WGU Layoffs

[sacredrain]

I would definitely stray away from saying that WGU is a diploma mill. That means some very specific things and I don't think any of that criteria is met by WGU. Do they have some distasteful policies? Absolutely. But that doesn't make them a diploma mill.

Can you give some examples of "distasteful policies"?

1. Examity (this is the biggest one)
   
2. Weekly check-ins. Or not. Inconsistent application of this policy probably fails many students.
   
3. No international students, regardless of citizenship. (Except some Canadians because reasons.)
   

All schools have distasteful policies to one degree or another, depending on your point of view. I'd rather be told how to dress than risk having my identity stolen because of a dubious proctor but someone else might feel otherwise.

1. Examity: while many hate the online proctoring it is required, there are other services that are just as bad. Examity is a 3rd party service that WGU contracts with, they cannot help the types of proctors that the service hires. PearsonVue has an online proctoring service as well and students are having issues with that at WGU. Its not a perfect system but it happens.

2. Weekly Check Ins: to me this policy needs to go anyways, there are thousands of students who are graduating around the world with degrees and do not have weekly check ins or the level of babying that is present at WGU. A person should be motivated to complete their degree on their own. If one is not, why even attend university to begin with?

3. International Students: why should they accept international students? It is not a requirement to accept international students, this is an issue that is being talked about on all campuses these days because of the processing and red tape that has increased throughout the years. It can be a nightmare to onboard international students at times, people have no idea.