Western Governors University is a private, non-profit online university headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Buy a Western Governors University diploma. Order a WGU transcript. How much to buy a WGU degree and transcript? Western Governors University was founded in 1997 by the governors of 19 states. Western Governors University uses a competency-based system, where teaching is based on a network of students and student counselors and local test centers. Western Governors University offers online courses for undergraduate and master’s degrees. The main majors include interdisciplinary studies (K-8), mathematics (5-9, 5-12), science teaching (5-9), science teaching – chemistry teaching (5-9), science teaching – physics teaching (5-12), science teaching – biology teaching (5-12), science teaching – geography teaching (5-12), special education (grades K-12), business administration, business administration – human resources management, management – information technology management, marketing management, sales and sales management, accounting, information technology, information technology – network management, information technology – network design and management, information technology – security, information technology – software, medical informatics, nursing (registered nurse – bachelor of science in nursing) and medical informatics, etc.