Sir: Please investigate the following regarding Excelsior College: Consumer complaint against Regents/Excelsior College,7 Columbia Circle, Albany, New York 12203-5159. Programs are online. Professional conduct and licensing complaint against Excelsior College. If documents are needed, please let me know. Any help in this matter would be most humbly appreciated. All the best, Madeleine ABUSE OF A WOMAN VETERAN MINORITY STUDENT AND COVER- UP FOR THEIR MISTAKE UNFAIRLY PENALIZING THE STUDENT Message Subject: Your help is needed in regard to Excelsior College's ABUSE OF A WOMAN VETERAN MINORITY STUDENT. EXCELSIOR COLLEGE CONTINUES TO BLAME/PUNISH THE STUDENT FOR THEIR BLATANT MISTAKE AND CONTINUE TO MAKE EVERY ATTEMPT TO COVER IT UP. ALL THE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO PROVE THESE ALLEGATIONS TRUE. Please investigate Excelsior College: My ONLY goal is to be granted my degree from Excelsior College by grandfathering me in SO I CAN SIT FOR THE NEW YORK STATE NCLEX-RN NURSING EXAMINATION WHICH ONE STILL CAN DO IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK WHERE I RESIDE. OR HAVE THE NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT CALCULATE ALL THE REGISTERED NURSING COURSES I COMPLETED WHICH IS ALL OF THEM AND GRANT ME PERMISSION TO SIT FOR THE NEW YORK STATE NCLEX-RN EXAMINATION WHICH UPON PASSING WILL GIVE ME MY LICENSE. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Dr. Barbara Zittell FROM THE NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT/OFFICE OF PROFESSIONS told me that it was possible to challenge the NEW YORK STATE NCLEX-RN EXAMINATION if I had all the colleges I attended send an official transcript to the New York Department of Education along with $143.00 which I did.................OF COURSE Excelsior College was one of them. BUT they did not follow through. Cathy Tomerlin, RN who is as well a New York State Registered Nurse told me the same exact information as Barbara Zittell. The New York State Education Department is aware of this but has not followed up on it AND HAS NOT THUS FAR granted me permission to take the New York State NCLEX-RN EXAMINATION. If more courses are needed which there should not be, I have as well completed all the BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING COURSES AT EXCELSIOR COLLEGE. EXCELSIOR COLLEGE IS TRYING TO PENALIZE ME FOR THEIR MISTAKE. THEY ARE SAYING THAT I NEVER REGISTERED FOR THE BSN COURSES....but of course I did and paid for and completed all the BSN COURSES. WHEN I PAID FOR AND REQUESTED MY TRANSCRIPT FROM EXCELSIOR COLLEGE..................EXCELSIOR COLLEGE DELIBERATELY TRYING TO HIDE THEIR MISCUE LEFT OFF THE TRANSCRIPT ALL OF THE BSN COURSES I COMPLETED BECAUSE THEY KNEW THEY ILLEGALLY ALLOWED ME TO PAY FOR THEM AND TAKE THEM. I CALLED EXCELSIOR COLLEGE AND TOLD THEM THAT WHEN SOMEONE REQUESTS AND PAYS FOR THEIR TRANSCRIPT................ALL THE COURSES SHOULD BE ON THERE BY LAW, SO PLEASE SEND ME MY ENTIRE TRANSCRIPT OF COURSES I HAVE COMPLETED......................ALL THE REGISTERED NURSING COURSES I COMPLETED AS WELL AS ALL THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE COURSES I COMPLETED WHICH OF COURSE WAS ALL OF THEM. They then did send me a corrected transcript with all the registered nursing classes I completed long with all the BSN courses I completed. Excelsior College was not supposed to by law allow me to take any of the BSN COURSES UNTIL I NOT ONLY COMPLETED ALL MY REGISTERED NURSING COURSES......................RECEIVED MY DEGREE AND PASSED THE NCLEX-RN EXAMINATION. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Excelsior College illegally allowed thousands of students to graduate with a BSN DEGREE WITHOUT TAKING EVEN ONE REGISTERED NURSING COURSE....................GETTING THEIR DEGREE ............PASSING THE NCLEX - RN EXAMINATION WHICH WILL THEN AND ONLY THEN ALLOW ONE TO TAKE THE BSN COURSES. HOW MANY OF THESE STUDENTS FRAUDULENTLY RECEIVED THEIR BSN DEGREE WITH FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID...............OR MILITARY EDUCATION BENEFITS? NO WHERE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AT ANY NURSING SCHOOL WILL ALLOW A NON- RN TO TAKE BSN COURSES LET ALONE GET A BSN DEGREE EXCEPT EXCELSIOR COLLEGE. THEN EXCELSIOR COLLEGE STATED ON STUDY SMART ON THE INTERNET THAT EXCELISOR COLLEGE WILL NO LONGER BE ACCEPTING STUDENTS FOR A BSN DEGREE UNLESS THAY ALREADY HAVE AN RN LICENSE...ADMITTING THEY BROKE THE LAW. IF THOSE CALIFORNIA NURSES WHO GRADUATED FROM EXCELSIOR COLLEGE WHO WERE NOT QUALIFIED TO TAKE THE NCLEX EXAMINATION BUT DID ARE PERMITTED TO KEEP THEIR DEGREES AND EXCELSIOR COLLEGE THE MONEY. AND IF THOSE FLORIDA NURSING GRADUATES FROM EXCELSIOR COLLEGE ARE PERMITTED TO KEEP THEIR DEGREES WHO WERE NOT QUALIFIED TO SIT FOR THE NCLEX EXAMINATION BUT DID AND EXCELSIOR COLLEGE GETS TO KEEP THE MONEY. AND IF THOSE THOUSANDS OF FRAUDULENT BSN DEGREES EXCELSIOR COLLEGE HANDED OUT WITH I AM SURE MANY MANY OF THOSE STUDENTS USING FINANCIAL AID AND/OR MILITARY EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS GET TO KEEP THEIR DEGREES AND EXCELSIOR COLLEGE GETS TO KEEP THE MONEY. I AT LEAST TOOK ALL THE REQUIRED COURSES IN REGARD TO THE REGISTERED NURSING DEGREE AT EXCELSIOR COLLEGE AS WELL AS ALL THE REQUIRED COURSES FOR THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE AT EXCELSIOR COLLEGE AND SHOULD BE GRANTED MY DEGREE IN BOTH THE REGISTERED NURSING PROGRAM AS WELL AS THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE PROGRAM. I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR MY REGISTERED NURSING DEGREE FROM EXCELSIOR COLLEGE BECAUSE THAT IS ALL THAT IS REQUIRED FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO SIT FOR THE NEW YORK STATE NCLEX-RN EXAMINATION TO BE LICENSED. MY COMPLETED BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE FROM EXCELSIOR COLLEGE WILL ALLOW ME TO TEACH. