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Looking for a plan for BSc in CS - quadralift - 05-10-2021
Hello, I'm a Canadian looking for a plan that I can use to transfer to the big 3 to finish my degree, needs to be 100% online. More reliable is more important than the absolute cheapest.
I see some plans for BA in Comp Sci but are there any for BSc in CS? Ideally from someone who has already transferred successfully.
EDIT: I found this plan: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-WGU-BSSD-TESU-BSBA-CIS
How can I adapt this for WGU's computer science degree? https://www.wgu.edu/online-it-degrees/computer-science.html
RE: Looking for a plan for BSc in CS - dfrecore - 05-10-2021
In the US, a BA or BS is generally the same (BA means you have a few extra credits in the gen ed in humanities/social sciences), but really, it just doesn't matter much.
RE: Looking for a plan for BSc in CS - ss20ts - 05-10-2021
(05-10-2021, 10:25 AM)quadralift Wrote: Hello, I'm a Canadian looking for a plan that I can use to transfer to the big 3 to finish my degree, needs to be 100% online. More reliable is more important than the absolute cheapest.
I see some plans for BA in Comp Sci but are there any for BSc in CS? Ideally from someone who has already transferred successfully.
EDIT: I found this plan: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-WGU-BSSD-TESU-BSBA-CIS
How can I adapt this for WGU's computer science degree? https://www.wgu.edu/online-it-degrees/computer-science.html
As you're Canadian, you will want to confirm in writing that WGU will accept you. They don't accept international students in all of their programs. WGU also doesn't have a lot of gen eds so it's harder to max out transfer credit at WGU. On their website they have a list of what classes can be transferred in for each degree. There are many courses which don't have equivalents so you must take them their. If you have an issue with proctoring, you may want to do a lot of research on WGU. If you don't want to deal with proctoring, you may want to consider Purdue Global's Excel Track online degrees which are also competency based. The Excel Track programs don't have exams. You write papers or complete projects instead. Some people prefer this over tests. TESU (one of the Big 3) has the broadest amount of IT degrees available. They offer degrees in more subject areas so you can really focus on one specific area.
RE: Looking for a plan for BSc in CS - bjcheung77 - 05-10-2021
Where in Canada are you from? Do you have any college credits or any certificates? In the US, a BA and a BS is the same thing, the course content and requirements are mainly the same as well. Whenever I look at a program, I usually look at courses offered and see if that program is what I am looking for. Are you looking for specific computer science courses, such as mainly programming, software development, or something in particular?
RE: Looking for a plan for BSc in CS - rachel83az - 05-10-2021
How soon do you need the degree? I mean, are you young and could you afford to take a "gap year" after taking some credits? I ask because UMPI is going to start offering a BS in CS later this year or early next year. If you were to take (almost) everything at Sophia, you could be ready to transfer to UMPI when the degree is offered. But there is no guarantee that it would be immediately available. UMPI is near the Canadian border so they are used to working with Canadian students and have a special process for them. But you might wind up needing to wait for about 6 months before you could complete your degree there.
RE: Looking for a plan for BSc in CS - quadralift - 05-10-2021
I'm from Nova scotia, I think I only have one or two courses, I would be basically starting from scratch. I have a decent amount of time, it's not urgent and I still need to upgrade my math. I will look into Sophia and UMPI.
I am fine with a BA if it is in comp sci. I have also been considering athabasca or centennial but I don't think those are cs degrees.
(05-10-2021, 12:46 PM)bjcheung77 Wrote: Where in Canada are you from? Do you have any college credits or any certificates? In the US, a BA and a BS is the same thing, the course content and requirements are mainly the same as well. Whenever I look at a program, I usually look at courses offered and see if that program is what I am looking for. Are you looking for specific computer science courses, such as mainly programming, software development, or something in particular?I am looking for a mix of software engineering and programming. Basically I have been doing coding for around 8 years but want some more credentials and the ability to work on more difficult work.
(05-10-2021, 02:17 PM)rachel83az Wrote: How soon do you need the degree? I mean, are you young and could you afford to take a "gap year" after taking some credits? I ask because UMPI is going to start offering a BS in CS later this year or early next year. If you were to take (almost) everything at Sophia, you could be ready to transfer to UMPI when the degree is offered. But there is no guarantee that it would be immediately available. UMPI is near the Canadian border so they are used to working with Canadian students and have a special process for them. But you might wind up needing to wait for about 6 months before you could complete your degree there.
This Sophia site seems amazing, how do I find out what courses to take to transfer to umpi?
RE: Looking for a plan for BSc in CS - MNomadic - 05-10-2021
Assuming you're able to attend WGU, you can transfer everything in to their BSCS except for 38 credits using sophia and study.com alone. I'd start by taking everthing from sophia that transfers and then finish off with everything you can from study.com.
https://partners.wgu.edu/Pages/Single.aspx?aid=22062&pid=86
https://partners.wgu.edu/Pages/Single.aspx?aid=19142&pid=86
A couple minor tips:
-take sophia's communication at work over public speaking because it's much quicker.
-Take all 3 data management courses through study.com because they have considerable overlap.
-Study.com's BIO101L is a virtual lab so no expensive lab kit.
-all the english composition options from sophia or study.com include several papers so you may wish to just take those with WGU as it would only be 1-2 papers(I think)
-Some subjects may be quicker to pass at WGU if you already have the knowledge to pass the final.
edit: scripting and programming applications can be covered by Saylor, bringing the total credits you have to complete at WGU down to 34. That brings you right up to the maximum of transferring in 75% of your credits. You could at most transfer in 1 more 3 credit course(if you can find one) but not a 4 credit course. Saylor courses are hit or miss, but they're very cheap(just pay for proctoring). So since you already have experience with coding, you may be able to pass it cold.
https://partners.wgu.edu/Pages/Single.aspx?aid=15769&pid=86
RE: Looking for a plan for BSc in CS - rachel83az - 05-10-2021
(05-10-2021, 03:10 PM)quadralift Wrote: This Sophia site seems amazing, how do I find out what courses to take to transfer to umpi?
The simplest plan would be to literally take everything except for English Comp I/II, the Foundations Courses, and College Readiness. There are some suggestions on which order to take them in here: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sophia.org
So far, they've been reported to accept everything that's been tried so far, except College Readiness: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sophia.org_Equivalency_List
There is also a UMPI-specific page here: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/UMPI_Sophia_Transfer_Equivalents It does not have the very newest Sophia classes yet because the classes are so new. If you want to avoid doing work that you don't have to, I would focus first on the GEC objectives + everything from the Computer Science and IT category. This would make it slightly more complicated to plan your Sophia courses, but not terribly so.
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/University_of_Maine_at_Presque_Isle - Because you are Canadian, I presume that you've taken French in school? UMPI offers French (so you don't have to take Spanish) or, if you live near a CLEP testing center ( https://clep.collegeboard.org/test-center-search ), then you could take the French CLEP exam.
RE: Looking for a plan for BSc in CS - bjcheung77 - 05-10-2021
I would focus mainly on Sophia.org courses for lower level and take anything that is required and not offered at Sophia.org at UMPI directly or go for Study.com courses, just make sure you have all your general education/free electives completed and work on the area of study or major last as the BSCS isn't offered yet. This way, just in case something such as WGU or TESU looks more appealing, you can "change" schools anytime. For example, if you are more into BSIT with Data Science as an option, then go for it at Brandman - they'll soon be University of Massachusetts - Global.