Making sure I am doing this right

[celestial1]

I have already put one post on here that a few people have given great responses to.

If I could get someone that is or has been an EC student to read this and give me some feedback I would greatly appreciate it.

I am currently a LPN, I have applied to EC and received my unofficial evaluation for the associates in applied science program. Here is what they say that I need....

written english

2 humanities

life span development psych

a&p

micro

sciences supportive of nursing

free elective or additional arts and sciences

INL 102

essentials of health safety

" " chronicity

" " repro health

health differences 1,2, & 3

transition to registered professional nurse role

FCCA

and of course CPNE

What I am trying to figure out is which can I CLEP? Of the ones that I can't am I correct in saying that I do not have to take the course just the exam and it is a good idea to take the practice exam also? And how far can I go before I have to enroll and start paying the enrollement fee?

As far as the financial portion is concerned how does it work with scholarships or loans if I am taking the classes but not enrolled?

I am looking for the fastest, smartest and least costly way to do this.

Thanks a million in advance for any and all help.

[caliotter3]

You can take the first nursing exam and as an LPN are exempt from the second nursing exam. You can not take the third exam and above without being enrolled. I would take the other missing courses at a local community college or CLEP them before I enrolled, so that you spend the least amount of time enrolled as possible. You can work as fast as you can or can go at a slower pace, just as long as you finish within seven years. However, remember that if you procrastinate and drag things out, you have to pay a yearly admin fee to maintain your enrollment. That is why I recommend getting as much done as possible prior to enrolling. Also, there is quite a long wait (six or more months) to be scheduled for the CPNE. Many people use this time to finish up missing courses.