WGU is where its at. Since at WGU, Ive obtained 5 certifications and then obtained an internship that lead me to a job paying $65,000 to start well before graduation. Ive accomplished all that and Im nowhere near graduation yet. Im in the Cybersecurity & Information Assurance program there. Best investment in my life.
Hey Ryan I'm set to start for the same program on June 1st, so about three weeks from now. I have a good bit of IT experience, I have my CompTIA Sec+ cert, all from my 3 years in working in more or less a help desk position as an Active duty airman in the US Air Force. I would really like to touch base with you so I can kind of get a general understanding of what I should expect and what your experiences have been with WGU in general and more specifically Cybersecurity & Information Assurance program.
Did you have work experience before wgu..Any it expericne..Highly doubt you got a job starting 65k with only a bachelor's degree and no experience .Please reply
@@gabrielpinto9458 you would be amazed what you can make based on just an interview/series of interviews if you have the knowledge, that said I would recommend anyone to get degrees and all the certs they can...
They are very friendly and helpful in the beginning because they want to keep you enrolling and take your money. As you get close to graduating, they become harder to deal with and are always finding ways to keep your from graduating. They also don't like to give you credit for classes you take else where and there is a lot of redundancy. While most colleges have redundancy, WGU is over the top with it. My son enrolled with WGU because he thought he could save money and time by not having to travel to a physical college an hour away. He also thought he could travel at his own pace and finish the courses sooner and graduate sooner. It's not like that at WGU, where most of their grading is highly unverifiable and usually based on one graders opinion---even their math courses. In order to pass a course, you have to make an A. The graders will nick and pick your work to death until you are ready to scream. And sometimes, they'll tell you one thing is wrong, so you do it as they wanted and then they'll reverse themselves. This is to slow you down. The longer it takes you to get through the courses, the more money they make. It says non-profit, but trust me, it's all about the profits. What would have taken my son only two years at an actual physical college, has taken him over 3 years at WGU and they still have stalled him again. He should graduate this fall, but nah. He already had a 2 year degree somewhere else. And now he has used up all his grants and loans. He had to borrow money from a relative for this last semester. And now they have fixed it again so he can't graduate and it don't look like they are going to return his money this semester---even though it is early on. So what is he to do? Save up for a year and attend an actual real local college and attend for another year---just to graduate. I feel bad because I'm the one who talked him into doing enrolling in WGU. My advice now---don't do it and if you are in the beginning semesters, go somewhere else.
would you recommend this school? I'm thinking about applying for cybersecurity or the software development C# degree. I'm just a little worried I'm not going to learn anything or will have some problems and I value my time and I don't want to waste my time.
Hard to say without knowing you and your situation. You won't pass the exams without knowing the information, if that's your concern. But no one is going to make you sit in a room while they teach it to you either. They give you the resources, and make subject matter experts available for you if you get stuck on something specific. But it's basically 100% on you to learn everything and demonstrate competence. It's also completely up to you how much time is wasted. If you already know a subject, you don't have to spend any time in the course at all. Just take the exam and move on to the next course. If you don't know the subject, you can go through it as quickly or as slowly as you want. All up to you how much time you put into it. And you take the exam when you're ready to take it. In that regard, it's far less a waste of time than a traditional university.
@@windmuser Don't agree, I was at Arizona State University enrolled in the computer science and engineering and transferred after my freshman year because classes that would've taken me a week to learn and demonstrate competence in, were put into a 15 week semester and wasted A LOT of my time as I was forced to show up to every lecture in order to earn a passing grade. However if you need a teacher to walk you through lessons, and can't learn by yourself effectively, then yea that's the only plus to a physical university
It'd be a good idea to spend some time gaining some familiarity with the subject matter before you start working on a degree in the field. Learn enough before you start to know whether it's really a field you want to go into -- and enough to know for sure that you'll be able to learn the material from books and online resources. They do start with the basics, but it's entirely on each student to learn it all for themselves. There's no reason to wait until you formally start school to start learning.
Hey brother not sure if you still check your videos, but I’m starting WGU’s CS program starting October. I’m going to follow all of your videos. Thank you for the well of valuable information.
