Masters of Science in Leadership and Managment

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I recently finished my BSN at a local state college, and am interested in going to graduate school. I am very interested in the option to accelerate the program but am worried that adequate support will not be available. Does anyone have experience with this program? How long did it take you? Is completing this program in 18 month manageable (single, work 3/12s day shift)?

Any thoughts/comments would be appreciated!

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Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.

Yes, completing it in 18 months or less is very manageable, as long as you do work every week, and don't procrastinate.

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Did you take this program? Any comments you care to share? Did you enjoy the coursework? How were the majority of the classes formatted? Paper based or with exams?

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Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.

I am at the tail end of the program. I am taking 4 semesters total to finish (2 years) and my 3rd semester will be complete in 2 months. So my anticipated graduation is 5/2015. I did this with the minimum required credits each term (8) and in one term, I didn't complete 8 credits (I think I completed 6). Also, with several weeks at a time of doing nothing at all. So yeah, if you work steadily, plan to spend a good 10 hours a week working on tasks, then I definitely think you can finish in three terms.

Mostly papers, a few objective exams.

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Thanks!

I sent my transcripts and am talking to an enrollment counselor tomorrow. Did you feel well supported through the program? As though faculty were available for questions and that someone was responsive to your needs?

I worry with online education that I will be without contact for questions or problems.

Thanks for your comments, it makes me feel like this is more manageable!!

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Specializes in Emergency, Case Management, Informatics.

neuroRN14:

Just for clarification, are you talking about the MSN Leadership and Management (nursing-specific), or the MS Management and Leadership (under the business school)? Just asking, because your topic says Master of Science.

I'm not in the MSN program at WGU (getting my MSN locally), but I am in the MBA-HM program and feel well-supported. In addition to the course mentors for each course, who you can contact if you run into any problems, there are usually Facebook groups for every course where you can get feedback and ideas from peers (as long as you stay within the academic honesty policy).

As long as you're willing to reach out, someone will be there on the other end.

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