RN to BSN online with Excelsior or Chamberlain?

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Hi All! I am currently working on passing nclex, but have been looking into online bsn program that is pretty fast. Chamberlain seems ok, you can finish it in a year. I have a friend that is currently enrolled there since January and so far she recommends it. I have read reviews on different schools, but still researching more recommendations.

Any input on this school or others will be much appreciated thanks in advance :)

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Specializes in Med/Surg, LTACH, LTC, Home Health.

Each one has its pros and cons. I started out with Chamberlain, because they did not have a writing requirement that had to be completed. I returned to EC when Chamberlain would not accept my statistics. (There was no way I could repeat stats)! I would review all of the credits that I have if I were you, and determine how many of those credits fulfill the requirements, and go from there. Had I taken my sciences with lab components, I would have gone through WGU. There are those who, with drive and determination, complete the BSN within 6 months there. Good luck with such an important decision....ultimately, it is yours.

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Bsnintgeworks can you tell me where you go for rn to BSN program I wants to do that bcoz my friend told me that Exceladvisor is good enough to go online

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Specializes in Med/Surg, LTACH, LTC, Home Health.

Hi! I'm completing my BSN with Excelsior College. The program is very doable and I believe ANYONE would enjoy it and be successful with it...the course instructors are very helpful with the instructions and any questions you may have..

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They have fast track bcoz I m rn from India and I got Lpn license from ny what I have to do

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.
They have fast track bcoz I m rn from India and I got Lpn license from ny what I have to do

Contact Excelsior College if you want to do their RN program; you should be eligible as an LPN. http://www.excelsior.edu

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.

Mesiam, I did my RN-BSN through Chamberlain. I had 206 credits going in, and they went further with Chamberlain than anywhere else. The downside to Chamberlain is that it is super expensive; if I hadn't had great tuition reimbursement with my employer, I would have gone elsewhere. I would recommend looking at your state schools first - so many universities have online RN-BSN programs now, and in-state tuition would be much better than what you'd pay for Chamberlain or EC's RN-BSN programs. I am doing my MSN through Excelsior, but as an active duty Army nurse, I get a huge break in tuition so it's not so bad. But for the BSN, they wanted me to take something like 40 credits, compared to Chamberlain's 32. Having 206 credits already, I wanted the shorter route.

Other schools that looked awesome to me were University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (http://www.bsnlinc.wisconsin.edu/ - that was actually my first runner-up) and Slippery Rock University (http://www.sru.edu/academics/colleges/ches/nursing/Pages/RNtoBSN.aspx). I made myself a spreadsheet of programs with info like accreditation (regional and national) and tuition costs so I could keep them all straight. Helped me narrow it down and choose. :)

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Thank you all, I will look into the other options. My only other questions is, I would think since you get an RN from Excelsior, there should not be any extra classes required to take other than the ones needed for the BSN? btw-I do have my sciences with labs

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Hi! BSINTHEWORKS-what is the time frame you are looking at to finish the bsn program?

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.
Thank you all, I will look into the other options. My only other questions is, I would think since you get an RN from Excelsior, there should not be any extra classes required to take other than the ones needed for the BSN? btw-I do have my sciences with labs

You might have to take some upper-level courses to satisfy certain requirements - everything for the ADN is lower level. EC used to do a courtesy evaluation of credits for ADN grads, not sure if they do that anymore. Might be worth asking.

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Specializes in Pediatrics, High-Risk L&D, Antepartum, L.

I did the chamberlain RN to BSN a while ago. I loved it. They have tuition discounts for military and for different memberships in organizations. I honestly would recommend the program to anyone...my husband is going to be doing it in a couple of years.

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