@@BadMannerKorea Doing computer science. Making progress. Finished like 6 classes in about 2.5 month which is a little slower than what I expected. Primarily due to my lack of work ethic BUT its so much faster than the traditional school I was going to. Feel much better about my progress here.
1st semester here, not finding the instructors very helpful. First, I spoke to one in the C182 class, it was if she was reading from a script. Spoke with another instructor who worked at Intel, again not very helpful. I think this program is for self learners who can complete 95% on their own. I see you with the CO hat
How much previous experience do you have in this field? I'm thinking of BS in Cybersecurity but I have zero computer background outside of home computing and upgrading my gaming machine to a new graphics card and power supply.
I'd worked in some capacity with online businesses for a few years, building websites on wordpress, running ppc ads, and generally implementing hardware/software. But never really learned to program, other than one class in highschool (more than 15 years ago). Most of the info being covered in the CS program is new to me.
Get the Cybersecurity degree. Thata one of the few programs at WGU you cant go wrong with. Its a very valuable degree. Ive only been in the Cybersecurity program there maybe 8 months and Ive already obtained certifications and internship that lead me to a full time job making 60 grand starting. Mind you, Im still nowhere graduation but I have already accomplished the things that even most students that have already graduated college still havent achieved yet. None of that would have been possible for me with WGUs program. You get certifications in the degree too
@@peaceful4you408 so your saying you've had work experience before wgu? If you did then dont post your 65k figure and leading people to believe thays a possibility?
I've been listening to stories like this for a year now. I'm currently enrolled at my Tech College for cyber-security but want to do WGU. I have an associates in programming and it did nothing for me. I took C++ at my Technical College and it was my favorite language. How difficult is it for experienced programming student? Background: java, C#, C++, PHP, Javascript, HTML5, Android Studio, Oracle 11g, Visual Basic, jQuery.
Doug0101 The difficulty level is on par with a typical accredited college. You get a pile of certifications in the cybersecurity degree program specifically (all included in the cost of tuition). You take the certification exams as the exams to pass those courses. So the difficulty of those courses is exactly the difficulty of getting the certs The difference between WGU and a traditional school is the pacing flexibility afforded by the competency based approach. To the extent that your prior experience has already taught you any given topic, you don't have to waste time on assignments meant to teach you that topic. Same if you just happen to pick things up quickly or want to put in a crazy amount of hours every day. You're not locked into anyone else's timeline for the classes. So you finish courses as quickly as you can fully understand the material covered. And since the tuition is charged at a flat rate per 6 month term, you can get a lot done at a much more reasonable cost than I've seen in any traditional school. Here's the link to info about it: www.wgu.edu/online-it-degrees/cybersecurity-information-assurance-bachelors-program.html
Just stumbled on to your videos, doing a lot of research on WGU before I go all in. But I got a question for you, how much programming experience did you have before starting this program at WGU? Getting a bachelors degree in 6 months seems like something that shouldn’t even be feasible to do. Anyways hope you write back, but I’ll keep watching your other videos in the mean time.
I'm currently working on the C++ class as well. I'm in chapter 6 as of now and I'm having trouble with the challenge problems. What was your way of going through all the course material? I want to try to get this course over with. I'm just having a really difficult time right now. I'm studying for about 10 hours a day and can only get through maybe half a chapter each day. Thanks for any input!
I read and took notes on everything, but I only did challenge problems until I felt like I understood the idea behind the lesson well enough. Looking at the numbers in zybooks, it looks like I did about 90% of the participation activities and about 75% of the challenge problems. I also did the Lynda stuff they point to at the end of the chapters. Honestly, though, it's just a lot of material and it took some hours to work through it all.
