WGU for BSN then where for NP?

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Specializes in Emergency, Cardiology.

I want to get my BSN through WGU. I've heard nothing but good, but I'm concerned when I go for my NP if the CU (not credit hours) will transfer. Most NP schools say "a BSN" and does not specify. Has anyone used WGU for their RN to BSN and went elsewhere for their MSN as a NP? How did it work? Thanks in advance!

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

Even though I am enrolled in WGU's online RN-to-BSN program and have been enjoying it, I advise you to select a program with traditional grading and credit hours if your goal is to become a NP. With WGU, the highest your GPA will be is a 3.0 (no higher, no lower).

Fort Hays State University offers an online BSN program at $186 per credit hour. The University of Texas at Arlington offers an online BSN program for $257 per credit hour. In addition, these schools utilize traditional semester credit hours and offer you the chance to earn a 4.0 grade point average.

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Could you elaborate on the grading at WGU? I was considering their RN-BSN program...

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
Could you elaborate on the grading at WGU? I was considering their RN-BSN program...
It is a competency program. Therefore, students do not receive letter grades upon completion of courses. Instead, courses are graded on a pass/fail basis.

Since it is a competency program, your GPA will be a 3.0 since each 'pass' equates to a 'B' letter grade. Your GPA will be a 3.0, never any higher or lower.

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Specializes in Outpatient/Clinic, ClinDoc.

We do have plenty of graduates over on the facebook page that have gotten into NP programs with a WGU degree - even with a 3.0GPA. So it can be done! :)

The NP programs here in NY all require minimum 3.0 GPA to attend, but anyone considering WGU should check the future NP school to make sure that a 3.0 would make the grade.

There's someone who recently got into a post master's NP certificate program with an MSN from WGU - but they did have to retake several classes. If I were interested in NP I'd do the MSN/NP elsewhere after the BSN at WGU. Just seems like less of a hassle.

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