WGU MBA IT Management - The Journey from the Beginning to the End

[Merlin]

I recently picked up the HP 10bII+ Financial Calculator which covers quite a bit. If the 12c is the recommended option (is it used in the text and/or examples?), then I should probably return it while I am still within the return window.

You may not need to return your calculator.  Below is what I found on the WGU site about approved calculators:

"Some examples of acceptable calculators include:
 

• TI-30
  
  
• TI-34
  
  
• TI-36
  
  
• TI-82
  
  
• TI-83
  
  
• TI-83+
  
  
• TI-84
  
  
• TI-84+
  
  
• TI-85
  
  
• TI-86
  
  
• TI-Nspire (non-CAS)
  
  
• TI BA II Plus (not the Professional series)
  
  
• HP 10b
  
  
• HP 10bII
  
  
• HP 12c
  
  
• HP 12cPlatinum
  
  
• Sharp EL-738C
  
  
• Casio FC-200V
  
  
• Casio FX300
  
  
• Embedded Calculator (Available in testing environment)"
  

Thanks!

I looked that up last night as well after seeing the initial message. I also did some web searches and from what I gather it seems like the WGU text uses the TI BAII Plus for some of the examples, but I didn't see any HP examples (for 10bII or 12c). That probably doesn't matter but it could make things easier.

In any case, from what I can see via web searches people recommend the 10bII and 12c for bachelor's level accounting & finance courses and recommend the HP 17bII for more advanced stuff like MBA coursework. But then again, others say that excel is more useful for MBA material and any calculator will work for the calculations on exams. Of course, those comments are not WGU specific, but MBA courses in general.

I'd love to use my TI nSpire CX, but its the CAS version. Not sure why CAS matters outside of algebra; business classes will mainly use the financial solver and that is not CAS based.