WGU - MSCIA application process

ITSec14

Hey all,

I'm considering applying to start the MSCIA program early next year and wanted to know your experience on the application process?

Do they typically process everything fairly quickly?

Only thing I get paranoid about is that I didn't do great early in my college career, but transferred schools and finished strong in my IT degree. Not sure if that will affect me or not.

Blucodex

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TLeTourneau

My admissions went very smoothly but I have a CISSP which is one of the qualifiers for admission to the program.

From the website:

To qualify for the M.S. Cybersecurity and Information Assurance program, applicants must:

• Apply for admission.
• Possess a bachelor’s degree from a regionally or nationally accredited institution.
• Demonstrate IT security experience through at least one of the following three methods:
  • Have earned a bachelor’s degree in IT security or IT networking that covers at least two CISSP CBK domains. (You can find the domains listed here.)
  • Hold a CISSP, CCIE, CCNP, CCNA, CCNA Security, CEH, CHFI, GIAC 2700 or GCWN certification that is valid and earned within the last five years.
  • Submit a resume for review showing recent significant IT security experience, of at least three years, which demonstrates at least two CISSP CBK domains.

EnderWiggin

I applied in the middle of a month, hoping I could get in and start a month and a half later. They pushed me to start on the first of the upcoming month, only a couple weeks after having applied. Not sure why they wanted me to start so soon, but I wasn't complaining.