WGU Students and Alumni

WGU is the pioneer and leader in competency-based education, a truly innovative approach to learning. Students earn degrees through demonstration of skills and knowledge in required subject areas through a series of carefully designed assessments. Students take tests, write papers, and complete assignments. But rather than focus on seat time or credit hours, we make sure students graduate as a highly competent professional.

What makes competency-based education different?

• Measures learning rather than time.
• Competencies—what students need to learn and know—are developed in collaboration with key employers.
• Learning is self-paced, modular, and technology-based.
• Faculty work with students one-on-one, from the day they enroll until the day they graduate.
• Students demonstrate what they know and spend their study time focusing on what they still need to learn.
• Learning is measured through assessments: objective tests, projects, papers, and presentations.