New to the game: PUG questions

[housecat]

That's what I think as well, if you're OK with that diploma and the school being a different part of the institution system, then you should be fine as you get alumni benefits and can walk with the other Purdue grads.  You may want to review this thread again, my post #19 and response to that by a recent PUG grad in post #20.  Link: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...T-from-PUG

I think I have to accept less-than-perfect in some regards, but still, being able to walk with other Purdue grads sounds noble enough for me to sell it to a potential employer.

I re-read #19 and #20, I feel this is fine, maybe I can afford to attend convocation this time (heh a Spirit airlines flight). That was a good thread too!

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Does WGU have scheduled classes? Like for example, 7PM EST every Thursday?

WGU doesn't have scheduled classes.

Thank you, this is also good news. WGU is a strong contender for me in the arena of WGU versus PUG. It's going to be interesting to see which I choose.

Just a bit of background, I once attended an out-of-province university who taught in all Canadian provinces by renting classrooms in community colleges and teachers would fly-in/fly-out or employ teachers from the local community college who were well qualified to teach the subject matter. Instruction was great.

Anyway half of the way through the masters, I got a call from my head of department saying "...oh sorry the student funding was cut by the funding agency, but we'll try and get it back..." I found out later on that the university had lied to the student funding agency (run by the provincial and federal governments) on the official document between university and funding agency, and I was left with paying high interest for half of a masters for nothing except possible transfer credits in the future.

As fate would have it, I managed to go on a transfer agreement into a masters between community college and a university in Scotland, and I really enjoyed the experience.

This lesson in due diligence has made me impervious to "...uh oh, don't miss your start date, just apply now" kind of marketing E-mails, so I take my time and look into everything first.