Just applied to UT Arlington but just discovered WGU.

[EternalFeather]

I just happen to just get lost in the allnurses forums and read some good things about the WGU RN-BSN program.

Correct me if I'm wrong: 1) 6months is a flat rate fee of 3500, 2.)there is this competency thing where it progresses at your pace, so if you work fast you get the BSN fast, and 3.)the grade system is just pass/not pass.

If I miss some more significant info, please inform me.

Right now, I just became a UTA student, I even got my degree plan and I have to take 6 prerequisite/general ED courses, and 11 BSN courses that are 5weeks in length. My estimation on to finish the program would be like 13-14months.

I haven't registered for any classes yet, because of financials, and hope for probably finding somewhere better.

So, now I'm interested in WGU. And I am considering taking the RN-BSN program with this school. I like the idea of finishing the program in less than 6months. I'm thinking I might be able to pull off the 6months thing since I don't have many commitments, im not married with kids or other stuff like that.

But I am not certain about some things.

Is WGU a legit university? Like how UTA.is, it has a base which is Arlington Texas. Because my first impression on this school is that it's a flyby school and it might not be as well respected by employers and other state universities and public colleges. And as for the grading system, how will it affect my GPA? I actually want to have a high GPA it's just something I just care about. I want to increase my GPA because when I did my ADN, nursing school was very tough and my beautiful GPA in pre-nursing became ugly when I did the nursing g program. So I just want to have a GPA redemption.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

I have a stupid question, what do you mean?

When we transfer credits, the courses are accepted for transfer credit, but our GPAs from previously attended schools do not follow us into new schools.

For instance, my GPA from a southern CA community college was 2.6 in 2001, but it did not follow me into my second round of community college in Texas (GPA 3.6 from '06 to '08). I transferred these credits to an LPN-to-ASN bridge program. The credits were accepted for transfer, but my GPA did not transfer into the new program.

[meanmaryjean, DNP, RN]

I have a stupid question, what do you mean?

No such thing as a stupid question! If you don't know, you don't know. :)

So my GPA at WGU was 3.0 (as is everyone's). My DNP program does not factor that in- they only award GPA points on the courses I take with them. Likewise- I had a different GPA from Purdue (my ADN program) than I did when I completed my BSN with WGU.