WGU MSCS and MSSWE

[bjcheung77]

Scholarships are a good thing, especially for the undergraduate students, as it's readily available with the ACE alternative partners. At the graduate level, I don't even know how they can afford to lower the costs, but it's a good thing they do for those who need it most.

[Imbanewbie]

WGU offers master computer science. Link: https://www.wgu.edu/online-it-degrees/co...ogram.html

[Jwheels27]

Just found out about WGU offering these!!

Now that WGU is offering the MSCS and MSSWE, you guys think it would still be worth doing my original plan of the TESU BACS or pursue one of these instead?

[bjcheung77]

Depends, if you have the prerequisites for entry and also have a balanced mix/match trifecta of certs, degree, experience in either of these two degrees, then sure, why not apply directly to the Masters. Having said that, if you don't have much on your table in regards to the trifecta, then I suggest to get that extra knowledge first, to fill in learning gaps, and progress faster into the program at WGU later.

[Jwheels27]

Depends, if you have the prerequisites for entry and also have a balanced mix/match trifecta of certs, degree, experience in either of these two degrees, then sure, why not apply directly to the Masters.  Having said that, if you don't have much on your table in regards to the trifecta, then I suggest to get that extra knowledge first, to fill in learning gaps, and progress faster into the program at WGU later.

From what i've read you need either a bachelors in CS/SWE, certs, experience, or just take a course at WGU Academy to get in. Feel like it wouldnt be all that difficult to pass a python course for entry. I'm just wondering if a masters would be the path of least resistance as opposed to getting a second bachelors at TESU.

[bluebooger]

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or just take a course at WGU Academy to get in.
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supposedly the course for non-stem majors is a joke

https://old.reddit.com/r/WGU_CompSci/com..._computer/

[bjcheung77]

Essentially, you want to have much more certs, experience, knowledge, etc on your hands before going to the Masters level. Even if entry requirements are a simple first year programming course in Java or Python, it's not enough to help you proficiently accelerate and complete the entire program in one term of 6 months. If you get delayed and have to pay a second term, that's going to take more energy, money, time. I would rather go to a public/state or one of the MOOC's such as Coursera or Edx partnerships and get a better recognized degree for 10-15K

[Jwheels27]

Essentially, you want to have much more certs, experience, knowledge, etc on your hands before going to the Masters level.  Even if entry requirements are a simple first year programming course in Java or Python, it's not enough to help you proficiently accelerate and complete the entire program in one term of 6 months.  If you get delayed and have to pay a second term, that's going to take more energy, money, time.  I would rather go to a public/state or one of the MOOC's such as Coursera or Edx partnerships and get a better recognized degree for 10-15K

All good points BJ, maybe sticking with the BACS would be the more pragmatic route for me right now.