Excelsior Nursing Program

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Hi, I'm new to the forum and need a little guidance. I was recently accepted into Excelsior's Nursing program, but before enrolling I would like to CLEP as many exams as possible. Although I will be enrolling in their AS program I plan on continuing on to their BSN, so my question is for the additional GenEd requirements for their BSN can I CLEP those credits or must the additional GenEd credits be upper level?

Congratulations on being accepted. I realize that certain members or should I elaborate, member may persuade you to not attend and seek a more traditional program. I hate to say I agree that it may be wiser to accept a more traditional program; however, the only person that can decide if you become a good nurse or not is you. There is no easy path to becoming a great nurse, that I hope you are aware of and no one should get into the profession purely just for money because you can never be paid enough for what you will experience. During this process you need to take time to learn and not be in such a rush. You should volunteer for any learning experience possible and listen to those with experience. I am all for you doing CBE for traditional courses such as English; however, I personally would defer to take traditional nursing related courses. Remember that no matter how much aptitude you have for the healthcare field until you gain the knowledge and experience you can pose a danger to patients so all I can say is learn and volunteer for any and all clinical experiences possible. Even if the clinical experience is a sad case, go for it because the healthcare field isn't as happy as people make it out to be. The healthcare field is full of death, sad stories, illness, etc... As a nurse you will be on the front lines against something you can't win against; however, you will save some. Those few that you save, even if it is only temporary, make the profession worth it. So Good Luck and get ready because this is a life altering change you are partaking in. You will never be the same again.