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If you've taken courses or received a degree from another college or university, you're probably wondering what will "transfer" into a WGU program. Here are a few general guidelines:
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- If you hold an Associate of Arts (AA) or Associate of Science (AS) degree from an accredited school, your AA or AS degree may "clear" all or many of the lower-division requirements in Business and Information Technology programs. This is also true for select Teachers College programs. Contact your Enrollment Counselor to learn more about transfer.
- If you earned an A.A.S. (or other applied associate's degree), you will need to have your transcripts evaluated on a course-by-course basis. Often, an A.A.S. degree will only clear some of WGU’s degree requirements.
- If you completed courses but did not earn an associate's degree, you may also be able to have some degree requirements cleared through a course-by-course transcript evaluation of previously completed college work.
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Courses that Will Transfer
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If you completed courses but did NOT receive at least an A.A. or A.S. degree, you still may "clear" some of the requirements in your WGU degree program.
Learn more about which courses will clear WGU requirements.
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Take Advantage of What You Already Know
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Remember: WGU's competency-based approach lets you take advantage of your knowledge and skills, regardless of how you learned them. Even when you don't directly receive credit, the knowledge you possess may help you accelerate the time it takes to complete your degree program. Your Enrollment Counselor can explain how.
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Community College Transfers
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WGU maintains great relations with community colleges throughout the United States. Most incoming students from community colleges or junior colleges who have obtained an A.A. or A.S. degree will transfer in with upper-division standing. However, you will still need to submit your transcripts for evaluation.
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If you're a community college graduate, WGU will waive the $65 application fee if you are transferring from one of the colleges with whom we maintain a special relationship. Ask an Enrollment Counselor how to get the application fee waived. If your community college is a member of WGU's Community College Partnership Program, you may be eligible for additional benefits as well.
Click here to see if your community college is a member institution.
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How and Where to Send Transcripts
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Required official transcripts should be mailed directly from the sending institution to our Admissions Office. (Your own copy of your transcript is not considered official unless it is sealed.)
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Records Department
Western Governors University
4001 South 700 East, Suite 700
Salt Lake City, UT 84107-2533
admissions@wgu.edu
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How to request your official transcripts
Transcript Request Forms PDF
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Transferring from WGU
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WGU students who may be interested in transferring to another institution—either before or after completing their studies at WGU—should keep in mind the following points:
- All institutions reserve the right to determine their own transfer policies, and not all academic work completed at one institution may transfer to another.
- Students should check the transfer policies at the institution or institutions they are considering by consulting with the admissions or registrar office at those institution(s).
- Students who transfer should request that the WGU registrar send an official transcript of their WGU academic work to the institution(s) where they are applying for admission.
- The WGU transcript will note subject areas (domains) that were successfully completed. Credit equivalencies for the completed domains will be listed.
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Transcript Request
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An official WGU transcript may be ordered in the following ways:
- ONLINE at the National Student Clearinghouse, using a credit card. Online delivery options range from same day express service to mail within 5 business days.
- BY MAIL, by sending a handwritten or typed request to the Student Records Office.
- The handwritten or typed request must include your name and other names used, the last year attended or graduated, social security number, current mailing address, email, and phone number (so we can contact you if there are any problems in processing the request).
- The request must be signed.
- Include the name and address of the recipient if the transcript is to be mailed to someone other than you.
- Make checks or money orders payable to Western Governors University in the amount of $5.
- Mailed transcript requests should be sent along with payment to:
Western Governors University
4001 South 700 East, Suite 700
Salt Lake City, UT 84107
Requests received by mail are processed at our lowest priority in the order they are received.
Note: Official transcripts will not be released to anyone whose financial obligations have not been met. Questions regarding transcripts should be directed to transcriptinfo@wgu.edu.
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Special Arrangements with Other Schools
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WGU has developed special articulation agreements with other colleges and universities to facilitate the transfer of WGU students to their programs. This list includes only selected schools, some of which also offer online programs.
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List of schools with special transfer privileges for WGU students
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| —Kathryn Schlendorf, WGU graduate |
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