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Is it accepted overseas? I read most degrees from wgu are not recognized in europe.

no_wizard 4y ago
Don't see how, because the accreditation system is setup as such that they should see them as any other university that is regionally accredited.
- andi999 4y ago
  https://www.reddit.com/r/WGU/comments/pjisyd/any_idea_why_most_bsc_programs_and_not_recognized/ https://www.reddit.com/r/WGU/comments/pjisyd/any_idea_why_mo... There seems to be some discussion how european country like to have a stronger accreditation, so that is why I am asking what really is the case.
tibbon 4y ago
I guess what do you mean by “recognize”? I’ve reviewed hundreds of resumes, and never dug into the regional vs national accreditation for a degree. You recognize the big names, and otherwise just generally say “seems they have a CS degree” Is that different in Europe?
- Raed667 4y ago
  They do check if you're applying for a certain VISA based on your skills or job. Some companies do also check when they need an "accredited" engineer for some compliance reasons.
- andi999 4y ago
  I think for EU blue card you need to find your degree from your varsity in some database, to successfully apply.
  - VMtest 4y ago
    Glad to see somebody mentioned this, I asked about this in another comment regarding georgia tech online master https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31182962 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31182962
    - andi999 4y ago
      I had a look. Germany has this database: https://anabin.kmk.org/no_cache/filter/institutionen.html https://anabin.kmk.org/no_cache/filter/institutionen.html So Georgia Tech is rated H+ which usually means all recognized (but a lot of text one should read, to check if online degrees are ok) WGU is H+/- with a warning for online degrees which recognize life experience. One should expect to get the recognition application rejected.
      - sarchertech 4y ago
        Georgia Tech doesn’t make a distinction between the online and on campus degrees. You don’t get an online degree from GA Tech, you just get a degree from GA Tech.
    - kyawzazaw 4y ago
      Not directly related to the post but I am almost certain the Georgia Tech OMSCS would be accepted for EU blue visa. So will UT Austin OMSCS.
Isthatablackgsd 4y ago
I don't believe so because it is not nationally accredited. If the college are not nationally accredited, then it is highly likely that universities in Europe will not recognize WGU. Unless the institution have a formal agreement (Articulation Agreement) with WGU to transfer.
- AviationAtom 4y ago
  As I recall national accreditation is the weaker of the two, and regional is preferred, but someone correct me if I am mistaken.
  - fellowniusmonk 4y ago
    Regional accreditation is the stronger accreditation. This is an example of a federal accreditation group: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transnational_Association_of_Christian_Colleges_and_Schools https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transnational_Association_of_C...
- AviationAtom 4y ago
  That said, WGU does not do traditional GPAs, as I recall, which can cause issues with transfers. It's more of a pass/fail. Trying to transfer credits is generally not advised, as I recall, instead you would want to complete your degree with WGU.
  - no_wizard 4y ago
    They have a policy for anyone seeking your transcriptions of just marking everything as a "B" (3.0 GPA) on everything.
    - leereeves 4y ago
      That's ok for transfers, but a 3.0 GPA would make it difficult to go to graduate school.
      - 4y ago
AviationAtom 4y ago
I'd defer to no_wizard's comment, as I'm just not really sure how various overseas institutions go about recognizing/giving equivalency. I know American institutions can be very picky about what they accept, so they could be similar. Unless the standards are drastically different I feel any institution failing to recognize an education from another seems wrong, but that's a whole different rant. I think the education system everywhere has much catching up to do with modern society. It used to be that much professional knowledge could really only be obtained in the classroom, now anyone with a desire and access to the Internet can learn much outside a classroom environment.
- Aeolun 4y ago
  > Unless the standards are drastically different Kinda seems like my 4 years’ bachelor degree and whatever this ‘uni’ in the article is have radically different standards of what constitutes a degree.

Don't see how, because the accreditation system is setup as such that they should see them as any other university that is regionally accredited.

andi999 4y ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/WGU/comments/pjisyd/any_idea_why_most_bsc_programs_and_not_recognized/ https://www.reddit.com/r/WGU/comments/pjisyd/any_idea_why_mo... There seems to be some discussion how european country like to have a stronger accreditation, so that is why I am asking what really is the case.

tibbon 4y ago

I guess what do you mean by “recognize”? I’ve reviewed hundreds of resumes, and never dug into the regional vs national accreditation for a degree. You recognize the big names, and otherwise just generally say “seems they have a CS degree” Is that different in Europe?

Raed667 4y ago
They do check if you're applying for a certain VISA based on your skills or job. Some companies do also check when they need an "accredited" engineer for some compliance reasons.
andi999 4y ago
I think for EU blue card you need to find your degree from your varsity in some database, to successfully apply.
- VMtest 4y ago
  Glad to see somebody mentioned this, I asked about this in another comment regarding georgia tech online master https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31182962 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31182962
  - andi999 4y ago
    I had a look. Germany has this database: https://anabin.kmk.org/no_cache/filter/institutionen.html https://anabin.kmk.org/no_cache/filter/institutionen.html So Georgia Tech is rated H+ which usually means all recognized (but a lot of text one should read, to check if online degrees are ok) WGU is H+/- with a warning for online degrees which recognize life experience. One should expect to get the recognition application rejected.
    - sarchertech 4y ago
      Georgia Tech doesn’t make a distinction between the online and on campus degrees. You don’t get an online degree from GA Tech, you just get a degree from GA Tech.
  - kyawzazaw 4y ago
    Not directly related to the post but I am almost certain the Georgia Tech OMSCS would be accepted for EU blue visa. So will UT Austin OMSCS.

Isthatablackgsd 4y ago

I don't believe so because it is not nationally accredited. If the college are not nationally accredited, then it is highly likely that universities in Europe will not recognize WGU. Unless the institution have a formal agreement (Articulation Agreement) with WGU to transfer.

AviationAtom 4y ago
As I recall national accreditation is the weaker of the two, and regional is preferred, but someone correct me if I am mistaken.
- fellowniusmonk 4y ago
  Regional accreditation is the stronger accreditation. This is an example of a federal accreditation group: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transnational_Association_of_Christian_Colleges_and_Schools https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transnational_Association_of_C...
AviationAtom 4y ago
That said, WGU does not do traditional GPAs, as I recall, which can cause issues with transfers. It's more of a pass/fail. Trying to transfer credits is generally not advised, as I recall, instead you would want to complete your degree with WGU.
- no_wizard 4y ago
  They have a policy for anyone seeking your transcriptions of just marking everything as a "B" (3.0 GPA) on everything.
  - leereeves 4y ago
    That's ok for transfers, but a 3.0 GPA would make it difficult to go to graduate school.
    - 4y ago

AviationAtom 4y ago

I'd defer to no_wizard's comment, as I'm just not really sure how various overseas institutions go about recognizing/giving equivalency. I know American institutions can be very picky about what they accept, so they could be similar. Unless the standards are drastically different I feel any institution failing to recognize an education from another seems wrong, but that's a whole different rant. I think the education system everywhere has much catching up to do with modern society. It used to be that much professional knowledge could really only be obtained in the classroom, now anyone with a desire and access to the Internet can learn much outside a classroom environment.

Aeolun 4y ago
> Unless the standards are drastically different Kinda seems like my 4 years’ bachelor degree and whatever this ‘uni’ in the article is have radically different standards of what constitutes a degree.