WGU offers degrees, not classes. As a competency-based online university, progress through your degree program is determined by demonstrating your competence through carefully designed assessments and completion of a professional portfolio, capstone, or both. As a student in this program, you will complete the assessments (courses) listed below in order to graduate. These assessments are required. Each assessment has a course of study, which contains a study guide and recommended learning resources for you to use while completing said assessment. Your assigned mentor will help guide you through this process.
For ease of understanding, WGU has assigned competency units to each of its assessments as indicated below. A competency unit is equivalent to a semester credit hour of learning. WGU terms are six months in length. During a typical term, students will be expected to complete at least 8 to 9 competency units. Grades are assigned on a Pass/Not Pass basis; a “Pass” at WGU is equivalent to a letter grade of “B" or better.
Speak to an Enrollment Counselor for more information about these assessments and their courses of study.
Post-Bacc in Science (5-9)
| Course Number | Course of Study/Assessments | Competency Units |
|---|---|---|
| FTC5 | Foundations of Teaching Practice Integration | 4 |
| EIT5 | Instructional Planning and Strategies | 2 |
| ETT5 | Instructional Presentation and Follow-Up | 4 |
| EIO5 | Instructional Planning, Strategies and Presentation Integration | 2 |
| DEC2 | Specific Teaching Practices: Science Pedagogy | 1 |
| DET2 | Specific Teaching Practices: Science | 3 |
| DQA2 | Supervised Teaching Practicum Science, Obs 1, 2 & 3 | 3 |
| DQA4 | Supervised Teaching Practicum Science, Midterm, Obs 4 & 5 | 3 |
| DQA6 | Supervised Teaching Practicum Science, Obs 6 & Cohort Seminar | 3 |
| DRT2 | Supervised Teaching Practicum Science, Final & Professional Portfolio | 3 |
Post-Bacc in Science (5-12)
| Course Number | Course of Study/Assessments | Competency Units |
|---|---|---|
| FTC5 | Foundations of Teaching Practice Integration | 4 |
| EIT5 | Instructional Planning and Strategies | 2 |
| ETT5 | Instructional Presentation and Follow-Up | 4 |
| EIO5 | Instructional Planning, Strategies and Presentation Integration | 2 |
| DEC2 | Specific Teaching Practices: Science Pedagogy | 1 |
| DET2 | Specific Teaching Practices: Science | 3 |
| DGA2 | Supervised Teaching Practicum Science, Obs 1, 2 & 3 | 3 |
| DGA4 | Supervised Teaching Practicum Science, Midterm, Obs 4 & 5 | 3 |
| DGA6 | Supervised Teaching Practicum Science, Obs 6 & Cohort Seminar | 3 |
| EJT1 | Portfolio | 3 |