WGU Prelicensure CA May 16

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Hi all,

Is anyone applying for the prelicensure RN program in CA with a May start date? I just finished submitting my application, so the waiting begins. I'd love to hear from others, and good luck to us all!

It's going to be held at St Joseph/ Providence hospital in Mission Viejo. Our chances of getting in have just increased a heck of a lot.

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It's going to be held at St Joseph/ Providence hospital in Mission Viejo..

did the admission counselor tell you that? I know of st joes in orange and providence in San Pedro and Torrance...never heard of them anywhere near south county though.

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Yeah it will be at Mission Hospital. I think it's called St Joseph Mission Hospital? They are also trying to put together an extra cohort around June in Placentia.

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Yeah it will be at Mission Hospital. I think it's called St Joseph Mission Hospital? They are also trying to put together an extra cohort around June in Placentia.

oh gosh I hope not placentia Linda :mad::banghead:

thank you for all the info!!

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Hi everyone, I'm in the program at a different state finishing my 2nd term and I wish everyone luck. I really enjoy the program. If any of you have any questions about the prelicensure program, I'll be glad to answer from my own experience. I'm certain the classes are all the same in each state just the clinical locations vary.

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HEY! super curious actually. What's your background career/education wise? How did you feel the online learning suited the material? That's what makes me most nervous versus the traditional lecture layout but it seems like people do pretty well. Do you feel like it was engaging enough to stick in your head? Do you think the online learning format is still effective enough to prepare you for clinicals?

thank you so much!! Best of luck with the rest of your program!

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My background is in business/marketing. This BSN will be my second bachelors. I realized after 4 years of being in the business world that it is not for me. However, I did get my CNA to see if I will enjoy the medical field.

My first bachelors was from a traditional public 4 year university so I can say I've experienced both sides now (online vs traditional). I will say off the bat that online learning is not for everyone. If you cannot manage your time you will be in trouble. It is so easy to just push things off to the side and say oh I'll just do it tomorrow since youre forced to go to class like a traditional setting.

The pre-term (first term), for me was fairly straight forward. These were just pre-reqs before you started taking actual nursing core courses. I will tell you once you're in the actual nursing curriculum/program it's a whole different ball game. Majority of the content that you will learn, that WGU provides you, are from the textbook/online learning resources that's where you'll get majority of your knowledge. Some courses provide videos/lectures on certain topics which are very helpful.

I do say the resources WGU provides is more than sufficient to learn and be a great nurse. You can't go to clinicals unless you pass your in person lab assessments. I felt very comfortable during clinicals by the second/third clinical day (I was nervous at the start but that's normal) and I don't think WGU being a hybrid program hindered me at all. Like I said, they provide the resources it's up to you to utilize them properly. They provide you with pacing guides. The icing guide is basically there to as a check off list on what should be done weekly. The only thing I wish that lab days were longer, so I just end up practicing a lot at home.

Also, the mentors are great. Utilize them!

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Thanks for the info! Good news, indeed!

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Hi everyone, I'm in the program at a different state finishing my 2nd term and I wish everyone luck. I really enjoy the program. If any of you have any questions about the prelicensure program, I'll be glad to answer from my own experience. I'm certain the classes are all the same in each state just the clinical locations vary.

one last question (probably a lie)

Do you think there was anything you could've studied before starting the program? Are there any books you swear by to review for their exams or even the ever impending NCLEX? Any tips for us hoping to attend WGU?

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one last question (probably a lie)

Do you think there was anything you could've studied before starting the program? Are there any books you swear by to review for their exams or even the ever impending NCLEX? Any tips for us hoping to attend WGU?

Well when you're first accepted into the program, you're accepted into the pre-term. During this time you are completing prereqs that you still need. During the pre-term you're not really in the actual nursing program because you need to pass all your courses in the pre-term and also pass bootcamp (basically cna skills) first.

Usually they accept 12 people in the pre-term, but only select 10 to be in the actual nursing program (I would talk to your enrollment counselor regarding this, it's different state to state). So my advice during this term is to complete your pre-reqs as soon as you can. Do not get behind because one of the criteria that they judge you on, to get into the second term, is if you're completing your courses within the time frame your course mentor provided.

The earlier you complete your pre-reqs the more time you can study early for the actual core nursing classes. Your second term will start off with Physical Assessment and fundamentals of nursing (CASAL I). If you finish early I would ask your course mentor if you can be provided the course of study (basically the syllabus) for CASAL I and start reading the book (Potter and Perry). You will already have access to this book when you take Intro to Nursing during your pre-nursing term (term 1) they use the same book. I would not start studying any nursing material until you finish you're pre-term. That is the priority during that first term. If you can't complete those classes you won't be taking the core classes so there is no point in studying nclex material so early.

Good luck! It's a great program and my advice is to build a good relationship with your mentor. You'll have weekly calls with your mentor and don't ignore them/not answer your phone. If you were busy, email them and let him/her know why you couldn't answer. They're there to help and to just ignore them is really unprofessional.

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Also! I think you get access to your pre-term classes 2 weeks before it actually starts. I would get ahead in completing those pre-reqs! Most students get stuck on biochemistry I would start looking at that first! There are tons of info on that on this board from the RN-BSN students.

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Yeah it will be at Mission Hospital. I think it's called St Joseph Mission Hospital? They are also trying to put together an extra cohort around June in Placentia.

This is great news (and I too confirmed it with my adviser)--I'll be coming up from North County SD (Encinitas area) for labs and clinicals so Mission Viejo would only be a 45 min drive for me. She did say that regardless of the cohort, you have to be willing to go to all the clinical locations-you'll rotate depending on the clinical and availability of the hospital. But I'd assume if you're in June Mission Viejo Cohort for example that most of your clinicals would be in MV.. but not sure. :)

I'm excited for you all and can't wait to hear about you getting in! I'm applying into the Sept cohort and just had my science courses approved from UR (they were past the 5 year expiration) PHEW is all I have to say about that! Keep us posted on your great news--can't be too much longer now.

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