Going back to school! Any WGU students trying to fast-track?

[JLee]

I have an AA now and am planning on starting a BS in Business Management with WGU on August 1st.  My employer offers $4k per academic year in tuition reimbursement so I want to take advantage of that.

WGU's pricing model is fixed per 6 month semester and this includes as many classes as you complete in that timeframe.  My goal is to complete my BS in 18 months / 3 terms, so February 1 2020.

Anyone else doing something similar?

[GremlinBrawler]

Hey, I noticed this post really late! Idk if you've already enrolled, or if you're still doing this but I think WGU is awesome. Although I didn't go there myself. CLEP, DSST, and other self-paced exams or courses are also a cheap way to test out of some courses if you're going to WGU. They accept a lot of transfer credits from things like that. Self-paced exams and courses are usually around $100 each.

[JLee]

Ha, I forgot I posted this. I have not actually enrolled yet - that's good to know!

[Segare]

I just saw this now. I did WGU for a couple years, but I took time off last July. Probably won't go back, not much time left to make up the cost. I decided to invest the tuition instead. 

[nessness]

My husband did his master's at WGU. He was able to fast track, and he also got credit for some certifications he had, so he finished in under a year. Overall he had a good experience and would do it again.

[meadow lark]

I finished my BSN at WGU in August.  I already had a BA in philosophy and an AA in nursing, but most MSN programs require a BSN.  It took me 1 year.  I thought it was well done.  I wouldn’t bother trying to test out of courses through other means, as you can essentially do that at WGU.   I did 3 of my courses (9 credits) in 3 days - because they just required 2 tests a piece.  If you know the info you can ‘test out.’  Other course took longer because I didn’t already know the info, but they still were set up as 2 tests.  There were a couple classes I thought the assignments were very confusing and poorly done, but the majority of the classes were really good.  The 6 month semesters mean you can really pack in the classes.  They accepted 80 transfer credits for me (the max, I think) and I had to do 40.  The first semester I did 28 and the second I did 12.  That easy second semester was really helpful as I am a nurse and when Covid hit I had a lot of stuff to focus on other than school!