WGU One Term Finish

Hello all, after being motivated by Swild's awesome 1 term finish forum thread I decided to start my own. Coming into WGU I was able to transfer in 74 CU's which left 47 to be finished. That equals out to 12 classes. Thanks to my previous B.A. degree I was able to skip all the Gen Ed's and other filler courses and now I just have to finish up mainly IT courses plus the Capstone and Technical Writing. You can track my progress of courses in my signature. With 181 days left to finish I need to average out 15 days per course which I think is more than doable.

After taking the very first day of the semester off due to previous obligations I started at it today by completing the pre-assessments for MGC1 and BNC1 scoring a 58% and 72% respectively. I have already requested approval to take these assessments and thanks to the well timing arrival of my WGU student success kit I'll actually be able to take them at home. My course mentor has already opened up CUV1 and BOV1 so I'll start studying for these and continue to review week ares for my other 2 courses.

Stay tuned plenty more to come over the next 181 days!

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Legacy User

Would you know what class you transferred in that cleared the RIT1
Leadership Concepts and Applications?

swild

I had an ROTC Leadership class that transferred in for my RIT1.

As far as the webcam tests go, I only had three or so that I could have done by webcam and chose to do them at Prometric. It just seemed easier to drive 10 minutes away than try to do it at home without distractions by my family.

I was really impressed by the CIW courses. So much so that I am seriously considering buying the materials for the Perl course. Every exam from any provider usually has an oddball question or two that you couldn't possibly have prepared for without some serious time or on the job experience. At least it's nothing like the MS courses.

It sounds like you are doing very well. Don't get lazy with all of your forward progress and think you have time to take off. Most likely you will come up against something that will take you longer than anticipated. I would highly recommend getting KET1 opened up so you can see how long the programming will take you. I think KET1 and KFT1 will be your toughest classes. If TPV1 is the Project+ class, that one is tough to stay on track for due to sheer boredom.

dragonshiz

Thanks Swild, trust me I'm not going to get lazy I'm trying to give myself as much time as possible for the 2 programming courses. I figure if I give myself 2-3 months for those plus the capstone and technical writing I should be good. I had actually thought as well after I'm done going on and getting the professional CIW designations for Web Design and Web Development since you only need 2 more tests to do that after completing WGU. I agree the CIW material is very good.

Dmarcisco for the RIT1 I transferred in a Human Relations in Management course I took at a local community college.

swild

I personally won't bother with getting the additional CIW certification since it holds no value, I just like the way that the information is presented and think that it is a good way to get the foundation level knowledge before diving into some deeper topics.

kemar1014

Good day,

I would like to where you went to school prior. I can get a link to the program you completed just want to check the courses I am transferring in against your to see how much i can get exempted from.

Thank You

kemar1014

dragonshiz wrote: »

Thanks Swild, trust me I'm not going to get lazy I'm trying to give myself as much time as possible for the 2 programming courses. I figure if I give myself 2-3 months for those plus the capstone and technical writing I should be good. I had actually thought as well after I'm done going on and getting the professional CIW designations for Web Design and Web Development since you only need 2 more tests to do that after completing WGU. I agree the CIW material is very good.

Dmarcisco for the RIT1 I transferred in a Human Relations in Management course I took at a local community college.

Just trying to find which courses you transfered in to get exempted from GAC1, HHT1 and LUT1

dragonshiz

Kemar1014, I have a bachelor of arts in history from a brick and mortar school here where I live, that satisfied pretty much everyone of the gen ed courses.

dragonshiz

Hey all just kind of giving an update here, I'm going through some personal stuff right now and with having already finished 3 courses I think I might end up just going for the year finish instead of the 1 term finish. With everything I have going on right now finishing 3 classes in 5 months seems a lot less daunting than 9 classes. Stay tuned though I might change my mind (as I'm still a month ahead of schedule), but as of right now probably just the 1 year finish. As far as my studying goes really have only read 1 chapter for the Javascript course since the 19th of September, hoping to get back to it by the end of this week beginning of next. Thanks all!

dragonshiz

Hey all know its been a while since I posted but sitting for the CIW Javascript Specialist Exam here in 1 1/2 hours. Feeling the least confident I've ever felt about an exam but to be perfectly honest I have no interest in Javascript anyway. Hopefully I can make it 10/10 on certification exams but if I go to 9/10 not a big deal. I'm scoring 80% on practice exams so It's not like I'm far off or anything. Really I'm just dreading the call with the WGU mentor if I do fail because he tries to make a big deal out of everything when I'm not really that excitable lol.

Drovor

I think you will do fine with those practice exam scores. I thought the same for CVV1 and during the exam I didn't feel confident either but I got the pass. Good luck!

nosoup4u

Looking at the exam stuff, I think all you need is a 60% to pass that CIW Java at prometric tbh...

dragonshiz

Well that was an epic fail, oh well I knew my perfect streak couldnt keep up forever lol. Nosoup4u you need 75% of 55 questions correct to pass. Well back to the reading grind, I was really hoping I wouldnt have to concentrate on Javascript for another 2-4 weeks meh what can I do.

DPG

How close were you to passing?

