**(this is the email i got back from ISU regaurding their LPN to BSN degree, and approved states)***some one may want to sticky this!
Thank you for your interest in Indiana State University's distance programs. The LPN to BSN program is a bachelor degree-completion program via distance learning .
ISU has an exclusive contract with The College Network so as to provide the study guides for the initial phase of the program. There are three phases to the LPN-BSN Track.
Phase I are Gen Ed requirements that will need to be completed with The College Network or a local college in your area. When acquiring Gen Ed requirements, 50 credit hours need to be at a 300 or 400 level course. Some of these courses are available at ISU. If you have a previous degree, some or all of the credits may transfer into the College of Nursing. After completing Phase I you then apply to ISU http://www.indstate.edu/join_us/admissions.htm. You will then fill out a second application with the College of Nursing http://www.indstate.edu/site/nurs/pdfs/con-admission-application.doc
Enrollment requirements include: (due by Nov 1st for Spring Semester) (due by June 1st for Fall Semester)
Send all the below Supporting Documentation to Kim Cook by FAX or MAIL:
Ø Come in with 2.5 minimal GPA. Maintain a 2.25 GPA throughout your courses.
Ø National Criminal background check. A new and easy service is provided to you by http://www.CertifiedBackground.com Your Package Code is: ND57 Send copy.
Ø Must be licensed as a LPN. Send copy of license with line marked thru.
These entrance copies will be kept in your file at the College of Nursing/Student Affairs Office, 749 Chestnut St., Room 328, Terre Haute, IN 47809. All nursing courses are completed online. Even though the courses are online and self-paced, they are within the traditional Fall and Spring semesters and taught by on-campus faculty members.
Then clinicals will be done in the state where you reside, with a preceptor at a local facility. This link is the FAQ (frequently asked questions) for the delivery of clinical education for the LPN-BS Distance Education Track: http://www.indstate.edu/site/nurs/pdfs/faq-lpn-bs-clinical.pdf
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Our LPN-BSN distance education program has been RECOGNIZED or APPROVED in the following states:
Alabama
Colorado
District of Columbia
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois (need to approve each clinical site)
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Virgin Islands (St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. John)
Virginia
Wisconsin
We are continuing to work with the other states in supplying them with the required information for their recognition or approval
If you have further questions, please let us know.
This may seem like a silly question, but I am still working on pre-reqs for the LPN class...but know I want to get a BSN......how does the preceptorship work with an online program?
Do you just call facilities and ask if they do that? Or does the school have a list of facilities for you to contact?
Please help. I think I am getting overwhelmed or discouraged. I am studying for Nursing 106 challenge test and it feels like I am not retaining anything.
I tested out for Nurs 106 about 2 years ago. I purchased the text book they used in their campus program and it helped. A had a lot of communication skills question and coping mechanism questions. It is not that hard !Good luck!
Well hello everyone!! Just finished reading this whole thread!! Has anyone actually graduated the ISU LPN to BSN program? Did u do it straight thru ISU or thru TCN? I just graduated Med Tech College in Greenwood, IN LPN program. They are a new program and it has been a long hard haul with them and I really don't want to get myself into another nightmare. TCN is coming to meet with me Thursday - I was skeptical before reading this but now I am even more so. Do you have to go through TCN for any part of this? I want to continue on and eventually get my NP as a Certified Nurse Midwife. I need some advice on this ISU program please!!
Well hello everyone!! Just finished reading this whole thread!! Has anyone actually graduated the ISU LPN to BSN program? Did u do it straight thru ISU or thru TCN? I just graduated Med Tech College in Greenwood, IN LPN program. They are a new program and it has been a long hard haul with them and I really don't want to get myself into another nightmare. TCN is coming to meet with me Thursday - I was skeptical before reading this but now I am even more so. Do you have to go through TCN for any part of this? I want to continue on and eventually get my NP as a Certified Nurse Midwife. I need some advice on this ISU program please!!
No you do not have to use TCN and I suggest talking to the University rep about the program before signing on with them and go to ISU's site where they have great and easy to understand info. The problem with this thread is that there are many questions asked and very few real answers especialy from people that have done it. I met with TCN and came very close to signing but in the end decided to go to a local school for gen ed classes.
No you do not have to use TCN and I suggest talking to the University rep about the program before signing on with them and go to ISU's site where they have great and easy to understand info. The problem with this thread is that there are many questions asked and very few real answers especialy from people that have done it. I met with TCN and came very close to signing but in the end decided to go to a local school for gen ed classes.
i'm in the program now, anyone can PM me. I don't have all the answers, but I did not need to have anything to do w/ TCN. I wouldn't recommend it unless you have extra money to throw around.
Just wanted to see if there is anyone in Oregon that is ready to embark in this journey, have an appointment this afternoon with TCN so we can figure out what my next step should be :) but I plan on doing as many pre-req's through my local community college as possible so I can save some $ Anyone that graduated the distance learning program, what did you think? any input would be greatly appreciated .
That is super for you! Congrats! I still have my long journy ahead of me. I did have some questions for you. Did you work fulltime during your clinicals and how many months or years did you have to do your clinicals in this Bachelors program? :) Thanks
Pigskin_RN,BSN
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Thank you!