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Degree plan for WGU BS-IT?
#1
Hello,

I was wondering if anyone had a laid-out plan for the following degree:

WGU - BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - Information Technology
https://www.wgu.edu/online-it-degrees/in...html#close


I have old A+ and Network+ certs that will hopefully renew with the Sec+ cert that I should pass next month. I will also obtain the ITIL Foundation shortly.

My employer doesn't have a set tuition reimbursement plan yet, but will reimburse me for cert material and exam fees. I was thinking of passing all the certs first, and then I wondered if WGU will accept credits from places like Study.com or Straighterline. Maybe I can reduce the WGU tuition this way.

Any help is appreciated. Many thanks!
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#2
If your employer won't pay for tuition reimbursement, but will pay for certs, then this is a fantastic way to get your WGU credits.

I no longer have BSIT completed with all the places you can get courses, but you can definitely use CLEP, DSST, SL, and Study.com (along with others) to get your courses for the GE's. WGU will take just about everything from ACE-recommended courses.
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I'm going for a different degree, but there should be some overlap:

Here's what I transferred in and how I got it:

English Composition I - CLEP
English Composition II - CLEP
Introduction to Communication - Study.com Public Speaking
Technical Communication - DSST Tech Writing
Intermediate Algebra - ALEKS College Algebra
College Algebra - ALEKS PreCalc
Introduction to Probability and Statistics - Study.com
Integrated Physical Sciences - DSST Astronomy
Introduction to Geography - CLEP Introductory Psychology
Introduction to IT - CLEP Information Systems
Network and Security - Foundations - MTA Networking Essentials
Data Management - Foundations - MTA Database Foundations
Business of IT - Applications - DSST MIS
Business of IT - Project Management - Study.com Project Management
Managing Cloud Security - CCSK
Fundamentals of Information Security - CISA
Scripting and Programming – Foundations - MTA Software Development Fundamentals
Managing Information Security - CISA
Information Systems Security - CISA
Web Development Foundations - MTA HTML5 and CSS Fundamentals

Keep in mind you can get free CLEPs (for the time being) through Modern States, and ALEKS is $20/mo (for algebra and stats).
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(09-17-2018, 11:07 AM)dfrecore Wrote: If your employer won't pay for tuition reimbursement, but will pay for certs, then this is a fantastic way to get your WGU credits.

I no longer have BSIT completed with all the places you can get courses, but you can definitely use CLEP, DSST, SL, and Study.com (along with others) to get your courses for the GE's.  WGU will take just about everything from ACE-recommended courses.

Thank you!!

(09-17-2018, 12:03 PM)quigongene Wrote: I'm going for a different degree, but there should be some overlap:

Here's what I transferred in and how I got it:

English Composition I - CLEP
English Composition II - CLEP
Introduction to Communication - Study.com Public Speaking
Technical Communication - DSST Tech Writing
Intermediate Algebra - ALEKS College Algebra
College Algebra - ALEKS PreCalc
Introduction to Probability and Statistics - Study.com
Integrated Physical Sciences - DSST Astronomy
Introduction to Geography - CLEP Introductory Psychology
Introduction to IT - CLEP Information Systems
Network and Security - Foundations - MTA Networking Essentials
Data Management - Foundations - MTA Database Foundations
Business of IT - Applications - DSST MIS
Business of IT - Project Management - Study.com Project Management
Managing Cloud Security - CCSK
Fundamentals of Information Security - CISA
Scripting and Programming – Foundations - MTA Software Development Fundamentals
Managing Information Security - CISA
Information Systems Security - CISA
Web Development Foundations - MTA HTML5 and CSS Fundamentals

Keep in mind you can get free CLEPs (for the time being) through Modern States, and ALEKS is $20/mo (for algebra and stats).

Thank you!!
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WGU pays for all your certification costs -- its included in the tuition price

I don't see the point in paying for a bunch of straighterline, dsst, clep exams, and IT certs unless you can knock off one full term of tuition from WGU

and since wgu is completely self paced you can probably do a lot of certs and exams in one term and save money that way
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The poster's company pays for certs but not tuition, so it would make sense to knock out all of the cert's on the company dime and ensure a faster pace of completion at WGU to keep the price down.
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(09-17-2018, 10:02 PM)jsd Wrote: The poster's company pays for certs but not tuition, so it would make sense to knock out all of the cert's on the company dime and ensure a faster pace of completion at WGU to keep the price down.

I agree with jsd... This is what I would recommend since certs are accounted for by the employer, I would really suggest getting the general education courses done through the recommended providers, ALEKS for Math, StraighterLine/Study.com for the remainder.

There's a link to the requirements for the degree, verify the certs/courses needed and complete the corresponding ones.
You should review this and create a spreadsheet for yourself: https://partners.wgu.edu/transferguidelines

If there are no corresponding courses, then those set of courses would be the ones to complete at WGU. Just make sure to complete the most courses/certs as possible before you enroll - once you enroll, they won't take any more credits (not sure about adding the extra certs).
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