Excelsior

[nurseontheway]

Hello everyone. I will be done with my LPN program next month :wink2:. I am not able to stay at my school and complete the RN portion so I am looking for online options. I have heard that Excelsior is a good online school but am wondering if anyone knows from experience?

[loriangel14, RN]

Some states do not accept Excelsior students for licensure.

[bsrn0523]

i graduated from excelsior's program and what the previous poster is true. i believe four states no longer accept excelsior: california, maryland, georgia, and kansas. i may be incorrect in that listing so someone, feel free to correct me. the primary reasoning ( as i have heard it) for this is that these states (as well as others) are developing/ have already developed distance learning bridge programs.

excelsior is a fine, albeit, difficult program. had i not had newborn twins with medical issues i very well might have chosen a local bridge or Accelerated BSN program. the program requires a great deal of self discipline and many hours of self study. the clinical component was very difficult and very stressful. is it doable? yes. easy? absolutely not.

[suzanne4, RN]

Actually it is more than 8 states now that do not accept Excelsior in one form or another.

I am moving this thread to the Distance Learning Forum where it is more appropriate.

[Lunah, MSN, RN]

This is a pretty good list: http://www.istudysmart.com/content.asp?cid=70

The only state up in the air right now (and not accurately reflected on that page) is Georgia.

[bsrn0523]

thanks lunah, i couldn't recall exactly whom does and whom does not accept excelsior. i know that the state listings have changed considerably since i attended.

jenn