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With the IT major which classes should I do where (Sophia, etc.)? - whiverem - 08-11-2022
Hi, I'm kind of new here.
I was wondering which classes should you do at Straighter Line, Study.com, Sophia and stuff like that, and which ones should you do at WGU?
I want to make my IT degree as easy as possible, and maybe also as fast as possible.
If the cost is low that would be good too, but I don't really care about how much this is going to end up costing, WGU and all the stuff I mentioned above seem pretty cheap as it is.
I have some idea but I'm not 100% sure. If someone can list all the courses and which ones to do where, to make the degree the easiest, that would really help. Thank you.
Between Straighter Line, Study.com and Sophia which is easiest? - whiverem - 08-11-2022
Which one has open book tests or no tests at all? Which one is easiest?
RE: Between Straighter Line, Study.com and Sophia which is easiest? - jsd - 08-11-2022
Easiest is always relative, but Sophia has open book/note exams and is unproctored. And it's the cheapest of the three.
RE: Between Straighter Line, Study.com and Sophia which is easiest? - rachel83az - 08-11-2022
Sophia is 100% open book. Some StraighterLine exams are open book (but you sometimes have to fight with the proctors about this). No Study.com exams are open book.
That said, between SDC and SL, SDC is probably easier for MOST courses due to the way the points are allocated.
RE: Between Straighter Line, Study.com and Sophia which is easiest? - whiverem - 08-11-2022
(08-11-2022, 11:32 AM)rachel83az Wrote: Sophia is 100% open book. Some StraighterLine exams are open book (but you sometimes have to fight with the proctors about this). No Study.com exams are open book.
That said, between SDC and SL, SDC is probably easier for MOST courses due to the way the points are allocated.
Umm how do I find out which SL courses are open book?
(08-11-2022, 11:31 AM)jsd Wrote: Easiest is always relative, but Sophia has open book/note exams and is unproctored. And it's the cheapest of the three.
Sophia seems like the easiest for me too. Thanks so much for this information.
RE: Between Straighter Line, Study.com and Sophia which is easiest? - rachel83az - 08-11-2022
There is a list of which courses are open book and not here: https://www.straighterline.com/how-it-works/online-proctoring/exam-proctoring-details/ As already stated, sometimes the proctors aren't made aware that the exam is open book, so you have to be ready to argue.
RE: Between Straighter Line, Study.com and Sophia which is easiest? - whiverem - 08-11-2022
(08-11-2022, 12:48 PM)rachel83az Wrote: There is a list of which courses are open book and not here: https://www.straighterline.com/how-it-works/online-proctoring/exam-proctoring-details/ As already stated, sometimes the proctors aren't made aware that the exam is open book, so you have to be ready to argue.
Okay, thank ya. I'm glad you told me this.
RE: Between Straighter Line, Study.com and Sophia which is easiest? - bjcheung77 - 08-11-2022
For me, it's Sophia > Study.com > StraighterLine. There are a few things you should do, 1) Decide on the degree so you know the requirements, you just mentioned WGU IT and they have several. 2) Create a spreadsheet of the requirements and view National partners.wgu.edu, from there, select Sophia.org, Study.com, StraighterLine, and anything else you are interested in, then input as many courses that go towards that degree 3) On my signature, there is a "plans" link, select the IT plan template and compare with yours 4) Upload your "homework" and we'll see if something is missing.
RE: With the IT major which classes should I do where (Sophia, etc.)? - bjcheung77 - 08-11-2022
For me, it's Sophia > Study.com > StraighterLine. There are a few things you should do, 1) Decide on the degree so you know the requirements, you just mentioned WGU IT and they have several. 2) Create a spreadsheet of the requirements and view National partners.wgu.edu, from there, select Sophia.org, Study.com, StraighterLine, and anything else you are interested in, then input as many courses that go towards that degree 3) On my signature, there is a "plans" link, select the IT plan template and compare with yours 4) Upload your "homework" and we'll see if something is missing.
RE: With the IT major which classes should I do where (Sophia, etc.)? - origamishuttle - 08-11-2022
In addition to the excellent advice already given, join the discord! https://discord.com/invite/unwgu Read everything that applies in the #faq channel.