I was worried about passing this after transferring from study.com, and I managed to get my 14 courses done in one month! Part of me wishes I would have done the whole thing at WGU, as the courses were so good, but I also liked my journey on study.com.

Really recommend the school to those thinking about going. You can do it!

Hello I was wondering the fastest way to complete a programming, or security engineering degree?
I was thinking of doing Sophia learning credits + WGU completely online, but Im scared of having a WGU degree compared to my local university. This path could take under >2 years.
I am already 22, should I just go back to community college and try to transfer to my local (University of Arizona) and attempt a bachelors degree in 2-3 years?
I can learn fast and have spare time from my part time job. What is your guys advice?

I was the last class that was available for the ExcelTrack Masters in Cybersecurity Management, as the program is currently being rebuilt to remove a lot of the old Kaplan material (more on that below). For those unfamiliar with Purdue Global’s credit system, each class is broken down into 4 submodules that are worth 1 credit each, or worth .75 credits in other university systems (4 PUG credits = 3 credits). There are no graded quizzes. Everything is in the form of a paper or presentation, with a few classes having graded labs. You need a minimum of 60 credits to pass, and each term is/was 6 weeks in length. 

Here is a class and module breakdown of what I took, how much of it overlaps with their IT program, and the kinds of assignments associated.

IT513: Research and Writing for the IT Professional

This class was focused on how to write an essay, similar to English Comp 2. Each submodule was a short paper, focused on things like proper citations, building outlines, or creating an annotated bibliography. I had to hound the professor to grade each paper, so it took nearly two weeks to finish.

IN505: Security for Analytics

Mostly short papers and Powerpoint presentations with audio. Took about a week to complete.

IT537: Introduction to Cybersecurity

This is an introduction to cybersecurity class. Very straight forward and easy with short essays and some spreadsheets you fill out.

IT527: Foundations in Data Analytics

I was given the option of taking more Python classes or having more data science-y ones, so I went down this path. The following submodules all build on foundational R, so you’ll have to have RStudio installed and be prepared to learn R if you have never done any statistical modeling. Lots of dataset cleaning, different types of correlation ann evals.

IT528: Quantitative Risk Analysis

Remember the last class that built a foundation for R? Well, this one requires you to be close to a pro. It was the hardest class out of everything I took. I won’t go into details because it was the same as the last class but with much longer assignments. Also, my professor was a stickler for the tiniest of details, which was a pain in the a$$. This class took me over a week to finish due to the back and forth but I can safely say I can use any linear regression model.

IT540: Management of Information Security

This was a ridiculously easy class. Creating policies, doing outdated labs, and short essays for each.

IT542: Ethical Hacking and Network Defense

I won’t go into much detail with this class because a lot of the technologies used were very dated. Labs were old and not as relevant for the hacking techniques used today. If you’ve ever watched any Youtube videos on hacking, then you’d see that this content is old and needs a serious update. Every class had a lab, a report, and a short essay on some modern hacking technique or case.

IT543: Cryptography Concepts and Techniques

Another very dated class. My job deals with modern cryptography so this was seriously painful as the material was so outdated. The tools used were meant for Windows, as the Linux and Mac versions wouldn’t work for me. I wrote a Python app that performed the equivalent, and I made my lab submissions that way. The professor passed me on creativity alone.

IT550: Computer Forensics and Investigations

Another dated class that uses Windows labs for performing forensics and recovery on different types of data. Each class is an essay, which ironically asks to discuss using modern forensic tooling. Labs are quick, and each assignment was short. It took less than a week to finish.

IT590: Legal and Ethical Issues in IT

This was one of the few, updated classes. Many of the topics revolved around ethics and AI. Medium papers for each module

IT544: Platforms, Applications, and Data Security

Another dated class with dated labs. It was, fortunately, quick and over.

IT545: Wireless, Mobile, and Cloud Security

Another dated class with dated labs. It was, fortunately, quick and over. Who still uses WPA for encryption?!

IT591: IT Security Auditing and Assessments

This was actually a great class as it involved papers on creating case studies for different companies on thei approaches to different standards and regulations like ISO27001 and SOC2. Each module had a medium-sized paper (6-8 pages) and took about a week to complete.

