Good News about California and Excelsior College

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I'm sorry if this has already been brought up, but I see EC and CA have reached an agreement: if you are an LPN before you go through EC and you apply for licensure from out of state you can go through the same process as other out of state applicants from traditional programs to get your endorsement. California will now license EC grads with no more hassle than anyone else.

If you were a paramedic first you can go through ~400 hours of clinicals in the state of California. This still stinks but at least the opportunity is there.

It's not showing up on either the EC or CA BRN websites with a search. I find this hard to believe since the BRN worked so hard to fight EC in a long court battle.

In other words, when looking at EC grads and applying their out-of-state approval process, EC grads were always denied because of the lack of supervised clinical hours. So yes, they use the same process for approving all out-of-state grads, but EC doesn't meet the requirements set by that process. Is that where the confusion comes in? Or are there truly new developements?

Are you a registered user on their site? I found it on the nurses page.

I find it hard to believe California would make such a statement as "EC grads will be given the same consideration as other out of state applicants" then say "but EC doesn't meet our qualifications, na na na na na...."

I don't think I am allowed to cut and paste on here.

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I'm looking for that letter on their site, I know it was a brand new one, not the one from April...I know it's there, I know I wasn't in the Twilight Zone when I read that........

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Specializes in NICU, Psych, Education.

Yes - as an ASN graduate and current RN-to-BSN student, I have an EC username and password. Couldn't find it with a site search of either entity's website.

While the BRN might not like to readily admit to such an outcome, it should be front page news for EC if it were true.

I think giving EC students the same consideration as other out-of-state applicants is exactly what the BRN would like to prove that it is doing. Their point in this whole thing is, 'Hey, nothing against EC personally, but we're just applying the process that we use to approve everyone else, which includes evidence of supervised clinical experiences.'

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Yes - as an ASN graduate and current RN-to-BSN student, I have an EC username and password. Couldn't find it with a site search of either entity's website.

While the BRN might not like to readily admit to such an outcome, it should be front page news for EC if it were true.

I called the school to ask why the letter wasn't on their site anymore...they acted like they knew nothing about it.

But I tell you I saw it clear as day! A link that said "Exciting News Regarding Excelsior and California!" or something close to that. I clicked on the link and read the whole thing, then came and posted it on here. I honestly saw it! I promise to God!

I'm utterly confused now...

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Specializes in NICU, Psych, Education.

I'm doubting that this link is what the OP was referring to, as it seems to apply only to LVN's if I'm reading correctly and it would still require those LVN's to complete a 400 hour precepted experience.

I'm also surprised at not hearing of any updates or new developments on this since the letter several months ago.

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I am going to call EC on Thursday morning and ask again about becoming an RN through their program and California. Eileen

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I am going to call EC on Thursday morning and ask again about becoming an RN through their program and California. Eileen

Hi Eileen, did you find out anything with Excelsior?

magnum68

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Tele, Peds, LDRP.

bump...i have a friend who just moved to Cali and would like this information. She could possibly get her license in FL since this is where she resided before if this is true, and then transfer it to CA.

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Specializes in NICU, Psych, Education.

No new developments yet that I have heard.

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