Bachelor competency based

[Teacherwannabe19]

I have seen alot of information on competency based masters program. I am trying to get a general idea of a competency based bachelor's degree. Does it require alot of writing? Is it similar to SDC, SL, Sophia? Anything is helpful!

Thank you!

[rachel83az]

From what I've heard, I think the WGU programs include a lot of writing. If you want to test out of everything with as little writing as possible, you're better off with one of the Big 3.

[Teacherwannabe19]

From what I've heard, I think the WGU programs include a lot of writing. If you want to test out of everything with as little writing as possible, you're better off with one of the Big 3.

That is what I am gathering, it is alot of writing. I guess it's a skill I will need remedial training on.

Thanks!

[MNomadic]

I have seen alot of information on competency based masters program. I am trying to get a general idea of a competency based bachelor's degree. Does it require alot of writing? Is it similar to SDC, SL, Sophia? Anything is helpful!

Thank you!

It's really going to depend on what degree program, what college, and how much you transfer in. I'm not expecting to have to do many papers when I transfer in to WGU for a BSIT with nearly 75% of the degree transferred in for example.

[ss20ts]

Define a lot of writing? That's different to everyone. I just withdrew from CSU Global which is NOT competency based and had to write a 3-5 (sometimes longer) page paper every week in every course I've taken there. I'm transferring to UMPI into one of their competency based programs. Every course does not have a paper there. Your final grade is determined by your final meaning final exam, project, or paper. There are quizzes but they are not included in the grade. I start the end of this month. I can't wait. I'm looking forward to not writing a research paper every week for every class.

[Merlin]

From what I've heard, I think the WGU programs include a lot of writing. If you want to test out of everything with as little writing as possible, you're better off with one of the Big 3.

The WGU undergrad degrees tend to skew a bit more towards OA's (exams) than PA's (papers, projects, or presentations). There are a handful of courses that require both, but typically it is one or the other. But overall it is around 2/3rd OA's and 1/3 PA's in most programs from what I've seen.

A master's degree at WGU also requires a mix of OA's and PA's but runs the opposite of undergrad. So most degrees tend to skew toward more PA's than OA's with some courses requiring both. The WGU MBA has more OA's than the MSML, but only like 1 or 2 more, but is still more PA's than OA's.

Any graduate degree, regardless of where you attend or whether it is competency-based or not, will require a ton of writing. It is pretty much a defining feature of graduate-level work. Whether that be at the master, doctoral, or post-doctoral level.

In undergrad, you will tend to find more papers required in upper-division courses than in lower-division. This is because lower-division courses tend to be focused on the acquisition of knowledge while upper-division courses are more about the application of knowledge.