WGU BS - IT Security Start Date 9/1/15

So, I decided to finish my degree after much deliberation. I transferred in 53 CU's and need 71 to be finished. So far, I have a great mentor. First up I have C182 - Intro to IT, and both A+ courses (C393 and C394). I've been studying for both A+ test and they bite. I've been in the IT field for roughly 15 years and been in the networking/telephony field for last 7 to 8 years. I'm so far disconnected from printer and PC support it's ridiculous. Oh well, it's been a chore to study but I got to knock it out. I plan to have all 3 done by the end of the month. I've been so nervous and anxious about the actual assessments.

One question, I've been studying quizlets and some brief notes I took during the course work, but I've been hearing mixed reviews on how similar the pre-assessment is to the actual assessment?

Background: I work as a network engineer about 40-60 hours a week, married, three boys, so nights and weekends during this football season into the next year are going to be very productive...LOL....the wasted time watching football from Thursday to Mondays will be put to use towards my education.

I'll be working on the below during Term 1 giving my self a strict timetable so I can stay focused and try to wrap this degree up:

C176 - 1 Week (Appears to be boring material and will be a boring read/study)
C299 - 2 Weeks (Work with most of these competencies with my job)
C132 - 1 Week (Already done with both PA's and notes done for class)
C697 - 2 Weeks (Very little background but most of my appliances at work are linux based so will go thru coursework)
C698 - 2 Weeks (Very little background but most of my appliances at work are linux based so will go thru coursework)
C484 - 1 Week (Appears to be common sense plus with experience, shouldn't be too bad, maybe terminology)
C483 - 1 Week (Appears to be common sense plus with experience, shouldn't be too bad, maybe terminology)
C179 - 1 Week (I haven't looked at this course yet)
C168 - 1 Week (Already done with 1 PA and working on the second one, appears to be lots of terminology and memorization)
C173 - 2 to 3 Weeks (I'm going to hate this class)
C169 - 2 to 3 Weeks (I'm going to hate this class)
C175 - 2 to 3 Weeks (I'm going to hate this class)
C170 - 2 to 3 Weeks (I'm going to hate this class)
C376 - 2 Weeks (Shouldn't be too bad but will need to learn the process)
C435 - 1 Month (To be safe)
C436 - 1 Month (To be safe)

Goal to have BS by end of August 2016....then start on Masters

Any insight on Assessments thru WGU and courses would be helpful. In particular, study material, the value of using quizlets, annd these programming and database classes. I'll be keeping track of my progress on here and this is the beginning of my journey! Wish me well and God Bless!

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Comments

ImThe0ne

usman4673 wrote: »

Great pace bro! Keep it up.

One quick question: Does one have to go through WGU material, take quizzes, do assignments, pre-assessments, and only then mentor issues you a vendor voucher to schedule the cert exam or can one self-study and then just ask mentor to issue a voucher and be done with it? I am a bit confused on how hard getting that voucher will become once my term kicks-off?

This mostly depends on your mentor. Typically, you'd have to take a pre-assessment style quiz and pass with they deemed acceptable, then they would approve the voucher. However, you will find out if you do really well and pass your courses on the first try, etc. then they are a lot less picky about issuing vouchers. My mentor doesn't mind issuing me the voucher the day I enroll in the class, then I schedule it for 2 weeks out or so, study my materials and go take it. That gives me the ability to have a goal to work towards and enough time to reschedule a few days out if I feel like I need more time.

JamesKurtovich

usman4673 wrote: »

Great pace bro! Keep it up.

One quick question: Does one have to go through WGU material, take quizzes, do assignments, pre-assessments, and only then mentor issues you a vendor voucher to schedule the cert exam or can one self-study and then just ask mentor to issue a voucher and be done with it? I am a bit confused on how hard getting that voucher will become once my term kicks-off?

Everything in the Course of Study is completely optional. My SM doesn't go through mine, though I believe they're able to.

You need to do at least one pre-assessment, though two would be best (one before you start and one after). Unless you're going for a certification, then they'll want to take a screenshot of a passing score on a practice exam or something similar.