RN to BSN at WGU?

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Thank you

I just finished at wgu so I can try to help. I'm not sure what you are thinking assessments are. You are still taking classes and are given everything you need to pass the class. Books are on the computer and not actual books, some have problems with that but I believe you can order actual books for an extra cost. You take a pre test and depending on how you do you can study some more or take the final test. It's competency based so depending on your strength or weakness depends how well you do in a class and how fast you finish. I only failed one test and that was statistics but I hate math. I finished in just about a year but some have done it in one term which is six months.

I just finished at wgu so I can try to help. I'm not sure what you are thinking assessments are. You are still taking classes and are given everything you need to pass the class. Books are on the computer and not actual books, some have problems with that but I believe you can order actual books for an extra cost. You take a pre test and depending on how you do you can study some more or take the final test. It's competency based so depending on your strength or weakness depends how well you do in a class and how fast you finish. I only failed one test and that was statistics but I hate math. I finished in just about a year but some have done it in one term which is six months.

Would it hurt me if I haven't taken micro yet?

No. You can take it with them. They send you a kit and you do some experiments at home. It's a bit tedious but not difficult.

No. You can take it with them. They send you a kit and you do some experiments at home. It's a bit tedious but not difficult.

The whole thing is totally at my pace, right? Are there any due dates for when I need to get things done? Sorry for all the questions

You are required to complete a minimum of 12 credits per term (6 months). Classes range from 2-4 credits each, so in a 6-month term, you will be required to complete a minimum of, typically, 3-4 classes. Beyond that requirement, there are no deadlines in each term. It's truly work at your own pace.

Assessments are either objective assessments (proctored exams) or performance assessments (papers, powerpoints, that kind of thing). Each class has anywhere from 1-4 assessments. You complete the assessments, you're done with the class. The key to going through quickly is to not get distracted or bogged down by the recommended readings and busywork. Go right to the assessments and plow through them. For Performance assessments, if it's not acceptable, they return it to you with feedback and the areas in which you fell short, then you fix it and resubmit. You can do that as many times as you need to (I believe I have never had to resubmit more than once).

For objective assessments, if you don't pass, you can reschedule the test. I believe you can take the test up to 3 times, and after that, you need to pay a fee to retest ($50ish I believe).

You are required to complete a minimum of 12 credits per term (6 months). Classes range from 2-4 credits each, so in a 6-month term, you will be required to complete a minimum of, typically, 3-4 classes. Beyond that requirement, there are no deadlines in each term. It's truly work at your own pace.

Assessments are either objective assessments (proctored exams) or performance assessments (papers, powerpoints, that kind of thing). Each class has anywhere from 1-4 assessments. You complete the assessments, you're done with the class. The key to going through quickly is to not get distracted or bogged down by the recommended readings and busywork. Go right to the assessments and plow through them. For Performance assessments, if it's not acceptable, they return it to you with feedback and the areas in which you fell short, then you fix it and resubmit. You can do that as many times as you need to (I believe I have never had to resubmit more than once).

For objective assessments, if you don't pass, you can reschedule the test. I believe you can take the test up to 3 times, and after that, you need to pay a fee to retest ($50ish I believe).

Wow, that sounds awesome. Definitely am going to highly consider them now.

Yes Klone explained it better then me. It is truly at your own pace. If you come into with a good knowledge of stuff then you can really plow through a bunch of classes. You are given everything you need to pass the class though. I loved Wgu and have no complaints.

Thank you so much for the info. They are calling me tomorrow morning to answer any more questions I might have, though I think Klone covered it!

I started WGU's RN-to-BSN program in May 2014 and finished in March 2015. Overall, it took me 10 months to complete the 34 credits that were required of me. I enjoyed the experience and wish I would have done it sooner.

That's good to hear. Almost thought the program was too good to be true, but it sure is sounding more appealing to me.