ukjenn231

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1. Cumulative GPA

   ukjenn231 replied to Shanon4414's topic in Western Governors University

   It's a 3.0 automatically because they do not grade on a numeric or letter based system. Either you meet the requirements of the assignment or you don't. Then you pass and move on. So at the end you...

2. Is it a bad idea to go to nursing school right now? (No more shortage)

   ukjenn231 replied to Skippy97's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I echo the about comments about older nurses are going to be retiring over the next decade, so I don't think job opportunities will be difficult to come by. I work as an adjunct nursing instructor...

3. Starting my PhD in the Fall! Is anyone else out there a PhD student?

   ukjenn231 posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   I just got accepted to a Nursing PhD program for the fall! I'm excited and scared to death! There's not much info to peruse out there on the Nursing PhD.... Just wondering if anyone else is doing...

4. Consensus about WGU MSN grads??

   ukjenn231 replied to sandy022's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   It's totally accredited, and becoming more well-known... I've seen the TV commercials now :) Instead of telling people why they should be concerned, just be confident and proud of your school work....

5. Online Doctoral programs

   ukjenn231 replied to D.Larry's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   I did a lot of research for online PhD programs. I found that Villanova and the University of Central Florida have programs that are mostly online - I think at UCF you have to go to Orlando two times...

6. Schools that DO accept WGU credits/transfers

   ukjenn231 replied to dandk1997RN's topic in Western Governors University

   I was accepted to the University of South Florida's Nursing PhD program after receiving my MSN at WGU. I was also encouraged to apply for my PhD with my WGU MSN degree by advisors at the University...

7. Schools that DO accept WGU credits/transfers

   ukjenn231 replied to dandk1997RN's topic in Western Governors University

   The asterisk indicates doctorate

8. Got accepted to an awesome Nursing PhD program after WGU MSN

   ukjenn231 posted a topic in Western Governors University

   Wanted to contribute my two cents to this debate... I finished my MSN at WGU in Education in less than 4 months. Although I never intended to, the MSN program inspired me to pursue a PhD. I...

9. Just finished the MSN-Ed!

   ukjenn231 replied to ukjenn231's topic in Western Governors University

   I think it all depends on what you want to do. You should research the type of job you want and see what the desired qualifications are. In my experience, most places just want that check box for...

10. MSN-Ed in 9.5 months!

    ukjenn231 replied to nurse_duke's topic in Western Governors University

    Big congrats! It's a huge

11. Just finished the MSN-Ed!

    ukjenn231 replied to ukjenn231's topic in Western Governors University

    In the program, you have access to research databases and as part of the assignments, you will be looking into the evidence that exists already. You can pretty much determine on your own if you are...

12. Just finished the MSN-Ed!

    ukjenn231 replied to ukjenn231's topic in Western Governors University

    I just now am seeing this so sorry for the late reply, but I will answer for any future reference... I also don't put explicitly that I finished my degree in 4 months on my resume. I put "March...

13. WGU

    ukjenn231 replied to johnlaxa's topic in Western Governors University

    I recently finished the MSN-Ed at WGU. My tips: When you start the course, look at the rubric for the assessment first thing. Format your headings in your paper with the rubric headings so the...

14. Just finished the MSN-Ed!

    ukjenn231 replied to ukjenn231's topic in Western Governors University

    Good luck! It was a great experience for me. Each class had me feeling like I could really do something - conduct research, change a policy,

15. Just finished the MSN-Ed!

    ukjenn231 posted a topic in Western Governors University

    I just finished the MSN - Education focus this past week!! I did it very quickly (4 months) while working a full-time hospital job and a part time adjunct job. I credit a couple things for it to be...