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Since Hodges killed their UPower program, I'm going with WGU. I've sent them my CLEP, ACE, CompTIA, ISC2 and B&M transcripts. Holding off on DSST transcript until I take MIS. Hoping to start 6/1, but Pierpont conferral isn't until 5/12, and I have to send the transcripts after conferral happens. If I have to wait until 7/1, I can live with that. Going to try to knock it out in one semester. Taking the CISA (13 credits) 4/16 (and sending transcripts when I'm certified). May also attempt the 4 MTA exams that count towards the degree between 4/16 and 6/1.
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MIS DSST and CISA overlap, so just hoping I pass the CISA...
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Overlap in content or the credit they will earn?
TESU - BSBA: CIS - Dec '17
TECEP Eng Comp I, Marriage and Family, Strategic Management, Networking, Computer Concepts, Liberal Math, Tech Writing, Managerial Accounting DSST MIS, Cybersecurity Study.com Macroeconomics COSC Cornerstone, Software Engineering Straighterline Business Ethics
Next: Related classes at local CC and various Cybersecurity certifications.
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Got a preliminary pass on the CISA this morning. I have to wait for ISACA to officially grade it, then show my relevant work experience. I should have the official designation in about 6 weeks. 13 credit hours down for WGU :-) .
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Congrats! That's a cool cert.
Georgia Tech
MS Cybersecurity (Policy), 2021
Western Governors University
MBA IT Management, in progress (16/35cr, anticipated 2025)
BS IT Security, 2018
Northwestern California University School of Law
1L 20cr completed, withdrew from school, 2023-24
Thomas Edison State University
BA Computer Science, 2023
BA Psychology, 2016
AS Business Administration, 2023
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Certificate in Computer Information Systems, 2023
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(04-16-2018, 08:48 PM)jsd Wrote: Congrats! That's a cool cert.
Thanks!! I look forward to having the word "Auditor" on my resume to strike fear in the weak minded :-D .
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Got my official score for the CISA. The scoring is weird. 200 is the minimum you can get, 800 is the max. 450 is passing. I cut a 614.
Next is putting together my work and other experience into a package to send to ISACA (5 years infosec/audit experience required) . The BOG AAS actually knocked a year off the experience requirement. Another year was eliminated with general IT experience. The final 3 years have to be signed off by current or former coworkers or supervisors. Fortunately, 2 years got signed off this evening at our local OWASP meeting (2 former coworkers from 2 different jobs showed up). The final year will be signed off by my boss this week.
I'm looking forward to sending this package off and sending the CISA cert to WGU when ISACA approves it. One more step towards the bachelors.
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Great work!
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PierPont BOG A.A.S 2018
CompTIA A+,Sec+.
SL. Intro to Environmental Science, Intro to Biology. 6 Credit hours.
Brick and Mortar college's 50 RA credits.
Pierpont institutional credit INFO 2207, INFO 2256, INFO 2305. 9 Credit hours.
Sophia. Developing Effective Teams, The Essentials of Managing Conflict. 2 Credit hours
The Institutes. 312N-H Ethics, 2 credit hours.
Brick and Mortar College. Eng 205 research writing, 3 credit hours.
CLEP. Information Systems, 3 Credit hours.
Stanford Online. America's Poverty and Inequality Course, Statement of accomplishment.
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I got an eval from WGU last week....For the BSNOS. I had asked them to change my major back in March to BSCSIA and they didn't do it. That finally happened this week. The other eval had me at 45 credits though, and that's before the CISA (13) and the MTA exams I'll be taking next month (12 if I pass all 4)....so 70 hours going in? Not too shabby.
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