By the early morning or your first day, you will be emailed instructions on how to access your first course, EWB2 (Education Without Boundaries). This is your orientation course that will explain how WGU works, how to navigate the student portal and what is expected from you as a student. The entire course can be completed in just a couple of hours. You will be asked to complete a couple of tasks such as posting in the community forums and developing a study schedule. It is a little dull but an easy 2 CUs.
It is likely that you will have already had your first phone call with your student mentor. This is the person that unlocks your learning resources, approves exam scheduling requests and updates your AAV (the list of courses you agree to complete that term). Each mentor is different. Some are more by-the-book than others. Regardless of the mentor, once you prove yourself to them by staying on schedule and passing your courses, they will most likely loosen up a bit. During your first term, you will be required to have weekly scheduled phone calls with them (unless they agree otherwise).
After EWB2 is completed, you and your mentor will setup your initial AAV. It is not necessary, nor recommended, to pick a lot of classes at this time. You will be able to add additional classes to your AAV throughout the term but classes on that AAV can not be removed. Courses on the AAV that are not completed by the end of the term are treated as failures. This is primarily a concern for students receiving financial aid or GI Bill benefits.
Before selecting the courses for your AAV, take time to review the Course of Study (COS). This is essentially the course syllabus. This will help you understand what to expect from the course. Your mentor may also suggest taking a pre-assessment before adding the course to your AAV so you have a clearer idea of what to expect.
After your AAV is setup and approved, you can get started on your courses!
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