LVN-BSN at ISU in California Issues and Updates

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LVN-BSN Online at ISU shutting down...Is this true? Does anyone know?

I got an acceptance letter from ISU before this thing happened and I have been in touch with them, then last week, I recieved a check from ISU which corresponded to the admission fee that I paid (I am on the phase 2 of the program) so I guess that's it for the program with ISU. Then last Monday, I contacted TCN and spoke with Lorie, she was really helpful, I asked her regarding the consumer loan that I entered with TCN because I told her that since there is no program anymore, I would like to move on and I don't want any liabilities. I want the contract that I signed with TCN null and void because they will not be able to deliver what I have signed for. she then told me she needed to ask people responsible for those transactions and then she would call me before the week ends. Yesterday, I got a call from her and she told me that TCN will refund me everything that I have paid for so now, I am waiting for the bank statement to see a reversal of the charges that TCN made. I hope and pray that TCN will honor what they have said.

The back of the TCN contract states if you are not accepted into the nursing program all youf funds will be refunded. Refer to the back of your TCN contract.

Did you ever get your full refund?

I have been trying to get more information from people on the same boat as I am in. Did you ever get anywhere with this. I don't know what to do right now either.

Did you ever get your full refund?

I have been trying to get more information from people on the same boat as I am in. Did you ever get anywhere with this. I don't know what to do right now either.

Never got my $ back and just received letter that government facilities will facilitate clinical's and only Southern California (L.A.) is ready to start back up... I still just want my $ back...

Hi Shannen did it say when they will start ?

I called the CABRN and the person I spoke with said she had not heard anything about ISU starting again in CA . She transferred me over to a sup to leave a msg to call back with a definite yes or no.. I'm curious if anyone has actually received info from the board or ISU that the program is actually going to start ?

Here is some info I received today . I was excited to hear that ISU might be starting up again in California. They are only doing clinical for those already in the program to finish up the last batch that were admitted.

At this time, the University is temporarily not admitting new California students to Indiana State University and to the LPN-BS Track.

  • University admission, completion of nursing challenge exams, nursing program admission and clinical course registration will resume upon the addition of contracted federal facilities within your geographic area. Notification will be made to students once these processes have resumed.
  • FOR THOSE ALREADY ADMITTED:
  • A solution is available for completing the clinical portion of the program in California.
  • The California BRN has confirmed that clinicals for this program may be completed at federal facilities.
  • Federal facilities consist of VA hospitals, military bases, Indian reservations and low security federal penitentiaries.
  • Clinical availability in the student's area will be dependent on the execution of clinical contracts between ISU and individual federal facilities. ISU and the College Network are in communication with federal facilities throughout the state. Students should NOT attempt to contact federal facilities in their area about completing clinical hours.
  • Students are required to have a valid social security number in order to participate in clinical rotations at a federal facility.

Please let me know if I misunderstood the email


Here is letter I received from The College Network:

"We have some good news to share with you about the Indiana State University (ISU) LVN to BS in Nursing degree program in California.

The California Board of Registered Nursing has concurred with ISU that clinical components of this program may be conducted in federal facilities and ISU has already contracted with its first federal facilities. ISU and The College Network will continue to secure agreements with other federal facilities throughout the state that will meet the needs of all students in the program.

Admissions have resumed for students in the Los Angeles area currently admitted into the University, but not yet admitted into the nursing program at the College of Nursing, Health, and Human Services (CONHHS). General admission into ISU will resume shortly for those in the Los Angeles area who need to complete their Phase II Nursing Transition examinations. We will notify you as soon as ISU begins accepting new applicants in other areas of California.

If you are not ready for admission into the ISU Nursing program or not ready to move into the Phase II Nursing Transition examinations, please continue to study and prepare to test out of any degree-required general education courses that are part of your degree program to ensure you are ready to move forward when admissions begin to be accepted in your area.

Please do not attempt to contact federal facilities in your area about completing clinical hours. You can be assured that ISU and The College Network are in communication with federal facilities throughout the state. Individual clinical placements will be determined by ISU's California Clinical Coordinator when you are registered in a core nursing course that includes concurrent clinical education.

The College Network's Academic Support department will continue to assist you with your studies and support you in the pursuit of your degree. You may contact them at 1-888-672-2963.

Your patience and understanding are greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

Academic Support Department

The College Network, Inc."

Typing it up made me realize I read it wrong the first time! So even if I was "ready" to enter Phase II they aren't admitting new students... SO over all this!!!

Shannen

The wording of the emil and letter is MISLEADING. ISU has NO APPROVED NURSING SCHOOL IN CALIFORNIA. The truth is this: ISU has now slipped into the category that only Excelsior occupied. Any California student who attends the ISU LPN--to-BSN program and graduates, is considered out of state nurses. These graduates will have to prove to California BRN that they had appropriate education to be eligible for a California license--just like any out of state student who wishes to be licensed in California.

DO NOT BE MISLED. The CABRN has made NO comments about ISU's nursing school because it is an out of state university and not within the jurisdiction of the California Board or its rules. It does not matter whether the clinicals were done in a federal facility or not.

Sounds like you would graduate ISU and either submit your credentials to CABON to sit on the NCLEX or take the NCLEX out of state and then apply for reciprocity in CA ??

Don't know what California has to do with the federal facilities anyway. The state doesn't have jurisdiction over the federal.

Don't know what California has to do with the federal facilities anyway. The state doesn't have jurisdiction over the federal.

The actual issue is this: within Calif, no student nurse can work on the floor or work with patients unless they receive a waiver that is only provided in the Calif Nurse Practice Act and the Calif Business and Professional Code. The waiver allows students enrolled in a Calif authorized nursing school to work under a preceptor in a clinical setting.

The original 2007 to 2012 ISU California only LVN to BSN distant learning nursing school was deemed illegal and stripped of its CABRN authorization, those students who did clinicals within Calif did not receive the waiver and were practicing nursing without a license. If ISU links up with Calif VA facilities so the Calif students can do their clinicals within Calif, the rules/laws that cover nurses in California are not applicable to those Calif students.

Once the student graduates and wishes to take the NCLEX the distant learning California student considered an Indiana student and Indiana laws cover them. If the student passes the NCLEX and wishes to take their NCLEX in California or work in Calif, the graduate is considered an out of state nurse and must apply to the CABRN and their transcripts will be evaluated. There is no guarantee that thses students will be accepted in Calif. What bothers me is there is no Calif BRN to monitor the ISU program now. Given the issues that caused the CABRN to retroatively remove the approved status of ISU, who will be the watchdog now. Lack of CABRN oversight over ISU's nursing school may become a severe problem to the Calif students and Calif taxpayers.

Please anyone taking the 4 module exams for ISU admission this june, let me know pls.

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