Urgent Question for EC Students!!

[LPNalmost!]

I have a $5000 tuition reimbursement plan from my former employer. It will pay for tuition and registration fees, but not EXAM fees. However, today I talked with my administrator of the program and she said if I take exams through Excelsior, as long as my receipt doesn't specifically say "test" or "exam" anywhere on it, then she will approve me for reimbursement. So I need to know from some of you guys: when you pay for your test over the internet, what does your receipt look like? Does it specifically say that you have paid for an examination/test? What about when you receive confirmation that you passed a test? Does it call out that it was a test? I really appreciate your help.

[chris_at_lucas_RN, RN]

I cannot seem to find "my account" anymore. Perhaps when you graduate they don't know you! :)

When I look at the info I can find--it does appear that they describe the fees in terms of "exams" rather than "courses."

However, this is not what might be an exam fee, like a CLEP fee, this is how the school assesses and documents your progress: your transcript lists the dates the exams were taken, but in the form of courses.

Does your manager or education specialist understand about Excelsior? Perhaps clarification of the rather unusual structure of the the learning process for EC would help them understand it isn't the exam per se that you are paying for, but the actual tuition for the course. They just don't charge you until you finish.

Wouldn't it be nice if traditional schools did it that way? I bet they'd work a whole lot harder for students to succeed if they weren't going to get paid unless they did!!

Good luck!

[H60Medic]

My employer was the same way. At first they balked at reinbursment as the course is listed as an "exam". However, after I went to the training office and actually went on-line to the "My EC" site and explained the complete program, and showed them my credits, they changed their opinion. All you can do is try.

Good Luck