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Anybody else heard anything like plans to start a Family Nurse Practitioner MSN program? If so would you pursue your FNP through them?

Sounds super inevitable. We are pretty much at Spring 2020 though. Not that COVID is helping...

Anyone hear anything or any news? I asked my program mentor and she literally had zero idea what I was talking about :.)

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Specializes in Emergency Department.

Any updates on this? Looking to start a program and a FNP program would likely quickly jump to top of my list.

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Specializes in Progressive Care.

I talked to an admission adviser, he said its in beta right now for grads BSN to FNP. They are expecting to have RN to FNP by Jan 2021

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Is there a way for BSN grads to sign up for the beta if they are interested?

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Hmm, I have a BSN, although not from , but I am Alumnus. Seems like they should have offered this to all alumni at least?

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Specializes in RNC-OB, C-EFM; obstetrics, IT, Telehealth.

There was an email that was sent today. The RN to MSN-FNP started 6/1 in a limited rollout to some grads of the BSN program in a small number of states. In 2021 they expect to be widely available (BSN to MSN-FNP) and they also expect to have a post-MSN cert FNP available.

Here is a snip from today's email:

"For many years we have been working to develop a Family Nurse Practitioner program to support the needs for increased primary care across our nation. I am delighted to announce to you all that on June 1, we launched our newest MSN degree for Family Nurse Practitioners. We began with a soft opening in June by inviting some of our alumni to enroll June 1st. One of the reasons we started slow is we have done a thorough analysis of where the largest primary care gaps are in the nation and where these roles are most needed. We are currently offering this program in 12 states and more will be coming. See this explanation below from Dr. Anmy Mayfield, Associate Dean for Graduate Nursing (who is also a family nurse practitioner):

We are currently accepting applications from WGU graduates of our undergraduate nursing programs from the following states: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Texas, and Utah. We anticipate opening the program to more states throughout the next year along with the addition of a post-MSN FNP certificate program in 2021.

The MSN FNP degree program is a BSN to MSN degree for registered nurses (RN) wishing to become advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) with the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) population focus.  The post-MSN FNP certificate program is for RNs who already have an MSN degree wishing to become APRNs. Both programs are blended with much of the coursework delivered online and hands-on clinical practice occurring in the student’s local community. The post-MSN FNP certificate program will launch next year and more details will be forthcoming.

With standard pacing, the MSN FNP degree program consists of 5 six-month terms that incorporate exciting relevant content including healthcare quality and palliative care certifications, clinical practice experiences and social-emotional learning through immersive virtual reality training, and innovative clinical skills. The post-MSN FNP certificate program consists of 3 six-month terms and also incorporates a palliative care certification and innovative clinical skills. If you have questions, email [email protected] for the MSN FNP degree program or [email protected] for the post-MSN FNP certificate program.

One thing we have learned recently is that when our students graduate but do not give us personal emails or contact info, we are unable to provide you with information from the college that might be of particular interest. We’d like to encourage you to keep us as part of your communication connections. Alumni don’t receive messages like this but when we were reaching out to offer the FNP, we found we just didn’t have the information we needed to tell our alumni about this program and so many have been asking for it for so many years! Please consider allowing us to stay in touch by providing your personal email address when you graduate."

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On 6/15/2020 at 7:36 PM, 415RN said:

There was an email that was sent today. The RN to MSN-FNP started 6/1 in a limited rollout to some WGU grads of the BSN program in a small number of states. In 2021 they expect to be widely available (BSN to MSN-FNP) and they also expect to have a post-MSN cert FNP available.

Here is a snip from today's email:

"For many years we have been working to develop a Family Nurse Practitioner program to support the needs for increased primary care across our nation. I am delighted to announce to you all that on June 1, we launched our newest MSN degree for Family Nurse Practitioners. We began with a soft opening in June by inviting some of our alumni to enroll June 1st. One of the reasons we started slow is we have done a thorough analysis of where the largest primary care gaps are in the nation and where these roles are most needed. We are currently offering this program in 12 states and more will be coming. See this explanation below from Dr. Anmy Mayfield, Associate Dean for Graduate Nursing (who is also a family nurse practitioner):

We are currently accepting applications from WGU graduates of our undergraduate nursing programs from the following states: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Texas, and Utah. We anticipate opening the program to more states throughout the next year along with the addition of a post-MSN FNP certificate program in 2021.

