WGU IT Program Changes 9/14/20

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For those starting at WGU without transferring any classes this is likely a great change. I've seen lots of posts on reddit about how difficult C993 was and many suggested to do CS204 on Study.com as a transfer as it was much easier.

Yeah C993 was a monster. The thing is it wasn't always possible to get C204 accepted in its place (it depending on the evaluator I assume). I think they finally standardized on accepting CS204 this year but it still isn't recorded as part of the official transfer pathways document with SDC. With the new course, I'm expecting C204 to be the defacto transfer equivalence from SDC.

So, which program does your husband's boss recommend?

The boss is recommending the Purdue Global program because Purdue is a well known name. His boss never heard of WGU.

There is something to be said about that. Not that it will really matter that much for someone who is already well out of college years who already has an established career. Then again, Purdue Global is actually just a rebranded Kaplan, which was not a very highly regarded program. Hopefully Purdue has made some substantial changes since its acquisition.

That said, Purdue Global doesn't offer a Computer Science degree, only a BSIT and some specialist degrees. A BSIT isn't really isn't a one-to-one comparison to a BSCS. Of course, if your husband is open to one of the specialist degrees then WGU might be a good point of comparison to those as well.

Personally, I expect that someone with prior on the job experience will probably be able to complete a degree at WGU faster and cheaper than at Purdue Global. But if the boss is going to pay for it, then go for the one that the boss likes.

He's going for the Bachelor's of Science in Analytics on the Excel Track. He already works a bit in data analytics and would like to move more into it in the next few years. The Excel Track is a CBE program like WGU.