Help with WGU Degree Plan

[shadowgem]

Hello Everybody,

I know somebody who is looking at a Bachelor's in Network Operations and Security at WGU, mainly for the certs. He has no college credits currently, he will be starting from scratch. With me being a Straighterline Junkie, I informed him that the Gen Ed classes can be taken at Straighterline so he can hop right into the IT curriculum. Here are the general education classes I see that are needed, and my best guess at equivalents on SL. Let me know your thoughts:

Introduction to Communication - SL Intro to Comm
English Composition I - SL English Comm I
English Composition II - SL English Comm II
Introduction to Geography - SL Western Civilization I?
Intermediate Algebra - Aleks College Algebra?
Introduction to Probability and Statistics - SL Introduction to Statistics
Introduction to Humanities - SL Intro to Religion
Critical Thinking and Logic - Need guidance here
College Algebra - Aleks PreCalc?
Introduction to Biology - SL Intro to Biology
Natural Science Lab - SL Biology Lab
Integrated Physical Sciences - SL General Chemestry I

I appreciate your feedback on if I am on the right track, and if these classes will work. Also, what about Critical Thinking and Logic, any idea for that requirement? I'd like to help him get rolling quick so he can jump right into the IT courses

I'm not sure your friend will be able to earn credit for both Aleks College Algebra and Aleks Precalculus. Aleks recently restricted some course combinations from being able to receive credit. Aleks Ace Credit-Recommended Details

*Students cannot receive ACE credit for both of the courses in the following combinations:

• College Algebra and College Algebra with Trigonometry
  
  
• College Algebra and PreCalculus
  
  
• College Algebra with Trigonometry and Trigonometry
  
  
• Trigonometry and PreCalculus
  
  
• College Algebra with Trigonometry and PreCalculus
  
  
• Introduction to Statistics and Business Statistics
  
  
• Introduction to Statistics and Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
  
  
• Business Statistics and Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
  

Study.com does offer courses for Intermediate Algebra, College Algebra, and PreCalculus, so that may be another option as well.

Thanks for pointing that out. I guess College Algebra and Trigonometry as separate courses would be fine?

As far as I can tell you should still be able to get credit for both of those Aleks courses individually without any problem. You should also be able to earn credit in one of the statistics courses as well if that is needed, although some find the Aleks statistics course more challenging than their other courses.