WGU IT Information Technology Degree Plan

Information Technology Degree Plan

Here is a Information Technology Degree plan for Western Governors University (WGU) as of approximately October 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

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

Advantages of a Information Technology Degree

• One easiest degrees in computer technology
• Comes with lots of certifications to jump-start your career
• 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

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.

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

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

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

https://partners.wgu.edu/

Sophia ACE ID's

Study.com ACE ID's

General Education Requirements

Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	WGU Credit
Composition: Writing with a Strategy	3	Sophia, CLEP	English Composition I	3
Composition: Successful Self-Expression	3	Sophia, CLEP	English Composition II, Workplace Writing II	3
Critical Thinking: Reason and Evidence	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
Finite Mathematics	4
Integrated Physical Sciences	3	Sophia	Environmental Science	3
Natural Sciences Lab	2	Sophia	Human Biology Lab, Introduction to Chemistry Lab, Microbiology Lab	2
Totals	42			35

Core Courses

Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	WGU Credit
Introduction to IT	4	Sophia or Coursera	Introduction to Information Technology or IT Support Professional Certificate	4
Data Management - Foundations	3	Sophia, Study.com or Coursera	Introduction to Relational Databases, Computer Science 107: Database Fundamentals, Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate	3
Network and Security - Foundations	3	Study.com	Computer Science 108: Introduction to Networking	3
Scripting and Programming - Foundations	3	Sophia or Study.com	Introduction to Java Programming, Computer Science 115: Programming in Java, Computer Science 109: Introduction to Programming (Java), Computer Science 112: Programming in C++ Course	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

Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	WGU Credit
Data Management - Applications	4	Study.com	Computer Science 204: Database Programming	4
Web Development Applications	6	CIW	Advanced CIW HTML5 and CSS3 Specialist or CIW Web Design Professional	6
Linux Foundations	3	LPI, CompTIA	Linux Essentials, Linux+	3
Business of IT - Project Management	4	Sophia or Coursera	Project Management or Google Project Management Professional Certificate	4
Cloud Foundations	3	AWS	AWS Cloud Practitioner Note: is cheap and fast to get.	3
Spreadsheets	3
Organizational Behavior and Leadership	3	Study.com	Business 107/307: Organizational Behavior.	3
Principles of Management	4	Sophia	Principles of Management	4
Information Systems Management	3	Study.com	Business 303: Management Information Systems	3
User Interface Design	4	Coursera or CIW	Google UX Design Professional Certificate, User Interface Designer	4
Emerging Technologies	2
Networks	4	CompTIA	CompTIA Network+	4
Network and Security - Applications	4	CompTIA	CompTIA Security+	4
IT Foundations	4	CompTIA	CompTIA A+	4
IT Applications	4	CompTIA	CompTIA A+	4
Total	55			50

Non-Transferable Courses

Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	WGU Credit
IT Capstone	4
Totals	4			0

Total Transfer Credit

Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	WGU Transfer Credit Max 90
General Education Requirements	42			35
Core Courses	20			20
Additional Courses	55			50
Non-Transferable Courses	4			0
Total	121			105

*To copy this degree plan, hold down left mouse button, drag to select tables, then copy/paste (CTR+C/CTR+P) to Sheets or Excel.