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** I AM AN HISPANIC VETERAN OF THE USAF - CORPSMAN/MEDIC ..............BORN IN THE USA I DID NOT USE FINANCIAL AID NOR MY MILITARY EDUCATION BENEFIT WHEN I ENROLLED IN GOOD FAITH AT EXCELSIOR COLLEGE.....................I PAID HARD EARNED CASH. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** I AM AS WELL UP TO DATE ON THE NOW NEW YORK REQUIRED CHILD ABUSE COURSE ............... AS WELL AS INFECTION CONTROL AND BARRIER PRECAUTIONS..............BOTH TAKEN - JULY/2012 ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* I HAVE AS WELL TAKEN OTHER COURSES - 2012 - THAT ARE NOT REQUIRED JUST TO KEEP ABREAST OF CHANGES IN PHARMACOLOGY, DIABETIC MEDICATIONS, DIABETIC COMPLICATIONS, HIPPA, PATIENT RIGHTS, ETC., ETC, ETC. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* I HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTATION IF NEEDED. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** THEIR WORDING: Excelsior College revolutionized adult higher education by recognizing learning wherever and whenever it occurs. A leader in online and distance learning, Excelsior College awards degrees at the associate and bachelor’s levels in liberal arts, nursing, business, technology, and health sciences, and at the master's level in liberal studies, nursing, and business. Certificate programs are also offered by the Schools of Business & Technology, Health Sciences, Liberal Arts, and Nursing. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** In Brief: Regarding all the programs and degrees listed above except for the nursing program, EXCELSIOR COLLEGE ACCEPTS FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID AS WELL AS MILITARY EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS TO PAY FOR THE STUDENTS TUITION. I do not know the horrors Excelsior College puts those students through. Excelsior College is accredited by The New York State Education Department. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Excelsior College Nursing Program as well ACCEPTS FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID AS WELL AS MILITARY EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS. Excelsior College Nursing Program is as well ACCREDITED BY THE NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION. THEY ARE CHARTERED BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS........... BUT IF ONE COMPLAINS TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS, THEY NEVER RESPOND. THE ONLY COLLEGE OUT OF ALL 50 STATES TO BE ACCREDITED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND NOT THE STATE BOARD OF NURSING. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Please as well check out: This is also on the internet - 16 pages EXCELSIOR COLLEGE v CALIFORNIA BOARD OF NURSING No. C047824 February 23, 2006 Basically, California at one time allowed Nursing graduates from Excelsior college to sit for the NCLEX NURSING EXAMINATION and now changed their minds. Excelsior College was fighting that. The California Board of Nursing wanted to help Excelsior College bring the requirements up to date so then Excelsior College Graduates would be able to sit for the NCLEX NURSING EXAMINATION IN CALIFORNIA, BUT EXCELSIOR COLLEGE DID NOT WANT TO BOTHER. To this day , The California Board Of Nursing will not allow Excelsior College Nursing graduates to sit for the NCLEX NURSING EXAMINATION TO GET THEIR LICENSE. THEY ARE ONE OF THOSE 20 + STATES OF THE 50 UNITED STATES. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FLORIDA BOARD OF NURSING CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE MEETING - THE ENTIRE 58 PAGE COMPLAINT IS ON THE INTERNET HYATT REGENCY EAST COAST LINE DRIVE JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32202 Friday, October 11, 2007 Regarding: Excelsior College 1. In essence, The Florida Board Of Nursing was concerned that Excelsior College was NOT accredited by THE NEW YORK BOARD OF NURSING, but rather THE NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. 2. They were also concerned that Excelsior College took the students money whether it was Federal Financial Aid, Military Educational Benefits or whatever fraudulently because Excelsior College lied to the students when they enrolled. A. The FLORIDA BOARD OF NURSING MADE CONCESSIONS FOR THOSE 194 STUDENTS WHO THEN WERE PERMITTED TO SIT FOR THE NCLEX EXAMINATION EVEN THOUGH THEY DID NOT QUALIFY IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA LAW TO SIT FOR THE NCLEX EXAMINATION. B. NURSING STUDENTS FROM EXCELSIOR COLLEGE CAN NO LONGER SIT FOR THE NCLEX NURSING EXAMINATION AT ALL IN FLORIDA. NURSING BOARDS IN 20 + STATES OF THE 50 UNITED STATES WILL NOT PERMIT EXCELSIOR COLLEGE NURSING GRADUATES TO SIT FOR THE NCLEX NURSING EXAMINATION IN THEIR STATE. NEW YORK IS NOT ONE OF THEM.