WGU RN to MSN question

[Luptyloo]

Hi! I haven't posted in years but Frequently hang around to read (posted this in general student but realized this is where it should be). I found Allnurses to be so helpful when I was in school...I'm heading back for my MSN and have a question...so I'm back posting here as well. :-)

I'm in the admission process at WGU and am really excited (and dreading it too, lol), but probably won't start until summer due to timing of scholarship funds.

I've seen a lot of WGU alumni posts say the capstone takes 6 months. Is this while working on other competencies or did you have to take a semester just for that alone? I know it's different for everyone and there are the rare few that finish in less than 6 mos, but is it a paper you can work on continuously or is it a stand alone?

thanks!

[klone, MSN, RN]

Hi! I haven't posted in years but Frequently hang around to read (posted this in general student but realized this is where it should be). I found Allnurses to be so helpful when I was in school...I'm heading back for my MSN and have a question...so I'm back posting here as well. :-)

I'm in the admission process at WGU and am really excited (and dreading it too, lol), but probably won't start until summer due to timing of scholarship funds.

I've seen a lot of WGU alumni posts say the capstone takes 6 months. Is this while working on other competencies or did you have to take a semester just for that alone? I know it's different for everyone and there are the rare few that finish in less than 6 mos, but is it a paper you can work on continuously or is it a stand alone?

thanks!

Welcome back! Under the old program, the capstone would definitely take an entire 6 months. With the new program, they've changed the capstone so that it's a QI project. Depending on what you do, it could take the entire semester, but it can definitely be done in less time. But yes, you can work on it while working on other classes.