Certification Name:
CIW Javascript Specialist
Exam ID: 1D0-635
Number of Questions: 55
Passing Score: 75%
Time Limit: 90 minutes

dragonshiz

Wow it's been a while since I posted here, just to kind of give you all an update, after failing my javascript exam (only scored 27/55). I thought I would just pick my ball back up and tread onward torward retaking the exam. That was until work interjected itself into my life, fast forward 2 weeks later I decided that getting a course out of the way and getting my confidence back would be a better option. After looking over the Project Management course I decided to add that to my course schedule. I did encounter a bit of pushback from my mentor on this as he did not want me to be stuck at the end of the semester with only 3 courses completed and 3 left. I assured him that with me having taken a class in Project Manangement and with having the ITIL foundations certification this wouldnt be much of an issue.

Fast forward 2 1/2 weeks later and I just passed the Proect + getting TPV1 out of the way! I passed with a 786 after reading through the sybex book twice. I tried to take a couple of the UCertify tests but they were way to wordy for my liking, plus I dont feel they accurately portray what you are learning in the Sybex material anyway. So right now I am sitting at 17 cu's completed for the semester. Next up is either the Software Fundamentals course which ends with a MTA exam or go back after javascript. If anyone had any advice on which one might be easier to get out fo the way first with the holidays coming up it would be greatly appreciated!

kgb

Software Fundamentals MTA is a real easy test. If you purchase the MeasureUp for it, it makes it trivial.

KeithC

dragonshiz you may want to look into your local testing centers schedule. This may decided for you on which test to take next.

I believe the MTA classes use another company but for Prometric - my normal testing center is closed starting on like 12/19/2012.

I passed the javascript class on my second attempt so I feel your pain.

dragonshiz

I was thinking the MTA and then leave the last month and a half for Javascript. Keith C luckily for me the testing center in my town is both prometric and certiport plus they arent affiliated with a community college so they only close for 2 weeks at Christmas and New Years. I take it the version of the MTA test you take for WGU is the VB and not the C#? I saw two exams listed for 98-361.

kgb

I think it's up to you as far as VB or C#. Personally, I took all C# MTA exams.

dragonshiz

Yeah I emailed the course mentor and he is also recommending C#, here's hoping I can get it knocked out in about 2 1/2 weeks!

dragonshiz

Well just an update, I passed the CIW JavaScript Specialist exam this morning, I decided to pursue that one because of my previous fail on it. All in all pretty easy after studying for it for an additional 2 1/2 weeks, all I did was reread the CIW material, take the practice exams and the domain reinforcement exams, and I watched the new boston series for videos. Now time for a holiday break and then hit up DJV1! 5 out of 6 courses done and well on my way to accomplishing 6/12 this semester!

Ivanjam

@dragonshiz - congrats on the JavaScript pass - good luck with the next exam!

dragonshiz

Just another update to this thread, passed the MTA 98-361 for the DJV 1 Software Development fundamentals with an 80. This one was actually somewhat a challenge. I first took the test last week on 1/4 and failed it with a 67 and you need a 70 to pass so literally I failed it by 1 question. After talking over what I should do with my mentor and the class mentor they were able to get me a waiver on the 2 weeks so I was able to take it today and not have it count as an RS vs. a Passed course (I was going to say screw it and take it a week later regardless of the policy just to get it out of the way). For anyone out there studying this the Learnkey Videos and the Measure Up practice exams (well worth my $33.75 investment) are what really helped me out. The official microsoft material isnt that great and Ucertify don't even get me started on. Up next I might try to get the MTA database class out of the way before the end of the term February 28, or I may just take it easy. I'm half way through 6/12 classes complete!

swild

Congrats on the pass! Yeah that provided materials for that class are the worst.

Iristheangel

Congratulations on the pass! You're really moving along!

kgb

Measure Up, Measure Up, Measure Up... Without a doubt the single best resource for every MTA exam.

cielo

I've decided to apply to WGU. Can anyone tell me the best track that leads to a CEH? I'm about to graduate with my masters from Keller Graduate School of Management, but I need certifications. I also wanted to know if anyone could refer to someone who could give me a referral please in order not to pay for the application fee. I only work part-time, so I can finish my degree faster. Would really appreciate feedback

dragonshiz

Well just wanted to provide another update, I decided in the week I had left until I started my new job I would try to squeeze in the MTA 98-364 Database Administration Fundamentals certification since the material is relatively short. After reading the material 4 times in 4 days and taking plenty of Measure Up practice tests I passed the exam yesterday with an 85! 7 out of 12 classes done and I'm on the downward hill so to speak now. I really wish I had another 2 weeks because I would try to get the CIW Database exam out of the way before the end of my semester in February, but I really dont want to add it to my AAV especially with only 6 weeks left and starting a new job (really dont want to miss any portion of work right from the start even to take an IT exam).

I'm thinking what I might do is study the CIW Database exam for the remaining 6 weeks or so and take it immediately when the semester starts, that way i have 6 months to complete the 2 java courses and the technical writing/capstone. I can definitely see the finish line though!

Dano_Texas

Congrats on the progress!

powerfool

Congrats! I know that WGU has some policy where you can extend a semester by a month if you have work left to do... I am not sure how this would apply, especially if you would only use it for one of your requirements, as you would still have to go ahead and enroll in additional semester for your remaining courses.

swild

I thought that I wasn't going to finish when I was getting close to the end of my term and they said that they no longer extend terms, at least that's what they were saying in June 2012. What they told me was that if you have less than 9 or 10 CUs remaining when enrolling in an new term, then they will refund you part of the new term depending on how long it takes you to finish, after you finish; meaning that you would have to pay full price up front.