hi! i'm wondering of anyone have heard of western governor's university & southern california university of health sciences. wgu has bsn preclicensure program that enables experienced healthcare worker (ven cna) to have bsn distance learning program if you live in southern california. you have to have your preqreuisites done before u apply to their program (see their website). http://www.wgu.edu/online_health_pro...sing_licensure
it doesnt say specifically what subjects and how many units though. i spoke to a counselor, they just started the program in socal. he wanted me to apply and pay $50 to find out what i need, but why apply if i dont have any of the science classes yet? i was just getting info so i know if this is the path i should be going.
anyways, there's this other school that i found out that u may take your 4-unit science class in 4 weekends (saturday and sunday)! yes! it's located in southern california - whittier ca. go to www.integratedscienceprogram.com its through southern ca university of health sciences. i love it because i can keep working but it's expensive - about $2000 per 4 unit subject. but i guess as long as u achieve your goal sooner then it's alright. they are accredited by wasc. west coast university accepts them if you take classes from them. i guess do your homework and find out if the school u'r going to will accept it.
my questions are: did anyone went to these school?
how was your experience?
i'm planning to take anatomy and physiology i and ii and microbiology at scuhs starting this august.
You guys, after researching on the WGU website, it appears that biochem is just the basic chemistry course. All the science courses must be taken within the last 5 years however, including nutrition. But really it's no biggie to take it again online because you only pay for the 6 month period, not per class. My chemistry was in "04 so its too long ago.
It's nice not to have to take soooo many chemistry classes for the BSN. :)
I'm sorry but that's just bogus to have an expiration on science courses. Your anatomy will never change unless you have a gall bladder or appendix removed. The book that we used for lab was 10 years old, and the lecture part didn't change from when I took it the first time around. I can understand microbiology because there are new diseases, & viruses out there that come into play. Physiology can go either or. Nutrition is a waste of time I had to retake it because it was more than 5 years old and it's frustrating especially when you see that nothing has changed.
It sounds like WGU wants a full year of chemistry. A lot of nursing schools in Utah require two classes of chemistry, 1110 which is a combined gen and organic chem, and then 1120 which is the next in the series which finishes off the organic material and delves a bit into biochemistry.
Yes, WGU accepts credits from accredited institutions whether online or face to face. When you apply, your transcripts are evaluated and you are notified of what credits are accepted.
Have you used the link on the WGU website to request more information?
Best wishes with your education!
Mary Harper, PhD, RN-BC
Western Governors University.
Apparently not any more... a bit hypocritical I think! The admission counselor just told me they no longer accept online A&P and Micro....
Wow -- I was all set to do this program until I read your post about not accepting A&P online course. That's a nonstarter for me! No way I can take it in the classroom. Very disappointing.
Has anyone taken biochemistry lately at WGU? If so what books did you need, I am starting on Sept 1st but wanted to get a leg up on reading since I haven't taken a chemistry class since highschool.
Apparently not any more... a bit hypocritical I think! The admission counselor just told me they no longer accept online A&P and Micro....
I have been working with Matt from WGU about the RN-BSN program since January, and even this summer he said they were taking online classes for the prereqs. I have my AA degree and my LVN so my credits will transfer, but I would be upset if this has changed since I have been taking a lot of classes online to get into this program. I live in an area with only one college and not enough classes for the amount of people that want to take the sciences and prereqs. Also, I work as a pediatric LVN and the online class schedule allows me to work on my homework when I am able to. If anyone from the faculty can reply to this post so we know if online classes are still accepted would you please let us know? Also, is Biochemistry still a prereq?
NurseCubanitaRN2b, BSN, RN
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I'm sorry but that's just bogus to have an expiration on science courses. Your anatomy will never change unless you have a gall bladder or appendix removed. The book that we used for lab was 10 years old, and the lecture part didn't change from when I took it the first time around. I can understand microbiology because there are new diseases, & viruses out there that come into play. Physiology can go either or. Nutrition is a waste of time I had to retake it because it was more than 5 years old and it's frustrating especially when you see that nothing has changed.