Full Time SWE Looking for the Path of Least Resistance

[bjcheung77]

@pughbert, congrats! Wow, marriage at 21... I didn't get married until I was 33... Anyways, you're at a cross road right now my man, deciding to stay at UMGC for 9 additional credits residency, or go elsewhere... Since you have tuition assistance, use that up along with the Pell Grant!  Having said that, you need to switch your degree to something else, but re-use the exact same credits you have...

Change your degree to the Bachelors of Science in Applied Technology instead, your requirements for residency remains the same of 9 credits, but you get to chose what your remaining credits are (capstone is one of them of course). The only difference is that you need to choose two more courses in addition to that and transfer all outstanding requirements entirely using alternative credit partners.

Your homework for today, is to get the academic evaluation done for Applied Technology, this degree is an awesome mix of your own CS, Development, IT, whatever mix you want really (it has to have a majority of Computer related courses), you need to find an alternative credit partner (I recommend Study.com as they're a partner)... Program Link: https://www.umgc.edu/online-degrees/bach...technology

Courses - Total Credits Required: 120, Required Major Courses: 30 Credits
Take 9 credits in a primary computing focus area; at least 3 of these credits must be upper level
Take 18 credits from any discipline area; you may take courses in multiple disciplines to fulfill this requirement
Applied Technology Capstone(3 Credits, APTC 495), taken as the last course in the major

Requirements - Overall requirements for a bachelor’s degree in applied technology differ slightly from the general bachelor’s degree requirements. You must meet the 30-credit requirement for coursework taken at UMGC, but those credits may be earned in any combination across major, general education, and elective courses.  Make sure you match all the Bachelors Degree Requirements: https://www.umgc.edu/online-degrees/bach...quirements