Lpn to Rn the faster you can finish without having any collee credit

Medic625 · Aug 21, 2013

For the Excelsior LPN to RN there are 31 general education credits required in addition to the nursing courses/ exams. I had an associates degree in fire science, so I was able to transfer in most of the general education requirements. The only Gen Ed exams I had to take thru Excelsior were sociology, a&p, lifespan psych, and microbiology. I started the program in July 2012. I was able to complete those 4 courses plus the 8 nursing courses by December 2012. I was testing roughly every 2 weeks. The big hold up with the program is the 8 week FCCA and the wait for the CPNE. I took both FCCA courses January through March of 2013, applied for the CPNE in April, and tested the last week in June. So, it took me almost exactly one year to complete the program.

I have read posts on here of people who were able to finish faster than that. However, you really don't have control over how long it takes because of those final 2 tests and the wait time.

I would recommend using a community college for your general education requirements. You would save a bunch of money that way. $100 a credit hour vs $400 a credit hour is a big difference.

And lastly, I don't think all those gen Ed requirements have to be completed prior to starting the nursing exams, so you could go to a community college full time while also working your way through the nursing tests. That would probably be the fastest way if you can handle it.

BlessedRN18 · Aug 21, 2013

Thank you for taking the time to answer my question, very useful, I didn't want to go to a community college but you are so right, the only classes I have to get done before taking the 7 nursing components are micro and A&P, which I wanted to take in a community college so I don't have to repeat them in the future when I decide to further my education!

Thank you very much!!