average time to finish WGU - opinions wanted

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To clarify your comment, is a Competency Unit (CU) at WGU typically to 3 semester credit hours?  Did you accomplish 30 CU (90 cr hrs) all through CLEP or what other sources did you use? It looks like some of the Gen Ed. classes are not offered through CLEP, but, are offered via Study.com, SL, Davar Academy, etc?  I only observed about 4-5 classes if that many she could not do through CLEP?

A CU is (roughly) equivalent to a credit hour.  Most classes are 3-4 CUs.  I CLEP'ed out of 4 courses (Eng. 1&2, Intro to IT, and Geography (using the Intro to Psych CLEP)).

On average, how many classes did you get through per week/month? Did you find you worked on avg amount of time or in spurts where you had more time or felt motivated?  I know she would likely not have much of a social life outside of being a mom and working 40 hrs a week.  Thankfully, our kids are 13 and 17 so fairly self sufficient.

I finished one class a week on average.  Bear in mind I went for a cybersecurity degree and am VERY familiar with the material.

Did you also move through the remaining 30 CU's (15 cr hours) in 6 months at WGU or did it take you longer/shorter?  I think it would be more likely she would take about 6 months to 1 year to complete remaining CLEP GL/business core classes and 6 months of business upper level core programs.

I came in with 67 CUs, needing 55 (15 classes) to complete the degree.  I completed the 15 classes in just under 4 months.