Wilkes U-PMHNP

[chuva09, BSN, MSN, RN]

Anyone here enrolled at Wilkes PMHNP? I'll be starting this Jan. 2020 Spring. Any thoughts? Experience so far? Thanks

[LotusPetals82, ADN, CNA, RN]

I'm going into my fourth semester there. Started out in the RN-PMHNP program, so the first two semesters were the bachelors level courses. I like it so far. The classes have all had the same format (weekly discussion post, 150+ words, 2 references other than textbook, reply the same week w/ same criteria - plus other miscellaneous papers and projects). So far the papers haven't been terribly long or burdensome. It's been rather easy, really. I got the pdf versions of my books for cheap on ebay, and don't regret it at all. For the bachelors level classes, I didn't even look at the textbooks because you can't use them as references, so the research had to come from the online library. I don't condone that necessarily, but it was the truth for me. Overall I'm pretty happy...but I still have a long way to go.

[chuva09, BSN, MSN, RN]

Thanks for sharing your sharing your experience. How many class per semester you are taking? I am doing the BSN-PMHNP. I am pretty nervous now.

[LotusPetals82, ADN, CNA, RN]

They set it up to be two classes at a time at first, and then three towards the end. From what I can see, it's like that because of either the difficulty of the courseload assigned, or whether or not it's offered in summer.

[chuva09, BSN, MSN, RN]

Oh ok. do they require paper assignments like every week? I am working full time and I hope it will be doable. Thanks

[LotusPetals82, ADN, CNA, RN]

No not every week. It’s totally doable with full time job.

[Agape practitioner]

How long does the whole program takes if I take max number of classes at the time? Thank you. And how much? Much appreciation

[LotusPetals82, ADN, CNA, RN]

Maybe a year and a half full time, and I only say that because only certain classes can be taken in summer. It could possibly be less. I am definitely not attempting it full time just because I work.

[Agape practitioner]

Thank you so much. May I please ask how much was total tuition? (It was msn, right, not a post master's certificate?)

[LotusPetals82, ADN, CNA, RN]

Oh, sorry, I meant to answer that. It’s been around $4k for 6 credit hours. This is for RN-MSN, but I believe the tuition is that same for MSN.

[Somethingclever]

Lotuspetal (or anyone in the program) Can you provide a little more info/insight on your course load? I applied to the program this week but am torn between this program and another. This one seems (dare I say) easier? Manageability is important to me as a working mom.

[LotusPetals82, ADN, CNA, RN]

Depends on your track. Mine was ADN-MSN, and they start you out slow (3 credits, 7 credits), barely part time, then ramp up to full time load at the end of the program. It is all planned out for you. You can change it, but they'd rather you didn't. Course credits per semester for the graduate work is scheduled at: 6, 6, 5, 7, 9, 9, graduation. The semesters with 9 include the preceptorships.