@@codeBueno how did you set up your code for the parsing of the add function in main (). Also how did you set up the code to print invalid emails. I'm having trouble with these two aspects of my c++ project. If you could possibly send me a screenshot I would be really greatful. You can contact me with my email. ngrif30@wgu.edu
@@codeBueno how much experience did u have with computers prior to going into the program? I ask cause all I know is how to turn on a computer. Im in healthcare (managing life support patients) and want out; completely! I have not seen my family in over 2weeks because of being a frontliner during this Coronavirus pandemic. Any feedback for folks who have 0 experience and maybe about 3 days a week to work through a program? Thanks in advance for the reply.
mama cocolilo i was at your place till December i am a nurse didn’t wanna be there anymore decided to change my career.... so i had done my bachelors about 10 years ago so basically you can say I completely forgot how to write a code after 10 years... i decided to goto bootcamp which is very cheap all classes are online i am taking full stack developer from Nucamp i know its not gonna give a chance to get job probably but i can create a website n learning to create a application i regret one thing i wish i spend little time in self learning.. i would suggest you to learn fundamentals of computer science like HTML, CSS and JavaScript from youtube videos i would suggest there is one video by freecodecamp 11 hours video they covered all basics in that ... than you will be able to start anywhere very easily ...i hope this will help you to get started 😊...
@@prabdeol4631 oh my God, thank you so much for the suggestion. Yes, it has been very difficult for me at this time. I manage life support patients at my hospital and I am overwhelmed and depressed. I haven't seen my daughter in 2 month either, and I miss her. So I'm hoping that it would help me to stay home and work remotely
mama cocolilo i can totally understand how hard it is to stay away from your family ....m so glad that information helped you... best of luck dear ☺️☺️
Better business bureau gave it a B rating..... My son who is about to graduate from H.S is very interested in C.S course. What are your feelings now i see this is a year old video... do you recommend?
old post but you as person with a brain are not "dog crap" at math. You simply practice and get better. YT has made life much easier to answer any questions and literally hand walk you through anything. Don't believe me? YT search "how to brush your teeth".
WGU is regionally accredited by the NWCCU - same accrediting body as University of Washington, University of Oregon and dozens of other well respected brick and mortor universities. People do talk about it not being ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) accredited. Some people think that matters. Can't speak to it personally. Google tells me it's not very important for a CS degree. And it looks like ABET only developed criteria for Cybersecurity bachelor programs in November 2018, and achieving their accreditation takes 18 months, so there may not be any ABET accredited Cybersecurity Bachelor programs anywhere yet.
All the exams are proctored. The exams that qualify you for certifications are usually done on-site (some of them also have remote options). The rest are proctored by webcam wherever you want to take them. Some classes have final projects instead of exams. No proctor for those.
@@codeBueno right on thanks. I have a b.s and a m.s but need 24 credits in special ed clases for work and this place seems affordable and something I can finish quick. Now can u use notes? I noticed you have a lot of notebooks. Thanks for the quick reply
Honestly, as someone with a bachelor's degree from a normal brick and mortar university and a law degree from LSU, I'd argue traditional universities are the cash grab -- there are not many costs in the US economy inflating as quickly as the cost of going to college. Premise of WGU is that there's a large segment of the population that either A) has experience in a field and doesn't need to baby step their way through a university to be able to demonstrate the same level of subject matter expertise as a Bachelor or Master's level graduate, or B) is perfectly capable of learning and attaining that same degree of knowledge faster than the pace dictated by a traditional university. According to their surveys of companies hiring WGU graduates, the employers seem to agree that the students have the level of proficiency they expect. The accrediting bodies obviously agree, as the school is not only regionally accredited as a university (by the same accrediting body for University of Oregon, among a swath of other northwestern schools), but also for teacher preparedness education, recognized in all 50 states, and nursing education, recognized in all 50 states, among other accreditation.. The argument that it sounds like a cash grab is hard to sustain, given that they're nonprofit and the cost to students are a tiny fraction of that charged by almost any other accredited university. And the increase in tuition over time is a tiny fraction of the increases being implemented by basically all other schools in the country.
Its awesome. If I have job experience or certifications that can cover a class. Why sit there and be forced to take it if you already know the subject? I'm not forced to sit in a class or have to take a bunch of useless electives that end up costing you more money. I love that its all online and somewhat "self paced". I have a full time job plus a family to take care of so I can work on it whenever I have spare time. I don't have to stress making it to a sit in class. Its also very affordable. I applied for a similar degree path at University of Phoenix and it was 54k compared to 24k that wgu is charging.
