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Need advice in putting together degree plan for my wife (and me)
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(08-05-2018, 01:34 PM)CassandraMT Wrote:
(08-05-2018, 09:52 AM)bjcheung77 Wrote: My suggestion is for the two of you to work towards the same degree.  If your wife is adamant with WGU, go with them, and you can try getting a WGU BSBA or you can go for a TESU BALS or BSBA.  The main thing here is to work on all the MS/CLEP and other credits together, as a study buddy and also someone to "poke" at you to get you accountable to completing X amount of exams/courses in X amounts of time.  

If you wife is not adamant with a Cybersecurity degree (many people who go into Cybersecurity come from other fields and get IT certs instead along with experience, their degree is in something completely different, like History), the both of you can work again towards the same degree goal at WGU or TESU.  Essentially, the main thing is, create that course list, a spreadsheet, a timeline of completion and stick to it.

Yeah, she's pretty adamant about getting that degree. I tried to pitch her CIS instead, as it would be easier to test out of, but she wants that degree.

So far I have...

College Comp CELP (MS)
Technical writing DSST
Critical thinking and logic TECEP
Social Sciences and History CELP (MS)
College Algebra ALEKS
Intro to probablility and statistics ALEKS
Two of the 1 credit science labs from SL

I had intro to communication from SL penciled in, but I'm wondering if I can find a substitute, like will Saylor's Principles Of Human Communication work intead? Also, Intermediate Algebra in on the spreadsheet from Study.com, but I can't find that course there? The only intermediate algebra course I have found is a TECEP from TESU. And I still have to decide on a 3 credit science course.

First, why do you think the BSBA/CIS degree is "easier"?  I don't think that's the case at all.  If I was going to recommend a degree for someone and they really wanted the Cybersecurity degree, there is absolutely zero chance I would recommend the BSBA/CIS degree.  Not in a million years.  I think the Cybersecurity degree is a thousand times more useful than the BSBA/CIS.

Second, why would you want to do the exact same degree as your wife when she knows exactly what she wants and you're not (I don't think) in the same field?  I wouldn't spend a single second trying for the same degree as my husband just for the heck of it.  He's in one field, I'm in another, we don't have the same interests, and we don't want the same degree.

You are separate people, with separate paths to take, don't try to limit her and don't limit yourself.  Both of you go out there and get the degree each of you wants!
TESU BSBA/HR 2018 - WVNCC BOG AAS 2017 - GGU Cert in Mgmt 2000
EXAMS: TECEP Tech Wrtg, Comp II, LA Math, PR, Computers  DSST Computers, Pers Fin  CLEP Mgmt, Mktg
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RE: Need advice in putting together degree plan for my wife (and me) - by dfrecore - 08-07-2018, 09:09 PM

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