Any RN to BSN Excelsior University Nurses Here?

Two years ago I enrolled in Excelsior College's dual BSN-MSN in Nursing Education program. I am just 3 weeks away from completing my first 2 BSN component courses. Are there any Excelsior University alumni students here having a go at earning their BSN or MSN degrees with Excelsior University? I know that there are cheaper but also fast-paced options out their. Unfortunately I am working full-time as a critical care RN and I still have all my children living at home. Seems like this is the same situation with the other 11 students in my classes. 

[EricJRN, MSN, RN]

Hey Kamilah - 

I got my AS and MS (nursing education focus) at Excelsior. I finished the master's more than seven years ago, which is probably too long ago to be helpful to you, but I wanted to wish you good luck. 

[londonflo]

On 11/28/2022 at 9:26 PM, Kamilah Coney said:

Two years ago I enrolled in Excelsior College's dual BSN-MSN in Nursing Education program. I am just 3 weeks away from completing my first 2 BSN component courses

Speeding through courses doesn't mean competency.  I worry about the WGU students who complete a BSN in less than 5 months and an MSN in 8 months.

The point of further education is to complete your education as YOU. Not completing a "test check off".

The point of completing  MSN graduate education is to stop and think how this will complete your education to drive/improve further nursing. You will need be able  to  actually do literature reviews.... (reading nursing education literature outside the Pablum that is accessible online to the graduate  student who has never researched a topic in a university library)    

[Kamilah Coney, ASN, RN]

On 12/10/2022 at 11:04 AM, londonflo said:

Speeding through courses doesn't mean competency.  I worry about the WGU students who complete a BSN in less than 5 months and an MSN in 8 months.

The point of further education is to complete your education as YOU. Not completing a "test check off".

The point of completing  MSN graduate education is to stop and think how this will complete your education to drive/improve further nursing. You will need be able  to  actually do literature reviews.... (reading nursing education literature outside the Pablum that is accessible online to the graduate  student who has never researched a topic in a university library)    

I actually thought the same thing in regards to WGU. That is the main reason I, personally, didn't consider that route as an option for me. Earning my baccalaureate degree through Excelsior University will actually allow me to absorb the curriculum and apply it in my work environment. WGU to me is like cramming the night before a final exam. 

[Kamilah Coney, ASN, RN]

On 12/10/2022 at 7:53 AM, EricJRN said:

Hey Kamilah - 

I got my AS and MS (nursing education focus) at Excelsior. I finished the master's more than seven years ago, which is probably too long ago to be helpful to you, but I wanted to wish you good luck. 

Thank you Eric! I'm just taking it one semester at a time. 

[Inessa Bowen]

Hey Kamilah! I completed my ASN with Excelsior in 2019. I will start the Capstone course to complete my BSN in Jan. 2023- should have been complete but there was some confusion with my advisor. I am enrolled in a dual degree program. My BSN is in healthcare administration and my MSN will be Nursing education. I have worked full-time while completing these degrees. My instructors for BSN courses were very understanding of the students with full-time jobs. While it has taken me longer than I would like, Excelsior has been very good for me while working full-time and raising my children.

[londonflo]

On 12/12/2022 at 9:18 PM, Kamilah Coney said:

Earning my baccalaureate degree through Excelsior University will actually allow me to absorb the curriculum and apply it in my work environment

This will help you in the long run. Growth as a Master's prepared nurse does not happen over night. 

 

On 12/12/2022 at 9:18 PM, Kamilah Coney said:

WGU to me is like cramming the night before a final exam. 

I agree. I haven't met anyone in a nursing education tenured position who did the WGU program.  But one from University of Phoenix had a short stay as a faculty member, released because she did not make tenure. Couldn't teach when assigned content ....would go around asking  previous professors "Do you have a Power Point for this?" Complained about previous test questions but couldn't write her own. 

[Sandcastles, ASN, RN]

I am a current BSN student at Excelsior.