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| Submitting Your Transcripts for Evaluation FAQ |
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| Q: Does WGU require transcript submissions? |
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A: Transcripts are used by your assigned mentor to help develop your personalized Academic Action Plan. WGU requires that official transcripts of all previous academic work completed at other colleges or graduate schools be submitted for evaluation. It is your obligation to request official transcripts from the institutions you have attended when applying for admission. At the present time, we don't require a minimum grade point average (GPA) for admission.
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Q: Can I transfer previously earned college credits to WGU?
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A: Yes. If you have completed college coursework at another institution, you may have your transcripts evaluated and may be able to have some lower-division domains (i.e. subject areas) cleared.
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Q: I have lots of credit hours but don't have a bachelor's or associate's degree? What
will transfer?
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A: It really depends upon the match between the courses you took and the competencies in the WGU degree for which you are applying. Each WGU degree program specifies the "competencies" you must demonstrate or pass in order to receive your degree. Just having accumulated credits isn't sufficient proof that you have cleared the competencies. Prior courses must be relevant. If your prior coursework directly matches the requirements of your WGU bachelor's degree, you may be able to clear one or more required lower-division domains (i.e., subject areas). However, if your coursework was in subject areas that don't match WGU's degree requirements, you may clear less than you hoped.
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Q: What credit hours can I expect to transfer into WGU?
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A: Many students transfer into a WGU degree program who already have credit hours accumulated or an associate's degree. Those who have cleared all lower-division requirements for a WGU bachelor's degree program will be admitted with upper-division standing. Others may need to clear lower-division requirements. Transcripts will be evaluated and associate-level or lower-division domains will be cleared based on the following guidelines:
- Students who hold an Associate of Arts (AA) or Associate of Science (AS) degree from an accredited college or university may be admitted to a bachelor’s degree program with upper-division standing. An 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.
- Transfer applicants who have earned an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) or other applied associate's degree will need to have their transcripts and advanced standing evaluated individually.
- Transfer applicants who have not earned an associate's degree may also seek to have some of the lower-division domains in their WGU program cleared through transcript evaluation of previously completed college work.
- Graduate-level program requirements are never cleared through transfer because of prior graduate-school study. However, competencies obtained through prior study will help students to accelerate toward degree completion.
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Q: What happens if I can't clear a domain because I only have one or two courses?
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A: The good news is that the WGU competency-based approach still works in your favor. If you know your "stuff," you can speed up your progress by taking the required assessments as soon as you and your WGU mentor determine you are ready. Thus, you indirectly benefit from your earlier coursework.
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Q: What is the deadline for transcript submission?
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A: Transcripts are used by your assigned mentor to help develop your personalize Academic Action Plan. WGU requires that official transcripts of previous academic work completed at other colleges or graduate schools within the last five years be submitted for evaluation.
The WGU Admissions office must receive official transcript(s) by the 25th of the month prior to the start date of your program.
It is the student’s obligation to request official transcripts from the institutions you have attended. Transcripts should be
mailed directly from the sending institution to Western Governors University at the following address:
Admissions Office
Western Governors University
4001 South 700 East, Suite 700
Salt Lake City, Utah 84107-2533
admissions@wgu.edu
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Q: What about transcript requirements for graduate students?
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A: Students applying to a graduate degree program must submit an official transcript verifying receipt of a bachelor's
degree from an accredited institution. The WGU Admissions office must receive the official transcript by the 25th of the month prior to the start date of your program. Graduate-level program requirements are never cleared through
transfer because of prior graduate-school study. However, competencies obtained through prior study may help graduate students accelerate toward degree completion.
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"I never felt alone…"
"Far from feeling alone, I was guided at each point in the process by my mentor. I never felt alone. In fact, as I compare my educational experience at WGU with the other schools I attended, I had never experienced such support."
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| —Kathryn Schlendorf, WGU graduate |
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"More relevant…"
"I learned things that are more relevant and I learned in a manner that makes it much more transferrable to the workplace. In my undergraduate work, my professors would say, 'you'll probably only use about 35% of this in your field.' But with WGU, I'm already using 85% of it right now!"
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| —Matt Stowell, WGU graduate |
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"Quality is excellent…"
"We are very pleased to have WGU take on the challenge of teacher preparation and development. We have many people who need degrees but cannot attend traditional classes. Furthermore, the quality of the programs is excellent."
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| —George Ann Rice, Associate Superintendent, Clark County School Dis |
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