WGU is $3000 for 6 months. Courses are self paced and you complete as many as you are capable of per term. The faster you complete it, the cheaper your degree is.
As part of the program, you get these certifications:
Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) – Associate of (ISC)² designation
Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) – Associate of (ISC)² designation
Certified Encryption Specialist (EC-Council ECES)
Certified Incident Handler (EC-Council ECIH)
Certified Internet Webmaster – Site Development Associate (CIW-SDA)
Certified Internet Webmaster – Web Security Associate (CIW-WSA)
A+ (CompTIA)
Network+ (CompTIA)
Security+ (CompTIA)
Project+ (CompTIA)
ITIL Foundation
Here are the courses, not including the general ed stuff. Many, but not all, courses will map to one of the certifications above, and your final exam will be the cert exam. These are included in your tuition, you don't pay extra to take these exams.
All classes are pass/fail, and depend solely on your passing of an exam, or a paper/project, or both in some courses.
Business of IT - Applications
Business of IT - Project Management
Introduction to IT
IT Foundations
IT Applications
Fundamentals of Information Security
Information Systems Security
Network and Security - Foundations
Networks
Network and Security - Applications
Web Development Foundations
Scripting and Programming - Foundations
Managing Web Security
Managing Cloud Security
Data Management - Foundations
Data Management - Applications
Technical Communication
Introduction to Cryptography
Digital Forensics in Cybersecurity
Legal Issues in Information Security
Cyber Defense and Countermeasures
Managing Information Security
Emerging Technologies in Cybersecurity
IT Capstone Written Project
As part of the program, you get these certifications:
Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) – Associate of (ISC)² designation
Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) – Associate of (ISC)² designation
Certified Encryption Specialist (EC-Council ECES)
Certified Incident Handler (EC-Council ECIH)
Certified Internet Webmaster – Site Development Associate (CIW-SDA)
Certified Internet Webmaster – Web Security Associate (CIW-WSA)
A+ (CompTIA)
Network+ (CompTIA)
Security+ (CompTIA)
Project+ (CompTIA)
ITIL Foundation
Here are the courses, not including the general ed stuff. Many, but not all, courses will map to one of the certifications above, and your final exam will be the cert exam. These are included in your tuition, you don't pay extra to take these exams.
All classes are pass/fail, and depend solely on your passing of an exam, or a paper/project, or both in some courses.
Business of IT - Applications
Business of IT - Project Management
Introduction to IT
IT Foundations
IT Applications
Fundamentals of Information Security
Information Systems Security
Network and Security - Foundations
Networks
Network and Security - Applications
Web Development Foundations
Scripting and Programming - Foundations
Managing Web Security
Managing Cloud Security
Data Management - Foundations
Data Management - Applications
Technical Communication
Introduction to Cryptography
Digital Forensics in Cybersecurity
Legal Issues in Information Security
Cyber Defense and Countermeasures
Managing Information Security
Emerging Technologies in Cybersecurity
IT Capstone Written Project
Northwestern California University School of Law
JD Law, 2027 (in progress, currently 2L)
Georgia Tech
MS Cybersecurity (Policy), 2021
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
Western Governors University
BS IT Security, 2018
Chaffey College
AA Sociology, 2015
Accumulated Credit: Undergrad: 258.50 | Graduate: 32
View all of my credit on my Omni Transcript!
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JD Law, 2027 (in progress, currently 2L)
Georgia Tech
MS Cybersecurity (Policy), 2021
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
Western Governors University
BS IT Security, 2018
Chaffey College
AA Sociology, 2015
Accumulated Credit: Undergrad: 258.50 | Graduate: 32
View all of my credit on my Omni Transcript!
Visit the DegreeForum Community Wiki!