Excelsior---College Network, RUE, Istudysmart.com, ????

This week Rue is asking $11,000 . It's a special deal. lol Oct. 2009

I did it through excelsior. You dont need anything else. Just go through them. I finished all of the online tests in under three months. When you get to the CPNE just put yourself on the short notice list or else you'll have to wait for 6 months or more. I did it and got in about a month after applying. Yes, Wisconsin accepts excelsior college. NCLEX was a challenge but doable. good luck to all doing it this way. for me it was the best/quickest way possible. The down side to it all is I am currently teaching myself how to be a nurse (on the job) as i was not previously a nurse.

I know this is several months after these posts were made but I have a couple of ?'s....You said that you just graduated from excelsior and you are teaching yourself how to be a nurse because you were not a nurse before. Don't you have to be an LPN/LVN to go through the ADN program at excelsior? Maybe you were a paramedic before? Just curious.

Secondly, has anyone that has graduated with their ADN from Excelsior and obtained their RN had a problem getting hired by WI hospitals?

Was anyone able to get an internship while doing the Excelsior program, or do WI hospitals tend to cater to the WI nursing schools?

To be accepted into Excelsior's nursing program who either have to be an LPN, EMT/paramedic, respiratory therapist, or finished with 50% of your nursing courses. So if you were in a 2 year ADN program and finished a year of it, you can be accepted into Excelsior.

From what I've heard, WI hospitals does accept Excelsior. There are WI Excelsior grads I know working at a couple of hospitals here and had no problems being hired. The VA hospitals are also pro-Excelsior.

And to get the most accurate answer regarding internships, you should contact the hospitals directly and ask if they will let an Excelsior student intern with them. Good luck! It's great to know there's more WI Excelsior students!

Whatt???? $11,000?? Next week it will be $13,000 and so much a better, yes better, better deal!

Thanks for the info. I will take your advise and contact my local hospitals regarding internships.