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Hi, I started as an LPN in 2010; I worked full time and completed a bridge to RN program in 2012; I worked for a year, then completed my BSN with Western Governor's University in 2014 (it took me 11 months, working full time and with 3 kids, a husband, and 4 pets). I worked another year, then started my acute care NP program at the University of South Florida in 2015 (I only have 3 semesters of clinicals left before graduation!) and I'm working full time and take call every other weekend. Work, kids, and school are completely doable if you are motivated and VERY well organized. Best of luck!

No, it is hybrid; I've had to spend as many as 2 days a week on campus. I'm entering my clinical rotations in January, so I'll have class one day a week and have to average about 20 hours a week in clinicals.

I'm in Florida and took my WGU BSN to an acute care nurse practitioner program. I love WGU!

I did my BSN with WGU and can tell you the webcam during testing is no big deal. You don't see anyone (but they see you) and after a while, you don't even notice the camera anymore. You can also opt to go to a local community college or testing center if you want, but I just used the webcam for ease of use and scheduling purposes. I can also tell you that you have a pretest that you MUST pass in order to even schedule the final exam, and most of mine were close enough to the final that they gave me a good idea of how I would do. WGU will hands-down be your fastest and most affordable route. Best of luck!

I did not have any of the arts/humanities as part of my ASN, so I took them as part of my BSN with WGU. The courses were relatively easy and didn't add much time overall. Best of luck!

I used my nurse manager at work, an NP I work with an a regular basis, and my preceptor from when I first came to the CVOR. When my package went before the board, they requested a nursing instructor's evaluation, so I contacted my favorite instructor from my ASN, since she is local but I would have used my WGU mentor as a backup.

See my comments in your original post above

I would contact your course mentor for guidance. They are there to help you through and were an invaluable resource to me! One of my coworkers now is a course mentor and says he can't stress enough how important it is to get in contact when you need help. Best of luck!

I brought a 4.0 to WGU; I don't know how USF figured my total GPA, factoring in my 3.0 (they said they "convert it" but I'm not sure what that means). USF required a 3.0 minimum. I'm not sure how each school weighs out scores from ASNs vs BSNs; every school is different. Some put more weight on sciences, some only look at BSN level, etc.

I don't think it really had an effect. I called USF to ask about how it would work, and they said they have a lot of people with WGU degrees and they just "convert" your score (whatever that means). Regardless, I got in!

I took my WGU BSN to USF Tampa's Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program!

RE: First, is there anyone here that has completed the RN to BSN at WGU? I finished mine summer of 2014 and just got accepted to NP school. How exactly does it work (is there any course work to help you prepare)? [COLOR=#000000]You are given everything you need to succeed; all resources are online and you don't buy books or anything. You have a course mentor for every course who is there to answer all your questions, plus you have a program mentor who guides you from start to finish of the entire program.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]And one thing I'm mostly nervous about is the assessments. I've seen people that have failed the assessments over and over. My fear is that I'll get into the program and do the same thing. So what is the difficulty of the assessments and do they give you what you need to prepare for them?[/COLOR] The assessments are not bad if you read the info provided and study accordingly. You are given a pretest that you have to pass in order to schedule your final exam. The pretest gives you a good idea of how prepared you are for the final. I finished my entire program in less than 10 months, while working full time, plus my three kids and I lived through an entire home remodel with my husband deployed while I was in school. You can do it!

I graduated with my BSN from WGU during the Summer of 2014 and just got accepted to the University of South Florida's Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program. Feel free to ask my anything about WGU and how it works.

I made the cut! I moved from the alternate list to the accepted list yesterday! Good luck everyone!

I've heard from former grads that say their application process was nothing like this, so I'm not sure what happened. According to one email, they were switching back to their old system because of the problems during this application cycle (whatever that means....). I'm sorry you haven't heard anything yet. I'm just as frustrated as an alternate, because they said they haven't put the list in any sort of order yet so I could be #2 or #102...I'd like to have some idea of what my future holds, just like you. Best of luck, I hope we all get answers soon!