I've considered this degree, and compared it to b&m schools with the same accreditation and looked at credit transfers. Transferutah.org shows credit transfer options between universities. Basically the course work is identical to WeberState University in Ogden Utah.
Oh Josh lol so gullible... don't you get it by now? That's all Colleges & Universities do. The $200 books, the outlandish tuitions, $80 parking stickers, irrelivant expensive classes reuired to graduate, e.t.c... The difference is that WGU cuts all the fluff & fat to get you straight to the point to get your degree. They don't care if you went to Yale or your community college down the street or some online school... ALL that matters is that stupid little peice of paper. That's it.
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WGU is where its at. Since at WGU, Ive obtained 5 certifications and then obtained an internship that lead me to a job paying $65,000 to start well before graduation. Ive accomplished all that and Im nowhere near graduation yet. Im in the Cybersecurity & Information Assurance program there. Best investment in my life.
Hey Ryan I'm set to start for the same program on June 1st, so about three weeks from now. I have a good bit of IT experience, I have my CompTIA Sec+ cert, all from my 3 years in working in more or less a help desk position as an Active duty airman in the US Air Force. I would really like to touch base with you so I can kind of get a general understanding of what I should expect and what your experiences have been with WGU in general and more specifically Cybersecurity & Information Assurance program.
Did you have work experience before wgu..Any it expericne..Highly doubt you got a job starting 65k with only a bachelor's degree and no experience .Please reply
@@gabrielpinto9458 you would be amazed what you can make based on just an interview/series of interviews if you have the knowledge, that said I would recommend anyone to get degrees and all the certs they can...
Also in this program, hoping this works similarly moving to Phoenix soon.
blackwookie He’s in IT. IT pays a lot. Median salary for a lot of jobs is six figures, 60k starting in industry standard in many areas
"If I'm always hitting my goals I think I need to make them harder". I love that
They are very friendly and helpful in the beginning because they want to keep you enrolling and take your money. As you get close to graduating, they become harder to deal with and are always finding ways to keep your from graduating. They also don't like to give you credit for classes you take else where and there is a lot of redundancy. While most colleges have redundancy, WGU is over the top with it. My son enrolled with WGU because he thought he could save money and time by not having to travel to a physical college an hour away. He also thought he could travel at his own pace and finish the courses sooner and graduate sooner. It's not like that at WGU, where most of their grading is highly unverifiable and usually based on one graders opinion---even their math courses. In order to pass a course, you have to make an A. The graders will nick and pick your work to death until you are ready to scream. And sometimes, they'll tell you one thing is wrong, so you do it as they wanted and then they'll reverse themselves. This is to slow you down. The longer it takes you to get through the courses, the more money they make. It says non-profit, but trust me, it's all about the profits. What would have taken my son only two years at an actual physical college, has taken him over 3 years at WGU and they still have stalled him again. He should graduate this fall, but nah. He already had a 2 year degree somewhere else. And now he has used up all his grants and loans. He had to borrow money from a relative for this last semester. And now they have fixed it again so he can't graduate and it don't look like they are going to return his money this semester---even though it is early on. So what is he to do? Save up for a year and attend an actual real local college and attend for another year---just to graduate. I feel bad because I'm the one who talked him into doing enrolling in WGU. My advice now---don't do it and if you are in the beginning semesters, go somewhere else.
If you like to complain and argue with your instructor- then this is your place
Gail Bates I feel like you post this comment on every single video from WGU😅
would you recommend this school? I'm thinking about applying for cybersecurity or the software development C# degree. I'm just a little worried I'm not going to learn anything or will have some problems and I value my time and I don't want to waste my time.
Hard to say without knowing you and your situation. You won't pass the exams without knowing the information, if that's your concern. But no one is going to make you sit in a room while they teach it to you either. They give you the resources, and make subject matter experts available for you if you get stuck on something specific. But it's basically 100% on you to learn everything and demonstrate competence. It's also completely up to you how much time is wasted. If you already know a subject, you don't have to spend any time in the course at all. Just take the exam and move on to the next course. If you don't know the subject, you can go through it as quickly or as slowly as you want. All up to you how much time you put into it. And you take the exam when you're ready to take it. In that regard, it's far less a waste of time than a traditional university.
