Courses of Study/Assessments

As a competency-based university, WGU does not award credit. Instead, progress through your program is determined by demonstrating your competence through carefully designed assessments and completion of a portfolio and a capstone project. Students complete the courses of study/assessments listed below in order to graduate. The assessments are required, while the courses of study are required only insofar that they help students to succeed on the assessments. A transcript analysis may clear some requirements based upon your previous college experience.

For ease of understanding, WGU has assigned competency units to its courses of study/assessments as indicated below. A competency unit is equivalent to a semester credit of learning. WGU terms are six-months in length. During a typical term, undergraduate servicepersons will be expected to complete 5 to 8 Competency Units (4 to 7 Competency Units for graduate programs). Grades are pass/fail; a "pass" at WGU is equivalent to a letter grade of "B" or better.

For more information about these courses of study/assessments, please see the Program Guide (PDF) or speak to your enrollment counselor.

Course Number	Course of Study/Assessments	Competency Units
EWOB	Education Without Boundaries	1
LTC1	Leadership and Teamwork Concepts	6
CPC1	Communication and Professionalism Concepts	6
LC01	Foundations of Language and Communication	3
LCE1	Rhetorical and Critical Writing	3
BCA1	Associate-Level Business Core Accounting Case Study	6
APA1	Advanced Problems in Accounting	6
MLA1	Associate-Level Business Core Marketing and Legal Foundations Case Study	6
MMA1	Advanced Problems in Marketing and Management	6
MQTA	Quantitative Reasoning and Communication	3
LCTA	Research, Writing and Oral Presentation	3
MLC1	Principles of Management, Marketing, and Legal Foundations	6
AEC1	Principles of Accounting, Economics, and IT Foundations	6
RUA1	Reasoning & Problem Solving in the Context of the Humanities Part I	6
RUA2	Reasoning & Problem Solving in the Context of the Humanities Part II	3
IVA4	Visual and Performing Arts Part I	2
IVC4	Visual and Performing Arts Part II	1
ISC4	Natural Science Part II: Lab - Life Science, Earth Science, Space Science, Physical Science	4
OSC1	Concepts in Information Technology, Operating Systems, and Systems Analysis	7
DNC1	Concepts in Database Administration and Networking	7
PMC1	Concepts in Project Management and Programming	7
AMC1	Advanced Management and Marketing Concepts	4
SPC1	SAS Base Programmer	2
AFC1	Advanced Accounting, Finance, and Quantitative Concepts	6
QLO1	Quantitative Literacy	6
PTFU	Portfolio Requirement	3
CAIP	BS-BUS IT MGMT Upper Division Capstone Proposal	3
CAIC	BS-BUS IT MGMT Upper Division Capstone	6