Excelsior college?

JustBeachyNurse, LPN · Jan 30, 2015

Are you currently a certified EMT-P/medic, licensed LPN, or military medic? Only these three professions are eligible for admission to Excelsior College's LPN/medic bridge to ASN/RN. Thousands have successfully completed and graduated from this accredited program. Difficulty is relative, but you must be a motivated independent learner to be successful. It's a program not accepted by all states for direct licensing as an RN, and not at all in CA. There is an entire forum dedicated to Excelsior College on AllNurses.

UlanaD · Feb 3, 2015

I read somewhere that 42,000 nurses have graduated from Excelsior. It's not easy because it is college after all but it can certainly be done. CA is the only state that won't license you outright, other states you have to do a preceptorship or extra hours, but that can be done also. Go to the college website excelsior.edu and register for a free account and download the nursing catalog. Lots of info to answer your questions.

NursingStudent_0924 · Oct 14, 2015

I am a licensed paramedic and completed the program. It was a big change from my field work but I now have my RN. Hard work will get you there!

mamccarson84 · Oct 21, 2015

As many have said before, it is not easy but it is not impossible. I can not speak of the entire program but I am actively chipping away at it.

If you do the exams, they supply content guides and that is what you will be tested on. You can do the courses but they are not cheap (if you take so many courses you wont have to pay certain fees).

I am an instructor at a community college who pioneer hybrid education for EMS courses. From my experiences teaching the courses, doing excelsior and taking other online courses I will say that it depends on you in the end. If you are good at learning at your own pace and setting firm benchmarks, you should do fine. If you feel you need someone over your shoulder to make sure you stay on task I would recommend possibly doing the course option, the nursing theory conferences or maybe a B&M school.

-Marcus