Don't enroll. You'll be wasting your money and time. Go to a physical college.
@@windmuser Don't agree, I was at Arizona State University enrolled in the computer science and engineering and transferred after my freshman year because classes that would've taken me a week to learn and demonstrate competence in, were put into a 15 week semester and wasted A LOT of my time as I was forced to show up to every lecture in order to earn a passing grade. However if you need a teacher to walk you through lessons, and can't learn by yourself effectively, then yea that's the only plus to a physical university
Im starting January 1st. do you have any tips on what to do in order to finish fast like you? im transferring in with an AA
I literally have no experience with anything to do with IT. Going here would it help if I was basically “entry level”?
It'd be a good idea to spend some time gaining some familiarity with the subject matter before you start working on a degree in the field. Learn enough before you start to know whether it's really a field you want to go into -- and enough to know for sure that you'll be able to learn the material from books and online resources. They do start with the basics, but it's entirely on each student to learn it all for themselves. There's no reason to wait until you formally start school to start learning.
Hey brother not sure if you still check your videos, but I’m starting WGU’s CS program starting October. I’m going to follow all of your videos. Thank you for the well of valuable information.
Hi how are you doing with your classses? I'm taking my first 2 classes in November and i haven't done them yet. :(
Hello will you ever update us on where you at at this point in life? Did you finish it? Has the degree been helpful?
I’ve been wondering as well. He appears to have ignored these questions about his career and jobs. Maybe he’s done nothing?
@@BadMannerKorea I am going to wgu now lol
sameer roshan How’s it going? What degree?
@@BadMannerKorea Doing computer science. Making progress. Finished like 6 classes in about 2.5 month which is a little slower than what I expected. Primarily due to my lack of work ethic BUT its so much faster than the traditional school I was going to. Feel much better about my progress here.
sameer roshan Nice dude. Thanks for the update. Keep it up. Graduate and get that CS degree money.
1st semester here, not finding the instructors very helpful. First, I spoke to one in the C182 class, it was if she was reading from a script. Spoke with another instructor who worked at Intel, again not very helpful. I think this program is for self learners who can complete 95% on their own.
I see you with the CO hat
Hey man a year later how’s it going?
Are you paying extra for each procured exam ? Some of these exams can cost as much as 90$ a pop
NO they are all included as well as second attempt. No matter which certification it is.
How much previous experience do you have in this field? I'm thinking of BS in Cybersecurity but I have zero computer background outside of home computing and upgrading my gaming machine to a new graphics card and power supply.
I'd worked in some capacity with online businesses for a few years, building websites on wordpress, running ppc ads, and generally implementing hardware/software. But never really learned to program, other than one class in highschool (more than 15 years ago). Most of the info being covered in the CS program is new to me.
Get the Cybersecurity degree. Thata one of the few programs at WGU you cant go wrong with. Its a very valuable degree. Ive only been in the Cybersecurity program there maybe 8 months and Ive already obtained certifications and internship that lead me to a full time job making 60 grand starting. Mind you, Im still nowhere graduation but I have already accomplished the things that even most students that have already graduated college still havent achieved yet. None of that would have been possible for me with WGUs program. You get certifications in the degree too
Nice... What is the courseload like? I'm worried since I have no IT experience, just home computing and light stuff at work.
@@peaceful4you408 so your saying you've had work experience before wgu? If you did then dont post your 65k figure and leading people to believe thays a possibility?
I've been listening to stories like this for a year now. I'm currently enrolled at my Tech College for cyber-security but want to do WGU. I have an associates in programming and it did nothing for me.
I took C++ at my Technical College and it was my favorite language.
How difficult is it for experienced programming student?
Background: java, C#, C++, PHP, Javascript, HTML5, Android Studio, Oracle 11g, Visual Basic, jQuery.
