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COMPETENCY TASKS — WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY

WGU, task by task.

WGU has no grades — only pass or revise. Performance assessments come back with evaluator comments that read like riddles. We build tasks that pass, and translate the comments when they do not.

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How the program actually runs

FORMAT
6-month terms, self-paced; accelerate as fast as you can pass
GRADING
Pass / Not Passed on performance assessments; objective exams proctored
PROGRAMS
Nursing (BSN, MSN), IT & cybersecurity, business, teaching (MAT, M.Ed)

Where it gets heavy — and what we carry.

Coached with you by a specialist who works in this program every term. You review and approve everything before it is submitted.

01 Evaluator rubric language "Not competent" on one sub-point sends the whole task back. We write to every aspect of the rubric before the first submission.
02 Acceleration math Passing more courses per term is the whole value. We plan the term so acceleration is realistic, not aspirational.
03 Capstone documentation WGU capstones are long documentation exercises. We structure and prepare yours to the published template.
"Two tasks had bounced three times each. Both passed on the next submission after we rewrote them to the rubric."
R.C. — MSN, WGU · INITIALS ONLY, HOUSE RULE
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BEFORE YOU ASK US

How Western Governors University actually runs.

How does a flat-rate term work?

You pay for the term rather than per course, so anything you complete inside it is included. That inverts the usual incentive: speed genuinely saves money here in a way it does not elsewhere. It also means an unused month is money spent, which is why students who plan the term in its first week get considerably more out of it.

How much progress must I make each term?

A minimum is agreed with your mentor at the start and it is a real requirement rather than a target. Falling below it triggers a conversation and, if it continues, affects standing and aid. Agree a number you can genuinely hit alongside your job, because an ambitious figure agreed in week one becomes a problem in week twenty.

How quickly can I sit an assessment?

Generally soon after your mentor releases it, since scheduling is on demand rather than tied to a fixed exam period. The practical constraint is the release rather than the calendar. That is the mechanism that lets a well-prepared student move quickly, and it is also why an unresponsive week can stall you for no academic reason.

What if I do not finish everything I planned this term?

Incomplete courses carry into the next term and you continue from where you stopped. Nothing is lost academically. What it costs is another term of tuition covering work you had already intended to finish, which is the real reason the pacing conversation with your mentor is worth taking seriously in week one.

What does a program mentor actually do?

They handle pacing, course sequencing and term planning, and they are your first call for anything administrative. Course instructors are separate people who handle the subject matter itself. The mentor relationship is regular contact rather than occasional, and students who treat those calls as optional tend to be the ones who drift.