WGU offers degrees, not classes. As a competency-based online university, progress through your degree program is determined by demonstrating your competence through carefully designed assessments and completion of a professional portfolio, capstone, or both. As a student in this program, you will complete the assessments (courses) listed below in order to graduate. These assessments are required. Each assessment has a course of study, which contains a study guide and recommended learning resources for you to use while completing said assessment. Your assigned mentor will help guide you through this process.
For ease of understanding, WGU has assigned competency units to each of its assessments as indicated below. A competency unit is equivalent to a semester credit hour of learning. WGU terms are six months in length. During a typical term, students will be expected to complete at least 8 to 9 competency units. Grades are assigned on a Pass/Not Pass basis; a “Pass” at WGU is equivalent to a letter grade of “B" or better.
Speak to an Enrollment Counselor for more information about these assessments and their courses of study.
| Course | Course of Study/Assessments | Competency Units |
|---|---|---|
| AGC1 | Foundations of College Mathematics | 3 |
| BBC1 | Communications Foundations | 2 |
| GMC1 | Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology | 3 |
| GMT1 | Human Physiology | 3 |
| ALT1 | Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory | 2 |
| GKE1 | Themes in U.S. and World History | 1 |
| GKT1 | Applications in U.S. and World History | 1 |
| LAE1 | Language and Communication: Essay | 2 |
| LUT1 | Language and Communication: Presentation | 2 |
| IWC1 | Literature, Arts and the Humanities | 2 |
| IWT1 | Literature, Arts and the Humanities: Analysis and Interpretation | 2 |
| MBC1 | Clinical Microbiology | 3 |
| MLT1 | Clinical Microbiology Laboratory | 1 |
| GLC1 | Behavioral Science Survey | 6 |
| GLT1 | Issues in Behavioral Science | 3 |
| GRT1 | Biochemistry | 3 |
| CSC1 | Nutrition for Contemporary Society | 3 |
| DOV1 | Health Assessment | 3 |
| DPV1 | Care of the Older Adult | 3 |
| BEC1 | Applied Health Care Statistics and Analysis | 3 |
| UBC2 | Advanced Evidence-Based Practice and Applied Nursing Research | 2 |
| UBP2 | Project in Advanced Evidence-Based Practice and Applied Nursing Research | 1 |
| SZT1 | Community and Population Health | 3 |
| UDC2 | Advanced Professional Roles and Values | 2 |
| UDP2 | Project in Advanced Professional Roles and Values | 1 |
| RTT1 | Organizational Systems and Quality Leadership | 3 |
| HGT1 | Community Health Nursing Practicum | 2 |
| UCC2 | Advanced Information Management and the Application of Technology | 2 |
| UCP2 | Project in Advanced Information Management and the Application of Technology | 1 |
| AHP2 | Professional Portfolio | 1 |
| SMT2 | Role Development for Advanced Nursing | 2 |
| HGC2 | Organization of Healthcare Delivery Systems | 2 |
| NGC2 | Nursing Theory | 2 |
| HFT2 | Healthcare Policy and Financing | 1 |
| SOT2 | Advanced Nursing Ethics and Values | 2 |
| SGT2 | Global Health, Human Diversity, and Disease Prevention | 3 |
| NNT2 | Nurse Educator Specialist | 5 |
| SQT2 | Nursing Research Proposal | 3 |
| DJT2 | MS Nursing-Education Capstone Written Project | 3 |
| DKT2 | MS Nursing-Education Capstone Oral Defense | 3 |
| Requirements that must be met prior to admission to the program | ||
| RNR1 | Advanced Standing for RN License | 50 |