RN to BSN at WGU?

noelly10 · Jul 7, 2015

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.

klone, MSN, RN · Jul 7, 2015

No, it's not too good to be true, and I know lots of people who have finished the RN-BSN in under 12 months. It's not extremely difficult to do, just requires motivation and self-discipline (both of which are traits I do not possess in abundance, which is why it took me a full 3 terms/18 months to complete).

noelly10 · Jul 7, 2015

No, it's not too good to be true, and I know lots of people who have finished the RN-BSN in under 12 months. It's not extremely difficult to do, just requires motivation and self-discipline (both of which are traits I do not possess in abundance, which is why it took me a full 3 terms/18 months to complete).

But that is still pretty awesome! I'm super excited that I found a program out there that will work with my schedule

noelly10 · Jul 7, 2015

So, just applied to WGU!

featherzRN, MSN · Jul 7, 2015

YAY!! I loved WGU enough to do two degrees there. Good luck! :)

ky_grl82 · Jul 7, 2015

I finished my BSN in Feb 2015 at WGU. You simply can not beat the cost. The assessments are not that difficult. I hate to admit this, but I rarely read the text books. I would work through some of the other information available and then take the assessment if I felt comfortable. If it is an assessment class, all you are required to do is pass the assessment to get past the class. Same thing for the class that requires a paper to be written. Usually its just one paper and you are done. Everything else is just a bonus for you to learn. I will say the classes do get a bit harder towards the end. The questions were not as hard as NCLEX or anything. I only had one class where I failed the test and had to repeat it the test. You get several chances to pass. They actually did away with this class because so many people had trouble passing it. The only thing I hated were the weekly calls from my mentor because I am NOT a phone person. Email is not accepted, only phone calls. I got in a little hot water after not answering calls for a while. :devil: Another problem I had was the final 120 hour practicum. You have to do interviews, site visits, etc for this. NO HANDS-ON CLINICAL STUFF. You can only imagine how difficult it was to get people to call me back for interviews and site visits. It took me 2 semesters to finish the practicum (they did let me roll over my hours from semester to semester). Now I was not very motivated after the first 6 months so it took me 20 months to finish. If you are motivated, you can probably get it done in a year. Hope this helps! I do recommend WGU to all my friends. If you want, PM your email and I can get you a promo code to get your application fee waved.

Nursebb1942 · Jul 10, 2015

FYI, if you are a veteran the application fee is waived. I am currently applying and received a very favorable transcript evaluation, but they did not accept the biochemistry class I took previously. Today I filed an appeal, however, and hope to get it counted.

My concern mostly is how will all these WGU "credits" transfer to another college, but I'm 50 years old, so I doubt there will be any more colleges after this, lol.

noelly10 · Jul 10, 2015

FYI, if you are a veteran the application fee is waived. I am currently applying and received a very favorable transcript evaluation, but they did not accept the biochemistry class I took previously. Today I filed an appeal, however, and hope to get it counted.
My concern mostly is how will all these WGU "credits" transfer to another college, but I'm 50 years old, so I doubt there will be any more colleges after this, lol.

Yeah, I'm not planning on transferring the credits anywhere. If I decide to get my MSN, I'll just get it there.

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Jul 10, 2015

My concern mostly is how will all these WGU "credits" transfer to another college, but I'm 50 years old, so I doubt there will be any more colleges after this, lol.

I completed WGU's online RN-to-BSN program earlier this year and was recently accepted into the online MSN program at Eastern New Mexico University. Another frequent poster, meanmaryjean, completed her BSN and MSN degrees at WGU and is enrolled in a DNP program.

WGU has regional accreditation and all of the nursing programs are accredited by the CCNE. Hence, any credits earned at WGU will be accepted as transfer credit by the majority of other regionally accredited colleges and universities.

coopsy · Jul 11, 2015

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!

coopsy · Jul 11, 2015

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

canigraduate · Jul 12, 2015

I am currently doing my RN-BSN through WGU and it's going well. I started in June and have already finished one class and am halfway through another.

The assessment of the first class was really easy. It was a proctored exam with a preassessment. I took the preassessment and then took the test online with a webcam. I only had to have a 66% to pass and got an 80 something. You get two freebie assessments, and if you don't pass, you have to pay for each attempt afterward. The webcam was super easy to set up and it's really comfortable to do the assessment in your own home.

Right now I am doing Biochem and I'm going slow and actually trying to learn stuff, since my last chemistry class was 21 years ago. I am getting ready to do my first assessment, which is a paper with diagrams. The hardest part is getting the APA right.

I wish I had enrolled straight out of my diploma program. This is super easy. The only problem I have is with the weekly calls, mainly because I keep forgetting about them and I have to interrupt dinner to answer. My mentor is super sweet, though, and always sounds a little disappointed that I don't need any help!