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I am trying to sort out the info for Excelsior & need a little help. Can I get study material from eBay, yahoo, etc & contact Pearson to schedule test dates prior to enrolling. Basically I am looking to do this for the core classes if possible. Also, do I have to pay the $190 (3 credit) $220 (4 credit) & $280 (6 credit) for each exam if I am not purchasing the guided learning material? Can someone please get me very clear cut answers to what I will be "required" to pay for other than the enrollment, application, student services, CPNE, grad fees? Thanks so much for helping me sort out all the options a little clearer! Have a blessed day.:smilecoffeecup:

I am trying to sort out the info for Excelsior & need a little help. Can I get study material from eBay, yahoo, etc & contact Pearson to schedule test dates prior to enrolling. Basically I am looking to do this for the core classes if possible. Also, do I have to pay the $190 (3 credit) $220 (4 credit) & $280 (6 credit) for each exam if I am not purchasing the guided learning material? Can someone please get me very clear cut answers to what I will be "required" to pay for other than the enrollment, application, student services, CPNE, grad fees? Thanks so much for helping me sort out all the options a little clearer! Have a blessed day.:smilecoffeecup:

Nursing Concepts 1-7 exams are $220 each. Some of the other general courses vary in prices. They might be cheaper than the core classes. The CPNE is about $1725. The enrollment fee is currently $895 plus other fees if financing. The initial application is about $70. Just get the study guides from Distance Learning Systems on ebay. Also you can purchase questions and answers from Nurse Justin on ebay. One last thing. For every year that you're enrolled, you must pay annual fee (about $500). Some other tests are about $190.

I am a recent Grad of Excelsior College. All of the info that Chris gave is correct. The one thing that I do want to add is that the Excelsior College exams prepare you very well for the NCLEX. I graduated 12/15/06 and took my boards on 01/30/07. I passed with flying colors. Only got 75 questions. The questions were just as hard as the Excelsior exam questions. Just make sure you study and do well on all the Nursing Concepts and use the Saunders Comprehensive NCLEX Review Book (the blue colored book). If I was you guys I would start using it now the book now to help prepare for the exams as well as the NCLEX. I hope this helped you out.

My only concern is that I enrolled with Distance Learning Systems and paying alot of money for the study guides. What can I do now?

LilD: I am starting NC1 too, pending Excelsior's receipt of all my transcripts. I'm excited, too. One thing I appreciate so much is that the material is so clear. The powerpoints I was given in "regular" nursing school were a mess!

Do you, or anybody else on this thread have any idea of how long it takes to do the 7 exams and the CPNE? I'd love to get an idea. Looking through the first exam material, it looks like the same type of stuff I'm used to. I would love to finish in less than a year. Do you, or anyone else, think this is possible?

Thanks, and good luck!

Diahni

It should not take that long if you study 3-5 times a week. If you can go to the library. Then if you use all the resources on ebay, you should get through in about 10-11 months. I'm not kidding. That's if you concentrate on it every chance you get.

It should not take that long if you study 3-5 times a week. If you can go to the library. Then if you use all the resources on ebay, you should get through in about 10-11 months. I'm not kidding. That's if you concentrate on it every chance you get.

I purchased study notes from Ebay from [email protected], and they are both economical and very thorough. By all means, we should look at the books, but avoid the pitfall of trying to learn everything. At Excelsior, we have the opportunity to do practice tests for the nursing concepts exams. By all means, take advantage of this, as this will tell you volumes about what kind of thinking is involved on the exams, and what information is important.

Diahni

Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.
Nursing Concepts 1-7 exams are $220 each. Some of the other general courses vary in prices. They might be cheaper than the core classes. The CPNE is about $1725. The enrollment fee is currently $895 plus other fees if financing. The initial application is about $70. Just get the study guides from Distance Learning Systems on ebay. Also you can purchase questions and answers from Nurse Justin on ebay. One last thing. For every year that you're enrolled, you must pay annual fee (about $500). Some other tests are about $190.

Tuition went up as of July 1. NC1-NC7 are now $235 each, and the CPNE is (I think) $1850. I know Micro is now $205. Seems like a $15 increase on all exams, and a bigger one for CPNE. I've seen the prices for the exams, but the new CPNE price is what someone else told me -- I'm trying to verify that one, but can't find it on the EC website yet. They haven't updated all of their publications yet, including the "How Much Will Your ADN Cost?" brochure, which would have the info.

Specializes in Rehab.

Hey,

I took NC3 this month, but I was only charged $220. I wonder when the prices change.

Robert

Specializes in Rehab.

I know someone that took a test each week. With clinicals included, it took her 8 months to complete because of the waiting list for clinicals.

Specializes in Rehab.

I was notified that Excelsior is now a Title 4 financial aid school. I wonder if that applies to the nursing program!?

Specializes in ICU, PICC Nurse, Nursing Supervisor.

i have no clue what title 4 is, but i do know this in order to get pell grants and fin assist from the gov they must have title iv funding.

i was notified that excelsior is now a title 4 financial aid school. i wonder if that applies to the nursing program!?
Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.
Hey,

I took NC3 this month, but I was only charged $220. I wonder when the prices change.

Robert

You must have registered/paid for it before July 1st -- that was when the tuition went up. I took NC2 on July 3 and only paid $220 because I registered the month before. I registered for NC3 on July 5 and it cost $235.

Specializes in Rehab.

Yes, They have title iv funding now. They sent me a letter announcing it, and they also said it during the graduation ceremony via webcast! :)

Specializes in Rehab.

Now that I think about it, I did pay for it before July 1. Atleast I saved this time. Next time will be the new price though.

:)

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