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, though you may be able to clear some of these requirements through a course-by-course transcript analysis. (Learn more about transferring credits.) 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 12 to 13 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.
| Course | Course of Study/Assessments | Competency Units |
|---|---|---|
| AGC1 | Foundations of College Mathematics | 3 |
| LTT1 | Healthcare Ecosystems | 3 |
| DQV1 | Information and Communication Technology Foundations | 3 |
| LAE1 | Language and Communication: Essay | 2 |
| LUT1 | Language and Communication: Presentation | 2 |
| QBT1 | Language and Communication: Research | 3 |
| BAT1 | Legal and Ethical Considerations in Healthcare | 3 |
| WFV1 | IT Fundamentals I | 3 |
| BVC1 | Geography | 3 |
| BNC1 | Organizational Behavior and Leadership | 2 |
| INC1 | Integrated Natural Sciences | 4 |
| INT1 | Integrated Natural Sciences Applications | 4 |
| QUT1 | Health Data Management Across the Continuum | 3 |
| AXV1 | IT Fundamentals II | 4 |
| CLC1 | Reasoning and Problem Solving | 3 |
| GMC1 | Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology | 3 |
| GVT1 | Human Physiology | 2 |
| CVC1 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| CTC1 | Pathophysiology | 3 |
| CWC1 | Pharmacology | 3 |
| BBT1 | Healthcare Compliance and Coding Management Effectiveness | 3 |
| DGV1 | ICD and CPT Coding | 4 |
| CVV1 | Database Fundamentals | 3 |
| BGT1 | Professional Practice Experience and Portfolio Technical Level | 3 |
| IWC1 | Literature, Arts and the Humanities | 2 |
| IWT1 | Literature, Arts and the Humanities: Analysis and Interpretation | 2 |
| BDT1 | Healthcare Informatics | 4 |
| TPV1 | Project Management | 6 |
| QST1 | Financial Resource Management and Healthcare Reimbursement | 3 |
| QLC1 | Quantitative Literacy: College Algebra, Measurement and Geometry | 3 |
| QMC1 | Quantitative Literacy: Statistics, Probability, and Problem Solving | 3 |
| QLT1 | Quantitative Literacy: Quantitative Problem Solving and Applications | 3 |
| BFT1 | Healthcare Statistics and Research | 3 |
| DNV1 | Healthcare Systems Design and Management | 3 |
| MGC1 | Principles of Management | 4 |
| RYT1 | Quality and Performance Management and Methods | 3 |
| BNT1 | Professional Practice Experience and Portfolio Management Level | 4 |
| CWHJ | Health Informatics Capstone Project | 4 |