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Some states (like CA....) WILL NOT recognize a ADN or BSN from online schools. Be sure you know that you won't be moving to one of those states in the future. I was going to go this route, but then I found out some states wouldn't accept my degree and axed the idea. I would hate for ANY OF US to work so hard to get our degrees then not be able to use it-you'd have to get your ADN/BSN all OVER again in that state. ALso, some states require ADDITIONAL clinical hours too-for example, CO requires 400 ADDITIONAL clinical HOURS!!!! OMG!!!!! Anyway-do your homework. I don't know which way states are going with this. I have heard more are going to accept online degrees and I have heard the opposite that more are going to DECLINE/not accept these degrees.

GOOD LUCK to you either way you go though-keep in mind too that many community colleges have accelerated programs for LPNS and usually have advanced placement. MEaning, you'd get the seat before a NON-LPN ( I am sure some things could interfere with that.)

Looking at the ISU site I am assuming that it actually takes 4 years to do this program through them? Where if you do EC you work at your own pace and can finish in one year, is that correct? Just trying to figure out what will work best for me. At 52 years old I don't want to waste too much time!

Joan;)

The Indiana State University LVN-BSN online program is approved in CA and was done so on Feb 16th.

the clinical hours are done at a local facility of your choice and you will shadow a preceptor. So, you'll be online learning how to do it and then go do the clinical hours and actually do it.

that is how this got approved! Plus, Indiana State and Sonoma State are working together to make sure that the facility i choose is a California approved clinical site. If it's not for some reason, there is a clinical coordinator who will get it set up.

I actually need some of my general education courses and i'm going through the College Network...Indiana State recommended that i call them. they have some partnership and provide the study materials for what they call Phase 1 and Phase 2. My monthly payment is around $150 and i have to pay a testing fee when i go 'test out' of my class. Then, once i enroll with Indiana State to do the nursing classes, online, i can apply for FULL federal financial aid!

I'm so excited

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I love Excelsior. I'm one of the people who can do the reading and ace the test and I repeat, I LOVE Excelsior.

I was accepted into the RN year at my LPN community college. I could NOT continue to drive 140 miles round trip a day and survive. And, we needed my income.

Mazel tov to those who want traditional classes. I couldn't stand having these instructors attempt to mold my already-fossilized character. They were completely unable to treat an adult student with advanced credits, various licenses, and managerial experience differently than an 18-year-old high school grad exposed to post-secondary education and work for the first time.

Were it not for on-line classes I'd have no way to earn the degree where I live.

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Check out http://www.rueed.com for those of you interested in LPN-RN, but not sure which states approve or don't approve this program. I know Georgia where I live approves it ,but we have to take the NCLEX in Florida after completing the program which is ok because then I would have license in both Georgia and Florida.

Jayne

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Check out www.rueed.com for those of you interested in LPN-RN, but not sure which states approve or don't approve this program. I know Georgia where I live approves it ,but we have to take the NCLEX in Florida after completing the program which is ok because then I would have license in both Georgia and Florida.

Jayne

Be careful! Rue is another publishing company that provides materials for EC.

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Well, would it be best and cheaper to go through Excelsior College or Rue? I have heard a Rue representative speak and the program sounds good, but is there a catch?

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MJHarper

There are numerous threads on the site that go over this info. Excelsior College is the institution whose program you go through to obtain their degree. Rue, and others, are nothing but publishing companies that put out study guides for the Excelsior exams. You add several thousand dollars to your costs by signing up with Rue or any of the others. The bottom line is that you still have to enroll with Excelsior and follow the program. You can save several thousand dollars by staying away from the others. If you want the study guides, go to ebay, and buy them for pennies on the dollar. Excelsior provides study guides for their exams for free.

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Caliottter3

Thanks for the info. Do you have any idea how much it will cost if I enroll at EC? I have already had A & P I and II, micro, psychology, and the other core classes, so I think (I hope) that I would be able to go straight into the Nursing concepts. I figured going through a secondary place like Rue would perhaps cost more for material, and I do know it is a little over $1600.00 for the one weekend clinical.

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MJ

Get real familiar with the Excelsior website. Almost all info (except student opinions and experiences) can be found there if you are patient enough and register on the site. A couple of times people even costed out the program on posts to threads on this site. They would probably be pretty dated by now if you could find them. You can wait to the last minute to enroll with Excelsior and save some money that way. However, you are aware that you need to complete the deed by end of September this year to avoid the new curriculum changes. Go to the site. Download the study guide for NC1 and NC2. You can take both of these tests before enrolling. If you are already an LPN, you might be able to get NC2 waivered by the school. You can take all the other required courses, example English, anatomy prior to enrolling. Most people take these classes at a community college or they take the CLEP tests. Whatever fits into your time schedule and finances. Also download a copy of the Excelsior School of Nursing catalog from the website. You will need it for reference as long as you are enrolled. You can also find a place on the website that lists all the costs. If you are active duty military, or a veteran, you can get a discount on the initial enrollment fee, don't forget that. Go to Yahoo groups and check out the many groups devoted to Excelsior. You can find tips for passing tests and study materials. You can even find stuff for sale. Get your books, references (listed in each study guide, as well as on a separate document), any Rue or TCN study guides you wish to purchase on ebay or half.com. And, like discussed on another thread, there really is no need to buy the latest edition of texts. You can spend the extra money for the latest edition if you want the latest for your professional library for the future. Some people use the interlibrary loan process to check nursing texts out from public libraries and don't spend money for texts at all. It can be done. Yes, you are right, the CPNE costs $1785 (I believe) the last I saw. You need to be aware that once you enroll, every year they will send you a new update on the fees and you will have to pay a fee ($450) to stay enrolled past the first year. So it pays to move your butt and don't procrastinate once you do enroll. That's my best advice: Don't procrastinate. Good luck. The website for Excelsior is: http://www.Excelsior.edu

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