Big FYI re: Pierpont-to-WGU block transfer

[raekwon]

(I had a much better-worded version of this post typed out and then managed to accidentally close the tab and lost it. -_- Also, if this has already been discussed here, I apologize. I hadn't seen it...)

So... if you're considering the Pierpont BoG AAS for the purpose of a block transfer of your general education requirements--or more--at WGU, please be aware that the only programs we've seen that happen on here at DegreeForum (to my knowledge) are in the College of IT. I recently learned that WGU does not accept it for the Teachers' College.

How I found out: my wife--who also holds the Pierpont degree--applied for a program in WGU's Teachers' College (BA in Educational Studies, to be exact). She had her transcripts from Pierpont and from an unfinished bachelors program sent to WGU. Since I was able to get a block transfer of all my gen ed stuff when I enrolled at WGU for a BS in Cybersecurity, we expected the same for her. When she got her evaluation back, though, the only credits that transferred were from her unfinished bachelors. After a conversation with her Enrollment Counselor (and some back-and-forth between the EC and the transcript evaluators), she was told that WGU doesn't have any articulation pathways from Pierpont to the Teachers' College.

Looking at the Pierpont page on partners.wgu.edu, there are pathways shown for the other three colleges (Business, Health, and IT)--although none of them specify the BoG degree--but none for the Teachers' College. I would assume that the BoG degree will grant the block transfer for all bachelors programs in those other three colleges, but it'd just be smart to make sure with WGU before committing to the BoG degree.