r/WGU_CompSci

I’m planning on attending WGU online for a computer science degree. I heard from others that a cheap way is I can take a bunch of classes at Sophia.com or study.com and transfer them over so that I don’t need to pay a lot more at school for general classes. I’m 19 no prior college education so I don’t even know which classes I would need to take at Sophia or study.com for a computer science degree. Anybody know where I can get information on which classes I should take on Sophia.com specifically for a computer science degree at WGU that will transfer over credits? Thank you

Just started the MSCS portion of the BSCS to MSCS bridge program and the first class has a requirment of having to record myself writing shell scripts.

While I enjoy my course work and I know this is to stop students from using AI to write their projects Its still very inconvenient for me. I typically do my school work at work in my free time but now im forced to use up time at home to record myself while doing my assignments.

MSCSCS Alumi, is it going to be like this for every class in this program or does it vary per class?

Hey everyone, I’m starting the BS Computer Science program on November 1st and I’ve pretty much finished all the transfer courses I could do before starting.

My evaluation currently says 23 courses remaining, but my Natural Science Lab was just sent in and should transfer, so I should be starting with 22 courses left.

These are the courses I should have remaining:

- C959 Discrete Mathematics I

- C960 Discrete Mathematics II

- D459 Introduction to Systems Thinking and Applications

- D684 Introduction to Computer Science

- E010 Foundations of Programming (Python)

- C949 Data Structures and Algorithms I

- C950 Data Structures and Algorithms II

- C952 Computer Architecture

- D686 Operating Systems for Computer Scientists

- D197 Version Control

- D287 Java Frameworks

- D288 Back-End Programming

- E155 Advanced Java

- D281 Linux Foundations

- D321 AWS Developer

- D480 Software Design and Quality Assurance

- D685 Practical Applications of Prompt

- E074 Agile for Software Engineering

- E064 Mathematics for Programmers

- D682 Artificial Intelligence Optimization for Computer Scientists

- D683 Advanced AI and ML

- D687 Computer Science Project Development with a Team

I’m trying to finish as fast as I can, hopefully in one term if possible. I also want to apply for Georgia Tech OMSCS, and their first deadline is March 1, so if there’s any chance I can finish in time for that I want to try.

For people who have done the newer BSCS curriculum, what order would you do these in? Like which ones should I do back to back because they build on each other, and which ones are better to get out of the way early?

Also which ones are actually quick and which ones are the ones that take forever? I’ve seen people say some WGU classes can be done in a few days and then some take weeks, so I’m trying to know what I’m getting into.

I also have the whole month of October before I start, so I want to use that time to pre study. What would actually be worth learning now so I can move faster once my term starts? I was thinking Java, Spring Boot, Python, Git, Linux, DSA, discrete math, computer architecture, operating systems, AWS etc but obviously I can’t learn all of that properly in one month lol.

If there are any specific YouTube videos, Udemy courses, Quizlets, GitHub guides or anything that made a class way easier, send them too.

Also if anyone has accelerated around 20+ courses in one term, how many hours were you putting in and what classes slowed you down the most?

I do want to finish fast but I’m also trying to actually learn enough for SWE internships/jobs after this, especially the programming and DSA stuff. If you were starting with these same 22 courses and had October to prepare, what would you do first?

I feel like this class is a bit much for me or I’m not understanding… did anyone take this class and if so what did you use to study or materials helped you pass

Hi all,

I’m a little confused about how to tackle this course. I’ve looked through some Reddit guides that have given me some insight, but most of them are 1–3 years old. I was wondering if anyone who has recently passed the course could share some useful information or advice on how they approached it.

I just finished D287 – Java Frameworks, but I’ll admit I feel like I passed it on a whim. The layout of these classes can be pretty difficult to follow, and I’m not really sure what the best approach is going forward.

Should I read through all of the ZyBooks material? Should I focus more on the Udemy videos? Is there anything specific I should prioritize or avoid spending too much time on?

I’m mostly just looking for some guidance from anyone who has taken the course recently and found an approach that worked for them. 

Thanks!