Required Tests
Background Clearance/Professional Liability Insurance
Early Clinicals/Advanced Clinicals
WGU Trivia
Community of Care
100

Name the Basic Skills Test that is required for all WGU School of Education students.

What is the Praxis Core Combined 5752?

100

All WGU School of Education students need to purchase a background clearance from this company.

What is Complio?

100

The team you talk to about choosing your Early Clinical application date.

Who are your Clinical Coaches?

100

WGU's mascot

What is the Night Owl?

100
This person answers questions about the background clearance.

Who is the Background Specialist?

200

Name the subtests for the Praxis Core Combined.

What are Reading, Writing and Math?

200

Pathways for licensure that require background clearances.

What are Approved, Direct and Reciprocity?

200

Early Clinical time in the classroom

What is 15 hours?

200

A place where you can buy cool WGU swag.

What is the WGU Campus Store-https://wgustore.com

200

This person answers questions about professional liability insurance.

Who is the Region Specialist?

300

This test has to be passed and scores posted to your degree plan in order to apply for Early Clinicals.

What is the Basic Skills Test?

300

Places a Teacher Candidate can purchase Professional Liability Insurance.

What is your own personal insurance company, AAE (American Association of Educators) or NEA (National Association of Educators)?

300

Advanced Clinicals time in the classroom.

What is 50 hours?

300

The home state of WGU.

What is Utah?

300

This person provides guidance on your course enrollment and answers questions about course placement in your terms.

Who is your Program Mentor?

400

This test(s) is a WGU Program requirement that must be attempted/passed and scores posted to the degree plan before a student can apply for Advanced Clinicals.

What is the Content Test?

400
The time frame when the background clearance and professional liability insurance should be valid in order to apply for clinical experiences.

What is 6 months and 1 day at the time of application?

400

The time to apply for Advanced Clinicals.

What is the 1st-7th of every month?
400

President of WGU

Who is Scott Pulsipher?

400

This person connects with the school district to discuss placement possibilities.

Who is your Clinical Experience Facilitator?

500

The website to find more information about the Praxis Core and schedule the test.  

500

Places that have state-specific information about your program.

What are the Clinical Experience Handbook, Ed Prep Program, and Licensure Requirements Handbook?

500

The length of Student Teaching.

What is a minimum of 60 days, some states require a longer amount-check with your Clinical Coaches.

500

The year WGU was founded. 

What is 1997?

500

This group provides guidance on your clinical experience to-do list requirements. 

Who are the Clinical Coaches?

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