WGU Prelicensure Program

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Hello,

i am in the WGU prelicensure program in dallas Texas. All the programs are pretty much alike for the most part and I'm excited to be apart of this school and embarking on my bsn journey. I started February first and will be starting my second term in August! I just want to help others that were like me when deciding to go to this school. I researched everything about this program for 6-8 months before applying and never got any real answers from people in the programs. I want to change that! I want to be the wgu person you can ask any questions about anything your interested in or concerned about involoving this school and I will do my best to anwser them:)! I have started an Instagram page for people who want to follow my journey and see tips and information as I move along in the program. It's called wgu_future_rn

Thank y'all :)

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Hi there! I'm seriously considering this program in Dallas. I would love to hear more about your experience and pick your brain.

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Hello!

Thank you for posting this. There isn't too much information on WGU's prelicensure program out there. It's good to hear from a student going through it.

Im in California which I've heard is the Most competitive so I'm a little nervous as I would love to get into the program.

Can you please explain how the process is after the pre-nursing period. I'm a little confused about that, even if you pass the pre-nursing classes with them it's possible that you do not get a spot in clinicals?

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Sounds great what would you like to knowí ½í¸‚!

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Hello!

Thank you for posting this. There isn't too much information on WGU's prelicensure program out there. It's good to hear from a student going through it.

Im in California which I've heard is the Most competitive so I'm a little nervous as I would love to get into the program.

Can you please explain how the process is after the pre-nursing period. I'm a little confused about that, even if you pass the pre-nursing classes with them it's possible that you do not get a spot in clinicals?

Hey! Yes California is competitive! Try to have at least high 80's and 90's on your teas. Great question so many people are scared about not getting into second term. I just did my two interviews for second term. Pretty much how it works is they want to see who can actually do the online learning, stick to their mentor phone calls, and do all their requirements with ease. There are about 12-13 spots available per cohort and sometimes they will accept about 14-15 students for the pre-nursing part. Which means 2 would not make it in... now there have not been many people to "not make it in". From what they've told us as long as you finish you courses for the term at a good pace meaning don't take the whole 6 months to do 2 classesí ½í¸‚ and your keep your phone calls weekly with you mentor and you do all of your ABD requirements you will progress! Sometimes they take more students then spits availabke bc life happens and sometimes students will find they don't like online or can't do it and will fail out or get prego or family emergencies and have to not progress. Happens in almost every cohort. They'd rather you fail out of the pre-nursing part then the clinical part. Does that make sense? Now if all 14 do what they are suppose to everyone is a great candidate they will take the 12 that finished their classes first and then the others will be placed in other cohorts for clinicals so I've been told but that hadn't happened a lot. Normally it works out I where there are 12 spots and 12 people or less to fill them.

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Hi there! I'm seriously considering this program in Dallas. I would love to hear more about your experience and pick your brain.

Hey! What would you like to know? Ask away lol

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Hey! Yes California is competitive! Try to have at least high 80's and 90's on your teas. Great question so many people are scared about not getting into second term. I just did my two interviews for second term. Pretty much how it works is they want to see who can actually do the online learning, stick to their mentor phone calls, and do all their requirements with ease. There are about 12-13 spots available per cohort and sometimes they will accept about 14-15 students for the pre-nursing part. Which means 2 would not make it in... now there have not been many people to "not make it in". From what they've told us as long as you finish you courses for the term at a good pace meaning don't take the whole 6 months to do 2 classes������ and your keep your phone calls weekly with you mentor and you do all of your ABD requirements you will progress! Sometimes they take more students then spits availabke bc life happens and sometimes students will find they don't like online or can't do it and will fail out or get prego or family emergencies and have to not progress. Happens in almost every cohort. They'd rather you fail out of the pre-nursing part then the clinical part. Does that make sense? Now if all 14 do what they are suppose to everyone is a great candidate they will take the 12 that finished their classes first and then the others will be placed in other cohorts for clinicals so I've been told but that hadn't happened a lot. Normally it works out I where there are 12 spots and 12 people or less to fill them.

Definitely trying to score high on the Teas thank you! Any other advice regarding admission? Did you personally have any healthcare experience?

Oh wow that's really good to know!

So it's not like 20-30 students don't get in? That's what I thought it was like for some reason.

How do you like the online curriculum?

Again thank you for sharing your experience.

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I wouldn't even bother applying to CA without at least a 90+ on your TEAS. High 80s used to be good enough, but not anymore. There just aren't enough cohorts in CA and the spaces fill immediately with people in the 90s. I was rejected with an 89. Retook and got a 94.7 and it still may not be enough for the October cohort because they give preference to Cedars employees.

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I didn't have any healthcare experience but I had my bachelors degree maybe that's what helped me? Some more advice would be really good recommendation letters, resume, and letter of intent. Like (JD2RN) said California is competitive and I have heard that they are now giving preference to the workers st the clinical site. I do know 2 people that still applied and kept applying one got into the cohort her second time applying and I think the other girl got in after a year... don't give up hope but make sure your grades and teas score are great if applying there other options would be to relocate to another state some people have done that but that's a lot I give them props!

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I wouldn't even bother applying to CA without at least a 90+ on your TEAS. High 80s used to be good enough, but not anymore. There just aren't enough cohorts in CA and the spaces fill immediately with people in the 90s. I was rejected with an 89. Retook and got a 94.7 and it still may not be enough for the October cohort because they give preference to Cedars employees.

Wow that's crazy! With that new teas score I'm sure you could apply to a regular program and get in! That's a great score it's crazy that California is so competitive Texas is somewhat competitive but we have so many clinical cohorts it's crazy and new ones are being added I swear it feels like every few months

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Hi! I am interested in applying for WGU spring of next year for the Houston area, could you tell me the gpa that they are really looking for and how your admission process went? I do have experience in the healthcare field as well as a bachelor's degree in health. I haven't taken my TEAS yet but will do so in the next few months. WGU seems to be the best fit for me as I am trying to keep my job which is also super flexible with classes.

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Can I attend in NC if I am dedicated to travel when needed? This would be great , I am an LPN but do not mind retaking classes.

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