Grand Canyon RN-BSN

Flames9_RN, BSN, RN, EMT-B · Sep 25, 2016

Has anyone taken the RN-BSN cohort at GCU? I start tomorrow and was just wondering if there is much of a different between strictly online and going once a week.

Did not even know that was an option...I hate going to class and listening to a prof,lol, but I guess some do learn better that way. In the time it takes 1 to drive to clas..could have the weeks DQs completed,lol Hopefully u get a response from someone that is going that route

Minniemc · Sep 25, 2016

That's exactly what I was thinking... the positive side of it being I know everyone in my class so group projects can actually be discussed face to face... I just kind of feel like I will give it a shot and if it doesn't seem to be helpful I will just switch to all online. I get a 30% discount doing the once a week on Monday nights thing vs 20% for only online.

Flames9_RN, BSN, RN, EMT-B · Sep 26, 2016

That's exactly what I was thinking... the positive side of it being I know everyone in my class so group projects can actually be discussed face to face... I just kind of feel like I will give it a shot and if it doesn't seem to be helpful I will just switch to all online. I get a 30% discount doing the once a week on Monday nights thing vs 20% for only online.

Guess that is a savings of around $150 a class (based on $1500) Of course u have to fork over gas $$$..stopping for coffee....maybe get in a car accident, insurance rates go up,lol Maybe going in person may help the group projects....then again may just waste more time sitting in a class room getting frustrated! Was fortunate, my groups were fairly decent, ya some slackers...1 gal did zero.....Which worked to our favor,lol good luck

tokmom, BSN, RN · Sep 27, 2016

Not that I know of, but I'm curious if someone has.

Nurse-in-the-making2 · Oct 6, 2016

Hello all,

i just wanted to comment and say how thankful I am to have stumbled upon this thread.. I'm also commenting to find the end of it.. hahaha.. I'm halfway through GCU and actually doubling up on Monday eeeekkkk!!!

tokmom, BSN, RN · Oct 8, 2016

Almost done!

smusher83 · Oct 11, 2016

Just finished the program. Thank you to everyone for your help and support.

tokmom, BSN, RN · Oct 22, 2016

Congrats! Feels good to be done, doesn't it? :)

Roseofshannon · Oct 28, 2016

Any updated info about Grand Canyon University's online RN to BSN program?

krystalized58 · Oct 28, 2016

I am a current student now. What questions do you have?

Roseofshannon · Oct 28, 2016

How do you like it? Do you feel like you have good support?

Flames9_RN, BSN, RN, EMT-B · Oct 28, 2016

I liked the online format....Found it very easy to follow and every class shared the same format (for the most part)

2 Discussion Questions (DQs) due each week. 1 due Wed at midnight, the other Friday at midnight and you had to respond to a certain # of other students responses.....all very basic.....

Most classes had a group project (CLC), which was usually a powerpoint. If u had a good group, was a simple task....bu tof course there always seems to be a slacker or a non-team player,lol

Most weeks one has 1 paper due...sometimes 2..but usually just 1. paper length could be as short as 500 words, or as much as 2000..I would say on average the length was around 1200 words

Support: Librarians were excellent....could live chat with them or email for help...Great library resources. I for the most part had fairly decent profs, never had an issue with any.

Adviser: I had 3 or 4 of them..some were better than others..last 1 was useless, but really didnt need her for much, which was a good thing,lol But they really have no impact on anything...Only time I really used them was in a few cases to get the prof I wanted.

I think GCU provides a very good learning environment, with few surprises...as all classes follow the same format with DQs and papers!