Looking into WGU. Interested in some preliminary feedback.

[rowan555]

My goal for my husband would be to whittle the courses needed down to what he thinks he can accomplish in a single term. It would be smarter for him to take more courses up front in many cases. For someone who has a lot more courses to take, it might make more sense to look at 2 terms. Or, stick with 1 term, and take as much as possible ahead of time, maybe even studying for a couple of courses in advance. Just to give you a head-start on those courses once you start the program.

This was our plan with our son - make sure it was possible, and even likely, for him to complete his degree in a single term. He may have even done a few more courses to transfer in than needed, but he'll be left with 11 courses to take when he enrolls. Your advice to begin studying some of the more challenging material ahead of time is wise - even if you do that with just one or two courses, and it speeds up your completion, it can help you with making your one or two term completion goal.

[Thorne]

Thanks dfrecore and rowan. This is a lot of food for thought! I got used to that long-term study strategy in community college, so I just need to reapply it here. I still doubt I'll be able to pull this all in one term, but it is worth a shot.

[dfrecore]

Thanks dfrecore and rowan. This is a lot of food for thought! I got used to that long-term study strategy in community college, so I just need to reapply it here. I still doubt I'll be able to pull this all in one term, but it is worth a shot.

I would wait for the Eval to come through so you know where you stand. Then, take the remaining Gen Ed's through SL (or wherever you want). Take Intro to Programming with C++ (SL, comes in as Script and Programming-Foundations). You know these will work for sure, so that's an easy one to do before enrolling. And SL is a partner program, so you can send over your transcripts as you complete the courses for free.

Also, ask about the following:
Project Management through Study.com or Sophia
MIS DSST exam or Ed4Credit course to see if it will count for Business of IT
Intro to IT (SL) for Intro to IT course (maybe not needed if it's fulfilled by your AAS)

Then with your CCNA, CCNA: Security, and CCNP certs, you will have 10 courses max to complete. Maybe 7 if they'll take the IT, MIS and PM courses. That is totally doable in a term.