WGU's New MSN curriculum

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I'm planning on starting my MSN in September. The new MSN curriculum is now posted online on the college's website. It appears that the entire program has changed and is now 38 credits. I wanted to complete the program in a year, but that doesn't seem possible with the changes. I am also worried about possible issues with the new classes and format. I was excited about because of the low cost, and competency based learning. Now I'm wondering if a more structured program might be better. Anyone plan on starting soon, or have any thoughts about the changes?

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I was planning on going to for a MSN in leadership and management and thought it would be a good fit. Since I have test anxiety I was looking forward to a program where the vast majority of the classes only required papers (several friends who have graduated from WGU with MSNs provided me with this information). However, it appears that with the recent curriculum changes the program has vastly changed and over half of the courses now require proctored exams!

Has anyone started their MSN at WGU since the curriculum changes and can they share what it is like? Thanks!

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Do any of you guys ahve any updates on the new curriculum? Havt they worked out the kinks?

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I am in the MSN (Education) program at , and I love it! The course mentors are super helpful by answering questions very quickly and with a caring attitude. There are 14 classes all together, but only 3 objective/proctored tests; all the rest of the classes have other performance/projects for the assessments. I am in my 9th class. I passed all 3 of the objective tests the first time I tried; they have a study guide and practice tests that you may take first, and I always passed those the first time too. For a person with test anxiety, I think WGU is a really good school. You better like to write long papers and do lots of research though. It is not a piece of cake by any means. I am learning a lot, and I highly recommend this school.

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How much time are you spending per class?> How long are you expecting to complete your degree?

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