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Online. Accelerated. Affordable.
Accredited.
You want a degree, but you also need the
time to earn it. Now more than ever,
people need easy access to affordable
education that will give them skills
and knowledge they can take directly
into the workplace. WGU has the solution.
As the nation's only online, competency-based
university, WGU focuses on developing
a highly competent graduate, not just
someone who has accumulated credit
hours. In fact, WGU does not award
degrees based on credit hours or required
courses. Your progress is determined
by your ability to pass rigorous assessments-typically
tests, projects and a portfolio-that
measure your knowledge and skills
as you move through your degree program.
Created with the needs of busy adults in
mind, WGU offers online programs in
three areas: Business, Information
Technology, and Education (including
teacher certification programs through
the WGU Teachers College).
Is WGU Right For You?
Clearly not for everyone, WGU is ideal for
the student who can thrive with a
high degree of independence. The online
delivery of your program gives you
great flexibility to schedule your
own "class" time. Plus, you may be
able to accelerate your degree progress
if you commit sufficient time and
are willing to study hard to prepare
for your assessments.
You can also take advantage of competencies
you already have in your field of
study. For instance, if you're interested
in a Business degree, the knowledge
you've accumulated from prior academic
or work experience in one or more
areas of your degree program (such
as accounting, management, or marketing)
may help you move through the assessments
more quickly. It's a very efficient
way to obtain your degree.
From enrollment to graduation, you will work
one-on-one with a personal faculty
mentor-an expert in your field of
study. Your faculty mentor will help
you determine what you already know
and what you will need to learn to
prepare for the assessments required
of your degree program. Instead of
taking classes in subject areas you
already know, you will focus your
education on the areas in which you
need to gain skills and knowledge.
WGU only accepts inquiries and applications
from individuals living in the U.S.,
Guam, and from U.S. military personnel
at overseas installations.
What about quality?
From the beginning WGU has operated with
the highest standards. WGU was founded
by the governors of 19 Western states
(hence, our name). The competencies
and assessments are developed by councils
of academic and industry experts.
WGU is the only university in the
U.S. to be accredited by four regional
accrediting bodies and one national
accreditation body recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education.
How affordable is WGU?
You will be pleased by the modest tuition
of WGU. WGU is a non-profit, private
university created by the Western
governors to offer U.S. citizens a
cost-effective, high-quality education.
Federal financial aid is available
to eligible students. WGU was one
of the first institutions selected
by the U.S. Department of Education
to offer federal financial aid to
distance education students. Aid includes
federal Pell Grants and both subsidized
and unsubsidized federal Direct Student
Loans.
The WGU Teachers College
The WGU Teachers College was created with
the assistance of a $10 million grant
from the U.S. Department of Education,
to develop online, competency-based
degrees and teacher certification
programs for K-12 educators and aspiring
teachers. The programs were developed
using more than 10,000 state and national
teacher standards and requirements,
including 25 states' teacher performance
standards plus those from NCATE, INTASC,
NBPTS, NCTM, the National Reading
Panel, and many others. The teaching
certificates and endorsements are
recognized by multiple states.
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