I am an LPN currently enrolled in EC and am working towards my first exam (Lifespan Development). Since I have only just started, I was looking into ISU as well but wanted to see what the pro's and con's of each were?
I understand you need to pass a CPNE with EC, but clinicals are Local with ISU. Is there a major cost difference? Are the classes the same? I understand both are approved in Florida.
Do they both off 'on your own pace' classes?
Any thoughts or suggestions from attendees of either would be great.
With that being said, the exams are NOT easy. And the clinical exam at the end is muy stressful. :)
If I could have chosen between the two? I'd go straight to BSN through ISU, no contest. But I was never an LPN, so I wasn't eligible. Yay for paramedics!
With that being said, the exams are NOT easy. And the clinical exam at the end is muy stressful. :)
If I could have chosen between the two? I'd go straight to BSN through ISU, no contest. But I was never an LPN, so I wasn't eligible. Yay for paramedics!
Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that the tests were no big thing or anything. I've taken EC tests for pre-reqs. Those suckers are a real pain in the butt! lol! (Gerontology next Wed and I have so not had much study time for this one...eek!) Just saying that with EC you take the one big test for each but ISU is more like traditional in that you have all the other stuff that goes with school (papers, exams, assignments, blah blah blah).
Since I am already a licensed RN (attended a regular college, all on campus) if I got a BSN through EC, it wouldn't matter if a state accepts it or not, because I already have an RN license- is this correct?
Since I am already a licensed RN (attended a regular college, all on campus) if I got a BSN through EC, it wouldn't matter if a state accepts it or not, because I already have an RN license- is this correct?
Yep! :) It always goes back to where you originally got that RN degree. So even when I'm done with the BSN, I'll still have to see if states accept EC, because EC is the origin of my RN.
Since I am already a licensed RN (attended a regular college, all on campus) if I got a BSN through EC, it wouldn't matter if a state accepts it or not, because I already have an RN license- is this correct?
Depends. Are you planning on getting any specialty certifications or going to grad school? What about applying for Sigma? Those things depend on having a recognized BSN.
I guess it depends on your specific career goals. If you are planning on getting specialty certification then contact that group. If you want to apply to join Sigma then contact them. You may have to retake some courses for grad school if it's not an online program but that can happen with any BSN program.
ISU and EC aren't even close to being the same. EC you just test out of everything. ISU has actual classes with actual professors, assignments, papers, etc. Just like traditional school but your classroom is your computer. You have the same requirements as the on campus students which is why you pay for it like an on campus student.
Ahhh! So ISU should take longer because it cannot be done at my pace ... it's based on an X Week Semester? How are exams handled online with ISU? Or are those taken through Pearson Vue or some other testing center?
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With that being said, the exams are NOT easy. And the clinical exam at the end is muy stressful. :)
If I could have chosen between the two? I'd go straight to BSN through ISU, no contest. But I was never an LPN, so I wasn't eligible. Yay for paramedics!