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WGU announces the B.S. in Cloud Computing - akr680 - 03-17-2020
https://www.wgu.edu/online-it-degrees/cloud-computing-bachelors-program.html?strala_id=1202541&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWVRBME5tTmlaalppTjJSbSIsInQiOiJxaVk5VnNuSEFiREpmTzZXTkVuaTFERVc4elJUM290Slhxd1wvN1Z4R3F2NVFtVzdQa2tJbitrbXpLXC9BdHpsTWhJZDN1YURHeUo0NVwvWldQb2t6MENQZ0t2TlJ0RHNOVG9ZakFHTmhHRGFpNkF6VmQrMkUzWmMyWmU0UThNK2hEOUp6Y3BlZ0hZM1dsNnpqcWVJc1pnUkE9PSJ9
RE: WGU announces the B.S. in Cloud Computing - jsd - 03-17-2020
Looks like it replaces their B.S. Cloud and Systems Administration degree?
These niche degrees they've been moving to in the past few years are a bit much.
RE: WGU announces the B.S. in Cloud Computing - dfrecore - 03-17-2020
They changed the name, but the courses they require are exactly the same as the old degree. Not sure what's going on, but nothing new here.
RE: WGU announces the B.S. in Cloud Computing - bjcheung77 - 03-17-2020
Oh Yeah...that's what I thought, it was under a slightly different name as I read that last week or about 10 days ago.
Here's the link of the previous post: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-WGU-BSCC-BS-in-Cloud-Computing?
RE: WGU announces the B.S. in Cloud Computing - CarpeDiem8 - 03-17-2020
(03-17-2020, 01:43 PM)dfrecore Wrote: They changed the name, but the courses they require are exactly the same as the old degree. Not sure what's going on, but nothing new here.Yeah I don’t think they’ve updated the site yet but I think I read they are removing some of the certs and replacing with more cloud focused ones
RE: WGU announces the B.S. in Cloud Computing - dfrecore - 03-17-2020
(03-17-2020, 03:07 PM)CarpeDiem8 Wrote:(03-17-2020, 01:43 PM)dfrecore Wrote: They changed the name, but the courses they require are exactly the same as the old degree. Not sure what's going on, but nothing new here.Yeah I don’t think they’ve updated the site yet but I think I read they are removing some of the certs and replacing with more cloud focused ones
The changes to the degree requirements happened a few months ago. The name change happened more recently.
RE: WGU announces the B.S. in Cloud Computing - CarpeDiem8 - 03-17-2020
Honestly, my husband liked the sound of the previous title better. I don't care much for the updated version either!
RE: WGU announces the B.S. in Cloud Computing - dfrecore - 03-17-2020
Either one is fine with mine, he doesn't really care. The word "cloud" is enough.
RE: WGU announces the B.S. in Cloud Computing - CarpeDiem8 - 03-17-2020
(03-17-2020, 06:17 PM)dfrecore Wrote: Either one is fine with mine, he doesn't really care. The word "cloud" is enough.
Oh, is he currently pursuing this, @dfrecore?
RE: WGU announces the B.S. in Cloud Computing - xicovu - 03-18-2020
I feel like WGU's focus on the name choice for degrees is a disservice. Algorithms are looking for Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Information Technology. Deviating from that makes the degree look odd and suspect if you're just scanning quick and don't know what WGU is.
Why people don't just knock out the B.S. Information Technology degree is beyond me. WGU's certification model makes it too specific to be really helpful. No MCSA Microsoft Certs? Linux? VMware? Azure? A Cloud Engineer needs to know Linux very deep, but they barely touch it.When someone has a WGU degree, i just think "Okay, they spent $15k to get a AWS/CCNA/insert cert here.
If WGU had been a for profit school using industry certification for it's coursework, people would be up at arms about it. WGU rubs me the wrong way for some reason.