April 2018 California Cohort

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Hey everyone, I applied for the April 2018 California Cohort, did anyone else apply? The next cohort after this isn't until August 2018. Anyone know when they'll make their decisions on admissions for April? Hopefully soon!

Hi Everyone!!

I just got my application in for August. I didn't bother applying for April because I heard it was being postponed. I'm curious about what the stats were for admitted students? My science gpa is 3.74, my teas is 96.7, I've volunteered as a care Extender at UCLA SMH and RR ERa for 18 months, I have my emt cert, and I just got a job as an emt at a detox. I really, really need to start in August though or else I will probably apply to UCLA's entry level msn program... í ½í¸¬í ½í¸¬í ½í¸¬

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I have completely strayed away from WGU as a BSN option. Even if I get accepted I will decline it. I found another BSN program that is fully accredited by WASC and I am going in that direction. Best of luck to everyone who is still waiting on this program.

For what it's worth, wasc = regional accreditation, has regional accreditation. It's not by wasc because the main campus (Utah) is not in the region that wasc accredits. All regional accrediting bodies are equal.

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The latest update from basically the most reputable source possible at :

- April is cancelled and will not be rescheduled

- The cancellation of April was due to a partner hospital not being ready, it was not due to WGU applying for enrollment increases

- The enrollment increase WGU did applied for and was subsequently denied for had nothing to do with the delays of CA cohorts

- The denial of the enrollment increase was due to other programs in the area arguing an increase in WGU enrollment will displace students from other programs

- The CA program is continuing as normal

- The next projected cohort start date is August 2018

- There are two projected cohorts of 8-10 students each projected to start August 2018, one at Huntington Memorial in Pasadena, the other I was not told

- August admissions will be decided in June

- Those that applied for April, including those who had been admitted and had their offers rescinded, must go through the selection process again as the director is required to look at all students applying to a cohort, even in these circumstances

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For what it's worth, wasc = regional accreditation, WGU has regional accreditation. It's not by wasc because the main campus (Utah) is not in the region that wasc accredits. All regional accrediting bodies are equal.

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Oh I definitely know the program is accredited, its just not WASC accredited. Many of the CRNA schools that I plan to attend after getting my BSN wont accept WGU's regional accreditation because they have a non-traditional grading system and only provide pass or no pass grades.

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Oh I definitely know the WGU program is accredited, its just not WASC accredited. Many of the CRNA schools that I plan to attend after getting my BSN wont accept WGU's regional accreditation because they have a non-traditional grading system and only provide pass or no pass grades.

Yeah if you're planning on going to CRNA school, I'd strongly advise against . The Kaiser Permanente CRNA program through CSU Fullerton won't even accept WGU BSN's per an email I received last year from the director of that program. Whether that's because of grading, accrediting bodies, or what, I'm not sure.

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Yeah if you're planning on going to CRNA school, I'd strongly advise against WGU. The Kaiser Permanente CRNA program through CSU Fullerton won't even accept WGU BSN's per an email I received last year from the director of that program. Whether that's because of grading, accrediting bodies, or what, I'm not sure.

Yea I received that same email from the Kaiser school and it was definitely because of 's grading system. They stated that a "Pass" grade is considered a 3.0 and their minimum requirement for entry into their program is a 3.2.

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Oh I definitely know the WGU program is accredited, its just not WASC accredited. Many of the CRNA schools that I plan to attend after getting my BSN wont accept WGU's regional accreditation because they have a non-traditional grading system and only provide pass or no pass grades.

I don't think it's the regional accreditation, but most likely the grading system. CRNA school is competitive as it is already and the untraditional grading system (3.0) wouldn't event be competitive enough for it anyways.

I graduated from the prelicensure BSN program and i have friends who ask me they'd like to apply to the program that I did and I always ask them if they plan on doing advance practice nursing (np, crna) and if they do I always tell them to find a different program. I don't plan on doing any of those things, but I do plan on getting my msn but not in those areas. However, if you just want to do bedside then it's a good program. I could not have been a nurse without the untraditional format similar since I worked full-time.

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Yeah if you're planning on going to CRNA school, I'd strongly advise against WGU. The Kaiser Permanente CRNA program through CSU Fullerton won't even accept WGU BSN's per an email I received last year from the director of that program. Whether that's because of grading, accrediting bodies, or what, I'm not sure.

How can they not accept their BSN if it is regionally accredited? I understand the GPA not being up to snuff, but not accepting the degree? That makes no sense.

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How can they not accept their BSN if it is regionally accredited? I understand the GPA not being up to snuff, but not accepting the degree? That makes no sense.

WGU's regional accreditation is not accepted by a lot of programs for advanced degrees. I posted the link to the Kaiser program I referenced earlier and they told me that they do not accept 's regional accreditation at their school.

Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia

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WGU's regional accreditation is not accepted by a lot of programs for advanced degrees. I posted the link to the Kaiser program I referenced earlier and they told me that they do not accept WGU's regional accreditation at their school.

Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia

Regional accreditation is what you want. is regionally accredited. National accreditation is what you don't want. The GPA is the issue, not the accreditation.

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Oh I definitely know the WGU program is accredited, its just not WASC accredited. Many of the CRNA schools that I plan to attend after getting my BSN wont accept WGU's regional accreditation because they have a non-traditional grading system and only provide pass or no pass grades.

Well if 's regional accreditation is the problem then that CRNA program should also not accept students from University of Washington, University of Utah, BYU, etc since they are also accredited by the same regional accrediting body's and not by WASC. I HIGHLY DOUBT that they do not accept students from those universities.

The kaiser link you gave specifically states "3.2 GPA" as a minimum requirement whichautomatically disqualifies WGU students since a pass at WGU is a 3.0 equivalent.

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I don't think it's the regional accreditation, but most likely the grading system. CRNA school is competitive as it is already and the untraditional grading system (3.0) wouldn't event be competitive enough for it anyways.

I graduated from the WGU prelicensure BSN program and i have friends who ask me they'd like to apply to the program that I did and I always ask them if they plan on doing advance practice nursing (np, crna) and if they do I always tell them to find a different program. I don't plan on doing any of those things, but I do plan on getting my msn but not in those areas. However, if you just want to do bedside then it's a good program. I could not have been a nurse without the untraditional format similar since I worked full-time.

I do hope to go on to become an APRN, and all the programs I have spoken with have been fine with . Obviously, the 3.0 GPA puts you at a disadvantage for some of the more competitive programs, but I haven't had any school tell me that they would refuse a BSN from WGU. I have a grad degree in a non-nursing field, and have already completed 9 units of grad level nursing courses, which they also said would help my application, as it is a holistic process.

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