I was wondering....

That is my plan too actually. I want to be an NP and it will be a lot cheaper going through WGU first and less time. If you don't start WGU in July, where will you go? You'll end up waiting to get into school somewhere. I know how you feel about being pushed back, I was initially suppose to start in March. I didn't have all my stuff together so then April, well they had me under RN-BSN instead of RN-MSN which was full til June. So I know how you feel, just stick it out. It will be here before you know it! 99% of the reviews I've read for WGU have been nothing but good. Can't beat that!

I was accepted (but eventually declined* for other reasons) enrollment into a post-masters NP program after my WGU MSN. I would have been able to complete in one year, part-time. I am pleased with my WGU education, and am currently in a DNP program (was accepted to two DNP programs actually)

*meaning I declined their offer

So with the masters in leadership and management program I should still be accepted for the FNP. I was just wondering if I should choose a different course of study or if the leadership and management track would suffice.

There are only two tracks. Mine was in Education.

I know that there are only two tracks, I was wondering if it was ok to choose that track to be able to keep going and get my FNP or would education or another track from a different school work better, or does it matter as long as I have my MSN?

If you are doing a post-master's certificate for you FNP, it is assumed your MSN is in a non-clinical area. So I don't think it really matters. Like I said, I've applied to three different schools with my MSN from WGU and been accepted into all three no problem.

Ok, thanks so much for the input.

I appreciate it.

Why not just do a FNP? Getting your Leadership first seems a very roundabout way of doing it.

Why not just do a FNP? Getting your Leadership first seems a very roundabout way of doing it.

Depending on how quickly you progress through the coursework, doing the WGU MSN first and then a post-Master's is actually a great idea. For a post-Master's FNP, all you have to do is the clinical portion. The non-clinical portion (or what I like to call completely useless fluff, with the exception of patho, pharm, and health assessment), can take a year or more.

If you can complete the WGU MSN in the same amount of time it would take to complete the fluff courses, you'll save both time and a significant amount of money. If WGU's MSN had incorporated patho, health assessment, and pharm back when I first applied to FNP programs, this is the route I would have taken. Unfortunately, WGU added these courses after I'd already begun my FNP program.

You know I 'm not really sure, I was under the impression that to practice as a FNP you would have to get a doctorate degree, after talking to my fellow co-workers today I was told that it is just recommended and I can just get a Masters and practice as well, thank you for your input. Now I will be just getting my BSN with WGU and obtaining my Masters in FNP elsewhere.

Thanks

Depending on how quickly you progress through the coursework, doing the WGU MSN first and then a post-Master's is actually a great idea. For a post-Master's FNP, all you have to do is the clinical portion. The non-clinical portion (or what I like to call completely useless fluff, with the exception of patho, pharm, and health assessment), can take a year or more.

If you can complete the WGU MSN in the same amount of time it would take to complete the fluff courses, you'll save both time and a significant amount of money. If WGU's MSN had incorporated patho, health assessment, and pharm back when I first applied to FNP programs, this is the route I would have taken. Unfortunately, WGU added these courses after I'd already begun my FNP program.

Not to mention, most FNP programs require 1 year experience as an RN before you can even apply. At that rate, doing 1 year at WGU and getting your MSN will be cheaper, quicker and easier to do a post-master's certificate (while they're still around ). As a new graduate with no experience

I'm not a new grad, have 4yrs experience already.