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== Software Development Degree Plan ==
== Degree Plan ==
Here is a Software Development Degree plan for [[Western Governors University]] (WGU) as of approximately November of 2021. Please make sure that the suggestions are still valid before beginning to follow this plan.
Here is a Degree plan for [[Western Governors University]] (WGU) as of approximately June of 2023. Please make sure that the suggestions are still valid before beginning to follow this plan.


The alternative credit courses were handpicked using experience from previous students as to what courses will be the easiest and quickest courses to take. In places with multiple courses listed, the first course is assumed to be the fastest/easiest course to take.
The alternative credit courses were handpicked using experience from previous students as to what courses will be the easiest and quickest courses to take. In places with multiple courses listed, the first course is assumed to be the fastest/easiest course to take.
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* You wanted to maximize the 90 credits of transfer credits
* You wanted to maximize the 90 credits of transfer credits
* You were trying to do a WGU degree in 1 term or few terms as possible
* You were trying to do a WGU degree in 1 term or few terms as possible
Use this [https://partners.wgu.edu/transferguidelines It Certification Exams Equivalent Guide] to find certifications that will transfer to this degree program.  (For example, adding CompTIA A+ & ITIL Foundation certs will add 12 transfer credits to this degree)
=== Advantages of a Software Development Degree ===
* Made for software engineers
*Easier and quicker than Computer Science degree, very little math required
* Flexible degree that can be used for a large variety of careers such as coding or IT


=== Tips on Order in Which to Complete Courses ===
=== Tips on Order in Which to Complete Courses ===
Start with Sophia, do English Composition first. Unfortunately, Sophia only allows 2 courses open at one time, so after you start English Comp, do a course that doesn't have any touchstones (written assignments). Once done with Sophia, start doing Study.com courses, starting with non-CS courses. Once those are completed, do CS courses leaving Java/Intro programming and Data Structures for last.
Start with Sophia, do English Composition first. Unfortunately, Sophia only allows 2 courses open at one time, so after you start English Comp, do a course that doesn't have any touchstones (written assignments). Once done with Sophia, start doing Study.com courses.


=== How Long Will It Take To Complete This Degree Once I Finish All the Alterative Credits? ===
=== How Long Will It Take To Complete This Degree Once I Finish All the Alterative Credits? ===
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https://partners.wgu.edu/
https://partners.wgu.edu/
[https://www.acenet.edu/National-Guide/Pages/Organization.aspx?oid=76099b28-9016-e811-810f-5065f38bf0e1 Sophia ACE Guide]
[https://www.acenet.edu/National-Guide/Pages/Organization.aspx?oid=82099b28-9016-e811-810f-5065f38bf0e1 Study.com ACE Guide]


== General Education Requirements ==
== General Education Requirements ==
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Provider
Provider
!Course Name
!Course Name
!Course
Id
!WGU Credit
!WGU Credit
|-
|-
|English Composition I
|Composition: Writing with a Strategy
|3
|3
|Sophia
|Sophia
|Foundations of English Composition, English Composition I
|English Composition I
|SOPH-0019, SOPH-0015
|3
|3
|-
|-
|Critical Thinking and Logic
|Critical Thinking and Logic
|3
|3
|Study.com
|Sophia
|Humanities 201: Critical Thinking & Analysis
|Critical Thinking
|SDCM-0243
|3
|3
|-
|-
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|Study.com
|Study.com
|English 305: Advanced Technical Writing
|English 305: Advanced Technical Writing
|SDCM-0058
|3
|3
|-
|-
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|3
|3
|Sophia
|Sophia
|Communication at Work, Pubic Speaking
|Pubic Speaking, Workplace Communication, Business Communication
|SOPH-0034, SOPH-0024
|3
|3
|-
|-
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|Visual Communications
|Visual Communications
(Lots of other options from Sophia)
(Lots of other options from Sophia)
|SOPH-0009
|3
|3
|-
|-
|Ethics in Technology
|Ethics in Technology
|3
|3
|
|
|
|
|
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|American Politics and the US Constitution
|American Politics and the US Constitution
|3
|3
|Study.com
|Sophia
|Political Science 102: American Government
|U.S. Government
|SDCM-0042
|3
|3
|-
|-
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|US History II
|US History II
(Lots of other options from Sophia)
(Lots of other options from Sophia)
|SOPH-0025
|3
|3
|-
|-
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|Sophia
|Sophia
|College Algebra
|College Algebra
|SOPH-0001
|3
|3
|-
|-
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|3
|3
|Sophia
|Sophia
|Foundations of Statistics, Introduction to Statistics
|Introduction to Statistics
|SOPH-0017, SOPH-0005
|3
|3
|-
|-
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|Sophia
|Sophia
|Environmental Science
|Environmental Science
|SOPH-0016
|3
|3
|-
|Natural Science Lab
|2
|Sophia
|Human Biology Lab, Introduction to Chemistry Lab, Microbiology Lab
|2
|-
|-
!Totals
!Totals
!33
!35
!
!
!
!
!
!32
!30
|}
|}


