Opinions on WGU RN to BSN program?

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Hi all,

Ive spent the last 2 hours reading posts dating all the way back to 2010 on opinions of RN to BSN program. The posts started very positive but appear to be more negative as the years went on. Specifically around the biochem requirement (seems ridiculous that only a course with the title "biochem" would be eligible for transfer credit. A plain Chemistry class is not). There is also a lot of negative feelings about the statistics course (again, ridiculous that a statistics class taken longer than 5 years ago wont transfer)

Anyone currently in the program or recently graduated with an opinion?

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Specializes in ED.

I start July 1st. So far I'm happy with everything. I have a few coworkers that have been enrolled in the BSN program for a few months and I haven't heard anything negative from them at this point. The cost and fact that I can complete the program in 6 months if I'm really motivated are what really drew me to them.

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

I did my RN-BSN program through . I then went back 6 months later and did my MSN in Leadership. I can't say enough good things about WGU.

It's very common for math and science courses to "age out" after 5 years. For statistics, the material really needs to be fairly fresh in your brain in order to do well in the courses that heavily involve research.

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Specializes in Outpatient/Clinic, ClinDoc.

And chemistry is NOT the same as biochem.. :)

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I just finished the program and earned my BSN with . I started January 1st. It took me exactly 6 months. I already had my statistics credit but had to take biochem. I am strong in the biological sciences and I got through the material and passed the exam in 6 days. It was a hard exam but you only need 63% to pass. This program worked well for me. I prefer to teach myself stuff and am pretty disciplined about completing my work. There are a lot of big papers and a self directed clinical component. My final paper was 25 pages, I also wrote a few 15-18 page papers. For me, this was the hardest part of the program.

You can't beat the price and the flexibility. I got a $500 Phi Theta Kappa scholarship plus $2K from my employer and a $1K scholarship from a local organization. My out of pocket cost for my BSN was about $200.

No regrets.

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