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CS adjacent degree and quickly - vmarsa03 - 03-29-2024
Your Location:Washington state, USA
Your Age:25
What kind of degree do you want?:The official end goal is the Georgia Tech masters in cybersecurity
Current Regional Accredited Credits: None,willing to nab some
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:
Provider Total Credits: 71 from sophia and 43 (I think) from coursera along with assorted teex credits because I am currently going through their cybersecurity series
Budget: I think I could comfortably afford up to 5k out of pocket
Commitments: I work 55 hours a week.
Dedicated time to study: I can study as much as is needed during the night or weekends and my job is about 5 hours of downtime a day. But for context, I finished all the Sophia classes below in 25 days.
Timeline: I want to finish as fast as possible
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: None but I am eligible for about 2k worth of FAFSA pell grants
Total Semester Credits: 71.0
Sophia:
Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS
Course Title: VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS
Course Title: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Course Title: WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION
Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Course Title: U.S. HISTORY I
Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS
Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY:
Course Title: ART HISTORY I
Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO NUTRITION
Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO WEB DEVELOPMENT
Course Title: MACROECONOMICS
Course Title: U.S. GOVERNMENT
Course Title: MICROECONOMICS
Course Title: HUMAN BIOLOGY
Course Title: SPANISH I
Course Title: FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS
Course Title: PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE
Course Title: HUMAN BIOLOGY LAB
Course Title: COLLEGE ALGEBRA
Course Title: CALCULUS I
Course Title: BUSINESS ETHICS
Course Title: INTRODUCTION TO COLLEGE MATHEMATICS
Coursera:
Google UX design: 3 credits
Google Data Analytics: 9 credits
Google Digital Marketing: 9 credits
Google IT Support: 12 credits
Google Project Management: 9 credits
IBM Cybersecurity: 10 credits
I am clearly considering the UMPI degree, I was thinking about getting the BAS in information systems, project management and accounting minors. But does anyone know if I could possibly get BBA in accounting and the BBA in project management and information systems? My concern is that a minor in information systems wont get me into the GT program or get me into entry level jobs.
Another question is, I have 5 days left in my Sophia membership, what other classes should I take? I am currently waiting on my touchstone to be graded for Business Law, any other recommendations? Thanks!
RE: CS adjacent degree and quickly - ss20ts - 03-29-2024
You can't get a BABA with Accounting Concentration and a BABA with PM & IS Concentration as there aren't enough courses that are different. You can complete the BABA with 2 Concentrations though. Both BABAs are just that - a BABA. Neither the minor or concentration will actually prepare you to work in MIS.
RE: CS adjacent degree and quickly - vmarsa03 - 03-29-2024
(03-29-2024, 11:21 AM)ss20ts Wrote: You can't get a BABA with Accounting Concentration and a BABA with PM & IS Concentration as there aren't enough courses that are different. You can complete the BABA with 2 Concentrations though. Both BABAs are just that - a BABA. Neither the minor or concentration will actually prepare you to work in MIS.
Thank you for clarifying, that makes a lot of sense.
RE: CS adjacent degree and quickly - bjcheung77 - 03-29-2024
@vmarsa03, Welcome to the board, great intro with addendum and template, you're 22 years my junior, wow, I'm almost double your age! Really, you're so young, you should continue doing the recommended balanced mix/match trifecta of certs, degree, experience. Since you have the energy, money, time to complete things, and have no graded credits yet, I would go the Pierpont BOG AAS Info Systems, ladder that up to the UMPI BAS with a minor of your choice, add 3-4 courses that will go towards the UMPI MAOL. For now, stop the TEEX or put it on pause, complete any of the Sophia.org classes that do not have any touchstones, then resume TEEX after Sophia.org is done...
RE: CS adjacent degree and quickly - vmarsa03 - 03-29-2024
(03-29-2024, 02:12 PM)bjcheung77 Wrote: @vmarsa03, Welcome to the board, great intro with addendum and template, you're 22 years my junior, wow, I'm almost double your age! Really, you're so young, you should continue doing the recommended balanced mix/match trifecta of certs, degree, experience. Since you have the energy, money, time to complete things, and have no graded credits yet, I would go the Pierpont BOG AAS Info Systems, ladder that up to the UMPI BAS with a minor of your choice, add 3-4 courses that will go towards the UMPI MAOL. For now, stop the TEEX or put it on pause, complete any of the Sophia.org classes that do not have any touchstones, then resume TEEX after Sophia.org is done...
Hi Bj! Big fan of your work (the wiki and your many comments and threads) I am definitely maximizing certs, before I started the degree process I was drilling the Comptia cert set. I did put TEEX on pause while I did my month of Sophia. Do you have any specific recommendations for specific Sophia classes? I think I am already at the 90 credit transfer and I have my GE's done, so I am waffling a little bit for what to do in my last week of Sophia courses