# ATTN RN Grads of RUE College....... **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 23, 2004, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-rn-grads-of-rue-college/246621 "2004-05-23T05:54:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-rn-grads-of-rue-college/246621/1 "2004-05-23T05:54:02Z")
… I need some advice. I am currently a respiratory therapist who wants to go into nursing, and I got one of their brochures in the mail to attend a seminar next month. When I went to the website however, I found that even though they _say_ they are not affiliated with any other school or college, they apparently _must_ be because Excelsior College provides their testing materials. I tried to get more info off the website, but when I tried to enter Respiratory Therapist as my job description, it kicked me out due to the fact that I wasn’t an LPN or RN eligible applicant. I was told I could “challenge” this, and that other RT’s and even EMT’s had done so and graduated from the “at your own pace” program, and this really appeals to ne, because I can study at night while not busy on my normal RT job, plus my hospital will reimburse me my expenses. Do you know of anyone who wasn’t a nurse who’s been accepted into this program, and what must I do to challenge a decision not to allow my job classification into the program? Thanks! Quasi