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=== Tips on Order in Which to Complete Courses ===
=== 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.   
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. After Sophia, do the certifications and then do Study.com. (PHP & MSFT cert should take 1-2 weeks each)  


=== 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? ===

Revision as of 14:07, 5 July 2022

Analytics Degree Plan

This is a Analytics Degree plan for Purdue University Global (PUG) as of approximately July 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. After Sophia, do the certifications and then do Study.com. (PHP & MSFT cert should take 1-2 weeks each)

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)
MM207 Statistics 5 Sophia Intro to Stats 5
MM212 College Algebra 5 Sophia College Algebra 5
SS290 Data in Our World - Introduction to Data Literacy 5
100/200

Level

Arts and Humanities Requirement 5 Sophia Introduction to Ethics 5
100/200

Level

Science Requirement 5 Sophia Environmental Science

Note: You also do human biology though environment science should be the fastest to do.

5
100/200

Level

Social Science Requirement 5 Study.com Political Science 102: American Government 5
Totals 45 35

Major Requirements

ID Course Competency

Units Value

Course

Provider

Course Name Purdue

Credit

IT153 Spreadsheet Applications 5 Microsoft Microsoft Office Specialist: Excel 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 5
IT163 Database Concepts Using Microsoft Access 5 Sophia or Study.com Database Concepts or 5
IN200 Data Governance - Policy and Ethics 5 Coursera CertNexus - Certified Ethical Emerging Technologist (CEET)

Note: Not sure how long this would take.

5
IT234 Database Concepts 5 Study.com Computer Science 107: Database Fundamentals 5
IT286 Network Security Concepts 5 Study.com Computer Science 203: Defensive Security 5
MM250 Discrete Mathematics 5 Study.com Math 108: Discrete Mathematics 5
IN300 Programming for Data Analysis (Python, R, and Java) 5
IN301 Securing Data 5
IN302 Reporting and Visualization 5
IT350 Advanced Database Concepts 6 W3Schools PHP Certificate 6
IN400 Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Deep Learning and Machine Learning 6
IN401 Data Curation Concepts 6
IN402 Modeling and Predictive Analysis 6
MM325 Statistical Data Analysis 5
IN498 Bachelor's Capstone in Analytics 5
Totals 79 36

Open Electives

ID Course Competency

Units Value

Course

Provider

Course Name Purdue

Credit

Any ID Whatever you want 56 W3Schools PHP Certificate 33
Sophia 23
Totals 56 56

Total Transfer Credit

ID Course Competency

Units Value

Course

Provider

Course Name Purdue

Transfer Credit

(135 max transfer credits)

Core Requirements 45 35
Major Requirements 79 36
Open Electives 56 56
Totals 180 127

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