2026 Saylor CS302 Software Engineering and CS402 Computer Communications and Networks

[animuscerebri]

Hi everybody,

I'd like to "reheat" the following two courses - looking again at their current exam conditions.
You can find some background on their difficulty from years ago here: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...U-transfer and https://www.reddit.com/r/WGU/comments/17...ct_credit/ and https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...nd-attempt

- CS302: Software Engineering - ACE: https://www.acenet.edu/National-Guide/Pa...65f38bf0e1
- CS402: Computer Communications and Networks - ACE: https://www.acenet.edu/National-Guide/Pa...65f38bf0e1

Has anyone taken any of those two classes in the last year? And if yes, has anything changed about their exam conditions or are they still kinda "different" in comparison to their practice exams?

I think just trying them out for 5 bucks is not a big deal, but I'd like to know whether the questions asked are still extremely random or vague.

Thanks for any info.
Computer Communications and Networks

[FungiTao]

Currently going through CS302 now and will provide an update on the exam conditions (in the next couple of days).

As for the content, it's still rife with mistakes unfortunately.

[animuscerebri]

Currently going through CS302 now and will provide an update on the exam conditions (in the next couple of days).

As for the content, it's still rife with mistakes unfortunately.

Hi @FungiTao,

great for doing that! And thank you for your updates on this topic.

[FungiTao]

Just took the exam (well, kinda...).

I had technical issues which I believe were from the proctor-side, and I've opened up a ticket with Saylor so that this doesn't count as an attempt and doesn't effect when I can re-take (I was booted off after 70 minutes).

In terms of questions, I was expecting worse tbh:

• A few questions where all choices seemed right, making it more a matter of opinion
  
• A considerable amount on UML diagrams, especially their connections and meanings
  
• Not noticeably harder than the certificate exam imo
  

I only managed to get 61% but considering this was within an hour, I'll take it.

Might need some recommendations for other BACS AOS UL courses if there is no light at the end of the tunnel... 

[animuscerebri]

Just took the exam (well, kinda...).

I had technical issues which I believe were from the proctor-side, and I've opened up a ticket with Saylor so that this doesn't count as an attempt and doesn't effect when I can re-take (I was booted off after 70 minutes).

In terms of questions, I was expecting worse tbh:

• A few questions where all choices seemed right, making it more a matter of opinion
  
• A considerable amount on UML diagrams, especially their connections and meanings
  
• Not noticeably harder than the certificate exam imo
  

I only managed to get 61% but considering this was within an hour, I'll take it.

Might need some recommendations for other BACS AOS UL courses if there is no light at the end of the tunnel... 

Hi @FungiTao,

thank you for your updates.

Could you describe in detail what exactly where the technical difficulties? Did you take it on a Mac- or a Windows-based computer?
In total, you have 120 minutes for the direct credit exam. Thus, getting 61% within 70 minutes is pretty good. It looks like as if you had had more time, you would have probably passed it.

Which parts were more difficult in your opinion?

[FungiTao]

@animuscerebri - Windows-based computer with their Chrome extension.

Re-took the exam today and got 69% lol, just needed one more right   

Not going to waste any more time on Saylor courses. Frankly, their course content is horrendous and the multiple-choice questions are luck of the draw in terms of how ambiguous they are. I'd say the hardest area would be the questions where you either identify or solve a problem by choosing a correct tool (e.g. 'What is the purpose of software configuration management?').

Do you have any recommendations for TESU BACS UL AOS electives, that are in a similar format / time-frame for completion? The only ones I've seen so far are Google certs that look like they take at least a month to go through and the SAS programmer certificate which seems pretty useless if you haven't already done the prerequisite SAS course that comes before it.