Excelsior College* - Advance Your Nursing Career, Without Missing a Beat at Work

If you're a working health care professional, Excelsior College - the world's largest distance educator of nurses - offers you everything you need to get ahead: important accreditations, advisors and learning resources, and degrees and certificate programs in some of the fastest growing health care fields. Plus, our School of Nursing has been named an NLN Center of Excellence in Nursing Education and has been designated "Best Nursing School for Men" by the American Assembly for Men in Nursing (AAMN).

How It Works

Apply to the Excelsior College School of Nursing. Once accepted, you'll enroll and receive an official evaluation of credits you have already earned. Then your academic advisor will develop a degree completion plan with you. You will meet general education requirements through a choice of credit-earning options, such as distance or campus-based courses, and by studying independently and taking for-credit exams, including Excelsior College Exams and CLEP.

Associate degree students fulfill the nursing component through Excelsior College Exams in nursing theory, plus the Clinical Performance Examination in Nursing. Bachelor's degree students complete the nursing component with a combination of Excelsior College Exams, online courses and a performance requirement, which they complete in their own communities. Our certificate programs and graduate degree programs are offered online.

Support Every Step of the Way

While Excelsior College is for motivated, independent learners, our nursing faculty and advisors are here to help you every step of the way, offering many guiding learning resources and online services. Plus, our students enjoy the support of our Electronic Peer Network, an online student community, and the Excelsior College Virtual Library. So it is no wonder that our designation as an NLN Center of Excellence is in recognition of our "creating environments that promote student learning and professional development."

Accreditation and More

Excelsior College is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The associate, bachelor's and master's degree programs are accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC).

Excelsior College Examinations in nursing are the only nursing exams recognized by the American Council on Education (ACE). We are home to the Tau Kappa Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, the Honor Society of Nurses.

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Nursing for RNs

Excelsior College believes that professional nursing practice at the baccalaureate level is characterized by autonomy, accountability and self-regulation. It requires an intellectual focus, an extensive knowledge base, the application of nursing theory and the use of the scientific mode of inquiry. Students gain:

• An awareness of the human experience and an appreciation for the contributions of people from diverse cultures
• A sense of social responsibility and personal fulfillment through the evaluation of their own potential and learning achievement
• Proficiency in the practice of professional nursing
• A foundation for graduate specialization

The baccalaureate degree in nursing program began in 1976 and has been continuously accredited by NLNAC since 1981.

RNs start our RN-BS in Nursing program with 30 or more nursing credits, validated by successful completion of the NCLEX-RN. We welcome inquiries from currently licensed RNs.

Master of Science (MS) in Nursing - Clinical Systems Management

Excelsior College offers busy, working nursing professionals everything they need to move into management through a graduate program: a convenient online program and innovative and relevant curricula developed through a taskforce of national leaders in the fields of nursing management and healthcare informatics.

The MS in Nursing was launched in 1999 and was accredited by NLNAC in 2003. The GRE is not required for admission to this program. We welcome applications from baccalaureate graduates with current RN licensure.

Master of Science (MS) in Nursing - Nursing Education

This new specialization was designed to provide nurses with the knowledge and skills needed to make the transition from hands-on clinical care to instructing nurses in a variety of venues - colleges, hospitals and clinics. It will literally put you at the head of the class, teaching the next generation of nurses. Students who successfully complete this graduate program will be ready for new opportunities: to teach in undergraduate nursing programs and in clinical settings, conducting on-site, in-service training. The 39-credit, NLNAC-accredited program is delivered almost entirely online - allowing you the flexibility you need without disrupting your work and home life.

The MS in Nursing was launched in 1999 and was accredited by NLNAC in 2003. The GRE is not required for admission to this program. We welcome applications from baccalaureate graduates with current RN licensure.

Master of Science (MS) in Nursing - RN-MS Option

If you are an RN who aspires to a management position, the efficient RN-MS program allows you to work on both your bachelor's and master's degrees at the same time. When you enroll in this program, you will be granted a minimum of 30 lower-level nursing credits for successful completion of the NCLEX-RN. The undergraduate portion of the program consists of two components: general education and undergraduate nursing, which includes three graduate nursing courses. Upon successful completion of undergraduate requirements, you will achieve graduate status and then focus efforts on completing your master's degree.

*Formerly Regents College

Information

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