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Institutional Catalog Western Governors University 2017 University Catalog Volume MMXVII, No Institutional Catalog Western Governors University 2017 University Catalog Volume MMXVII, No. 3 May 2017 Undergraduate and Graduate Programs Teachers College College of Business College of Information Technology College of Health Professions The electronic catalog—the WGU public website—is available at any time by accessing the following URL: www.wgu.edu The print version of this catalog for students and prospective students may be requested by contacting Darin Hobbs, Registrar at [email protected]. Disclaimer: All information in this catalog is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute a legal contract between Western Governors University and any person or entity unless otherwise specified. Information in this catalog is subject to change without prior notice. Although every reasonable effort is made to present current and accurate information, Western Governors University makes no guarantees of any kind. Western Governors University 4001 South 700 East, Suite 700 Salt Lake City, UT 84107-2533 Toll Free: 866.225.5948 Local Phone: 801.274.3280 Fax: 801.274.3305 [email protected] www.wgu.edu Table of Contents About Western Governors University 5 Admissions 15 State Regulatory Information 22 Tuition and Financial Aid 28 Academic Policies 33 Academic Programs 52 College of Business Programs 54 B.S. Business Management 55 B.S. Business - Healthcare Management 57 B.S. Business - Human Resource Management 59 B.S. Business - Information Technology Management 61 B.S. Marketing Management 63 B.S. Accounting 65 Master of Business Administration 67 MBA Information Technology Management 68 MBA Healthcare Management 69 M.S. Integrated Healthcare Management 70 M.S. Management and Leadership 71 M.S. Accounting 72 College of Health Professions Programs 73 B.S. Nursing (Prelicensure) 74 B.S. Nursing (RN to BSN) 76 M.S. Nursing - Education 77 M.S. Nursing - Leadership and Management 78 M.S. Nursing - Nursing Informatics 79 M.S. Nursing - Education (RN to MSN) 80 M.S. Nursing - Leadership and Management (RN to MSN) 82 M.S. Nursing - Nursing Informatics (RN to MSN) 84 College of Information Technology Programs 86 B.S. Data Management/Data Analytics 87 B.S. Information Technology 89 B.S. Information Technology - Network Administration 91 B.S. Information Technology - Security 93 B.S. Software Development 95 B.S. Health Information Management 97 M.S. Cybersecurity and Information Assurance 99 M.S. Data Analytics 100 M.S. Information Technology Management 101 Teachers College Programs 102 B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies (K-8) 104 B.A. Mathematics (5-9) 106 B.A. Mathematics (5-12) 108 B.A. Science (5-9) 110 B.A. Science (Biological Science, 5-12) 112 B.A. Science (Chemistry, 5-12) 114 B.A. Science (Geosciences, 5-12) 116 B.A. Science (Physics, 5-12) 118 B.A. Special Education (K-12) 120 Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Preparation, Elementary Education (K-8) 122 Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Preparation, Mathematics (5-9) 123 Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Preparation, Mathematics (5-12) 124 Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Preparation, Science (5-9) 125 Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Preparation, Science (5-12) 126 Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Preparation, Social Science (5-12) 127 M.A. Teaching, Elementary Education (K-8) 128 M.A. Teaching, English (5-12) 129 M.A. Teaching, Mathematics (5-9) 130 M.A. Teaching, Mathematics (5-12) 131 M.A. Teaching, Science (5-9) 132 M.A. Teaching, Science (5-12) 133 M.A. Teaching, Social Science (5-12) 134 M.S. Special Education (K-12) 135 M.S. Educational Leadership 136 M.A. English Language Learning (PreK-12) 137 M.A. Mathematics Education (K-6) 138 M.A. Mathematics Education (5-9) 139 M.A. Mathematics Education (5-12) 140 M.A. Science Education (5-9) 141 M.A. Science Education (Chemistry, 5-12) 142 M.A. Science Education (Physics, 5-12) 143 M.A. Science Education (Biological Science, 5-12) 144 M.A. Science Education (Geosciences, 5-12) 145 M.Ed. Instructional Design 146 M.Ed. Learning and Technology 147 M.S. Curriculum and Instruction 148 Endorsement Preparation Program, Educational Leadership 149 Endorsement Preparation Program, English Language Learning (PreK-12) 150 Course Descriptions 151 Course Mentor Directory 181 About Western Governors University WGU is a fully accredited online university offering online bachelor and master degree programs. The vision of Western Governors University is to serve the needs of today's information age citizens. Now more than ever, people need easy access to affordable, practical education that will give them skills and knowledge they can take directly into the workplace. WGU meets that need directly by providing