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 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.

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

Use this It Certification Exams Equivalent Guide to find certifications that will transfer to this degree program.

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 Guide

Study.com ACE Guide

General Education Requirements

Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	Course Id	WGU Credit
English Composition I	3	CLEP or Sophia	English Composition, Foundations of English Composition	CLEP-0040 SOPH-0019	3
English Composition II	3	CLEP or Sophia or Study.com	English Composition, English Composition II, English 105: College Composition II	CLEP-0040 SOPH-0030 SDCM-0089	3
Critical Thinking and Logic	3	Study.com	Humanities 201: Critical Thinking & Analysis	SDCM-0243	3
Technical Communication	3	Study.com	English 305: Advanced Technical Writing	SDCM-0058	3
Introduction to Communication	3	Sophia	Pubic Speaking	SOPH-0024	3
Introduction to Humanities	3	Sophia	Visual Communications (Lots of other options from Sophia)	SOPH-0009	3
Ethics in Technology	3
American Politics and the US Constitution	3	Study.com	Political Science 102: American Government	SDCM-0042	3
Introduction to Geography	3	Sophia	US History II (Lots of other options from Sophia)	SOPH-0025	3
Applied Algebra	3	Sophia	College Algebra	SOPH-0001	3
Applied Probability and Statistics	3	Sophia	Introduction to Statistics	SOPH-0005	3
Finite Mathematics	4
Integrated Physical Sciences	3	Sophia	Environmental Science	SOPH-0016	3
Natural Sciences Lab	2	Study.com	Biology 101L: Intro to Biology with Lab	SDCM-0188	2
Totals	42				35

Core Courses

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

Additional Courses

Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	Course Id	WGU Credit
Data Management - Applications	4	Study.com	Computer Science 204: Database Programming	SDCM-0218	4
Web Development Applications	6		CIW HTML5 and CSS3 Specialist or CIW Web Design Professional certification work here.
Linux Foundations	3	Study.com	Computer Science 106: Introduction to Linux	SDCM-0226	3
Business of IT - Project Management	4	Sophia	Project Management	SOPH-0013	4
Cloud Foundations	3	AWS	AWS Cloud Practitioner Note: is cheap and fast to get.		3
Spreadsheets	3
Organizational Behavior and Leadership	3	SL or Saylor	Organizational Behavior BUS209: Organizational BehaviorNote: For some reason, WGU pathways show that Study.com Business 107 won't work for this degree for works for other degrees.Note: Saylor courses are usually hard to pass though they do cost only $5 to try.		3
Principles of Management	4	Sophia	Principles of Management	SOPH-0054	4
Information Systems Management	3	Study.com	Business 303: Management Information Systems	SDCM-0123	3
User Interface Design	4
Emerging Technologies	2	Study.com	Computer Science 310: Current Trends in Computer Science & IT or Computer Science 311	SDCM-0221, SDCM-0230	2
Networks	4
Network and Security - Applications	4
IT Foundations	4	CompTIA	CompTIA A+		4
IT Applications	4	CompTIA	CompTIA A+		4
Total	55				33

Non-Transferable Courses

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

Total Transfer Credit

Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	Course Id	WGU Transfer Credit
General Education Requirements	42				35
Core Courses	20				20
Additional Courses	55				33
Non-Transferable Courses	4				0
Total	121				89

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