IT592: Financial Decision-Making in IT and Security

This class was a pain because there was just a lot of work for each module…like a ridiculous amount of work. This class took nearly two weeks to complete because of the sheer amount of work.

IT595: Master's Capstone in Cybersecurity Management

Now, this is the only traditional class you take. It was a 6 week class where you had weekly discussions and Zoom calls to attend. They are al graded, but this was the only thing that sucked about the class. The professor was amazing, and each weekly unit was building on the overall goal: Building a new, researched cybersecurity project. Now, building something like this takes a lot longer than 6 weeks, but the professor said we could use something we have done previously if we wanted to, and that is exactly what I did. The final presentation needed to be at least 25 slides, and mine was 63. 

Overall, the program was fun. I started on 2/14 and graduated on 5/14, which is two terms. I got lucky with my advisor, as she allowed me to begin the capstone course on my second term when I still had 5 classes left. It was only possible because I could coast for the capstone as I was using previous content that I had presented. It’ll be interesting when they do bring back the ExcelTrack cybersecurity program, as it’ll have better content and each term will be 10 weeks instead of 6.

As always, I want to thank this forum for its guidance. I hope to be able to pay it back by answering as much as I can.

Now off to select a doctorate program!

As the title says... She's been the one grading my English Comp I touchstones, and her "feedback," if you can even call it that, is super vague and unhelpful.

I was planning on taking Workplace Writing II instead of English Comp II, but if she grades for both, I think I'll just take my chances at UMPI.

Could anyone who's taken Workplace Writing II share who their grader was?

Thanks!

Has anyone been able to complete the WGU Masters in Human Resource Management program in 6 months? I am seeking info on this program.

https://www.wgu.edu/online-business-degr...ogram.html

I received this email this morning asking me to set up my email address. Is this how they tell you that you've been accepted?? LOL

I set up my email, but since then I have not heard from the school at all. 

Earlier while checking the wiki, I saw there was a $300 evaluation fee for the BOG program. Now I am seeing a $130 new student fee in some places. I checked their fees page and it lists both! [https://www.pierpont.edu/cost-aid/cost/tuition/]

There's also a technology fee mentioned there for all students. Have anyone applied for the program recently? Is it a total fee of $130 or $300? or is it both + the technology fee?

I have applied and got my creds but didn't communicate regarding the fees yet. Could anyone please clarify?

The University of Naples Federico II, one of the best universities in Italy offers an online master in English. The price is fantastic and it's a unique program. The advisor said the program has one start per year in January. 

I felt like some people here would be interested. https://www.federica.eu/universita/maste...s-finance/

It's 60 ECTS (30 US credits) and can be completed in a year. it seems like the dissertation is shorter than for typical European masters.

Hi guys, so I had my phone evaluation with tesu advisor Josh today as I thought I was finishing my last CS/capstone course and being a student since 2018 I guess I made the mistake following posts like https://i.imgur.com/5siSXGN.png that were pre 2021 before the 90 credit policy change... anyway accepting that it's my fault and moving forward to summarize the phone call Josh said to take college courses:

"Two (2) Upper-Level Computer Science Electives  tesu or state college operating or information systems   CIS SOFTWARE ENGINEERING COS OPERATING SYSTEMS  OR CMP NET TECHNOLOGY 
Four (4) Free Electives community college any subject any level 
Liberal Arts Capstone (LIB-4950) "

My questions are should I finish my SDC software engi/system analysis courses anyway(i only have sys analysis exam left) and do 6 easier electives at a community college? Josh kept trying to push doing 2 UL cs courses through tesu.
And my second question is recommendations on where to take those 4-6 electives.  (is a transfer from SDC to a community college transcript then back to Tesu a workaround?) I'd prefer a self paced online course to finish asap.
The residency fee isn't an issue to me at this point.
My current spreadsheet(I shouldve been well over electives required and finishing my last capstone/sdc system analysis) :



I am reading through https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...-Explained and I do recognize now the policy change.

I just started this class, and was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on it. I'm still reading thing class material, and it seems to use bits and pieces of definitions from different sources. I didn't know if the final project summarizes the definitions on how to do "Design Thinking", or if I need to memorize everything I am reading (some of which is contradictory).