09-30-2016, 06:33 PM
The Big 3 are the same quality-wise and generally unknown to most. Someone on the other forum did say an interviewer assumed Excelsior was similar to for-profit schools with horrible reputations such as University of Phoenix. I think that's less likely to happen with public colleges that have "state" in their name.
WGU doesn't fit in with the Big 3 because it does not have the same model. The Big 3 have the most liberal transfer credit policies in the country. WGU is a self-paced, competency-based school that should be compared to Patten University and the competency-based programs offered at Capella, NAU, Walden, etc. I would say that WGU is more well-known than the Big 3 due to advertising and partnerships with multiple state governments, but they make it clear that it is an online university. While the stigma of online programs is going away, there is still a stigma associated with schools that are branded as online.
WGU doesn't fit in with the Big 3 because it does not have the same model. The Big 3 have the most liberal transfer credit policies in the country. WGU is a self-paced, competency-based school that should be compared to Patten University and the competency-based programs offered at Capella, NAU, Walden, etc. I would say that WGU is more well-known than the Big 3 due to advertising and partnerships with multiple state governments, but they make it clear that it is an online university. While the stigma of online programs is going away, there is still a stigma associated with schools that are branded as online.
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AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
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