LPN to BSN from ISU

Hi I am currently enrolled in the ISU LPN to BSN program. At this time I am finishing up 4 pre-recs and then I start my nursing classes in August. I am excited to be in this program. TCN has walked me through the process. ISU recommended TCN to prepare me and that they have done. I choose to take the 4 classes at my local community college cause I just could not see myself testing out of statistics lol. I am doing 3 study guides. I can't wait to do this. I will be taking 6-hours a week of clinical with my nursing classes at a local hospital that is contracted with TCN and ISU. The Ohio Board of Nursing and the NLN also acknowledged the LPN to BSN at ISU and also TCN so I felt good about enrolling and signing on. It is more expensive this way but cuts out the middle man and paper work.
Wings

Hi wings could you email me .I am considering dropping out of the lpn to ASN program I AM in right now at Rio grande.Im in cincinnati,ohio the drive is 3 hours once per week.Its getting old.The only positives is that fin aid covers my bill with money to spare and I would graduate in spring of 2007.I just dont know what to do.??I want my BSN but I wasnt sure about ISU program

thanks

I spoke with a representative from Indiana State University online. I got quite a bit of info from her. They have an associates of RN program too. We estimated costs for this and it would be around $8000 for me to complete what I need (including the micro course online). There are study guides so you don't have to buy books but you also have to pay for each exam, which for me ranged from $70 - $215 for each one taken at Sylvan (I think I needed to take 6 of them). You can CLEP out on some things. If I were you, I would try to contact a representative and get all the info you can. I do know that financial aid and student loans do not cover this program and if you have any other student loans (like I do from my LPN certification) then you can't get the grace period (the pause in repayment while you attend school full time). But they do offer 100% financing through their school. To me it seems somewhat comparable plus there's the convenience of doing it whenever you can especially for people who NEED to work full-time. They guarantee that you will pass each course, but I'm not sure what their NCLEX pass rate looks like. It doesn't matter how good the school works for you if you can't pass the NCLEX. Good luck!

Hey Ya'll. I haven't posted in quite a while and I saw this thread. I am enrolled in The College Network. It is a good program...but be very careful..it can be misleading. The college network is actually a publishing company. They provide you with study guides to take tests to basically test out of a course. I have heard that you don't even need this. To take the tests, you have to take the tests through Excelsior college. You don't actually enroll into the college, but take the excelsior examinations. It's kind of confusing. Also, once you sign your name on that paper...they have you..it is BINDING. You have 3 days to cancel. Cmon...you don't even have your study guides by then. They have you under contract that they will not let you out of..even if you lose your job. Luckily, I have alot of my credits so I only have to take about 8 classes. I am taking my first Excelsior test on Monday. As said before..just taking the test can be expensive...mine are about $160. But you think about what regular tuition would be and all the time spent in the classroom, it's not all that bad. All in all I do think it is a good program to be in...but just BE SURE that that is what you want before signing anything! Good luck to everyone!!!!!!!

a couple of the LPNs where I work have been in this program for about a year, and are very satisfied with the program. I plan on doing the MSN online here in about a year, too busy doing other stuff right now....

You guys have posted some very good information. I am going to call to find out some additional information. Thanks for the input from all of you guys. I actually signed up for the Yahoo Group as well. (Waiting to get approved . . .) Toodles!!

I just left a message on the forum... I am going this route and it seems to be a great deal. This is how it plays out...

There are three phases. Phase one is taking tests to get all of your general studies done through local testing centers (places like sylvan learning centers or community colleges). The college network provides binders that give you all of the information you nee to pass the tests... This phase is great because ANY college classes you have taken (no matter when you took them count towards the classes you have to account for toi enter the BSN program). You do these tests in the order that you want to do them, at your own pace. The only thing is is that you can't get federal aid to pay for this part... I am financing through the college network.

Second phase four nursing classes done the same way as phase one.

Then phase three is through Indiana State University and you take the classes online. The clinicals are done through a hospital in our area... they will have a partnership with ISU. There will be a masters prepared nurse at that location monitoring your progress in your clinical work. The only time you have to go to ISU is for the graduation ceramony when you are done!

The total cost of my LPN-BSN eduacation (a 4 yr degree in 3-5 years) is $23,000) and the Indiana State portion can be funded by federal student aid.

Good luck!
Hope this helps!!!
-Jessica

I am also interested in the College Network. Can someone let me know if you or someone you faired out or completed the program with them?

I am also interested in the College Network. Can someone let me know if you or someone you faired out or completed the program with them? I am interested in an Associated degree!

Pretty sure it means a site accepted by both the college and the state when i looked into it it was hospitals with certain credentials, hope that helps a little