WGU Texas Celebrates National Nurses Week with Scholarship Program

AUSTIN, Texas, March 31, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To honor nurses for their commitment to community health and to commemorate upcoming National Nurses Week 2015, WGU Texas has announced the WGU Texas Loves Nurses Scholarship. During the week of May 6, up to $20,000 in scholarships will be awarded to motivated nurses who wish to pursue a bachelor's or master's degree program in WGU Texas' College of Health Professions.

WGU Texas' online degree programs are competency-based, making them ideal for working nurses and health professionals hoping to advance their careers by completing a bachelor's or master's degree. This innovative learning model lets students complete their program requirements based on their prior work experience and academic knowledge, allowing them to accelerate through subject matter they already know so they can focus on what they still need to learn. Because WGU Texas' online degree programs are flexible and terms begin on the first day of any month, students are able to schedule their studies around their busy lives.

"Enrollment in nursing programs is increasing, but there is still a shortage of credentialed registered nurses in Texas," said Veronica Vargas Stidvent, Chancellor of WGU Texas. "Nurses make it their mission every day to care for the future of their patients and at WGU Texas our mission is to provide a high quality, affordable education that will help meet the demand for nurses in Texas."

Each WGU Texas Loves Nurses Scholarship is valued up to $2,000. Eligible applicants must be a licensed RN, complete an application for admission to WGU Texas, complete the scholarship application, which includes an essay on "How my education at WGU Texas will make me a more effective nurse," and participate in an interview with a WGU Texas scholarship counselor. Though a number of scholarships will be awarded, this scholarship is competitive; recipients will be selected based on their academic record, readiness for online study at WGU Texas, and other considerations. The deadline to apply for this scholarship is April 30, 2015. National Nurses Week is celebrated May 6 to 12, and WGU Texas will award scholarships beginning May 6.

About WGU Texas
WGU Texas is an online, nonprofit, competency-based university established to expand Texans' access to higher education throughout the state. Formed through a partnership between the state of Texas and nationally recognized Western Governors University, WGU Texas is open to all qualified Texas residents. The university offers more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the high-demand career fields of business, K-12 teacher education, information technology, and health professions, including nursing.

Degrees are granted under the accreditation of Western Governors University, which is accredited through the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). Teachers College programs are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), and nursing programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).*

Learn more at texas.wgu.edu  or call 1-877-214-7011.

*Western Governors University offers nursing programs that are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 5380, Washington, DC 20036, 202-877-6791).

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SOURCE WGU Texas