Grand Canyon RN-BSN

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Is there any updated information? I have been in heavy contact with them and am looking at taking their RN-BSN program. I work with a GCU grad and she has nothing but positive things to say, but I want more opinions. ?

Any pro's and cons? Thankfully the only class I'm missing is stats and that is offered in the actual BSN program. I'm a bit nervous as my algebra skills are way old. If anyone took this class, do you have any advice?

Thank you so much for this info! I am a diploma grad from 34 years ago and have no idea which online program to go with! The person from gcu that I met at the ed fair has been great about being responsive but that's her job right? She has made it very easy for me but I don't want to go with it just because of that! I don't want to go with it and find out it's awful! This is going to be a BIG DEAL for me!

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Thank you so much for this info! I am a diploma grad from 34 years ago and have no idea which online program to go with! The person from gcu that I met at the ed fair has been great about being responsive but that's her job right? She has made it very easy for me but I don't want to go with it just because of that! I don't want to go with it and find out it's awful! This is going to be a BIG DEAL for me!

I think most of the RN to BSN online programs are very similar..all into writing papers, in APA format. I know my writing improved a great deal from the 1st course to the last....You get the hang of it, and can spit out a paper in no time,lol Tutors are available as well...student success center.....Never used them, so can't say if they provide any real help. 1 reason why I went with GCU was they did not hound me!! Some schools called..emailed and called some more. I'm in my 40s and a few of the people I connected with were older, 1 is in her 60s and I think it tends to be an older crowd. But that is hard to say as you not normally have a lot of real personal interaction. I started up a FB group, and most of them seemed to be my age or older. I'm glad I went to GCU, is it perfect, no, but I think they put out a good product. And I think price wise, they are in the middle....Some very $$$ and yes u can find less expensive as well. Many on here talk about WGU and lik eit, so you may want to look into it. My understanding is that 1 pays so much a semester and can take as many classes as you can, so if you can work quickly, can complete a fair # of classes each semester, of course if you go slow, thats another story,lol GCU classes are 5 weeks each. Each week starts on Monday and papers/powerpoint for the week are to be turned in at 2359 Arizona time! Best of luck!!

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Thanks! Which FB page is it?

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Hello Everyone,

Its been awhile. I graduated from GCU this last March & I absolutely loved the program.

If any of you were wondering, it is possible to get into CRNA school with a BSN from GCU. I am posting this because I could not find anything on the internet indicating if any GCU BSN grads had gotten into CRNA school. I'm sure some of us have gotten into CRNA school, but there are no posts or threads of anyone indicating that they got in. It was very difficult and competitive to get in and it took a lot of work, but YOU CAN DO IT!

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Specializes in Certified Med/Surg tele, and other stuff.

No surprise. It is like any other BSN program. Why would it not be accepted in CRNA school? GCU has a pre-med program that is offered on campus. :)

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Specializes in Certified Med/Surg tele, and other stuff.

As for rigorous, I had two coworkers go through WGU and their capstone was 5-6 pages long and they complained!! Our weekly papers were 5-6 and capstone 36 pages!

Another co-worker went to a state university and they didn't have to submit their papers to ANY plagiarism website. Not-a-one. That totally blew me away. Talk about free rein to copy and paste.

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Has anyone taken HLT-324 Transcultural Healthcare? I start this class next and it looks a little scary! I am finishing my 7th class with GCU today and this one looks more writing intensive than the others and this will be my first class with quizzes.

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Has anyone taken HLT-324 Transcultural Healthcare? I start this class next and it looks a little scary! I am finishing my 7th class with GCU today and this one looks more writing intensive than the others and this will be my first class with quizzes.
No I was told to stay away from that 1, as it was somewhat of a dry class with a lot of writing!! of course that was the opinion of only 1 other person, but I did find another course to take.
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Hey Sherrie Berrie,

No I guess the alternate was spirituality.. I just finished that 2 weeks ago.. LOTS of writing there too..

good luck to you!!

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1 issue I had with the program was what 2 "anything" classes I could take...my adviser was useless..I ended up taking [TABLE=class: dataTabl1 dataTabl3, width: 929]

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Had no issues with those 2...

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Specializes in Certified Med/Surg tele, and other stuff.

Has any GCU grad decided to go for their MSN with GCU or elsewhere?

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Ok, I have put this off for 2 years. Grieving that I did not just jump in.

I think I want to ride donkey down into the canyon for school. lol.

If I do go back, should I do a 3 year RN to MSN? or just a BSN?

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