Any Excelsior Grads enrolled in an NP program???

[JerseyBSN]

I was told that some NP programs will not accept Excelsior's A&P, Microbiology and Psychology tests and that I would need to retake those classes first before I could be accepted into an NP program. Anyone here know about this or have any experience being an EC grad and getting into an NP program? Where were you accepted? Where were you turned away?

[meg2465]

I'm an Excelsior grad ADN and BSN, and I was accepted into UMDNJ without an issue. I personally know another Excelsior grad who was accepted into Columbia for their NP program.

Excelsior can be a polarizing topic for some people who can't conceive of a distance learning nursing program. The bottom line is that it is accredited, and it is a perfectly legitimate route to licensure.

I could see a school wanting proof of attending laboratory sections for the hard sciences, which Excelsior naturally cannot provide. If that is their rationale, then it is what it is. But it can't be just because it's Excelsior. If their requirements are that you hold a BSN, an Excelsior degree ought to do it.

[Medic2RN, BSN, RN, EMT-P]

EC's A&P and Microbiology did not have a lab. That is why I had to retake them after speaking with the NP recruiter at my potential university. I don't know about psychology.

[zenman]

I did Excelsior long ago, then Psych CNS, then MBA, then post-master's psych NP. Not a problem for me anywhere.

[PatMac10,RN, RN]

Good to know. I have some coworkers who are lpns and doing excelsior and wishful be NPs in the future, but they took in class A&P and psych classes as a prerequisites for their respective LPN programs so they should be good.