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Provider
Provider
!Course Name
!Course Name
!Course
Id
!WGU Credit
!WGU Credit
|-
|-
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|Sophia
|Sophia
|Introduction to Information Technology
|Introduction to Information Technology
|SOPH-0023
|4
|4
|-
|-
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|Computer Science 107: Database Fundamentals,  
|Computer Science 107: Database Fundamentals,  
Introduction to Relational Databases
Introduction to Relational Databases
|SDCM-0212, SOPH-0047
|3
|3
|-
|-
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|Study.com
|Study.com
|Computer Science 108: Introduction to Networking
|Computer Science 108: Introduction to Networking
|SDCM-0213
|3
|3
|-
|-
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|3
|3
|Study.com
|Study.com
|Computer Science 115: Programming in Java,
|Computer Science 109: Introduction to Programming, or
Computer Science 109: Introduction to Programming
Computer Science 115: Programming in Java,
|SDCM-0199, SDCM-0214
|3
|3
|-
|-
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|Sophia
|Sophia
|Introduction to Web Development
|Introduction to Web Development
|SOPH-0043
|3
|3
|-
|-
|Business of IT - Applications
|Business of IT - Applications
|4
|4
|
|ITIL
|
|ITIL Foundations Cert
| -
|4
|
|-
|-
!Totals
!Totals
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!
!
!
!
!
!20
!16
|}
|}


