Finished my MSN this morning - ask me anything!

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I completed the final oral defense for my MSN through this morning. I also have my BSN from WGU.

Completed RN-to-BSN in one, six month term, and the MSN in 11 months and five days (not that I'm counting!)

Two degrees for under $10K out of pocket, including books. (I received a total of $2K in scholarships)

So----- I'm going to put myself out there and if you would like info about either program from a recent grad -hit me up!

Are you able to sign up for more classes in the same term if you end up finishing all of the ones you are registered for earlier than expected?

Definitely! I'd often try to determine if I was going to be finishing a class over the weekend and contact my mentor proactively to add more classes.

Definitely! I'd often try to determine if I was going to be finishing a class over the weekend and contact my mentor proactively to add more classes.

Wow that's great!! :)

What happens if you don't pass a course, are you able to retake it within that same term? I'm assuming the failing grade would go on your transcript? Not planning on failing anything, but you never know!! :o

Specializes in OB-Gyn/Primary Care/Ambulatory Leadership.
Wow that's great!! :)

What happens if you don't pass a course, are you able to retake it within that same term? I'm assuming the failing grade would go on your transcript? Not planning on failing anything, but you never know!! :o

You really can't fail a class unless you simply don't finish it by the end of the semester. When you complete tasks, you either pass it or it is returned to you for revision. You pass a class once you've satisfactorily completed all tasks for that class.

You really can't fail a class unless you simply don't finish it by the end of the semester. When you complete tasks, you either pass it or it is returned to you for revision. You pass a class once you've satisfactorily completed all tasks for that class.

Thanks so much for clarifying that. I guess I was thinking that you turned in the essays or tests and if you didn't pass then you just failed and that was that. Thanks for answering my question!! :)

For those that finished the program or have been in the program for some time.. What was your study technique? Did you just make flashcards for all the terms and keypoints? And for the health assessment class, how did you study? Right now I am making a boat load of flashcards of all the points that I may not have known before but I realized that its quite a bit. any advice would be greatly appreciated :) I am in the ADN to BSN program started March 1, 2013, and still in the first class "Health Assessment".

Wow thats impressive. Does that transfer to Florida License wise?

Specializes in OB-Gyn/Primary Care/Ambulatory Leadership.
Wow thats impressive. Does that transfer to Florida License wise?

You would already have a license, so where you obtained your MSN would not affect that in any way.

Specializes in Acute Care, CM, School Nursing.

Hello all!

Please forgive me, but what is an "oral defense" and a "capstone"?? :confused: I am just starting to look into online schools for a MSN...

Boy, seems to be the way to go for online schooling!

Thanks in advance!

Specializes in OB-Gyn/Primary Care/Ambulatory Leadership.

Most master's programs require a thesis or other large project (capstone) that represents the culmination of your schooling. The capstone for is a large research project. Once you've written your thesis or completed you capstone, you have to "defend" it - basically sit in front a panel of professors while they ask you questions about your project or research, in order to ascertain that you're sufficiently knowledgeable about it. That's the "oral defense"

Specializes in Nursing Education, CVICU, Float Pool.

I'm starting in July for my BSN! I graduate from My ADM program in 21 days!

I'm starting WGU in July for my BSN! I graduate from My ADM program in 21 days!

I'm also hoping to start July 1st, I'm graduating with my ADN in exactly 10 days!!! :)

Specializes in Nursing Education, CVICU, Float Pool.

I'm also hoping to start July 1st, I'm graduating with my ADN in exactly 10 days!!! :)

Omg! Really!!! I graduate in 8 days!!!!

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