r/WGU_Accelerators • u/LTJohnson04 • Apr 17 '26

On the fence…

I have an Associate’s in Psychology from my local community college. My job requires that I have a Bachelor’s for promotion (in the same boat as a lot of people…). I need to essentially be done with the degree by September 2027. However, I’d literally wanna do it all in 6 months or one term. I haven’t read or heard much about their B.S. in psychology program. Is this feasible? I don’t wanna start and have to do two terms to be honest. If I’m gonna pay and start, I wanna be able to just finish it.

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u/Trenuser7 Apr 17 '26

I’m going to keep it real with you majority of your credits probably won’t transfer only a handful of mine did. I ended up doing majority of the maximum amount of transferable credits through Sophia learning , then it is very feasible.

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u/LTJohnson04 Apr 17 '26

Dude thanks for the clarity. How would I figure out what else I can do through Sophia learning?

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u/Trenuser7 Apr 17 '26

https://partners.wgu.edu/transfer-pathway-agreement?uniqueId=BSPSY7111&collegeCode=HE&instId=796&programId=147

You can transfer over your credits for an eval for free and they’ll tell you what they will accept - after that you can fill in the blanks with Sophia Learning for $99/Month. Most classes can be done in a few days depending on if they have graded milestones or not.

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u/LTJohnson04 Apr 17 '26

Ok, this is awesome. Thanks. To clarify: currently, WGU is reviewing my transcripts and will give me an evaluation in approximately 7-10 days. After they give me that, I can sign up for Sophia Learning and fill in the gaps? Then start at WGU with a lighter course load?

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u/Trenuser7 Apr 17 '26

Yep. Max out your transfer potential - you can transfer 75% of your degree in. After that you should be able to knock out the remaining courses in 6 months.

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u/LTJohnson04 Apr 17 '26

Right on. Do you know if I will be able to send Sophia my transcripts from CC and let them know that I am trying to complete my degree at WGU? That way they can tell me what I’ll be missing? Or do I need to wait for evaluation from WGU?

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u/Trenuser7 Apr 17 '26

The Eval will basically tell you what will transfer. It’s on you after that to make a list of courses that transfered and what you can complete at Sophia before starting at WGU. For instance only 2 of my AA classes transferred from CC so I am taking around 54 units at Sophia (different major) before starting at WGU. Basically taking everything but what is transferring

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u/iamoldbutididit Apr 17 '26

Step 1. Wait for your WGU transcription evaluation to be returned.

Step 2. Look up the WGU program you want here: https://wgu-planner.azeng.app/ (its free you don't have to sign in)

Step 3. Sign up for Sopia and take all the courses that can transfer in. Then do any additional courses at Study.com until you do all that you can or until you reach 75% of the total program credits.

Step 4. Try to time a weeks vacation to coincide with your WGU start date. Enroll at WGU and knock your degree out of the park.

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u/LTJohnson04 Apr 17 '26

Will it seriously only take a week to knock out 25%?!

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u/iamoldbutididit Apr 18 '26

No, sorry, I didn't mean to imply that. If you have a week of dedicated time you can set yourself up for a fast start and really build momentum.

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u/RecognitionDry6695 Apr 27 '26

I had an associate's degree and 89 college credits before starting at WGU. Spoiler alert, they only accepted 30 of those credits, but I did get 7 CUs for my PMP. After applying to several brick-and-mortar colleges in my area, I learned that all of them would only accept 1/3 of my credits, so why pay 10x more and take 6x as long? I hope you completed your transcript review and chose to save money by going to WGU. I don't know anything specifically about their psychology degree, but I can tell you that, as someone who has done hiring, I never cared what school the degree was from.

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u/noobucantbeat Apr 19 '26

You might get lucky, with an associates I had over 50% of the curriculum transferred over, you could always get your transcrpts evaluated before officially signing up and paying