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Provider
Provider
!Course Name
!Course Name
!Course
Id
!WGU Credit
!WGU Credit
|-
|-
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|Study.com
|Study.com
|Computer Science 204: Database Programming
|Computer Science 204: Database Programming
|SDCM-0218
|4
|4
|-
|-
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|Study.com
|Study.com
|Computer Science 303: Database Management
|Computer Science 303: Database Management
|SDCM-0164
|3
|3
|-
|-
|Web Development Applications
|Data Systems Administration
|6
|3
|
|
|
|
|
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|Scripting and Programming - Applications
|Scripting and Programming - Applications
|4
|4
|
|
|
|
|
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|Computer Science 201: Data Structures & Algorithms
|Computer Science 201: Data Structures & Algorithms
(Take Java first since the assignment is in Java)
(Take Java first since the assignment is in Java)
|SDCM 0217
|4
|4
|-
|Introduction to Programming in Python
|3
|uDacity or Sophia
|uDacity Data Analytics Nano degree or Intro to Python
|3
|-
|-
|Business of IT - Project Management
|Business of IT - Project Management
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|Sophia
|Sophia
|Project Management
|Project Management
|SOPH-0013
|4
|4
|-
|-
|Mobile Application Development
|Introduction to Spreadsheets
|3
|1
|
|
|
|
|-
|Data and Information Governance
|2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|Organizational Behavior and Leadership
|IT Leadership Foundations
|3
|3
|Study.com
|Sophia
|Business 107: Organizational Behavior
|Principles of Management
|SDCM-0009
|3
|3
|-
|-
|Software Engineering
|Networks
|4
|Study.com
|Computer Science 307: Software Engineering
|SDCM-0220
|4
|4
|-
|Software Quality Assurance
|3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|User Experience Design
|Introduction to Data Science
|4
|uDacity
|uDacity Data Analytics Nano Degree or uDacity Intro to Machine Learning
|4
|-
|Data Wrangling
|3
|3
|
|uDacity
|
|uDacity Data Analytics Nano Degree or uDacity Intro to Machine Learning
|
|3
|
|-
|Data Analysis with R
|2
|uDacity
|uDacity Data Analytics Nano Degree or uDacity Intro to Machine Learning
|2
|-
|-
|User Interface Design
|Machine Learning
|4
|3
|
|uDacity
|
|uDacity Data Analytics Nano Degree or uDacity Intro to Machine Learning
|
|3
|
|-
|-
|Software I
|Data Visualization
|6
|2
|
|uDacity
|
|uDacity Data Analytics Nano Degree or uDacity Intro to Machine Learning
|
|2
|
|-
|-
|Software II
|Data Analytics
|6
|4
|
|
|
|
|
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|IT Foundations
|IT Foundations
|4
|4
|
|CompTIA
|
|CompTIA A+
| -
|4
|
|-
|-
|IT Applications
|IT Applications
|4
|4
|
|CompTIA
|
|CompTIA A+
| -
|4
|
|-
|-
!Total
!Total
!65
!61
!
!
!
!
!
!43
!30
|}
|}


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Provider
Provider
!Course Name
!Course Name
!Course
Id
!WGU Credit
!WGU Credit
|-
|-
|Software Development Capstone
|Data Management Capstone
|4
|4
|
|
|
|
|-
|Version Control
|1
|
|
|
|
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|-
!Totals
!Totals
!4
!5
!
!
!
!
!
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Provider
Provider
!Course Name
!Course Name
!Course
Id
!WGU
!WGU
Transfer Credit
Transfer Credit
(Max 90cr)
|-
|-
|General Education Requirements
|General Education Requirements
|33
|35
|
|
|
|
|
|32
|30
|-
|-
|Core Courses
|Core Courses
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|
|
|
|
|20
|16
|-
|-
|Additional Courses
|Additional Courses
|65
|61
|
|
|
|
|
|43
|22
|-
|-
|Non-Transferable Courses
|Non-Transferable Courses
|4
|5
|
|
|
|
|
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|-
!Total
!Total
!122
!121
!
!
!
!
!
!68
!95
|}
|}
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Latest revision as of 07:24, 6 June 2023

Degree Plan[edit | edit source]

Here is a Degree plan for Western Governors University (WGU) as of approximately June of 2023. Please make sure that the suggestions are still valid before beginning to follow this plan.

The alternative credit courses were handpicked using experience from previous students as to what courses will be the easiest and quickest courses to take. In places with multiple courses listed, the first course is assumed to be the fastest/easiest course to take.

Doing Certifications at WGU vs Transferring Them In[edit | edit source]

Certifications are free at WGU, so it's optional if you want to pay the fees to transfer in certifications.

You would want to do certifications outside WGU if:

  • You wanted to maximize the 90 credits of transfer credits
  • You were trying to do a WGU degree in 1 term or few terms as possible

Tips on Order in Which to Complete Courses[edit | edit source]

Start with Sophia, do English Composition first. Unfortunately, Sophia only allows 2 courses open at one time, so after you start English Comp, do a course that doesn't have any touchstones (written assignments). Once done with Sophia, start doing Study.com courses.

How Long Will It Take To Complete This Degree Once I Finish All the Alterative Credits?[edit | edit source]

How long to complete depends on various factors such as experience, time commitment, the efficiency of studying, etc. However, considering you spend at least 20 hours a week on your studies, completing this degree should take 1-2 terms. 

