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WGU BS-CS in 1 term?
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(12-23-2019, 01:22 PM)allvia Wrote: I'm going to 2nd dfrecore suggestion. If I were you once you have this semesters grades posted (Dec 2019) I would apply to WGU and send over your transcripts ASAP. WGU evaluates very quickly and then you'll know where you stand with them - that will not only make it easier to know what you need to earn the bachelor, it will likely make it quicker and cheaper too. Once the WGU evaluation is complete come back and report - we can guide you on how to get the most credits (90) before starting WGU so you can finish in the single term (before Nov 2020).
I have decided not to finish my associates degree because that would take me couple more quarters. I have 4 classes remaining for associates: calculus 1c, Physics 4a, Physics 4b, Data structures and Assembly. 
I talked to the enrollment counsellor today and he said my start date might be june 1(ugh). I have to wait till my current classes's grades are posted to send them the transcript. But hopefully many of my cc classes would transfer out. Meanwhile I might try to do saylor classes if I can finish them before my start date.

(12-23-2019, 12:59 PM)dfrecore Wrote: Your main issue is going to be that you're not actually transferring 61cr to WGU - you will have the GE waived (about 30cr) and they will apply your credits to the major requirements on a course-by-course evaluation.  So you may get more or less credits than you think - this listing shows what the max is, but you may have additional credits due to taking some courses or not.

So if you took 7 courses you needed through Study.com (maybe 2/mo for mo1, 2/mo for mo2, 3/mo for mo3), you'd be done in 3 months, for a cost of $667, and then have exactly 31cr left to finish at WGU, which is definitely doable in 6 months or less.

Also, you might want to consider skipping the AA, and just going straight to Study.com/Saylor and then WGU sooner.  Many of the courses you're taking aren't required.  Calc 1B and 1C for instance.  Physics will get your credits, but you could also taking something else through a course provider.  If you stopped the AA entirely, and just switched to course providers who would give you what you needed, you could complete these in a few months, and start at WGU MUCH sooner, making it easier to graduate sooner.

I have decided to skip associates. After this quarter ends and the grades are posted I will send in my transcript for evaluation. I talked with the enrollment counsellor at wgu today and he said my possible start date might be june 1(which is so far..) . In that case I should start taking courses from elsewhere too so I can knock 1 or 2 courses out before transferring. But I dont know which courses should I take. Are there additional courses than those mentioned in my original post that I should take? Also I wont be finishing Physics 4A, 4b, Calc 1C, Assembly at cc in this case but I have finished Physics 2A that had a lab too. Is that something I would need to take before starting at wgu?
Thanks

(02-28-2020, 02:29 PM)Merlin Wrote:
(02-28-2020, 02:11 PM)THEBLASTFUN Wrote: To get an Associate degree and enroll to wgu I needed 3 more classes in the spring quarter But as of now I was only able to get into 1 class(data structures),
I couldn’t get into x86 processor Assembly language class and Physics 4B class.

Could I just skip these two and not get an associates degree so my enrollment date is not pushed further by another quarter after next one!? Which would mean skipping the AS-T degree from my community college.
I can take Couple Saylor classes instead next quarter? And then transfer those?

You don't need an AS degree to get into WGU. In fact, there really is very little value in an associate's degree at all unless you plan to stop at the associate's degree level. WGU won't care about the AS-T, they'll look at your credits individually either way. They may waive some of the GenEds if you complete the AST, but those make up maybe 30-40 of 120 credits required to graduate. Plus you still have to complete the courses either way.

If you don't think you're ready to just enroll directly at WGU, then you should take a look at the classes required for the degree you're interested in at WGU and take those courses via Study.com or Straighterline (or Saylor, but Saylor kind of sucks) and then transfer them to WGU when you're ready to begin. Though if you can get through courses in a community college, you are ready for WGU.

Whether you continue at your CC or move on to online providers like SL and SDC, just keep in mind that you cannot transfer anything new to WGU once you're enrolled, so make sure to finish and transfer your courses at least a few weeks before your WGU start date.

(02-28-2020, 02:11 PM)THEBLASTFUN Wrote: Also I hate writing long essays and research papers so not sure about study.com.

If you hate writing papers, you're going to need to get over that if you plan to earn a bachelor's degree. It is hard to avoid writing papers in college. Particularly once you get into 3rd & 4th-year upper-division courses.

I used to have a similar outlook... I didn't like writing essays since I didn't feel like I was very good at it. But because I knew it was a required skill, I worked at it and took writing and research courses from Study.com and SL to help me prepare. Between that, and the all the writing I had to do for my capstone, I got pretty good at it. My master's degree required a ton more writing. These days I actually prefer papers to exams.

Why does saylor suck?
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Messages In This Thread
WGU BS-CS in 1 term? - by THEBLASTFUN - 12-17-2019, 08:46 PM
RE: WGU BS-CS in 1 term? - by natshar - 12-17-2019, 09:27 PM
RE: WGU BS-CS in 1 term? - by bjcheung77 - 12-17-2019, 11:13 PM
RE: WGU BS-CS in 1 term? - by natshar - 12-18-2019, 12:34 AM
RE: WGU BS-CS in 1 term? - by dfrecore - 12-23-2019, 12:59 PM
RE: WGU BS-CS in 1 term? - by allvia - 12-23-2019, 01:22 PM
RE: WGU BS-CS in 1 term? - by THEBLASTFUN - 03-20-2020, 06:26 PM
RE: WGU BS-CS in 1 term? - by Merlin - 03-20-2020, 09:30 PM
RE: WGU BS-CS in 1 term? - by xicovu - 03-20-2020, 11:38 PM
RE: WGU BS-CS in 1 term? - by THEBLASTFUN - 03-21-2020, 01:56 AM
RE: WGU BS-CS in 1 term? - by xicovu - 03-21-2020, 07:46 AM
RE: WGU BS-CS in 1 term? - by bsimi - 12-25-2019, 08:39 PM
RE: WGU BS-CS in 1 term? - by Merlin - 12-25-2019, 11:57 PM
WGU BS-CS in 1 term? - by THEBLASTFUN - 02-28-2020, 02:01 PM
RE: WGU BS-CS in 1 term? - by Merlin - 02-28-2020, 02:09 PM
WGU BS-CS in 1 term? - by THEBLASTFUN - 02-28-2020, 02:11 PM
RE: WGU BS-CS in 1 term? - by Merlin - 02-28-2020, 02:29 PM
RE: WGU BS-CS in 1 term? - by xicovu - 03-21-2020, 11:25 AM

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