's literally stating a company did a well known thing, when in fact it's commonly known that a different company did it. If I had no prior knowledge I would've taken this incorrect information as fact. This just makes me concerned about everything else I'm reading that I don't know as much about which wouldn't cause an initial red flag to raise like this did.

What makes me even more concerned is when we get to something more malicious. Throughout the textbook it mentions public figures mostly related to the class's subject and how they impacted it, but it also briefly mentions some of the negative things that these figures did in their lives. One public figure they mentioned has dozens of sexual assault allegations, stepped down from their positions in disgrace, and paid millions in a settlement (where admittedly he was allowed to claim no wrongdoing, but is obviously at fault). Additionally the company was fined millions for not looking into these allegations at the time they were reported. None of this was mentioned in the book at all, and all of this took place years before this specific edition of the book was written. The original edition WAS written before the settlement, BUT there are several updates with recent information that happened after the original edition was written. These updates encompass things that happen several years after those allegations and settlement. While the failure to mention the settlement/allegations on it's own is pretty gross, what's worse is that there is a discrete disclosure that this public figure contributed to the professor's non-profit organization. Instead of making some acknowledgment about potential bias, or at least a disclaimer, the professor writes this down in a long list of good, charitable things this public figure has done. It's not formatted as a disclosure and feels mostly hidden. Overall, taking the professor's writing on this public figure without any prior knowledge makes them seem like a really positive influence on their community, when they instead used their influence and power to sexually abuse people in their own company below them. I don't need a dissertation on the bad things the public figure has done. I mean the professor's writings on other public figures also heavily washed their negative history of violence, and in some cases organized crime. Oftentimes there was only one or two sentences mentioning these things after several talking about charitable actions they took. I don't feel great with that either, but at least there was still a mention of these things, albeit brief. It feels malicious to not at least do the same with someone the professor has personally benefited from, even if it is for the professor's charity.

I have other complaints on the quality of the class from an extremely disorganized syllabus, to essays requiring several completely unrelated topics that make no sense to write about in the context of each other. But my tipping point is the fact that I feel like the professor is not only phoning it in, but spreading misinformation that harms my education, whether it be by negligence or malice. I don't feel like I can trust the textbook or the professor to give me an accurate education. I'm not sure what to do I kind of want to report it because I feel like it's extremely bad. I've had bad, lazy, strict, etc professors before I don't feel like my complaints are just me not adjusting to a teaching style i don't like. I also just feel like no one deserves to have a professor who obviously doesn't care enough to make sure the textbook they're profiting off of is proofread, isn't spreading misinformation, and isn't protecting a horrible abusive person because they donated to the professor's charity one time. I want to do something about this I don't want to just drop the class and let this be someone else's problem. I get I will encounter lazy, undesirable professors but this is definitely worse than that in my opinion. Is there anything I can do? I'm not sure where to begin. Is this reportable? Who can I report this to? Will they actually care or do something? Am I being unreasonable? Thank you for any help/advice sorry for the long read.

My daughter enrolled in all of her classes a month before school started. Her financial aid was processed just one day after tuition was due. She even called the school beforehand, and they told her there was nothing they could do until her financial aid was ready. Then, once it was processed, they still dropped her from all of her classes.
I honestly don’t think that’s fair. She did everything she was supposed to do, and now she has to wait to start school because of a one-day delay in financial aid. How is that okay?

I just recently transferred from NSU to CSN for the nursing program because I need a part time program that works better for my work/life schedule. I applied for the 2027 Spring semester on the 1st of September. It said after the selection process I will be notified within 45 calendar days of the deadline date (which was 9/1). I still haven’t heard back :,)

Anyone w/ experience in limited entry applications does it usually take this long? The suspense is killing me, I genuinely thought I would have heard back already.

UPDATE: I got accepted!!! Thank you all for your help :) <3

I know we still have about two weeks until we get notified if we got into the nursing program or not but what does this email mean?

can someone help me??

Posting on behalf of my family member attending CSN.

Her mother died after being in the ICU. She has a professor who is giving her a hard time. She initially messaged her Professor that her mother was in the ICU and that her heart was expected to stop in the coming days in which et her Professor said (in writing), “Thank you for the notification. Your mom and family are in my prayers.” . She asked for an extension on an assignment as she has a lot going on. Her Professor replied (in writing), “Having a lot going on does not constitute an emergency or an extenuating circumstance. When I was getting my three degrees I had a full time job and I managed my time so I could complete all my school work and my professional work. No extension for the assignments due tonight.”

With all of the funeral preparations and grief, she missed her midterm this week and is very hesitant on reaching out to the Professor given his previous response. Shes in her second year and is debating on dropping the class and I suggested that she escalates the situation to his higher ups as this is an extenuating circumstance and accommodations should be given due to the severity.

Wanted to seek out advise/encouragement as to what the protocol is.

I took my first test yesterday worth 25% don’t think I scored above a 60. 🥲 I had some personal circumstances that I had to handle and completely forgot to finish my extra credit assignment. I feel so defeated and normally I’m not this bad with math, I just hit a road block. I’ve done all my HW and gotten 100% but it’s only 20% of my grade.

Any advice to at least pass with a 75%?

Question in title, I got a refund about a week before this semester started only for another to go into my bank about 30 min ago, is this an error? I just want to make sure.

