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Nonyvole, BSN, RN · Feb 13, 2016

We can't do thÃ© legwork for you.

I did take a look at Ambria's list of accreditations. From what I saw, they aren't regionally accredited nor accredited by either of the two nursing groups.

You may be stuck starting over from scratch, unfortunately.

Hoosier_RN, MSN · Feb 13, 2016

We can't do thÃ© legwork for you.
I did take a look at Ambria's list of accreditations. From what I saw, they aren't regionally accredited nor accredited by either of the two nursing groups.
You may be stuck starting over from scratch, unfortunately.

Thus our warnings to always check out a school's accreditation before you go, you may regret it later. Good luck , nonyvole is right. Most likely will have to start from scratch ðŸ˜©

hp19 · Feb 13, 2016

Off coorifice I am not telling anyone to do legwork for me, just seeking some help. Thanks for your reply.

lillady04 · Feb 13, 2016

You will not have to start over. I attended a private school as well. The thing is no they won't take your nursing credits from Ambria. They take your state of Illinois license. For whatever bridge you apply to make sure you have their program required prereqs. City colleges of Chicago, jjc, prairie state. Purdue-cal.

Hoosier_RN, MSN · Feb 13, 2016

You will not have to start over. I attended a private school as well. The thing is no they won't take your nursing credits from Ambria. They take your state of Illinois license. For whatever bridge you apply to make sure you have their program required prereqs. City colleges of Chicago, jjc, prairie state. Purdue-cal.

The school does not have the proper accreditation. That means everything to the receiving school. They don't have to accept credits from any school, much less one that does not have proper accreditation.

roser13, ASN, RN · Feb 13, 2016

You will not have to start over. I attended a private school as well. The thing is no they won't take your nursing credits from Ambria. They take your state of Illinois license. For whatever bridge you apply to make sure you have their program required prereqs. City colleges of Chicago, jjc, prairie state. Purdue-cal.

A license does not equal credit hours from an accredited school.

lillady04 · Feb 19, 2016

I understand that a license does not excuse credit hours. My school is very similar to Ambria and I have not had an issue bridging. What I did have was the proper prerequisites from an accredited school. Most Lpn programs are private, unless you attended a community college.

hp19 · Feb 20, 2016

Thank you lillady04 for your help. I really appreciate it.

LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN · Feb 20, 2016

I only received credit hours for my PN education when I went for my BSN; I still needed the pre-requisites for the RN program.

I had an Associates degree which satisfied the requirements.

Do you have the pre-requisites to get into an ADN program?

If they require pre-requisites, you may have to take those courses before advancing into their program; there really is not way around it that I know of.

Look into some bridge programs as well; they may have different requirements.

LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN · Feb 20, 2016

I understand that a license does not excuse credit hours. My school is very similar to Ambria and I have not had an issue bridging. What I did have was the proper prerequisites from an accredited school. Most Lpn programs are private, unless you attended a community college.

Yes, you had an associates degree, OP has not stated that they have any pre-req's, which may mean the OP may have to satisfy those requirements before taking nursing courses.

hp19 · Feb 20, 2016

Yes i do have my prerequirement from community college, and i am glad i had done that at community college before going to this private school ... do u know any direct LPN- BSN bridge though.