Western Governor's University- Leadership & Management

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Hi!

I was just accepted to WGU- Leadership & Management track with an anticipated start date of September 1, 2018. Looking for any feedback you can give on the program.

  • How accessible are staff?
  • Are the expectations/course work clear?
  • How hard are the assessments?
  • I'd love to take 5 courses, at least, each term. Is this possible?
  • Have you had luck receiving scholarships?
  • Anything else you would like to share is much appreciated!

Thanks so much!

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I graduated last july and was thrilled with the program layout. I loved working at my own pace and was able to complete the program within a year. Lots of help available on FB when u get stuck. I did apply for and receive their scholarship/hardship $ fairly easy to apply. Wasn't much but every little thing help.

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Congratulations on completing the program! Where did you find help on FB? Were assessments difficult? You finished quick!! Did you already know a lot of the information?

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I did a search for WGU found 2 groups and joined both. Mostly utilzed the group that had the most members. They were so helpful! Yes it was difficult I set my goal at 1 yr. Divided up my classes to see how many every month and pushed on... assessments are alot of writing, revisions are expected so I submitted started the next one while waiting for the submitted one (when I had energy to do that lol)

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Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.

I received my MSN in Leadership from WGU in 2015. Having that degree has been invaluable for advancing my career. My only complaint is that I wish they had offered a class on "being a manager" - stuff like human resources, budgeting and finance, how to coach staff, etc. Pretty much everything I've learned about being a good manager, I've learned on the job.

MeanMaryJean - if you're reading this - do you still work with them? Who could I talk to about adding this to their curriculum?

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Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.
I received my MSN in Leadership from WGU in 2015. Having that degree has been invaluable for advancing my career. My only complaint is that I wish they had offered a class on "being a manager" - stuff like human resources, budgeting and finance, how to coach staff, etc. Pretty much everything I've learned about being a good manager, I've learned on the job.

MeanMaryJean - if you're reading this - do you still work with them? Who could I talk to about adding this to their curriculum?

I do still work for them- and I will get that suggestion to the right person. And I agree- that is a needed component of (really) ANY MSN

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That would be a huge blessing!

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