Pierpont BOG AAS Degree: Some questions

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The Pierpont AAS will get you the credits you need to satisfy WGU's Gen Ed, but not TESU or COSC - they bring in all of the credits and look at them one by one, rather than as a whole.  But that doesn't really matter, as you'll just be bringing in 60 credits towards a BA/BS degree.

For WGU, only about 25-30% of the degree is Gen Ed, so taking the credits just to get the AAS in order to satisfy gen ed requirements there isn't the very best route for you.  And I'm not certain that the AAS will do much for you either, as most employers don't require a general AAS with no concentration for a job.  They normally want something else (experience, a specific degree, or even a BA/BS).  But, if you wanted to try to coordinate your AAS credits with the WGU IT degree, that actually might be very helpful.  They will take lots of credits besides just the Gen Ed portion.

Here is a spreadsheet for the Pierpont AAS, and I have a generic WGU BSIT degree - it may not be the exact degree that you want, but it will give you somewhere to start.  Try to make sure that you figure out the exact degree you want, put in the courses needed, then make sure that as many of the 60cr as possible that you get for the AAS will also take care of requirements for the major in the WGU degree.  The AAS itself will take care of the Gen Ed portion.

Awesome, thanks for the resources. I'm pretty much dead set on the WGU Software Development degree, I've been planning it out for awhile. Maybe their new CS degree depending on how it fits with my plans. As for the AAS for a job, eh, I'd rather have it than not have it. My work experience is spotty so anything to help the resume is a big plus in my book. And personally, I just want the thing. I should have god knows how much CC credits so I should easily meet most of the 60, my only concern is math classes of which I plan to take CLEP tests  which if I complete in time should meet most of the Software Development degree courses and some of the CS ones and some CompTIA certs as well (unless there's a faster way to go about getting some of those math requirements?).

Yes, you can keep taking courses like Straighterline and CLEP to qualify, but evaluations take time. Personally I would do a little extra to be sure. 

You can use the AAS degree to get out of Gen Ed requirements at many schools. Good plan

That was my only worry in case I didn't meet the graduation requirements. I plan to take as many classes in my spare time to satisfy those 60 credits which, including all my CC stuff, should hopefully be enough.

Again thanks for all the help.