WGU Pre-licensure program

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I am looking into the Prelicensure program. I already have my BA in Economics and am pursuing a huge career change. Does anyone know if the CNA requirement is something we have to complete to be admitted to the program? I have all of the other pre-reqs satisfied. But completing a CNA requirement will cost a lot more and take a lot more time than attempting to attend a different program.

Did your your course from Straighterline transfer in? Did they accept the course? I need chemistry and didn't want to wast money if they wont accept it

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Did your your course from Straighterline transfer in? Did they accept the course? I need chemistry and didn't want to wast money if they wont accept it

I took A&P through straighterline and they accepted that. My enrollment counselor actually referred me to Straighterline. However, that I know of they are looking for biochemistry as a prereq not chemistry so I am not sure they will take the chemistry class. They will let you take biochemistry as part of the nursing program if you have all the other prereqs done. I wouldn't spend the $ I'd try and take it through . That's what I did.

I copied this from their admission requirements section

Biochemistry - This is the sole science prerequisite that may be taken at WGU. All others must be met by providing transcripts with transfer credits equivalent to WGU requirements.

WGU Prelicensure program guide

Hope that helps

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@quita1203 Hi could you please tell me about your experience at ?

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hi I wonder if you already completed the program? im planning to apply, but seeing the messages from different people its making me confuse. some are good some are not. the only concern that I have now is the clinical part. they have been saying its too competitive in clinical part. I mean how competitive is it? is it by grade? by experience? im also from California, and that's the scary part. lol.. please give me some of your infos.

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Clinicals competitive? You show up and learn under an rn, other than that I don't understand the question

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Hi twainsette - I'm in the same boat !! I've heard that the GPA average for accepted CA applicants in 3.84 for sciences (AP1 AP2 and MicroBio) - as per my enrollment counselor, they don't really take GPA of any other classes into account.... which is unfortunate. I also heard that the TEAS scores that are "competitive" for CA are hovering around the 90s !! YIKES

I just started my application process on December 23rd and am super nervous to hear back if they will accept my sciences core classes as they are currently under review by the DON of the CA program... Thy are older than 5 yrs.

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they just received my transcript, I live in ventura couty so I don't know how far is the clinical site from my place. I want to see if this is worth a try. can you let me know once they accepted you? I have been trying to apply in local community college but they have so many requirements and they are so strict when it comes to age of your sciences classes. I have taken my science classes like 9 years ago and they wont accept them. regarding about the teas, I don't know how many times yo ucan take the teas. I have taken teas and failed it but not sure if I can retake it again. but ill see, im just waiting for them to contact me regarding about the transcript.

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My Anatomy is 8 yrs old, I took 3 physiology courses and a lab 7 yrs ago and my microbio is from December 2010, so not sure why they flagged that one for under review also. My cumulative GPA for these is 2.95 so it's not very competitive but I'm hoping they take my masters GPA into consideration as well (3.82) as proof that my grades can be a lot better!

I myself am studying for he read now and have never taken it before so I'm waiting to see if they will accept my science core before I set a date to take the exam... No sense in taking the teas test if I have to retake anatomy and physiology again

best of luck!!

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idk if you still opening this , but my question to you, where did you take your clinical? and what are your schedules? the days and hours of clinical? if you have this infos it will give me a lot of ideas . thank you

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WGU did not accept my physiology and anatomy courses so I am in the process of retaking them at this time

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