Western Governors University

caliotter3 · Aug 16, 2010

In the process of attempting to get started with them; they seem to have lost interest in me. That is about it. Their nursing program looks like a good program for those who are able to get admitted.

mkdwhnpbc · Aug 17, 2010

Thanks for your input. What direction are you going now?

caliotter3 · Aug 17, 2010

When I first started looking into this program there was no mention about science courses being less than five years old and I applied. One of my schools never sent my transcripts, thus the ball got dropped. I have not talked to them regarding the fact that all of my sciences are more than five years old, so it seems if I want to go with this school, I have to go backwards and repeat the whole shebang. I am not in a hurry to do that. You would think they would be in a hurry to get me enrolled either way so they can start collecting money from me, but it does not appear to be the case.

mkdwhnpbc · Aug 17, 2010

Thanks for your advice I want to make a good decision and do not want to backtrack either.

christy78 · Aug 17, 2010

I just applied last week to their RN-MSN program; they accepted all my pre-reqs from a local community college and all of EC's stuff. The admission process was so quick and simple. Everything is ready to go in order to start on Sept 1 st pending I pass state boards, just finished EC's program in July and am still waiting for boards, hopefully I can take it this week. I enrolled before taking boards because sometimes admissions can take a month or so and I didn't want to be waiting; now they are waiting on me.

I chose WGU because they were the cheapest, accredited online program. I researched the last year while completing my ADN and they are the best choice for me.

Jan Manning · Aug 17, 2010

i am an enrollment counselor for the nursing programs at wgu. i would be happy to speak to you to answer your questions.

you can reach me at 1-877-435-7948 ext 1327 or via email at [email protected]. i will make every effort to return your message within 24 hours.

jan manning

mkdwhnpbc · Aug 17, 2010

Good Luck with the Boards I appreciate your response

fostermomof3 · Jul 10, 2011

just got my results from my assessment and have a phone coverence with steve on wed. my question is if i finished my adn degree in 1999 will my credits still transfer or are they to old? just can't wait until wed. very excited.

caliotter3 · Jul 10, 2011

As I stated in your duplicate post, your science courses must be within five years. Other courses will be evaluated against WGU requirements. Steve will most likely tell you that the admissions/evaluation committee will make the decision and then you will be informed if you must make up courses. They 'stretch' the rules about the five year time limit for someone working as a nurse. They consider that you are 'using' the information in your nursing practice, so the rule may be 'stretched' out to ten years. That is what I was told. None of us here can tell you what they will decide in your specific case. We are not the ones making the decision.

fostermomof3 · Jul 10, 2011

Thanks again. That helps, i am just anxious that nothing is going to transfer, my first science class was in 1997. Guess I will just have to wait until my call with Steve. Have you liked the program? pros/cons

caliotter3 · Jul 10, 2011

I'm not in yet. There is a holdup in my application process because one of my previous schools refuses to send transcripts. When they finally put the change on the website about the five year rule, I said to myself, "oh, well", because my courses are even older than your courses. I've discussed it more than once with different counselors and none of them will tell me anything definitive about whether I will have to repeat the science courses. Mine are older than ten years, so that would tell me I have to repeat a stack of classes. Very discouraging. Sounds as if your's are more than ten years old too. Will be interesting to see what they tell you. Good luck.