PUG Information Technology Degree Plan wiki

Information Technology Degree Plan

This is a Information Technology Degree plan for Purdue University Global (PUG) as of approximately June of 2022. 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 PHP Certificate. Last knock out the Study.com courses. (PHP Certificate should take 1-2 weeks)

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	Course Id	Purdue Credit
CM107	College Composition I	5	CLEP or Sophia	English Composition, Foundations of English Composition	CLEP-0040 SOPH-0019	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)	CLEP-0040 SOPH-0015 SDCM-0057	5
CS212	Communicating Professionalism	5		(Must take at PUG)
MM212	College Algebra	5	Sophia	College Algebra	SOPH-0001	5
MM250	Discrete Mathematics	5	Study.com	Math 108: Discrete Math	SDCM-0210	5
100/200 Level	Arts and Humanities Requirement	5	Sophia	Introduction to Ethics or lots other options	SOPH-0020	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.	SOPH-0016	5
100/200 Level	Social Science Requirement	5	Study.com	Political Science 102: American Government	SDCM-0042	5
100/200 Level	General Education Elective	5	Sophia	Visual Communications or lots other options	SOPH-0009	5
Totals		45				40

Major Requirements

ID	Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	Course Id	Purdue Credit
IT117	Website Development	5	Sophia	Introduction to Web Development		5
IT133	Microsoft Office Applications on Demand	5	Microsoft	Note: Microsoft Office Specialist Access Word/Outlook/Powerpoint/Excel/Access certification would fulfill the requirement.
IT163	Database Concepts Using Microsoft Access	5	Sophia	Introduction to Relational Databases (This course isn't easy or super-quick)		5
IT190	Information Technology Concepts	5	Sophia	Into to Information Tech	SOPH-0023	5
IT213	Software Development Concepts	5	W3Schools	PHP Certificate	-	5
IT232	Software Design and Development Concepts	5	W3Schools	PHP Certificate	-	5
IT234	Database Concepts	5	W3Schools	PHP Certificate	-	5
IT273	Networking Concepts	5	Study.com	CS 220: Fundamentals of Routing and Switching	SDCM-0229	5
IT286	Network Security Concepts	5	Study.com	CS 203: Defensive Security	SDCM-0228
IT301	Project Management I	6	Salyor or Sophia	BUS402: Project Management (Saylor courses are cheap but tough to pass which is why CompTIA A+ is recommended. However, it's cheap to try Saylor and you can retake a total of 2 more times if you fail) Sophia Project Management - PM1001	SAYA-0039 or PM1001
IT302	Human Computer Interaction	6
IT331	Technology Infrastructure	6
IT332	Principles of Information Systems Architecture	6	CompTIA	CompTIA A+ certification		6
IT350	Advanced Database Concepts	6	W3Schools	PHP Certificate	-	6
IT402	IT Consulting Skills	6
IT460	Systems Analysis and Design	6	Study.com	CS 302: Systems Analysis & Design	SDCM-0163	6
IT499	Bachelor's Capstone in Information Technology	6
Totals		93				53

Concentration Requirement (Programming and Software Development)

ID	Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	Course Id	Purdue Credit
IT391	Advanced Software Development Including Web and Mobility	6	W3Schools	PHP Certificate	-	6
IT481	Advanced Software Development	6	W3Schools	PHP Certificate	-	6
IT488	Software Product Development Using Agile	6	W3Schools	PHP Certificate	-	6
Totals		18				18

Open Electives

ID	Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	Course Id	Purdue Credit
Any ID	Whatever you want	29	Sophia	Whatever you want	-	29
Totals		29				29

Total Transfer Credit

ID	Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	Course Id	Purdue Transfer Credit (135 max transfer credits)
	Core Requirements	45				40
	Major Requirements	93				58
	Concentration Requirement	18				18
	Open Electives	24				29
Totals		180				135

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