Bad Review for WGU: Dishonest, Incompetent, and Unreliable

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Transfer issues are why we suggest that students submit their transcripts to multiple schools and degree programs to see which one gives the most credits. We also suggest that everyone submit updated transcripts on a regular basis to make sure their courses continue to be evaluated as planned since these things can change at any time. That is harder to do with WGU, but it works well for the Big 3 schools.

I can say with 100% certainty, after looking at thousands of transcripts, that transferring IS the number 1 issue.  No matter where you start or where you end up, if you go to more than 1 school, transferring will almost always be an issue.  It's not necessarily that schools don't "accept" your credits (although that is an issue too), it's mostly when students change their majors that I see the most problems.  When you're a Comm major and take 30cr of it, and then change your mind, and switch to a business major, there is just not enough space to accommodate your credits.  Throw in switching schools, and the GE (that that particular school required), your former major coursework, AND the new coursework that you need to complete; add to that developmental coursework (English comp and Math for sure), and quirks of schools and what they require, and you have a recipe for disaster.

Also, WGU is quirkier than most in what their requirements are.  The fact that they have some weird requirements in the GE, and that it's only 25-30% of the degree, and then the non-transferable coursework, and it's just a hard school to transfer into.

We won't even get into new programs and the rough starts those have.  WGU just changed their Business degree requirements in January of this year, and it took them a month or two to post their degree plans, and then they FINALLY posted their equivalency pages for SL, Study.com, and Saylor MONTHS later.  So I get the frustration.

But I have no dog in this hunt, I not only haven't gone to WGU, I don't personally know anyone who has.  I can see the good and bad of it for sure.