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Has anyone taken A&P or Micro with University of Phoenix? I am considering taking the

classes with them, but I called to see if they would accept them, they would not tell

me...very tight with info since i wasnt enrolled as of yet with excelsior. I was thinking of

taking a chance and going ahead and do the classes anyway. what do you all thinK? I need a&p/micro

and the 8 nursing classes.

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Specializes in med/surg, geriatrics, corrections.
Has anyone taken A&P or Micro with University of Phoenix? I am considering taking the

classes with them, but I called to see if they would accept them, they would not tell

me...very tight with info since i wasnt enrolled as of yet with excelsior. I was thinking of

taking a chance and going ahead and do the classes anyway. what do you all thinK? I need a&p/micro

and the 8 nursing classes.

Honestly, you will pay a LOT less money and have less aggravation if you take the A&P through Straighterline and they are definately approved at Excelsior. As for the microbiology, why not just study for it and test out of it at Excelsior?

Remember before you enroll you can take Essentials of Nursing: Health Safety, and Transitions to the RN role AND any other exams that are NOT the other six nursing theory exams. This gives you an opportunity to get as much out of the way without being enrolled because once you do enroll the clock starts ticking and then at the end of your first year if you haven't finished you have to pay another $440 to stay enrolled(that may be going up).

Many of us here have(or had) the same road. I also had only A&P, micro, and the eight theory exams. You will also need information literacy which is one credit and I would suggest PennFoster(also approved by Excelsior) It's only $115 through PennFoster compared to a couple hundred through Excelsior. Just remember to get approval from your academic advisors before enrolling in anything not from Excelsior. I save all of my email correspondences so that I have proof that they approved the courses. Good luck, this road is certainly an adventure and not as "easy" as many people think. Those that are looking for the easy way out soon found out they would have been better off in a community college program because in my opinion, Excelsior is tougher than any community college program but the sense of pride and accomplishment that go along with it are SOOOO worth it!

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savagetrojan

hello, i was trying to get approval for the

classes, but no one wanted to approve or tell

me anything because i havent paid the enroll ment fee.

i wanted to take as much as a could before i enrolled.

how does the courses work with straighterline? i will check them out.

do you need to take a lab with courses?

linda

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At straighterline you can do the one without the lab. You should go to their website as all the information you need is there.

Excelsior will not approve classes for you without you being enrolled. You should consider the future transferability of your credits if you are going to go to an RN to BSN program after Excelsior.

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If I take courses at Straghterline for a&p will they transfer toward my BSN

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Specializes in med/surg, geriatrics, corrections.

It depends on the college you wish to tranfer to. I would have to assume if you decide to stay with Excelsior through your BSN since they originally approved it then they would accept it. A good question for your academic advisor once you enroll.

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If you are continuing with Excelsior then yes, if you go to Thomas Edison State College most likely, if you go to say a California State University or Texas Tech then probably not. Well definitely not for California State Universities. It varies by each school.

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