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I'm taking the Leadership track as well. So far I'm enrolled for COA, Health Assessment, Community Health and Population, then Biochemistry. I don't know where I'll end up with this degree, but starting out I my try my hand at being a clinical supervisor. We'll see though, what are your plans?

I feel like I had a slow start, but I'm finally taking my COA OA tomorrow evening. How is everyone else doing 2 weeks in

Just got off the phone with my counselor. I will be starting April 1st! After waiting forever... my original start date was Dec 1 2015, but enrollment was stopped for NC residents, thankfully I just moved just across the state line so now I'm eligible again!!!!

Awesome, glad to hear some good reviews. I didn't realize they didn't audit transcripts until after acceptance. So I am currently waiting to see how many, if any additional classes I will need. I'm a little concerned about my foreign language class, but should know something soon. I applied on a whim, so I didn't research too much about the school. I'm just so overwhelmed that I'll be starting in a few weeks!! Thank you so much for the response!

While waiting for WGU to reopen enrollment for NC students, I took a chance and applied to UNC Wilmington on 1/18 on 2/1 I received an acceptance letter! Now I'm a little overwhelmed since the program starts 3/7. Does anyone have any experience with UNC-W, they are willing to share? Or anyone accepted for the second Spring session?

This post makes me happy for you, sad for me. I was supposed to start Dec 1st, but enrollment is suspended in my state right now

This was written in another link, I think it sums it up perfectly... Sep 21 by elkpark There are existing threads about this, and you can do a general on-line search and find the information from the UNC board and NC BON. A growing number of states (the state education authorities, not the BON specifically -- this has nothing to do with nursing specifically) are starting to set limits on on-line educational programs. The UNC board has taken the position that, if a school in another state is providing education to NC residents, that school has to meet the same requirements and be subject to the same oversight that schools physically located within the state of NC are required to meet. The other schools have to register with the state and prove to the UNC board that they meet the state's requirements. Some on-line programs that want to be able to enroll NC students have done that. It's nothing something that would ever affect me personally, but I think it's a good thing that NC (and the other states doing this) want to protect their citizens and make sure that the education they are getting meets the same minimum quality standards as other education offered in the state. (Same as when you buy insurance from a national insurance company, the policy they sell you has to meet the standards established by your specific state.) It's a basic consumer protection issue.

I didn't think it should have anything to do with the NCBON, since we are already licensed nurses. However, the wording of the email I received sure made it sound like it did. Thanks for checking on that. My advisor said it was the NC legislature that is causing the hold up, and that they are reviewing the curriculum of programs that require field experience. I am just so ready to start, I guess this is a good lesson in patience. Don't know if this link will work, but if it does it talks a little bit about the University coming to NC https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CDUQFjABahUKEwjlxO_fsY3IAhWImoAKHY9OAts&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncpolicywatch.com%2F2015%2F05%2F21%2Fcontroversial-online-college-on-its-way-to-north-carolina%2F&usg=AFQjCNHVzuLvTJE507zkjJeQVgZn5mf7yg

I was affected by the enrollment suspension too. My advisor said it would probably take 6 months, have you heard anything else?

I have a little more information now. You guys are correct it is not the NCBON, per my enrollment counselor it is the state/governor that is trying to bring WGU to NC; just like Indiana, Texas, Washington, Tennessee and Missouri did in previous years. While the state and school finalize things, enrollment is being suspended for any program that requires 'field experience' until approval is granted. She said that in 2013 it took about 6 months for TN to begin re-enrolling students.

I guess I may have to change my original post. I just got an email that WGU is suspending NC enrollment for certain programs and mine is included. Hopefully the NCBON and WGU come to some kind of resolution before December, I really just want to get started:(

1) Do you take the flu vaccine yearly? If you do not, what is the reason you do not participate (if you don't mind answering this question)? I had my first ever flu vaccine last year (2014) only because it became mandatory at my place of employment. I didn't think it actually prevented the flu, I just thought it made the symptoms easier to get over. 2) Does your employer have a mandatory influenza vaccination policy as a condition of employment? If yes, where do you work? Yes as of 2014; large hospital corp in NC 3)What concerns do you have about the flu vaccine? I am not anti-vaccine. I think vaccines are necessary. I just would like to have the right to refuse a vaccine (that may or may not prevent the illness) and just wear the mask as I have done in previous years. 4)Do you know if anyone who has been released from their job because they did not get the flu vaccine? No

Wonderful, I wish I could start now as well! Are the classes completed in the order they are listed or do you choose the order you take them in?

I'll be starting Dec 1st too!! However, I will be doing Leadership and Management, but I'm sure many of our classes will be similar. Good luck to you.

I will be starting Dec 1st too! Good luck to us!