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I recently started a Master’s degree program at WGU, and though I’m not the type to write reviews usually, in this case I feel the need to warn people away. I earned my Bachelor’s from WGU a few years ago, so I’m quite familiar with the school and how it works, but I was shocked how much the quality has nosedived in the intervening years. I know people are prone to complaining that something is bad because it was too difficult; that is not this review. I started in the IT Management program and one... Read More of the first courses was Technical Writing. The course was not about technical writing but about regular business writing (memos, reports, and the like). In fact technical writing was not mentioned until about halfway through the material and I passed the course never having done any. Disillusioned by this, I changed programs to Cybersecurity, thinking that more concrete subject matter would be more logically presented. Sadly that program was even worse. As an example, the first course was about secure network design, something with which I am familiar over nearly 2 decades of IT work, but there was no recognizable organization to the readings, videos, or labs. Topics seem to have been assembled randomly, with no consideration of building from simple to more advanced concepts. The OSI model (one of the most basic networking concepts) was not mentioned until something like section 14, and another section wanted students to watch more than 20 hours of video about a certification which is covered in it’s own entire course later in the degree program. The labs were also given with little to no context, so instead of reinforcing concepts they became a simple exercise in following directions. The fact that multiple terrible courses were not only conceived and designed, but actually approved and delivered, in more than one degree program, speaks to deep institutional failures that need to be addressed before anyone considers attending WGU.

WGU is a competency-based college. The goal
is to leverage your expertise and knowledge to apply and demonstrate it in the coursework. The structure is self-paced and those who are self-motivated, disciplined in their ability to dedicate hours to the process will succeed. If you need a more structured environment, this may not be the college for you. Instructors don’t hold your hand and while they give good feedback, the expectation is you follow the outlined rubric and study on your own.

Thankfully... Read More this was perfect for me and allowed me to graduate in one 6-month term.

Buy a $2,000 Course Here That Cannot Be Completed!!!!

I purchased this course for my girlfriend to learn the fundamentals for book keeping, accounting, spread sheets, an quick books. After she got through her first segment and it came time to test they were unable to get a proctor. After three hours of them trouble shooting and remote accessing my desktop they were unable to rectify the situation. This was after spending an additional $100 on required peripherals for the course (MIC, webcam, etc...).... Read More At the end of this they said they would call back Monday and could not provide a solution even then. We got a full refund after a week long "investigation".

Take your desire to peruse skills and education somewhere else and please look at the sub-reddit pertaining to this foundation before purchasing.

1/5 - would not recommend.

If you are looking for an opportunity to fast-track your degree while earning industry recognized certifications, this is the prefect degree path and school for you. A few words of caution to readers who are concerned about many of the 1-star reviews: - WGU is designed for students who can function 100% independently. Mentors can be a mixed bag, good or bad, and have the main function of keeping you on track with course work through bi-weekly calls. They also help you understand administrative procedures,... Read More examination practices, and school resources. That's it. Do not expect anyone to hold your hand through this. - Instructors are a great resource for courses. They are professionals in their perspective fields and provide insight on deficits in understanding materials. However, actual learning is not done through traditional classroom teaching; it is all on you. You are expected to learn what is needed to pass every exam and certification independently. - WGU requires payment for re-takes on certifications after failing twice. While some students do not agree with this policy, it is MORE than fair considering the price of tuition (about $4100 per semester/6 months). Again, this school is not designed to hold your hand, but give you an opportunity to earn your degree and certifications as quickly as your competency allows. There are more than enough resources to ensure you have all the tools to pass each course. WGU is not a perfect school. It is very different from the norm of college and many students go into this program disappointed in the lack of connection with mentors and instructors. It is designed for those students who can work independently and stay accountable for their own progress. You get what you put into this program. This program has benefited me more times than I can count and I hope this review helps perspective students get a fuller picture of this program.

They put me in the wrong version of a course and didn't catch it until I had completely finished the class. I still needed the class but they wouldn't grade what I turned in and said I had to redo everything for the new version. This was at the end of my term. To make up for it they requested an extension. I was told on the 4th that I was approved for a 7 day extension to do everything. However the extension started on the 1st. So I did a whole class I didn't need, at no fault of my own, and I effectively... Read More have 3 days to completely redo it.

WGU did not provide me enough support during my time student teaching. I attempted to change my Dt start date and the field experience team was impossible to reach and unhelpful. there were many aspect of the experience that were not communicated well to me and I had to spend thousands of dollars for another term, I had everything completed but I needed one more day for field experience, and instead of finding a reasonable way to fix that I of course had to give them more money for another term.... Read More I was not happy with their support or the staff, and I would not recommend this school if you want to be treated fairly.

The first part of my experience at WGU was positive. In the beginning, it worked well because the classes are self paced and I was able to complete them in my own time. Navigating the home page and submitting assignments was easy. However, this school lacks transparency and honesty with their students. When I was applying, there was no mention of clinical hours and I chose this program because it was a great option for me with a full time job. I specifically asked about clinical hours because I knew... Read More I did not want to enroll in a program that required any clinical time. I found out about the clinical hours when a new tab popped up labeled "field experience" on my WGU homepage saying that I had overdue tasks. This was in my third semester. When I reached out to my program mentor, I was told that I would not have to worry about these tasks until the last semester. When I did start working on the tasks, I felt like I had to scramble because the process to find a clinical site and get approved could take over 60 days. It was difficult to get into contact with the field e None of this information was presented to me. The staff did not provide clear answers to my questions and it was difficult to get a phone call or email back from the placement coordinator for the field experience. there were no suggested clinical sites and we had to find our own preceptors. In addition to this, the school tuition increased and the school did not communicate this change either. I would not recommend this program to anyone in the future due to the lack of honesty and communication. Overall, this last semester has been very frustrating because of this. If you are thinking about enrolling in WGU for the BSN nursing program, save yourself the time and find a different school.

