navyprincess

Ok, so I faxed my letter of appeal to Excelsior College and have been told they will have a decision in about a week which is just fine by me. Keep fingers, toes, and anything thing else you can cross for me--please!! The other thing that made this such a long day is that I teach anatomy and physiology at a technical college. So today was their 1st exam, I have been announcing it for about two weeks now and even wrote it on the board. So I actually had students come in and say "there is a test today?". So I reviewed the material (almost everything on the test for the 1st 20 min). I have 6 people who scored 60 or below ( and missed questions that I had reviewed with them prior to the test). I really wanted them to learn the material, but A&P is hard and it requires studying outside of class (not just attended lecture). Thank you for listening! I am going to go figure out a curve for the class now.

Sue, I got a little confused with your posting! I thought you were taking the CPNE, but I realized after re-reading (and of course after posting that you were wishing luck to others!!). Thank you for your info. I would really like to complete a program from a distance, but I guess if I am not accepted I can complete the program in AZ (things have a way of working out). I guess I will just spend a lot of time flying back to SC to visit my hubby. Good luck on the NCLEX! Lunah, Thank you, it is nice to hear that the VA hires EC grads. I did my residency at the VA and still work there once in a great while and actually enjoy the patient population!

Lisa, Thank you. I am confident that I will eventually pursue Excelsior that I can complete the program. I know that the states that my husband could be stationed in (CA, VA, GA) don't accept Excelsior. I have been encouraged that the VA, prison system (not for me), and military hospitals are the way to go in these states. I am curious if many Excelsior graduates actually work in these federal institutions. Suesquatch, Thank you for words of encouragement. I was feeling like there was no hope on Friday! I would really like to be able to complete the program from wherever we are stationed after SC. I hope that they will realize that I have quite a bit of clinical background! Good luck to you at the CPNE. By the way, I am from Prescott AZ. And I did my residency at the Phoenix VAMC!

Good luck. I apologize for the late good wishes, you are on the downward slope now.

I just wanted to say congratulations! My mom took the NCLEX many years ago and said how horrible it was (so much psych). I wish you the best in the future.

thank you all for the welcomes and the information. i apologize for not introducing myself, somewhere along the way, i must have lost my manners (naw, just been really pre-occupied!). i am currently living in south carolina and practicing podiatric medicine out of arizona. my husband is in the navy stationed in goose creek, sc. as for me, i completed medical school and residency and specialized in podiatry. i love my job, but i can only work part time (one to two weekends per month out of az) because of the whole navy thing (we have already been apart sooooo much). it is difficult to get a license in each state that he is stationed in and once the federal positions are filled it is difficult to find a job at a va or military hospital. i am also teaching during the week at a local technical college (anatomy and physiology and medical terminology). anyway, i have been advised by some military personnel to pursue a nursing degree (more mobile). i had to file a letter of appeal to excelsior college (explaining that i have had over 4 years of clinicals in different fields and am current in patient care). i have been accepted to a nursing program in az but would love to have the freedom to stay with my husband (again unable to find a nursing program where he is stationed because of time constraints). i look forward to speaking with each of you during my endeavors at excelsior college. please keep your fingers crossed for me. any suggestions or criticisms would be greatly appreciated!!

Thank you for your replies. I am fine with the 3 weeks. I guess the only thing that brought a question to my mind is that they said that they had to "make sure that my license qualifies for their program". Thank you again.

I applied to Excelsior College and was informed that they are looking at my state license to see if I qualify to take the distance learning nursing program. It has been a week since they received all of my information and I was told today that it would be another 3-4 weeks. Is this routine? I also asked about the acceptance of pre-reqs. The admissions counselor told me that they would have everything figured out before I pay the enrollment fee and sign papers, but I was also told by another counselor that you have to pay enrollment before finding out which credits they accept. Any information would be greatly appreciated!