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Documenting My Son's WGU Experience
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I just realized I haven't checked in here for a while. I wanted to report that with 10 weeks left in his term, my son just completed all his degree requirements! Spreadsheets was a huge thorn in his side and he failed that assessment on the first try, mostly due to anxiety about it combined with a technical issue during the exam. He aced it on the second try and says he wishes he'd done what some other students recommended and done the assessment first, then used that to learn what he needed to.

The Capstone and Portfolio took about a week - so for those of you concerned it takes a month or more to do the capstone, it really isn't nearly as bad as people make it out to be.
Here Researching for my son, who has done the following:
Community College: Intro to Philosophy, Fundamentals of IT, English Comp 1
Saylor: Intro to Business, Principles of  Marketing, Corporate Communication
Shmoop: US History 2 (WGU won't accept this)
ALEKS: Int. Algebra, College Algebra
Study.com: Personal Finance, Principles of Finance, HR Management, Global Business, Advanced Operations Management
Straighterline: US History 2, Environmental Science, US History, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, English Comp 2, Principles of Management, Business Law, Business Ethics, Psychology, Organizational Behavior, Accounting 1,Communication, Managerial Accounting, Statistics
Ed4Credit: Managing Information Systems
Sophia: Project Management
WGU: Bachelors in HR Management 

Second son is currently attending Penn Foster for his high school diploma, then on to Ashworth for An Associates in Criminal Justice
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Excellent - Congratulations!!!
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MBA, Healthcare Management, Western Governors University - in progress
MS, Management and Leadership, Western Governors University - 2017
BS, Business Administration, Thomas Edison State University - 2016

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(09-18-2017, 01:21 PM)rowan555 Wrote: I just realized I haven't checked in here for a while. I wanted to report that with 10 weeks left in his term, my son just completed all his degree requirements! Spreadsheets was a huge thorn in his side and he failed that assessment on the first try, mostly due to anxiety about it combined with a technical issue during the exam. He aced it on the second try and says he wishes he'd done what some other students recommended and done the assessment first, then used that to learn what he needed to.

The Capstone and Portfolio took about a week - so for those of you concerned it takes a month or more to do the capstone, it really isn't nearly as bad as people make it out to be.

Ah this is great to see and I'm very happy for you and him!

Congratulations!
Georgia Tech
MS Cybersecurity (Policy), 2021

Western Governors University
MBA IT Management, 2026
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
Certificate in Operations Management, 2023
Certificate in Computer Information Systems, 2023

Chaffey College
AA Sociology, 2015

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Congratulations!
Master of Business Administration, Universidad Isabel I, 2021
Master in Management & Team Management, Universidad Isabel I, 2021
Master in International Trade, Universidad Isabel I, 2021
Master in Supply Chain Management, Universidad Isabel I, 2021
Master in Project Management, Universidad Isabel I, 2023

BS Information Technology, Western Governors University, 2017
AAS Cybersecurity, Community College, 2017
FEMA Emergency Management Certificate, 2017
Fundraising Specialization Certificate, Berkeley/Haas, 2020

Undergraduate Credits: 165 Semester Credits
Graduate Credits: 105 ECTS (52.5 Semester Credits)
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