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TESU Simultaneous degrees - Need all credits in AOS or 24?
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(09-07-2019, 12:18 AM)bjcheung77 Wrote: TESU BACS is test out able, the BSIT is almost as good with just the two science I/II courses that are not test out able... You can always go for a Masters in Cybersecurity. In fact, TESU just came out with one, haha... but it's too expensive, I would rather go for another school such as WGU for the Masters.
I'm looking at potentially doing a MBA at a B&M when I get to that point. But true, I could (and may) also look into getting one in Cybersecurity when the time comes.
(09-07-2019, 09:05 AM)natshar Wrote: Here are the certs you need to finish WGU degrees:

B.S. Cybersecurity and Information Assurance
Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) - Associate of (ISC)2 designation
Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) - Associate of (ISC)2 designation
Certified Encryption Specialist (EC-Council ECES)
Certified Incident Handler (EC-Concil ECIH)
ITIL Foundation Certification
CompTIA A+
CompTIA IT Operations Specialist
CompTIA Network+
CompTIA Project+
CompTIA Secure Infrastructure Specialist
CompTIA Security+
CIW Site Development Associate
CIW Web Security Associate

B.S. Computer Science
Oracle Database SQL
ITIL Foundation Certification
CompTIA Project+
CIW Site Development Associate

M.S. Cybersecurity and Information Assurance
EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker
EC-Council Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI)

You are right cybersecurity is a lot of certs unless you already have most of them then I see why you would avoid this degree. And we've already discussed cybersecurity at TESU. For computer science, WGU only requires four certs, but unless you already have all or most of them, you made it clear you want to do TESU. But I just want to point out WGUs computer science bachelors even if you don't do it. However, WGUs masters program only requires two certs and it is a grad degree which would provide more benefit than two bachelors degrees.

I'd suggest doing TESU for undergrad in computer science and then WGU for a masters in cybersecurity. Also, for your undergrad do the free TEEX courses in cybersecurity because they are free and you might already know a lot of the material.

https://www.wgu.edu/online-it-degrees/it...tions.html
WGU Cybersecurity Masters degree actually has my interest now if it's really just the two certs. Those are certs I'm actually interested in too seeing as neither is entry-level and I find the material covered in them interesting. Thanks for that. I will definitely look into it when it comes time for graduate-level studies.
(09-07-2019, 10:15 AM)mysonx3 Wrote:
(09-07-2019, 09:05 AM)natshar Wrote: I'd suggest doing TESU for undergrad in computer science and then WGU for a masters in cybersecurity.

This was going to be my suggestion as well, but it looks like a couple of people beat me to it.

Also, I don't understand why you would avoid WGU because of certs. You're going to have to take exams/learn material anyway, why wouldn't you want to get more bang for your buck by getting credits AND certs for the same work? The way I see it, you can either take a Study.com course and get college credit for it, or you can take a cert exam and get college credit for it PLUS a potentially useful cert. The certs may not move the needle, but I can't understand seeing them as a negative.
For the same reason people suggest going for a Masters degree instead of a second bachelors. As you said, they don't move the needle. The CCSP, SSCP, Certified Encryption Specialist, Certified Incident Handler, and CompTIA Project+ certs are all certs I wouldn't mind (and probably will do) doing at some point, however the rest are either unheard of in the industry (CIW certs), certs I've previously had that are no longer useful to me (A+ and Net+) or I already have (Sec+).

As I mentioned previously, I'm not opposed to doing certs and credits at the same time. I applaud the idea. Its the sheer number of certs that need to be done (for some WGU degrees) as well as the quality of some of the certs. A dozen entry-level certs does me no good, when I could be building on that knowledge in pursuit of more advanced certs (as I am). So, its not that I see doing both (or just the certs themselves) at the same time as a negative. I see them as neutral. They do absolutely nothing for me. They don't take anything away (other than time), but they also don't really help me at all. That said, I likely will consider WGU for a Cybersecurity Masters later down the road, since there aren't a dozen certs to do, the certs have good name recognition and are well-known, and most importantly they interest me.
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RE: TESU Simultaneous degrees - Need all credits in AOS or 24? - by Elitis - 09-07-2019, 11:04 AM

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