The MSN FNP degree program is a BSN to MSN degree for registered nurses (RN) wishing to become advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) with the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) population focus.  The post-MSN FNP certificate program is for RNs who already have an MSN degree wishing to become APRNs. Both programs are blended with much of the coursework delivered online and hands-on clinical practice occurring in the student’s local community. The post-MSN FNP certificate program will launch next year and more details will be forthcoming.

With standard pacing, the MSN FNP degree program consists of 5 six-month terms that incorporate exciting relevant content including healthcare quality and palliative care certifications, clinical practice experiences and social-emotional learning through immersive virtual reality training, and innovative clinical skills. The post-MSN FNP certificate program consists of 3 six-month terms and also incorporates a palliative care certification and innovative clinical skills. If you have questions, email [email protected] for the MSN FNP degree program or [email protected] for the post-MSN FNP certificate program.

One thing we have learned recently is that when our students graduate but do not give us personal emails or contact info, we are unable to provide you with information from the college that might be of particular interest. We’d like to encourage you to keep us as part of your communication connections. Alumni don’t receive messages like this but when we were reaching out to offer the FNP, we found we just didn’t have the information we needed to tell our alumni about this program and so many have been asking for it for so many years! Please consider allowing us to stay in touch by providing your personal email address when you graduate."

Thank You. This is great information. I plan to follow up with them soon as well. I can start a new term on Sept 1st, so I will see what they say.

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Specializes in Emergency Department.
On 6/15/2020 at 7:36 PM, 415RN said:

There was an email that was sent today. The RN to MSN-FNP started 6/1 in a limited rollout to some WGU grads of the BSN program in a small number of states. In 2021 they expect to be widely available (BSN to MSN-FNP) and they also expect to have a post-MSN cert FNP available.

Here is a snip from today's email:

"For many years we have been working to develop a Family Nurse Practitioner program to support the needs for increased primary care across our nation. I am delighted to announce to you all that on June 1, we launched our newest MSN degree for Family Nurse Practitioners. We began with a soft opening in June by inviting some of our alumni to enroll June 1st. One of the reasons we started slow is we have done a thorough analysis of where the largest primary care gaps are in the nation and where these roles are most needed. We are currently offering this program in 12 states and more will be coming. See this explanation below from Dr. Anmy Mayfield, Associate Dean for Graduate Nursing (who is also a family nurse practitioner):

We are currently accepting applications from WGU graduates of our undergraduate nursing programs from the following states: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Texas, and Utah. We anticipate opening the program to more states throughout the next year along with the addition of a post-MSN FNP certificate program in 2021.

The MSN FNP degree program is a BSN to MSN degree for registered nurses (RN) wishing to become advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) with the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) population focus.  The post-MSN FNP certificate program is for RNs who already have an MSN degree wishing to become APRNs. Both programs are blended with much of the coursework delivered online and hands-on clinical practice occurring in the student’s local community. The post-MSN FNP certificate program will launch next year and more details will be forthcoming.

With standard pacing, the MSN FNP degree program consists of 5 six-month terms that incorporate exciting relevant content including healthcare quality and palliative care certifications, clinical practice experiences and social-emotional learning through immersive virtual reality training, and innovative clinical skills. The post-MSN FNP certificate program consists of 3 six-month terms and also incorporates a palliative care certification and innovative clinical skills. If you have questions, email [email protected] for the MSN FNP degree program or [email protected] for the post-MSN FNP certificate program.

One thing we have learned recently is that when our students graduate but do not give us personal emails or contact info, we are unable to provide you with information from the college that might be of particular interest. We’d like to encourage you to keep us as part of your communication connections. Alumni don’t receive messages like this but when we were reaching out to offer the FNP, we found we just didn’t have the information we needed to tell our alumni about this program and so many have been asking for it for so many years! Please consider allowing us to stay in touch by providing your personal email address when you graduate."

Very helpful! Thank you! Glad to see this coming together.

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Did you receive any updates from on the FNP program?

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Will this program be flexible/go at your own pace and pass/fail like their other degree programs?

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Specializes in Step down/Telemetry.

So does now have a BSN to FNP (MSN) program. I am considering enrolling in it. I was coming on this site to see what other peoples experiences were but it appears its too new to really get feedback. 

 

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On 11/7/2020 at 10:20 AM, 831RN said:

So WGU does now have a BSN to FNP (MSN) program. I am considering enrolling in it. I was coming on this site to see what other peoples experiences were but it appears its too new to really get feedback. 

 

Here to do the same. :) When did you graduate with your BSN? I am a BSN grad from early 2019. Looking forward to more information and I reached out to their enrollment team as well.

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