Please change your decision to not allow Excelsior College students to become licensed in Kansas or create a grandfather clause that allows students already enrolled before December 2004 to become licensed.

Excelsior College is accredited by the Commission of Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges & Schools. This accrediting agency is recognized by the US Secretary of Education and Council for Higher Education. They have also accredited many well known universities. The nursing program is specifically accredited by the National League of Nursing (NLNAC). A nationally recognized and well respected organization. Many other universities accept Excelsior College graduates & credits for their programs.

This program meets New York stae requirements for licensure, as well as most other states for initial licensure or endorsement. Excelsior students can be employed at any VA or federal facility regardless of where they are licensed. If Excelsior College is good enough for the government why is it not accepted by the state? Nurses already take a NATIONAL exam, the NCLEX. Why do we not have a nationally recognized license, so we don't have to get relicensed every time we move? Foreign graduates are also eligable for licensure even though their programs do not meet state guidelines for licensure. Again Excelsior grads cannot be licensed.

Excelsior is the pioneer of distance education. A route most traditional colleges are starting to take also with their nursing programs. These programs are perfect for working students or military students who are living overseas. These students need the flexibility of distance education to be able to complete their education. As for a clinical component, the Clinical Performance in Nursing is an assessment of all skills required of a new graduate nurse. Exclesior is an extention of the already learned basic skills that were required as an LPN.

Financial harm has been done to all the students who were told that Excelsior College was accepted in Kansas by ksbn. These students have lost thousands of dollars, not to mention wasted time & effort completing this program.

I urge you to change your decision regarding this matter.

Acne Life Insurance Death Insurance Bextra Asbestos Car Insurance Dental Plans 0 Private Jets Debt Consolidation credit Cards Rewards Cards Equity Loans Equity Line credit Loans Mortgages Pay Day Loans Cash Advance 0 Bankruptcy Reduce Debt Refinance Jet Charter Vioxx Wrongful death Legal Advice Taxes Investing Bonds 0 Online Trading IRA Rollover Refinance Quotes Adult Education Distance Learning Alcohol Treatment Rehab Drug Rehab Spyware Cell Phone Plans 0 Calling Cards VOIP Weight Loss Canadian Pharmacy Depression Spam Filter Lasik Facelift Teeth Whitening Annuity 0 Anti Virus Protection Adult Diaper Free credit Report credit Score Satellite Anti Spam Software Dedicated Hosting Domain Name Need Money Bachelor Degree 0 Master Degree Doctorate Degree Work at Home Quick Book Extra Money Eloan Malpractice Lawyer Lenox China Cancer Payperclick 0 Personal Injury Attorney Lexington Law Video Conferencing Transfer Money Windstar Cruise Casinos Online Term Life Online Banking Borrow Money Low Interest credit Cards 0 Personal Domain Name Cellular Phone Rental Internet Broker Trans Union Cheap Hosting University Degrees Online Online Marketing Consolidate Helpdesk Software Web Host 0 Homeowner's Insurance Yellow Page Advertising Travel Insurance Register Domain credit Counseling Email Hosting Business credit Consumer credit Blue Cross Laptop Computer