I am currently considering completing my degree at Western Governors University... and not that it really matters but why does it ask if you are at least 23 years old?
I am guessing because the programs are designed with the "adult learner" in mind. I think they feel that if you are 18 and fresh out of high school, you should consider a more traditional method of earning a degree. Bill
Greetings. My impression is that the original raison d'etre for institutions like WGU (www.wgu.edu) and its ilk (www.cosc.edu, www.regents.edu, www.tesc.edu) was to give elderly proletariat one last chance at getting a degree, if not necessarily exactly the education that normally accompanied it. Obviously, if you weren't already washed-up (i.e. over 23), you would *attend* a proper college and get a *proper* degree. Another possible reason is that young 'ins aren't considered to be disciplined enough to pursue distance studies. It takes a certain amount of decrepitude to make a good distance learner; someone who is still ambulatory can't be depended upon to stay home and study. Cordially, Richard Kanarek Elderly Proletariat, COSC Student <g>
WGU is a competency based university. Without offending the young'uns amongst us, I am assuming one must be at least 23 of age to be competent in the subject matter.
