Study buddy for straighterline a/p

JustBeachyNurse, LPN · Apr 28, 2013

Did you get approval from an advisor at Excelsior? As of Oct 2012 Excelsior was no longer accepting the class from Straighterline for the nursing program as it is considered a core course.

"Policy Alert

Core Degree Requirements - Excelsior College does not accept outside coursework for transfer credit required for core degree requirements. Excelsior provides a listing of its core degree requirements in its degree program catalog provided on its website.

For the Excelsior College School of Nursing (SON), core degree requirements in Associate degree programs include Anatomy & Physiology, Microbiology, Life Span Developmental Psychology and Sociology. For Excelsior College SON Bachelor’s degree programs, core degree requirements include Anatomy & Physiology, Microbiology, Psychology, Sociology, Statistics and Ethics.

In addition, the Excelsior College SON allows students to satisfy up to 25% of the general education degree requirements with StraighterLine courses. This means in Excelsior’s nursing programs, a maximum of 7 general education credits (2 courses) can apply to Associate degree plans and a maximum of 15 general education credits (approximately 5 courses) can apply to Bachelor’s degree plans."

Source: http://www.straighterline.com/colleges/partner-colleges/excelsior-college And Excelsior academic advisor.

RNWANDABE · May 5, 2013

Hi, yes i did get approve last year doing few classes with them so now im on A/P one and two with straighterline.

JustBeachyNurse, LPN · May 5, 2013

Make sure it's still approved many got approval for info tech at Penn Foster late last year and it was rescinded as of Jan 1st. Don't know anyone recently who had Straighterline approved for A&P in the nursing program, but I do know 2 who were recently denied and have to take the class or the EC exam for A&P.

Txffmedic · May 5, 2013

Hi, yes i did get approve last year doing few classes with them so now im on A/P one and two with straighterline.

I am currently taking A&P II with lab. You must have enrolled before excelsior came out with the "policy alert" that JustBeachyNurse alluded to in order to get approval. Also, approval is granted for a six month period. So, be sure that it is listed in the course approval section under "My Details" on the excelsior web site. If it is not, just send them an e-mail asking them to approve again.

When I stated enrolled, you must have been officially enrolled in the excelsior nursing program before they came out with the new policy change. If you did, the new policy does not affect you.