I would not waste your time or money. After $10K I have nothing to show for it, and it’s not for lack of effort. I busted my butt in every single class, like most other people. I work a full time job, try to maintain a normal life, and study as much as possible. 1 class kept me from getting my degree, 1. I attempted to take the exam 3 times, and it didn’t matter if it would’ve been an open book exam, the material never matched what I was studying. The PA was zero help and didn’t even line up slightly... Read More close. I would open the exam and it was like I had never seen the content before. The fact the class had a 3rd attempt exam pass study plan should have said all I needed to know. And well, here I am today, $10K less, and nothing to show for it. What a waste of a year. Mentor, worthless. CI, well I can’t say too much, all they did was provide the study plan, which never lined up to the exam. I just feel like I got cheated and robbed at the same time. Literally busted my butt for nothing and don’t even expect them to care, they have your money, they don’t care!! If I had to give advice, I’d say pick another school!!!!

Okay, well I do not want to repetitive but this school is one of the worst in terms of getting any form of education well in my experience education for elementary teacher preparation. They expect you to grasp a whole semester’s worth of knowledge and implement it to a final exam, now I know this is common even in a normal campus but in a normal campus you do not have a person staring at you while you take a test. That’s one the least ignorant things of this school, in this school a C grade is not... Read More a pass you must get an A or a B equivalent or you will not pass. This makes the work even harder because I remember failing a test and not by much it was clearly a solid C+ or a B but I could not take it again until I had to do the assignment quizzes making a simple retake of a test take you longer to do then simply receiving a C+ at a normal campus. It is also annoying that the mentors are so lazy and ignorant that all they do is check up on you once a week to see how you are doing, when you ask a mentor a question to assist you all they do is tell you too contact the teacher or the financial aid depending on what you need but they do not help you at all with anything, all mentors do is call you to check on how much work you have done nothing else like to improve a person pass his or her grades. If you want to be stared at while you are taking an already anxious filled test, a test where you need implement everything you needed to read which is a lot. I mean theirs links into links into links of stuff someone needs to read and learn, so yeah, and you want no assistance from anyone that’s even including the teacher because even teachers here have a hard time finding solutions for you. And you want to pay money for an educational institution that doesn’t accept C’s as a passing grade. Here’s the school for you. Go to a school worth it, to a school that assists you when you have problems, a school that you can find solutions within it or outside faster and more efficiently. Go to a school where you take a test, do homework in sections, so that when you come to doing the final test you can have an idea of what you are doing, and also a school where someone isn’t staring at you at everything you are doing in an already difficult test, yes teachers look at you while taking a test or pass by you to check on you and even sometimes help you on a test, but they aren’t staring at you telling you not to look into your notes or not have a mini cheat moment. And if you want to pass a class with a C because you are busy with work or other classes, then this isn’t it. Oh and when you read something in an another campus you read it straightforward you aren’t sent into links after links after links that are irrelevant or if relevant you aren’t reading it separately from your original readings. Online or offline I find reading simpler when you aren’t sent into different links. WGU is the worst educational experience I have ever experienced this wasn’t it. Please find something better, and I’m being serious.

I had high hopes for this school. I have an associates degree, worked full time in a school environment in a non-certified paraprofessional position (and had for over a decade at the time I was a student), and thought it would be a good way to finish my Bachelors while still working full-time. What a waste of time. First, let’s talk about the courses themselves. It’s a compilation of summarized information from websites, a bunch of links to other websites (some of them are broken), and I can tell... Read More you from working in a school environment that a lot of the information that is taught is outdated. Many of the assignments involve watching random videos of classrooms from the ‘90s and ‘00s; it felt like a waste. Schools just aren’t like that anymore. The school claims to be go-at-your-own pace, but if you take too long to get something submitted the phone calls, emails, and texts come in. A lot of the times, these unscheduled calls would come at inappropriate times (while work in a classroom during the week, church time on Sundays, and even late in the evenings). The courses are not designed by the instructors, nor are they graded by them. The tasks you have to do are not traditional papers on topics like at a traditional college; they’re very specific multi-part short answer assignments. Because they’re graded by evaluators on a common rubric, you have to answer these questions in a VERY specific way, so there’s little room for creativity. The highest level of support you’ll get from the instructors is a rehashing of what the rubric states.

This school is a joke. I have an associates degree from a prior college. When it came time to transfer they did not take all my credit. I basically started over again with them. I had medical term already from my previous college that I graduated from and they didn’t even except, biology and lab as well and they would not take it. There were some other healthcare classes I took at the college I got my associates degree from that they said I needed but would not transfer over. There grading system... Read More sucks. It’s on a pass or fail basis. They make you take assessments which when you do that it’s an online Procter that is over in India. The paper assessment are a joke I resubmitted one 3 times when I fixed every time and it still was not good enough. That is why this college is cheaper than all the other ones. I hope you guys get sued like all the other colleges that were t doing right by the students.