WGU Acronyms and Definitions

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MDPMy Degree Plan - Describes the academic requirements a student must fulfill to complete a degree or certificate. It is a detailed blueprint of the learning resources and assessments that comprise a student's academic program. This is accessed through the student portal.AAVAcademic Activity Verification - Refers to the conversation that takes place between the student and his or her individual mentor at the beginning of every term. This conversation is documented and serves to verify the student's enrollment and intention to complete the assessments indicated on the Degree Plan for the term.AssessmentThese are the "tests" used to demonstrate competence. There are two styles of Assessments, objective and performance.Competency-basedThe style of education WGU uses, allowing students to demonstrate prior knowledge and "test out of" specific content areas.LRLearning Resources - A variety of tools that are provided to facilitate student learning. This includes self study courses, workbooks, textbooks, e-texts, and online courses.OTPOn Time Progress to Graduation - Measurable progress toward the completion of a student's degree program every term. Progress is measured based on the minimum required enrollment per term.Individual MentorYour individual mentor will work with you to determine your Degree Plan, establish start and end dates for your assessments, and select which Learning Resources you will use to develop competency.Course MentorsA course mentor is a subject matter expert for a specific content area. Course mentors can answer content-related questions and provide guidance with course content. There are course mentors for each course of study.EWB MentorsThe EWB mentors monitor your progress through the EWB Learning Resource, manage discussions in the EWB community, and lead chats and conference calls.Objective AssessmentObjective assessments are comprised of multiple-choice, multiple-selection, fill in the blank, etc. types of questions and are taken at proctored testing centers.Performance AssessmentPerformance assessments may consist of papers, essays, presentations, etc. and are submitted via TaskStream.DomainA collection or set of knowledge and skills Education Providers (EPs)Educational enterprises, colleges and universities partnered with WGU to provide the student with quality, online learning Competency Unit (CU)A measure of demonstrated student competency. One competency unit is roughly equivalent to one semester credit hour

CommunitiesInformal groups through which students can interact with course mentors and other students to gain help and support Pre-assessmentsA test designed to determine a student's academic readiness for demonstrating competency in a given domain Program Start DateThe date when a student commences academic activity in Education Without Boundaries (EWB) Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)A measure of the competency units completed each term used to determine financial aid eligibility TaskStreamAn online tool to deliver performance assessments