An alternative starting point for a WGU degree.

The perfect onramp to a WGU degree and your career goals, your WGU Academy program will meet the academic requirements for admission to WGU. Once you complete your required courses which includes the Program for Academic and Career Advancement (PACA), you will only need to clear any remaining non-academic enrollment requirements to enroll at WGU.

The WGU enrollment requirements include completing the admissions application process (and, possibly, the Readiness Assessment) if you have not already done so. The remaining requirements may include such things as sending in all transcripts from any prior colleges you attended, if any, and special pre-enrollment steps for certain programs, etc. A WGU enrollment counselor or WGU Academy enrollment counselor can help clarify the additional enrollment steps.

We want to make WGU Academy as affordable as possible. Tuition is $150 a month and charged monthly. Our goal is to provide you with a low-cost and low-risk way to meet WGU admission requirements, develop your academic aptitude and habits, and prepare you for a full course load at WGU.

If you’re prepared to focus, study, and put in the needed hours, you can expect to complete courses at WGU Academy that are fully transferable to WGU and clear requirements in your degree program. The courses are not considered "remedial," although you will have resources available to provide extra assistance if needed. 

College-level coursework isn’t easy. Drawing on WGU’s award-winning expertise, WGU Academy has developed a coaching and peer support approach that will strengthen your academic skills, build your confidence, and reinforce your determination to succeed. The Program for Academic and Career Advancement (PACA) is at the heart of our approach, coupled with personalized one-to-one support from an assigned coach. There’s nothing quite like it in all of higher education, and it really works!

Courses are largely self-paced, however the PACA course has set session times where you will meet on-line with your cohort. When you enroll in PACA, you’ll select the cohort with the session times that work with your schedule. For your other course, you will be studying independently on your schedule with 24/7 access to learning resources, such as e-textbooks (which are FREE). Tutors for each course are available, too. You’ll decide when you’re ready to tackle the assessments (tests, papers, etc.) based upon your study experience and readiness.

The required textbooks and other learning resources needed for each course are FREE and incorporated into the courses, saving you hundreds of dollars on costly textbooks! (If we ever have a situation where we must include a supplemental resource fee, we will be very clear and upfront about the cost. No surprises!)

Based on an award-winning course at WGU, PACA will strengthen your confidence and resolve, develop your self-directed learning skills, and provide a foundation for both academic and career success. As a part of your PACA experience you will be assigned a personal coach. Many of the most successful people in the world are supported by coaches – such as sports coaches, life coaches, and executive coaches. Effective coaching focuses on learning, developing skills, and creating an environment that supports and sustains your commitment. While personalized coaching often costs a great deal in other settings, your coaching experience here at WGU Academy is included in your tuition.