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Cyber security degree
#11
(11-04-2017, 06:29 PM)Student00 Wrote:
(11-04-2017, 06:25 PM)eriehiker Wrote: This is slightly off topic, but Cisco is currently offering scholarships for its Cyber Ops certification.  They have an entire mentoring/preparation program.  Might be a nice addition to your path.

Cool, thnks, ima look into it. I decided to go with Excelsior. I am currently working on Calc at study.com and plan on doing intro to c++ at SL. Does Excelsior accept the free teex credits?

Excelsior College took my TEEX Cyber Credits but I was in the HSEM degree program.
Non-Traditional Undergraduate College Credits (634 SH): *FTCC Noncourse Credits (156 SH) *DSST (78 SH) *CPL (64 SH) *JST Military/ACE (48 SH) *CBA (44 SH) *CLEP (42 SH) *FEMA IS (40 SH) *FEMA EM (38 SH) *ECE/UExcel (30 SH) *PLA Portfolio (28 SH) *EMI/ACE (19 SH) *TEEX/ACE (16 SH) *CWE (11 SH) *NFA/ACE (10 SH) *Kaplan/ACE (3 SH) *CPC (2 SH) *AICP/ACE (2 SH) *Sophia/ACE (2 SH) and *FRTI-UM/ACE (1 SH).
Non-Traditional Graduate College Credits (14 SH): AMU (6 SH); NFHS (5 SH); and JSU (3 SH).
 





#12
(11-04-2017, 01:27 PM)jsd Wrote: WGU is $3000 for 6 months. Courses are self paced and you complete as many as you are capable of per term. The faster you complete it, the cheaper your degree is.

As part of the program, you get these certifications:

Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) – Associate of (ISC)² designation
Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) – Associate of (ISC)² designation
Certified Encryption Specialist (EC-Council ECES)
Certified Incident Handler (EC-Council ECIH)
Certified Internet Webmaster – Site Development Associate (CIW-SDA)
Certified Internet Webmaster – Web Security Associate (CIW-WSA)
A+ (CompTIA)
Network+ (CompTIA)
Security+ (CompTIA)
Project+ (CompTIA)
ITIL Foundation


Here are the courses, not including the general ed stuff. Many, but not all, courses will map to one of the certifications above, and your final exam will be the cert exam. These are included in your tuition, you don't pay extra to take these exams.

All classes are pass/fail, and depend solely on your passing of an exam, or a paper/project, or both in some courses.

Business of IT - Applications
Business of IT - Project Management
Introduction to IT
IT Foundations
IT Applications
Fundamentals of Information Security
Information Systems Security
Network and Security - Foundations
Networks
Network and Security - Applications
Web Development Foundations
Scripting and Programming - Foundations
Managing Web Security
Managing Cloud Security
Data Management - Foundations
Data Management - Applications
Technical Communication
Introduction to Cryptography
Digital Forensics in Cybersecurity
Legal Issues in Information Security
Cyber Defense and Countermeasures
Managing Information Security
Emerging Technologies in Cybersecurity
IT Capstone Written Project

I would go with WGU for the free certifications, which will be a lot more valuable in the long run. You can't even get cybersecurity jobs in the federal government without having certain certifications.

(11-04-2017, 01:46 PM)jsd Wrote: If you don't plan on working with NSA/DHS, no one really cares about that list. I don't know how much they care about it within those orgs, but it's not an issue otherwise.

Also, WGU's program is only 3 months old. If it gets recognized by CAE, it'll take longer than that.

The NSA doesn't really care about that list, and most of their tech employees don't have degrees from programs that are on that list. I applied to a non-IT position, and they tried to get me to apply for an IT position because they thought I had a security-related certification. I just had the TEEX courses and no IT-related degree. A former coworker of mine was hired by the NSA a few years ago without having a cybersecurity, information security, or information assurance degree. They have a hard time finding people with the skills they need. Ultimately, they only care about skills.
Graduate of Not VUL or ENEB
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc
#13
That's not surprising, and is line with the private sector as well. Experience is king in the field.
Northwestern California University School of Law
JD Law, 2027 (in progress, currently 2L)

Georgia Tech
MS Cybersecurity (Policy), 2021

Thomas Edison State University
BA Computer Science, 2023
BA Psychology, 2016
AS Business Administration, 2023
Certificate in Operations Management, 2023
Certificate in Computer Information Systems, 2023

Western Governors University
BS IT Security, 2018

Chaffey College
AA Sociology, 2015

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#14
How do you transfer credits from study.com, SL etc. to excelsior? Should I complete as many courses as I can before applying?...Also, how much of excelsior cyber operations can be tested out? I see most of the general ed can be tested out but the core classes it doesnt look like it.
#15
Since you're looking at online / non-trad degree options, you might as well consider Charter Oak State College as well. https://www.charteroak.edu/cybersecurity/
#16
(11-04-2017, 06:25 PM)eriehiker Wrote: This is slightly off topic, but Cisco is currently offering scholarships for its Cyber Ops certification.  They have an entire mentoring/preparation program.  Might be a nice addition to your path.

I remember @bjcheung77 was accepted to it. He may have more info on it if you're interested.
#17
about how much will this degree cost if I had all the general ed done and just need to do the core classes? can any of them be tested out?
heres a link to the reqiurements. https://www.excelsior.edu/documents/7866...ff4f9f82ff

also there is like another 4 or 5 classes for the cyber ops specialization


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