Excelsior College

sr moore, BSN, RN · Apr 6, 2003

Since I live in california, this was of concern to me because is tarted their program last year. I was told that ca is concerned on the clinical portion. A decision is supposed to be made this summer, but was told it would not affect any currently enrolled students. My understanding is that Kaiser doesnot like to higher new excelsior grads with no experience. This is only second had information. I am an EMT, have worked as a medical assistant with the military for last 6 years. My advice is get your clinical experience wherever you can even if it means changing jobs, ask lots of question, you know people will show you how to do lots of things. My goal is to work with the governemnt agencies either in public health or with veterans, or active duty military. So I think I will be ok. Clinicals here are held in San Diego for three days. But i will worry about that when I get closer.

RN1263 · Apr 7, 2003

f.y.i.

i live in ohio & i called the state board they told me they do except excelsior but no other home study programs

mgb · Apr 24, 2003

I got my RN back in 1982 from them. I live in California. There has never been a problem. What you should check is whether the school is still NLN approved (not all nursing schools are). Excelsior was one of the first to carry that distinction.

Note also that the credit I earned was considered upper division and transferrable when I entered my BSN program.

Again, I have worked in acute care for over 20 years and NEVER had anyone question my external degree. I am very proud of it and you should be too.

Agnus · May 3, 2003

It is true CA does want to stop recognizing Excelsior Grads. Got this info from Excelsior.

I started thinking about this and I wonder if the following may have something to do with it.

A few years ago the head of the traditional ADN program that I attended stated, "As a whole new Regents graduates have more disaplinary actions taken against them than those from traditional schools."

As you know Regents is now Excelsior. I do not know if this Nurse truly had her facts straight or not. I suspect she had at least some legitimate basis for making this statement. If there is truth in this statement then perhaps this is what California is looking at.

Spazzy Nurse, RN · May 3, 2003

WOW! Wonder if that is true about EC students!! Interesting!

fulwood · May 3, 2003

GB girl, I am from Preston. Been in US since 1984. I lived in Newport News from 85-88 and now live in Arizona. I used to live in Denbigh (sp?), Fort Eustis and worked at the Whaling Company in Willliamsburg. I plan in next few years to move back to east coast and virginia high on my list> good luck in getting your RN degree

mgb · May 5, 2003

Not only am I a Regent's RN graduate but I have also been part of management of some large hospitals in the San Francisco Bay area. I have never heard of any such nonsense about Regents grads having more disciplinary actions against them. The hospital in the town I work in right now employs a large number of Regent's RNs and they have been working for years and are in all areas of the hospital from management to ICU and ED. I am not sure where your friend is getting this information but I would ask for documentation or some kind of proof.

CraigB-RN, MSN, RN · May 6, 2003

I too question that comment.

As a Director of Nursing and past Chief Flight Nurse. I've worked with many grads. As a whole, the Regents grads are some of my better employee's. That comment was prob a political statement that would be hard to confirm.

Now there have been some grads who went into culture shock when they started working as an RN. Some of the EMT's and Paramedics were quite prepared for the work load. They tend to treat one or two patients at a time, but the majority adjusted well. At least as well as the traditional students.

As a DON I support all my employee's who are looking into non traditional program. From my perspective, it's the best of all worlds. A combination of ADN and Diploma programs. They keep working for me while they are completing their program, were if they were to go traditional, they would have time to work.

amk1964 · May 6, 2003

i trained for my lpn then went onto community college for my rn in nys and at that time[ late 1980's], nys regents was considered diffacult and only the smartest got through it.

can you believe california??? what are they thinking????

newbie1 · Feb 16, 2006

Hi--just an update on California from their state website:

DECISION REGARDING EXCELSIOR COLLEGE

The California Board of Registered Nursing adopted the following motion at its board meeting on February 6, 2004:

"The following action supersedes and replaces the December 5, 2003, Board action related to Excelsior College:

"Excelsior College graduates, like other out-of-state graduates, must meet the requirements set forth in California Business and Professions Code Section 2736, including supervised clinical practice concurrent with theory, in order to be eligible for examination and licensure as a California registered nurse. This eligibility requirement applies to students who enrolled at Excelsior on or after December 6, 2003."

jada52 · Feb 20, 2006

I use to live in CA and graduated as a LVN there. At that time they were accepting Regents nursing like crazy, nobody even questioned it. As a matter of fact they were urging all LVNs to

go the Regents way. So what are they going to do with all the thousands of

Regents(EC) RNs they have working in the state of CA now. Through them out to pasture, I don't think so. They must have had some BIGGG....disagreement......with EC. Whose knows.

sak25 · Feb 22, 2006

I just signed up for the EC LPN to ASN-RN program, do you know if it is accepted in Minnesota? How did you go about getting loans since they do not allow for financial Aid? :uhoh3: