WGU starting tomorrow!

SweettartRN · Sep 12, 2011

How does financial aid work with this program, I have funds for January because I am currently using my fall funds with another school. Will they make me wait until January to start or longer? Any info is appreciated.

Tiffany your best bet is to ask them. I am not entirely sure how that would work.

RN2MSNasap · Sep 12, 2011

Hi Sweettart! I am starting Oct 1st and congrats on the great progress you have made thus far...how did you find the nutrition course?? was it basic or did it go in depth?? I wanted to see if I could knock that one out relatively quickly since I am hoping it is the only thing besides core nursing I will have to complete. I am still challenging one of the transfer credits I am waiting to hear an answer from them about that...thanks in advance for any insight...:)

SweettartRN · Sep 12, 2011

Hi Sweettart! I am starting Oct 1st and congrats on the great progress you have made thus far...how did you find the nutrition course?? was it basic or did it go in depth?? I wanted to see if I could knock that one out relatively quickly since I am hoping it is the only thing besides core nursing I will have to complete. I am still challenging one of the transfer credits I am waiting to hear an answer from them about that...thanks in advance for any insight...:)

I thought it was a piece of cake. I read through the info in 2 days and it took 20 minutes to get through the test that had 40 questions or so. Some of the info was in depth, but I just followed the chapter summaries and passed with flying colors.

SweettartRN · Sep 12, 2011

Just got my first Taskstream assignment back and got all excellent results!

RN2MSNasap · Sep 12, 2011

thanks so much for the info sweettart!!! congrats on the taskstream assignment..

RN2MSNasap · Sep 13, 2011

did anyone here have to take the course "behavioral science survey" for WGU?? nothing I have taken satisfies this pre requisite just wanted to see if anyone else had to take it....thanks!:)

klone, MSN, RN · Sep 14, 2011

did anyone here have to take the course "behavioral science survey" for WGU?? nothing I have taken satisfies this pre requisite just wanted to see if anyone else had to take it....thanks!:)

I do need to take it, but have not taken it yet. Most likely it will be in January. I'm doing the entire thing over 2 terms.

SweettartRN · Sep 14, 2011

Three weeks in and I already have 8 CUs under my belt. I am flying through this thing! :) Maybe I'll be done by Thanksgiving! LOL.

ladside, BSN, MSN, LPN, RN · Sep 14, 2011

Got a phone call yesterday from WGU. She was asking that I obtain CLEP results and send to them. She asked me if I was aware of the process. I told her yes in that I had to contact CLEP to have them sent to Excelsior College prior to beginning the ADN program. Her response was "oh, I didn't know you completed an ADN program. Are you an RN?" Duh.......RN-BSN????? Remember that!!!!!!! So she said that changes everything with my eval and that a lot of the requirements will be met by that ASN/ADN degree. I can't help but to wonder how many others that they've made this mistake on. So now, I have to wait for a re-eval. I think that I will have graduated from Chamberlain before WGU gets it right.

ladside, BSN, MSN, LPN, RN · Sep 14, 2011

Ok, so I just sent in the appeal regarding the CLEP exams and since I had to do the form anyway, I also threw in the A&P and Microbiology......can't hurt. So I continue to wait.

Editorial Team / Moderator · Sep 14, 2011

Good grief ... they didn't realize you were an RN?! Oh geez. LOL

ladside, BSN, MSN, LPN, RN · Sep 15, 2011

Good grief ... they didn't realize you were an RN?! Oh geez. LOL

I know....there were no words to express my disbelief at what my ears were telling me she said. :eek: So, I press on with Chamberlain's statistics course....it's like a bi-polar class in that my grades get really good and then really bad. Hopefully, they will meet in the middle with a C when it's all said and done.:yeah:The nursing portion is going extremely well!!