PUG Professional Studies Degree Plan

Professional Studies Degree Plan

This is a Professional Studies Degree plan for Purdue University Global (PUG) as of approximately February 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.

Special Notes on This Degree

The idea for getting this degree came from this thread.

Keep in mind this degree

• This degree doesn't qualify for financial aid, cash only
• There is a limited amount of courses you can take

Why this degree was suggested is because:

1. Cost of around $4300 vs $8400 for ExcelTrack
2. Easy to gather credits fast with IT cert exams
3. Can rep as a Computer Studies type of degree on your resume

W3schools PHP, Google IT Support and AWS Cloud Practitioner Foundational was the suggested certifications to get since those are some of easiest which can be done in under 2 weeks each.

Doing exactly 5 UL courses with PUG and 3LL courses will equal exactly 35 credits which is the min you have to do.

Cost Breakdown (Link to Costs Page)

$975 Monthly fees (5 months @ $195 per month)

$800 Assessment Fees

$2200 Capstone fee

$3975 Total

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, then Study.com courses.

Doing a concentration for this degree is optional.

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 3-6 months to complete this degree.

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 Sophia	English Composition, Foundations of English Composition	5
CM220	College Composition II	5	CLEP Sophia 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
100/200 Level	Mathematics Course	5	Sophia	College Algebra or Introduction to Statistics	5
100/200 Level	Arts and Humanities Course	5	Sophia	Art History I/II or Ancient Greek Philosophers or Approaches to Studying Religions	5
100/200 Level	Science Course	5	Sophia	Environmental Science	5
100/200 Level	Speaking and Listening Course	5	Sophia	Pubic Speaking	5
100/200 Level	Social Science Course	5	Sophia	Intro to Psychology or Intro to Sociology	5
100/200 Level	Diversity and Culture Course	5		** Not sure what works here
100/200 Level	Ethics Course	5	Sophia	Introduction to Ethics	5
Totals		45			40

Major Requirements

ID	Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	Purdue Credit
100/200/ 300/400 Level	Communication Course	5	Sophia	Visual Communications	5
100/200 Level	Major Electives	5	W3Schools: PHP Certificate	IT213: Software Development Concepts	5
100/200 Level	Major Electives	5	W3Schools: PHP Certificate	IT232: Software Design and Development	5
100/200 Level	Major Electives	5	W3Schools: PHP Certificate	IT234: Database Concepts	5
100/200 Level	Major Electives	5	Google IT Support Professional Certificate	IN220: Help Desk I	5
300/400 Level	Major Electives	6	W3Schools: PHP Certificate	IT350: Advanced Database Concepts	6
300/400 Level	Major Electives	6	W3Schools: PHP Certificate	IT391: Advanced Software Development Including Web and Mobility	6
300/400 Level	Major Electives	6	W3Schools: PHP Certificate	IT481: Advanced Software Development	6
300/400 Level	Major Electives	6	W3Schools: PHP Certificate	IT488: Software Product Development Using Agile	6
300/400 Level	Major Electives	6	AWS Cloud Practitioner—Foundational	IT306: Cloud Services Management	6
300/400 Level	Major Electives	6	AWS Cloud Practitioner—Foundational	IN515: AWS Academy Cloud Foundations	6
300/400 Level	Major Electives	6	PUG course, or Cert, or Study.com
PR499	Bachelor's Capstone in Professional Studies	6	PUG course, or Cert, or Study.com
Totals		73			61

Open Electives

ID	Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	Purdue Credit
Any ID	Whatever you want	5	Google IT Support Professional Certificate	IN221: Help Desk II	5
Any ID	Whatever you want	5	Google IT Support Professional Certificate	IN222: Help Desk III	5
Any ID	Whatever you want	5	AWS Cloud Practitioner—Foundational	IT222: Introduction to Cloud Computing	5
Any ID	Whatever you want	19	Sophia, etc	Whatever you want ** Need 2 1.5cr course to hit exactly	19
UL	Whatever you want	18	PUG	3 UL courses
LL	Whatever you want	10	PUG	2 LL courses
Totals		62			34

Total Transfer Credit

ID	Course	Competency Units Value	Course Provider	Course Name	Purdue Transfer Credit (Max 135cr)
	Core Requirements	45			40
	Major Requirements	73			61
	Open Electives	62			34
Totals		180			135

*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.