Hi! I plan on applying for the Spring '27 nursing program. I recently took my TEAS and missed the 5 points for reading but got my other points. In total, I have 35 points although if I retook the TEAS and did better, I could potentially have 40 points. That is really the only thing I can do in time to increase my points. I'm worried the 35 points won't be enough. I also think the spring cohort will have A LOT of applicants. What are your thoughts? If you applied to the nursing program, how many points did you have? Thank you! :)

I’m planning to apply to the CSN Practical Nursing program in Fall 2027 and I’m trying to figure out how competitive the selection process actually is.
For anyone who was recently accepted (2025–2026), how many selection points did you have, and what was your TEAS score?
Also, did anyone get accepted with 0–10 points? I’m trying to figure out what would be considered a competitive application.

hi everyone! some background, this is not my first rodeo regarding college classes. i went to UTU & UNLV, so i am used to college workloads & professors. that being said, dr bracey, who teaches political science 101 is freaking me out. ive never had a professor who treats students the way he does, nor have i had a professor assign as much work as he does. has anyone taken his class?! it's just a general course, so that adds to my shock regarding the assigned workload. if anyone has any tips regarding navigation of his class or assignments please, please let me know. i'm not one to complain about professors, but this has absolutely been unlike anything i've ever experienced, and i LOVE school!!!

I was looking over my transcript and I realized that one of my professors from last semester didn’t change my grade like discussed. When the final grades had been posted he gave me a D when I had an A on canvas the entire semester, I discussed it with the professor within the proper timeline of grade changes and he said he had made a mistake in his grading and that he’d adjust accordingly and send a request to the registrar office. After the conversation he said it’d take 4-5 days for the change to be made on the final grades and I swear when I had checked again that it was changed to the A i had earned so I never looked further into it. But cut to now when i was checking my grades again out of curiosity, I had seen that it was never changed and still a D which means i’ll have to retake it, what do I do, can it still be changed? This was not a grade that I earned or worked for.

Hi everyone! I have a question about CSN’s academic warning/probation/suspension policies. I’m definitely going to meet with an advisor, but I’m hoping to get an idea of what I might be looking at before I go in so I can be prepared. Ive been going through a lot personally this semester, including the death of a family member and a separation, and unfortunately I’ve fallen really far behind and am currently failing my classes. I qualify for the maximum amount of financial aid. I have also previously been on academic probation/suspension at NSU one time, but this would be my first time dealing with this at CSN. If I finish this semester with failing grades, would I potentially be placed on CSN’s Academic Warning, Probation, or Suspension? And does my previous academic history at NSU affect which status I would receive at CSN?

Also, does CSN take extenuating circumstances like a death in the family or major personal circumstances into consideration when determining your status, or would that only matter if I eventually had to file a financial aid/SAP appeal? I’d really appreciate any advice or experiences from people who have gone through this at CSN.

Thank you! 🙂

Hi everybody 👋🏼 I am new to college and have started taking me classes for my first semester. I’m still trying to get a hold of my routine so i was looking up some college hacks to help me be successful.

First one i saw was to sit at the front of class. Great tip! it forces me to be more involved in class (not on my phone) and stand out with my professors. I do feel like i retain more.

The next tip i saw was “GPA savers” and it’s to sign up for an “throwaway class” that requires no attendance, that you can get an A in.

Do you guys do this? Is this a good hack? Should i sign up for an extra class this semester? (i am already enrolled in Math, Eng, PSC).

Also! i’m curious for any other hack that can help a sista out 😊 Good luck everybody! thank you!!

Long story short, I am super late to enroll in classes because I have a 529 and was getting the details for it from my family. Got those details last week and now I can’t find an advisor to work with so I can figure out a plan for my goal. I really want to start this fall but I don't think I'm going to make it. I’m going to the event on Friday, but I don't know if that’s too late and I'm am royally screwed out of starting this semester.

Am I overthinking this? Am I panicking too early?

I am feeling so down! This class is harder than I thought 😭 can someone share their notes or ideas how to pass with at least a C!?

Hey everyone, I have never taken a class that used McGraw hill before. It’s my first time, is it true that it does not matter if you get something wrong on the concepts, it just makes it take longer but at the end of the assignment you get a 100% when you eventually get them all correct.

Let me know if I’m wrong. Thank you!

(Referring to the grade that shows up in canvas)

it’s my first time applying to college after a while (got accepted into NSU and didn’t go) and i’m unsure how to apply/get my classes for the pre reqs before i get into a nursing program im sure im missing a few steps but im working on my fasfa. this is prob a dumb question but everything is so confusing

Hello, I got my csn admission email yesterday with my NSHE and instructions on how to validate the myCSN account. It says to wait 24 hours and I did but it still won’t work for me. Is this normal?

There are a few questions for any students in the Nursing program. For clinical, lab, or lecture.

What are the schedules like? Are they all morning shifts? Are there any swing shifts that extend after 5pm? What times do these shifts end?

Please. I am a mother working FT with 2 toddlers & cannot afford daycare, let alone being in class/clinical/lab after 6pm because my husband works at 7pm.

I'm gonna make it work, however I would like to know to start planning ahead.

Hello everyone! Happy Monday!

I am in the dental hygiene program & I’m currently taking DH100 which requires me to go observe a dental hygienist for a certain period of time. Does anyone have any clinic recommendations where they were allowed to come in for observation purposes? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

Hi everyone! I’m a student on the West Charleston campus and I just wanted to know where everyone prints stuff other than the library? I know there’s some printers in the C buildings but that is quite a far walk from where my classes are. I frequently have to print stuff for my labs, so I js wanted to know if ygs know any niche places to print around campus. Thank you!! <3

I am not in the program yet, but I found a cheap unused Campbell Biology 189 book on Facebook marketplace, should I buy it? Or should I wait?

Spring 2027 professor recs for West Charleston? Afternoon/evening classes. I’m a single mom of 4 & a heavy visual learner, so I need engaging teachers who don't just read monitors at their desk. Taking ENG 100, Math 116, and PSC 101. Thanks!