Source of Credit[edit | edit source]

This degree plan was made using this source to map out all the alternative credits.

https://partners.wgu.edu/

Sophia ACE Guide

Study.com ACE Guide

General Education Requirements[edit | edit source]

Course Competency

Units Value

Course

Provider

Course Name WGU Credit
Composition: Writing with a Strategy 3 Sophia English Composition I 3
Critical Thinking and Logic 3 Sophia Critical Thinking 3
Technical Communication 3 Study.com English 305: Advanced Technical Writing 3
Introduction to Communication 3 Sophia Pubic Speaking, Workplace Communication, Business Communication 3
Introduction to Humanities 3 Sophia Visual Communications

(Lots of other options from Sophia)

3
Ethics in Technology 3
American Politics and the US Constitution 3 Sophia U.S. Government 3
Introduction to Geography 3 Sophia US History II

(Lots of other options from Sophia)

3
Applied Algebra 3 Sophia College Algebra 3
Applied Probability and Statistics 3 Sophia Introduction to Statistics 3
Integrated Physical Sciences 3 Sophia Environmental Science 3
Natural Science Lab 2 Sophia Human Biology Lab, Introduction to Chemistry Lab, Microbiology Lab 2
Totals 35 32

Core Courses[edit | edit source]

Course Competency

Units Value

Course

Provider

Course Name WGU Credit
Introduction to IT 4 Sophia Introduction to Information Technology 4
Data Management - Foundations 3 Study.com or Sophia Computer Science 107: Database Fundamentals,

Introduction to Relational Databases

3
Network and Security - Foundations 3 Study.com Computer Science 108: Introduction to Networking 3
Scripting and Programming - Foundations 3 Study.com Computer Science 109: Introduction to Programming, or

Computer Science 115: Programming in Java,

3
Web Development Foundations 3 Sophia Introduction to Web Development 3
Business of IT - Applications 4 ITIL ITIL Foundations Cert 4
Totals 20 20

Additional Courses[edit | edit source]

Course Competency

Units Value

Course

Provider

Course Name WGU Credit
Data Management - Applications 4 Study.com Computer Science 204: Database Programming 4
Advanced Data Management 3 Study.com Computer Science 303: Database Management 3
Data Systems Administration 3
Scripting and Programming - Applications 4
Data Structures and Algorithms 4 Study.com Computer Science 201: Data Structures & Algorithms

(Take Java first since the assignment is in Java)

4
Introduction to Programming in Python 3 uDacity or Sophia uDacity Data Analytics Nano degree or Intro to Python 3
Business of IT - Project Management 4 Sophia Project Management 4
Introduction to Spreadsheets 1
Data and Information Governance 2
IT Leadership Foundations 3 Sophia Principles of Management 3
Networks 4
Introduction to Data Science 4 uDacity uDacity Data Analytics Nano Degree or uDacity Intro to Machine Learning 4
Data Wrangling 3 uDacity uDacity Data Analytics Nano Degree or uDacity Intro to Machine Learning 3
Data Analysis with R 2 uDacity uDacity Data Analytics Nano Degree or uDacity Intro to Machine Learning 2
Machine Learning 3 uDacity uDacity Data Analytics Nano Degree or uDacity Intro to Machine Learning 3
Data Visualization 2 uDacity uDacity Data Analytics Nano Degree or uDacity Intro to Machine Learning 2
Data Analytics 4
IT Foundations 4 CompTIA CompTIA A+ 4
IT Applications 4 CompTIA CompTIA A+ 4
Total 61 43

Non-Transferable Courses[edit | edit source]

Course Competency

Units Value

Course

Provider

Course Name WGU Credit
Data Management Capstone 4
Version Control 1
Totals 5 0

Total Transfer Credit[edit | edit source]

Course Competency

Units Value

Course

Provider

Course Name WGU

Transfer Credit

(Max 90cr)

General Education Requirements 35 32
Core Courses 20 20
Additional Courses 61 43
Non-Transferable Courses 5 0
Total 121 95

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