Scott Pulsipher serves as president of nonprofit Western Governors University (WGU), the nation's first and largest competency-based university, leading all academic, operational, and organizational functions.

Mike LeavittWestern Governors University / FounderMichael Okerlund Leavitt is an American Republican Party politician who served as the 14th governor of Utah from 1993 to 2003, and in the George W. Bush administration as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from 2003 to 2005 and as Secretary of Health and Human Services from 2005 to 2009. Wikipedia

WGU is a nonprofit, online university that was founded by 19 U.S. governors. However, WGU is a private university, not a state university.

Western Governors University is a large private university located on a suburban campus in Salt Lake City, Utah. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 104,919, and admissions are selective.

WGU was founded in 1997 in the United States by the governors of 19 U.S. states. It was first proposed by then-governor of Utah Mike Leavitt at the annual meeting of the Western Governors Association in June 1995.

Institutional accreditation bodies - in WGU's case, the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) - are recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as the authorities on educational quality and the effectiveness of institutions in their geographic areas.

Applicants with a GPA lower than a 2.5 but a 2.0 or above may seek admission by submitting passing scores from the WGU program required basic skills test (e.g. Praxis CORE). An Enrollment Counselor can help you best determine whether you have the sufficient background for entry into your program of choice.

Western Governors University has 5,001 to 10,000 employees.

At WGU, you come first. It's your education, so you're in the driver's seat. With affordable tuition and flexible programs that allow you to study when, where, and how you like, you'll never have to shift your schedule to get to class or take a day off to take a test.

WGU is an online school with career-aligned bachelor's and master's degrees in - IT, teaching, business, and healthcare - designed to help working professionals fit an online university education into their busy lives. Find the degree that's the perfect fit for you.

competency-based learning model WGU has a competency-based learning model, which means students are given credit for the knowledge they've acquired through their jobs outside of school. Kinesthetic leaners should look ahead in their lesson plans and try to apply new concepts in real life.

At the present time, WGU is accepting applications only from individuals living in the United States. (The exceptions are U.S. active-duty military personnel and their families at overseas installations and individuals living in Guam, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.)