New here; intrigued, slightly confused and overwhelmed

[jobojoe285]

Thank you Chimera, appreciate the support, means a lot. For a long time I thought I was stuck. I wish I found this community years ago, but better late than never .

As for the university and program, I am heavily interested in WGU Bachelor of software engineering ( https://www.wgu.edu/online-it-degrees/so...ogram.html ) due to a few factors, including the program name (important for TN visa), actual course work and type of certifications.

I am currently reading through the WGU page that @rachel83az provided (thank you!): https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/WG...egree_Plan . I assume this page is referring to the program I linked.

To get past the admission and accepted into the program (whenever that happens) they have these requirements:

-Must have proof of high school diploma

and 1 of the following:

• Option 1: Submit transcripts documenting completion of college-level coursework with a minimum of 2.75 GPA or higher. 
  
  
• Option 2: Possess a bachelors or associate degree (A.A, A.S. or A.A.S. acceptable) from an accredited post-secondary institution.
  
  
• Option 3: Submit official record of completion of a transferable IT certification, some of which may provide transfer credit  into various programs.
  
  
• Option 4: Submit high school transcripts with a minimum GPA of 3.0
  
  
• Option 5: Submit transcripts documenting completion of previous IT coursework. IT coursework must be 300 level or higher.
  

I am not sure how fast I can get through all the courses for the credit transfers, but I want to try @rachel83az's advice and attempt to finish in 6 - 12 months (preferably 6 months depending on how fast I can understand the content). To do this, I want to take up the max amount of courses that can be transferred for credits. Looks like software engineer program allows me to transfer up to 90 credits, while 120 are needed to  graduate.

After I finished all necessary courses (I am interested in the C# pathway, so will look into courses that can be used for credits with C# path), I would look at the admission. I was thinking of giving them proof of my college transcript (to get past the high school requirement) and was thinking of using Option 3 to get past the full admission. Although if I do all these courses, maybe I will also qualify for option 5.

Is the sourcing credit help still on the table? I am investigating this but it would be a great help if someone with more experience in this can give some advice on where to go, etc.