**(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.
I am also in Oregon. I am currently in a Comminunity College taking my Biology series. I am planning on taking a break from the CC I am attending and trying for a full year LPN Program. Then I want to apply for the LPN to BSN online program through Indiana State. I do need to work while I attend college. I have nervous feelings about this program and is this the route that alot are going for? Oregon has 2-4 yr wait on their RN programs through a Comminity College. Thanks for any info
I'm interested in ISU's LPN-RN program, & have been reading a little bit about it on here. I'm glad this topic is on allnurses for those of us interested! I'm an LPN & have been since '07, but have always wanted my RN. I'm a stay at home mom, and really am not able to return to college full time right now. I haven't workes as an LPN much either since I'm a SAHM.
I was just wondering... has anyone here done this program part time?? If so, how long did it take? Also, is this program difficult to get in to? Or in other words does ISU only take so many (the cream of the crop) a year once you're ready to be admitted to their nursing school? I'm sure it's competitive.... I've never taken the TEAS test, and that makes me a little nervous too. I plan on meeting someone about it from the college network in the near future for more info. Any info on the program is appreciated. I'm 30 years old by the way from VA., USA. Thanks!
I am so thankful to read so many comments about The ISU LVN/BSN program. I am just starting my last semester of an LVN program in CA but have already been accepted to ISU as an undergrad. They have been very helpful with explaining which credits have transferred and which classes I can take that at my JC that will transfer. I am trying to finish the last few prereqs and everything else to apply to the nursing dept at ISU June 2011. I am hoping to pass the CLEP for Chem and then take the TEAS exam this semester. I plan to then start the 4 nursing modules and tests during Spring 2011.
I would appreciate feedback on how long they have taken people to finish and which one was the most difficult to pass. Have many of you had to retake the exams? Did anyone who passed the exams use the TCN modules and if so what did you think? has anyone just used the ISU nursing texts to study instead and were able to pass all 4 exams? Is it realistic to try to complete all 4 in one semester?
Has anyone done their clinicals in SoCal? If so where and how was it?
I have a 3.96 gpa and am highly motivated to start this program because I have 6 children and have to work part time and really need an online program. I already received a scholarship from a local hospital where I did clinicals that I am going to use to cover the test fees for the 4 nursing exams.
I forgot to ask if anyone has taken the Excelsior A&P exam and passed. If so what did you use to study for it? I took A&P1 last year and was hoping to just test out instead of taking A&P2 but am afraid of spending $340 on a difficult exam that would require months of studying only to fail and have to take a traditional class anyways.
I am so thankful to read so many comments about The ISU LVN/BSN program. I am just starting my last semester of an LVN program in CA but have already been accepted to ISU as an undergrad. They have been very helpful with explaining which credits have transferred and which classes I can take that at my JC that will transfer. I am trying to finish the last few prereqs and everything else to apply to the nursing dept at ISU June 2011. I am hoping to pass the CLEP for Chem and then take the TEAS exam this semester. I plan to then start the 4 nursing modules and tests during Spring 2011.
I would appreciate feedback on how long they have taken people to finish and which one was the most difficult to pass. Have many of you had to retake the exams? Did anyone who passed the exams use the TCN modules and if so what did you think? has anyone just used the ISU nursing texts to study instead and were able to pass all 4 exams? Is it realistic to try to complete all 4 in one semester?
Has anyone done their clinicals in SoCal? If so where and how was it?
I have a 3.96 gpa and am highly motivated to start this program because I have 6 children and have to work part time and really need an online program. I already received a scholarship from a local hospital where I did clinicals that I am going to use to cover the test fees for the 4 nursing exams.
Any feedback or advice is appreciated :)
I used the TCN study guides for the 4 nursing exams and 2 of the 4 exams were identical to the reviews in the study guides. You could complete all 4 in a semester but would need to devote a lot of time to studying. I am in my final year and live in soCal. I have completed clinicals at Loma Linda and it was wonderful. Unfortunately they are not taking anymore students for preceptorships unless they are Loma Linda employees.
It is great to finally talk to someone in the program. I am trying to avoid TCN, but added up all the books that I would have to buy that correspond with the 4 nursing modules and it was about $700- which I don't have right now. Even though TCN modules are more expensive at least they provide financing. Decisions...decisions
What courses have you completed so far (theory and clinical)? Are you taking other classes besides the core nursing ones? How much time do they require? What was the process like setting up a preceptor and clinical?
One of my clinical instructors who has her BSN and works at a local hospital has agreed to be my preceptor- but the hospital is not an approved site yet. How long does the process take? What do I have to do?
I used the TCN study guides for the 4 nursing exams and 2 of the 4 exams were identical to the reviews in the study guides. You could complete all 4 in a semester but would need to devote a lot of time to studying. I am in my final year and live in soCal. I have completed clinicals at Loma Linda and it was wonderful. Unfortunately they are not taking anymore students for preceptorships unless they are Loma Linda employees.
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I am also in Oregon. I am currently in a Comminunity College taking my Biology series. I am planning on taking a break from the CC I am attending and trying for a full year LPN Program. Then I want to apply for the LPN to BSN online program through Indiana State. I do need to work while I attend college. I have nervous feelings about this program and is this the route that alot are going for? Oregon has 2-4 yr wait on their RN programs through a Comminity College.
Thanks for any info