WGU MBA - Staring Early Thought

[jlearn25]

So as I have mentioned in another post....I am now sitting around waiting for my transcripts to be transferred or final exams to be graded (sigh..). I plan on starting my WGU MBA as soon as i can once i get confirmation from TESU that I have completed all my requirements for my degree.

Two questions:

1. Do i need to wait for the actual commencement to register for WGU or will i be able to start once i receive TESU confirmation that i completed all my graduation requirements?

2. For those who have already started or completed the MBA at WGU, Is there anything that I can start working on now in preparation for things to begin? papers, research, anything? I feel like i am wasting time while waiting around and would love to do something that i could apply to it and get it completed quicker?

Thanks in advance.
jlearn25

[mednat]

So as I have mentioned in another post....I am now sitting around waiting for my transcripts to be transferred or final exams to be graded (sigh..). I plan on starting my WGU MBA as soon as i can once i get confirmation from TESU that I have completed all my requirements for my degree.

Two questions:

1. Do i need to wait for the actual commencement to register for WGU or will i be able to start once i receive TESU confirmation that i completed all my graduation requirements?

2. For those who have already started or completed the MBA at WGU, Is there anything that I can start working on now in preparation for things to begin? papers, research, anything? I feel like i am wasting time while waiting around and would love to do something that i could apply to it and get it completed quicker?

Thanks in advance.
jlearn25

1.) They wouldn't let me start until degree was conferred (at commencement). They wouldn't accept anything I offered.
2.) Once you are enrolled you can start working. Before that, I'd recommend relaxing.

[jlearn25]

1.) They wouldn't let me start until degree was conferred (at commencement). They wouldn't accept anything I offered.
2.) Once you are enrolled you can start working. Before that, I'd recommend relaxing.

Mednat, I do not like your answers.
But...I appreciate your response :-)

Thanks

[mednat]

Mednat, I do not like your answers.
But...I appreciate your response :-)

Thanks

Sorry I didn't like them either, it's worth retrying and see if they give you different ones.

Good luck!

[Al2010x]

Lol....I am in the same boat as many others, I am so anxious to start but will have to wait till September 24th. I share the same feeling banghead

[bjcheung77]

Don't schools such as WGU have an option for conditional enrollment?
Or an option to allow taking courses for credit before enrollment...
It wouldn't be a bad idea just taking courses before you are officially accepted.
I always wondered about that, as some schools such as Patten will allow enrollment before you get the official notice.

[dfrecore]

Don't schools such as WGU have an option for conditional enrollment?
Or an option to allow taking courses for credit before enrollment...
It wouldn't be a bad idea just taking courses before you are officially accepted.
I always wondered about that, as some schools such as Patten will allow enrollment before you get the official notice.

On a similar note, I contacted ENMU about their MBA program. It says that you need to have a 3.0 on the 9 "core" courses to waive the GMAT, and I don't have this (I have a 2.75, and 4 courses have no grade because I tested out). The very nice woman there said that if I had a 2.5 on those courses, I could be admitted on a provisional basis, and that if I took 3 MBA courses and got a B on each one, that I would be admitted into the program with a waiver of the GMAT requirement.

Now, I know that this is not the same exact thing, but there are plenty of schools that will just let you take a course or two without being an enrolled student. You would think that WGU would have something similar, but I suppose with the competency-based model, they just won't? Not that they can't, but they won't. They could allow someone to take a single course, and have a flat price for it if they wanted to.

[mednat]

It is frustrating but they also have monthly starts which is not typical. Traditional programs typically have students waiting many months for an enrollment start. I hated the break when i had it but in hindsight it was a nice transition.

[Al2010x]

I have received a certification letter of graduation from TESU that states that my degree was certified on July 27th. Will this be enough for WGU to allow me to start my MBA? I am planning on calling them tomorrow anyway but wanted to pose this question to the group here. I will post my feedback once I get it from WGU.

[jsd]

I'm fairly certain someone else tried that on this forum with no luck.