high-quality, accessible education in fields of study that are in demand. WGU does this through the use of technology to overcome barriers of time and distance. Through the use of the Internet, videoconferencing and other methods, students and teachers create valuable contact that is essential to the learning process without having to incur the expense and inconvenience of traveling to a campus. WGU awards its competency-based degrees based on what a student knows and can do, rather than on the number of hours a student spends in class. WGU does this by administering assessments that give a student an opportunity to demonstrate his or her mastery of a particular subject area. Those same assessments give an employer or prospective employer confidence in the student's abilities. An Online University with a Mission WGU is mission driven. Created to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU’s mission has remained one of helping hardworking adults meet their educational goals and improve their career opportunities. To fulfill the mission, the founding governors also insisted that WGU help students achieve their dreams for a degree and career success by providing a personal, flexible, and affordable education based on real world competencies. Thus, WGU strives to serve as many students as possible—including minorities, first-generation college students, those with modest incomes, and others whose lives or geographic locations do not allow them to attend traditional, campus-based colleges. Today’s WGU student body is quite diverse. WGU serves students residing in all 50 states, in both urban and rural settings, and active-duty military personnel and their spouses at overseas military installations. The average WGU student is 36 years old and works full or part-time jobs while attending. Most students pursuing a bachelor’s degree already have some college experience. The mission of Western Governors University is to improve quality and expand access to post-secondary educational opportunities by providing a means for individuals to learn independent of time and place and to earn competency- based degrees and other credentials that are credible to both academic institutions and employers. Institutional Core Themes Mission fulfillment at WGU is defined by a series of critical statements that are at the very heart of the University’s operations. Those statements are represented by WGU’s core themes. WGU’s core themes, their objectives, and measures of success express the University’s commitment to the mission. The core themes are universally accepted by the faculty and staff and display the values and goals WGU plans to achieve. The metrics assigned to each objective will be evaluated to measure the success of each one, and ultimately signify how effectively WGU is reaching mission fulfillment. Core Theme 1: Use a competency-based approach to prepare the nation’s education, IT, business, and health professionals with the core knowledge, skills, and dispositions essential to performing their professional responsibilities. WGU uses a competency-based approach to measure students’ skills, abilities, and dispositions through a series of assessments intended to represent demands encountered in real-life situations. The university’s assessment system provides students with opportunities to demonstrate competence through multiple assessment measures. This multi- faceted approach allows us to assess skills and abilities at different cognitive levels. WGU believes that this comprehensive assessment system allows us to determine student competence to interact professionally in the fields of education, IT, business, and health. The Assessment Council, a panel of national assessment experts, fulfills a critical academic function for the university by reviewing and validating the university’s assessment development process. The program and assessment design process has evolved over the past year to become more collaborative and to ensure that all program components (e.g., domains, assessments, learning resources, courses of study) align to the program’s conceptual framework and goals. © Western Governors University Apr 28, 2017 5 Core Theme 2: Provide accessible and affordable academic programs through the use of technology that allow students to progress and complete their program requirements independent of time or place. WGU was founded in 1996 by 19 western governors to confront the need to educate an ever-increasing population with a limited, and often shrinking education budget. WICHE (Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education) and NCHEMS (National Center for Higher Education Management Systems) were integrally involved in the development and early implementation of the university and they designed WGU with five central themes: ● Responsiveness to employment and societal needs; ● A focus on competency-based education; ● Expanding
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