I have noticed the majority of threads on here were for RN-BSN. I am a BSN student that is not an RN or have any other degree. I started the LVN prgram, left it to start RN pre-reqs, did some of them then left that to go ahead and get BSN (RN). I am enrolled with UT Arlington now. I have been with them for over a year now and am on the last leg. I have Statistics and Patho and Pharm left before starting (hopefully) the program. My thing is that I am really not happy with UTA. There is virtually NO teaching, explaining, communication for any class. I do fine with this except for the math and science classes which have kicked my butt. I took several at my local college to avoid it. It really does suck to try and learn College Algebra on your own. But I am forging ahead. I have considered changing to WGU and I have contacted them. I don't know alot about how the clinicals work, etc. How do you get your clinical skills? Will it be the same as clinicals with UTA???

Also my concern is that I am going on to get my MSN and then Neonatal NP. I did contact Baylor which is where I plan to go and they do accept credits from WGU but I am worried about how I will compare wo other applicants for graduate school as well as hospitals. Any advice or input would be appreciated. I do not want to be a GPA 'snob" or let the name on my degree decide everything but also I don't want to go through a program to not obtain my goals. Does anyone have experience with this??? Thanks and I look forward to hearing from other students as well that will be getting their RN with no nursing degree already. Have a great day!!!

Um, stay away from any RN program that is online. You need a real RN program, at a school, with real clinicals. There may be a few online programs out there promising that you'll be an RN and take NCLEX at the end, but the chance of finding an RN job with a degree like that is pretty slim. Why would anybody hire you when they can hire someone who went to a real RN program with clinical component, since those are the majority of nursing grads anyway? My advice is to go to your local community college, get your RN, then do an online RN-BSN.