WGU RN-BSN question...

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Hello, my name is Wendy. I have been an LPN for 11 long years. :-) I graduate this year with my ADN and will finally be a RN!!! I am not stopping there. My goal is to be a Neonatal NP. I have been planning on going to SNU starting in the Spring of 2017 to get my BSN and then on to Vanderbilt to finish and get my MSN and practice as a NP.

I am a 4.0 student and hope to maintain this or as close as I can throughout my schooling but especially throughout the process to BSN so it will increase my chance of acceptance at Vanderbilt.

While reading online here, someone mentioned in their post that they wished they had gotten their BSN from somewhere other than WGU since they desired a higher than 3.0 gpa.

Just learned about WGU and love that you can study at your own pace, I am a great self learner and motivator so I think this program would work well for me, but I do not want to destroy my gpa.

Are they harsh on your gpa? Would it be impossible to maintain my 4.0 through this program?

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Specializes in Cardiac/Progressive Care.

WGU utilizes a pass/not pass system, not grades. The passes end up translating into the 3.0 gpa. However, I know that several of the other users here have gotten into Masters and NP programs after getting their BSN at WGU, so the gpa has not been a hindrance if that is something you want to do.

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Ok, thanks!!

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
WGU utilizes a pass/not pass system, not grades. The passes end up translating into the 3.0 gpa.
This is correct. WGU's programs are competency-based, and your transcripts will show pass/fail for each course instead of letter grades.

I completed WGU's RN-to-BSN program last year and was accepted into an MSN program at a regional state university without any problems.

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