Doug0101 The difficulty level is on par with a typical accredited college. You get a pile of certifications in the cybersecurity degree program specifically (all included in the cost of tuition). You take the certification exams as the exams to pass those courses. So the difficulty of those courses is exactly the difficulty of getting the certs
The difference between WGU and a traditional school is the pacing flexibility afforded by the competency based approach. To the extent that your prior experience has already taught you any given topic, you don't have to waste time on assignments meant to teach you that topic. Same if you just happen to pick things up quickly or want to put in a crazy amount of hours every day.
You're not locked into anyone else's timeline for the classes. So you finish courses as quickly as you can fully understand the material covered. And since the tuition is charged at a flat rate per 6 month term, you can get a lot done at a much more reasonable cost than I've seen in any traditional school.
Here's the link to info about it:
www.wgu.edu/online-it-degrees/cybersecurity-information-assurance-bachelors-program.html
Insightful and straight to the point
Just stumbled on to your videos, doing a lot of research on WGU before I go all in. But I got a question for you, how much programming experience did you have before starting this program at WGU? Getting a bachelors degree in 6 months seems like something that shouldn’t even be feasible to do. Anyways hope you write back, but I’ll keep watching your other videos in the mean time.
I'm currently working on the C++ class as well. I'm in chapter 6 as of now and I'm having trouble with the challenge problems. What was your way of going through all the course material? I want to try to get this course over with. I'm just having a really difficult time right now. I'm studying for about 10 hours a day and can only get through maybe half a chapter each day. Thanks for any input!
I read and took notes on everything, but I only did challenge problems until I felt like I understood the idea behind the lesson well enough. Looking at the numbers in zybooks, it looks like I did about 90% of the participation activities and about 75% of the challenge problems. I also did the Lynda stuff they point to at the end of the chapters. Honestly, though, it's just a lot of material and it took some hours to work through it all.
@@codeBueno how did you set up your code for the parsing of the add function in main (). Also how did you set up the code to print invalid emails. I'm having trouble with these two aspects of my c++ project. If you could possibly send me a screenshot I would be really greatful. You can contact me with my email.
ngrif30@wgu.edu
@@nicholasgriffin4383 Don't think I'm allowed to share my code per the Code of Student Conduct. Your course instructor should be able to help though.
Is this University viable to someone with little to no experience?
absolutely
@@codeBueno how much experience did u have with computers prior to going into the program?
I ask cause all I know is how to turn on a computer. Im in healthcare (managing life support patients) and want out; completely! I have not seen my family in over 2weeks because of being a frontliner during this Coronavirus pandemic. Any feedback for folks who have 0 experience and maybe about 3 days a week to work through a program? Thanks in advance for the reply.
mama cocolilo i was at your place till December i am a nurse didn’t wanna be there anymore decided to change my career.... so i had done my bachelors about 10 years ago so basically you can say I completely forgot how to write a code after 10 years... i decided to goto bootcamp which is very cheap all classes are online i am taking full stack developer from Nucamp i know its not gonna give a chance to get job probably but i can create a website n learning to create a application i regret one thing i wish i spend little time in self learning.. i would suggest you to learn fundamentals of computer science like HTML, CSS and JavaScript from youtube videos i would suggest there is one video by freecodecamp 11 hours video they covered all basics in that ... than you will be able to start anywhere very easily ...i hope this will help you to get started 😊...
@@prabdeol4631 oh my God, thank you so much for the suggestion. Yes, it has been very difficult for me at this time. I manage life support patients at my hospital and I am overwhelmed and depressed. I haven't seen my daughter in 2 month either, and I miss her. So I'm hoping that it would help me to stay home and work remotely
mama cocolilo i can totally understand how hard it is to stay away from your family ....m so glad that information helped you... best of luck dear ☺️☺️
Your doing awesome!
Better business bureau gave it a B rating..... My son who is about to graduate from H.S is very interested in C.S course. What are your feelings now i see this is a year old video... do you recommend?
BBB is a joke
Go for it, it's a degree and accredited. I've met many graduates from top schools and they are working at McDonald's
Do you think the CS degree is viable for someone with 0 programming experience and who is dogshit at math?
old post but you as person with a brain are not "dog crap" at math. You simply practice and get better. YT has made life much easier to answer any questions and literally hand walk you through anything. Don't believe me? YT search "how to brush your teeth".
