Anyone able to bypass the employment requirement?

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I'm still in nursing school (graduating in June), and I wanted to have my ducks in a row for a RN-BSN program. I talked with a WGU rep this morning and he was clear that I had to be currently working in the industry as an RN before I could start classes. I've seen a few people say they were accepted without being employed. Can anyone verify this? The rep said it also wasn't possible to get a conditional acceptance (upon employment). Anyone heard differently or were able to bypass this requirement?

The job market sucks in my area, and it's almost impossible to get a job in a hospital without already being accepted to a RN-BSN program, so their requirement of being employed first is really frustrating.

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Specializes in Outpatient/Clinic, ClinDoc.

As far as I know, that's now strictly required. It doesn't HAVE to be a hospital job, of course.

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Yeah, I realize it doesn't have to be a hospital job. However, I'm really not interested in long-term care, home health or clinics.

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Specializes in Psych, Substance Abuse.

Did you ever find out anything about this? The job market in my area is the same--sucks big time. I have filled out tons of applications and have yet to get anything but a "thanks, but no thanks" email. Not even from LTC, rehab, dialysis, behavioral health--nothing. I haven't applied for home health yet, because I don't think that I would get a good enough orientation as a new nurse. I can't even say that I'm a "new grad" nurse, because I graduated FOREVER ago. I'll probably never get hired anywhere, because like they say, the only thing worse than a new grad nurse is an old grad with no experience. Yep, that's me. All of the hospital apps I'm filling out have a question that asks if you have your BSN or are currently enrolled in a BSN program. I have to answer "no" to that one, which probably automatically sends my app to the recycle bin. I want to go to WGU because it's cheaper and I can do it at my own pace, otherwise I would choose another school. I might be forced to do that anyway, even though I can't afford it right now.

Ugh, that employment requirement sucks big time. No one will hire you without a BSN, but BSN programs won't accept you until you've been hired by someone.

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