PUG Cloud Computing Degree Plan

Cloud Computing Degree Plan

This is a Cloud Computing Degree plan for Purdue University Global (PUG) 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.

Tips on Order in Which to Complete Courses

Start with CLEP, then Sophia. Sophia only allows 2 courses open at one time so don't have 2 courses that have touchstones (written assignments) open at the same time. Once done with Sophia, do the certifications starting with PHP Certificate.

Note: There are two paths you could take. Either do Google Cloud or do both Azure Fundamentals & Azure Data Engineer Associate. If you did both Google Cloud and Azure, then you would not need to do the PHP Cert or the Linux cert. The Cloud certifications should take 1-2 months to complete.

How Long Will It Take To Complete This Degree Once I Finish All the Alterative Credits?

How long to complete depends on a variety of factors such as experience, time commitment, the efficiency of studying, etc. Considering you spend at least 20 hours a week on your studies, it should take 2-3 terms to complete this degree.

Battle Plan For Finishing in 2 Terms

If you want to finish in 2 terms, you need to be aggressive in opening up a bunch of courses. It is possible to finish in 2 terms with less than 30hrs a week studying. Follow the advise of this Reddit Thread. The capstone is a set 10 weeks and can't be accelerated so you must start this at the beginning of your 2nd term in order to finish in 2 terms.

Source of Credit

This degree plan was made using the following sources to map out all the alternative credits.

Alternative Credits List

Study.com Equivalent Guide

It Certification Exams Equivalent Guide

Core Requirements

ID	Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	Purdue Credit
CM107	College Composition I	5	CLEP or Sophia	English Composition, Foundations of English Composition	5
CM220	College Composition II	5	CLEP or Sophia or Study.com	English Composition, English Composition I, English 104: College Composition I (Grading is known to take a long time at Sophia, taking the course at Study.com may be faster)	5
CS212	Communicating Professionalism	5		(Must take at PUG)
MM212	College Algebra	5	Sophia	College Algebra	5
MM250	Discrete Mathematics	5	Study.com	Math 108: Discrete Math	5
100/200 Level	Arts and Humanities Requirement	5	Sophia	Introduction to Ethics or lots other options	5
100/200 Level	Science Requirement	5	Sophia	Environmental Science Note: You also do human biology or chemistry though environment science should be the fastest to do.	5
100/200 Level	Social Science Requirement	5	Sophia	U.S. Government	5
100/200 Level	General Education Elective	5	Sophia	Visual Communications or lots other options	5
Totals		45			40

Major Requirements

ID	Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	Purdue Credit
IT104	Introduction to Cybersecurity	5	Study.com	Computer Science 110: Introduction to Cybersecurity	5
IN205	Routing and Switching I	5
IT213	Software Development Concepts	5	W3Schools	PHP Certificate	5
IT222	Introduction to Cloud Computing	5	Coursera Microsoft	Google Cloud or Azure Data Engineer Associate	5
IT227	Cloud Infrastructure Administration	5	Coursera Microsoft	Google Cloud or Azure Fundamentals	5
IT234	Database Concepts	5	W3Schools Microsoft Study.com	PHP Certificate or Azure Data Engineer Associate or Computer Science 107: Database Fundamentals	5
IT273	Networking Concepts	5	Sophia	Introduction to Networking	5
IT275	Linux System Administration	5	CompTIA	Linux+	5
IT278	Windows Administration	5
IT286	Network Security Concepts	5	Study.com Microsoft	Computer Science 203: Defensive Security or Azure Data Engineer Associate	5
IT303	Virtualization and Cloud Security	6	Coursera Microsoft	Google Cloud or Azure Fundamentals	6
IT304	Application Development and Scripting in the Cloud	6	Coursera	Google Cloud	6
IT306	Cloud Services Management	6	Coursera Microsoft	Google Cloud or Azure Data Engineer Associate	6
IT374	Linux Security	6
IT375	Windows Enterprise Administration	6	Microsoft	Azure Data Engineer Associate
IT403	Advanced Cloud Security	6	Microsoft	Azure Data Engineer Associate
IT404	Security Testing for Cloud Applications	6
IT413	Migrating Data and Applications to the Cloud	6	Microsoft	Azure Data Engineer Associate
IT414	Software Development Operations in Cloud Environments	6	Coursera	Google Cloud	6
IT460	Systems Analysis and Design	6	Study.com	Computer Science 302: Systems Analysis & Design	6
IT473	Bachelor's Capstone in Cloud Computing and Solutions	6
Totals		116			70

Open Electives

ID	Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	Purdue Credit
Any ID	Whatever you want	19	W3Schools	PHP Certificate (27cr)	19
Totals		19			19

Total Transfer Credit

ID	Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	Purdue Transfer Credit (135 max transfer credits)
	Core Requirements	45			40
	Major Requirements	116			70
	Open Electives	19			19
Totals		180			129

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