I have heard that WGU isn't accredited. Is this true? Will I be able to get a job with a degree from WGU? I am interested in Cybersecurity.
WGU is regionally accredited by the NWCCU - same accrediting body as University of Washington, University of Oregon and dozens of other well respected brick and mortor universities. People do talk about it not being ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) accredited. Some people think that matters. Can't speak to it personally.
Google tells me it's not very important for a CS degree. And it looks like ABET only developed criteria for Cybersecurity bachelor programs in November 2018, and achieving their accreditation takes 18 months, so there may not be any ABET accredited Cybersecurity Bachelor programs anywhere yet.
Any updates on your classes? Are they hard?
I'll post an update as soon as I'm done with taxes. Hopefully that's today!
Are all test proctored, do you have to use an on-site testing site
All the exams are proctored. The exams that qualify you for certifications are usually done on-site (some of them also have remote options). The rest are proctored by webcam wherever you want to take them. Some classes have final projects instead of exams. No proctor for those.
@@codeBueno right on thanks. I have a b.s and a m.s but need 24 credits in special ed clases for work and this place seems affordable and something I can finish quick. Now can u use notes? I noticed you have a lot of notebooks. Thanks for the quick reply
@@hmontoya8587 Notes are not allowed for any of the proctored exams.
Awesome!
Would bang.
Lolololol
ryan just giving yall hope. cause not once has he responded lol
He's cute
Your cap logo is so familiar to me. Is that the charity the is supported by WWE? If so.... Wooooooooo
Anthony Smith haha, nah, its the Colorado state flag
Colorado boy? Denver native here.
Fred Harvey TX here! Just getting set up for this program
I was in CO for a while.
TX a while too.
codeBueno where you @ now a days?
How is this place accredited? Sounds like a cash grab for a piece of paper.
Honestly, as someone with a bachelor's degree from a normal brick and mortar university and a law degree from LSU, I'd argue traditional universities are the cash grab -- there are not many costs in the US economy inflating as quickly as the cost of going to college.
Premise of WGU is that there's a large segment of the population that either A) has experience in a field and doesn't need to baby step their way through a university to be able to demonstrate the same level of subject matter expertise as a Bachelor or Master's level graduate, or
B) is perfectly capable of learning and attaining that same degree of knowledge faster than the pace dictated by a traditional university.
According to their surveys of companies hiring WGU graduates, the employers seem to agree that the students have the level of proficiency they expect. The accrediting bodies obviously agree, as the school is not only regionally accredited as a university (by the same accrediting body for University of Oregon, among a swath of other northwestern schools), but also for teacher preparedness education, recognized in all 50 states, and nursing education, recognized in all 50 states, among other accreditation..
The argument that it sounds like a cash grab is hard to sustain, given that they're nonprofit and the cost to students are a tiny fraction of that charged by almost any other accredited university. And the increase in tuition over time is a tiny fraction of the increases being implemented by basically all other schools in the country.
Its awesome. If I have job experience or certifications that can cover a class. Why sit there and be forced to take it if you already know the subject? I'm not forced to sit in a class or have to take a bunch of useless electives that end up costing you more money.
I love that its all online and somewhat "self paced". I have a full time job plus a family to take care of so I can work on it whenever I have spare time. I don't have to stress making it to a sit in class.
Its also very affordable. I applied for a similar degree path at University of Phoenix and it was 54k compared to 24k that wgu is charging.
I've considered this degree, and compared it to b&m schools with the same accreditation and looked at credit transfers. Transferutah.org shows credit transfer options between universities. Basically the course work is identical to WeberState University in Ogden Utah.
WGU and large State Universities are both cash grabs. Go to a Tech University or possibly a solid Private University.
Oh Josh lol so gullible... don't you get it by now? That's all Colleges & Universities do. The $200 books, the outlandish tuitions, $80 parking stickers, irrelivant expensive classes reuired to graduate, e.t.c... The difference is that WGU cuts all the fluff & fat to get you straight to the point to get your degree. They don't care if you went to Yale or your community college down the street or some online school... ALL that matters is that stupid little peice of paper. That's it.