Does WGU offer basic core classes? I want to apply for their BS Nursing (Prelicensure

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Hi,

I have no college credits and am wanting to apply for Nursing Prelicensure program. Does WGU offer the classes to be eligible to apply for the program.

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WGU does not offer classes, they offer degrees ;)

If you have zero college behind you, but you have a lot of brains and time, you can get a degree from the college of business (such as business administration) that will satisfy most of your prerequisites. They might make you do a few classes on straighterline.com before allowing you to enroll. If you're gonna do the whole 9 yards at WGU, make sure you're doing Anatomy & Physiology 1 and 2 w/labs and Microbiology w/lab on straighterline.com. They may satisfy your lower science requirement for the business degree, but even if they don't, they're still required classes for nursing later on. I did my full BS Business - IT Management (minus 20 transferred credits) in less than 4 months... really. WGU outside the Nursing Prelicensure program literally goes as fast as you work, and I put in 8 hours a day, 6 days a week. The only thing you must satisfy outside the WGU/Straighterline ecosystem is a Lifespan/Human Development class, which WGU and Straighterline.com unfortunately do not offer, but most community colleges do.

If you think it will take you longer than 2 years to do a Bachelors at WGU, just go through a community college and get an associate of science that includes A&P and Microbiology. Classes you take on Straighterline are not regionally, or even nationally accredited.They are only guaranteed to transfer to SL's partner colleges, which WGU is one of, and only a couple SL partner colleges offer Prelicensure degrees that can be satisfied with online science labs. Only go the Straighterline route for if you're absolutely sure that WGU is where you're getting your initial license, and you simply will not go to nursing school if it isn't WGU.

Now keep in mind, WGU is regionally accredited, it's just SL that isn't. You can apply a WGU business degree towards any career-changer 2nd BSN program at a state school. If you might not do the WGU Nursing program and want the flexibility to go anywhere, then take English Composition I & II and Geography on SL to get you in the door at WGU, crank out a business degree, then do your A&P, Micro, and Lifespan classes at a local community college or university.

I've personally done the WGU business degree, completed SL A&P 1, and I am working on SL A&P 2 right now. I've got SL Microbiology in the queue, and I'm taking Lifespan at the local community college, so I'm kinda putting all my eggs in the WGU basket.

I hope that answered your question

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Specializes in Outpatient/Clinic, ClinDoc.

Probably not applicable to a prelicensure person, as I think you need them beforehand, but to anyone else who may need a/p/micro, I did these at and they were quite do-able. I did physiology over a weekend and micro took about a week (not including the separate lab classes).

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Thank you so much!! You have helped me very much to understand how it works. I appreciate it. :)

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WGU does not offer A&P nor Micro through the school.

In order to be able to enroll in the Pre-Licensing Nursing Program you will need have all General Education courses and Science Courses (Anatomy & Physiology w/lab 1 & 2, Microbiology

For more information, here are the actual requirements for the program.

To be considered for enrollment into the Pre-Nursing Curriculum, you must meet the following requirements:

  • Possess BLS Certification at the Healthcare Provider Level from the American Heart Association.
  • Take and pass the ATI TEAS V Exam at the "Proficient," "Advanced," or "Exemplary" Level. .
  • Submit a professional resume.
  • Submit a letter of intent.
  • Submit at least two professional letters of recommendation. (If currently working in the healthcare industry, one should be from your current employer.)
  • Submit official transcripts from all previous institutions that show:
    • You have earned a bachelor's or associate's degree AND/OR
    • You have completed the program admissions prerequisites in Liberal Arts and Sciences and Behavioral Sciences
    • You have completed all nursing-related science prerequisites in:
      • Anatomy and Physiology I, II with Labs
      • Microbiology with Lab

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