WGU Software Engineering Degree Walk-through - Graduate in 6 Months!

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Do you want a WGU Software Engineer Degree? At WGU (Western Governors University), you can get a Software Engineering Bachelor degree fast and affordable in one year or less! Finally start your six figure job and achieve the career you want. With this degree, it will prepare you to be a Front-End Developer, and I will show you how to get this degree fast and get your career jump started.
For more on how to complete this degree fast in one year or less, check out my website below.
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Major Mash is an index website that provides information on ACE Credits (Study.com, Sophia, StraighterLine) and schools that accept their credits such as Western Governors University. It has a variety of spreadsheets which shows which ACE Credit Courses will transfer into that degree program. See which courses you need for your major and track your progress easily!
What is Study.com? It's a website you can complete college recommend courses in two-three days each, which places like WGU and TESU (Thomas Edison State University) accept as transfer credit. Get 75% of your degree transferred in through Study.com and StraighterLine! For more on Study.com, check out my video here:
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How to get a job as a Software Engineer:
1) Get this degree or a WGU Computer Science degree
2) Grind Leetcode and solve 100ish problems, for Leetcode help, there is plenty of resources everywhere.
3) Network. Make a LinkedIn and preferably an actual website. Put some projects you did from WGU or other projects you did outside of WGU related to your degree. Put your resume on LinkedIn/Website. Message recruiters after each application.
4) Try to land an internship.
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[@alexsheppe]

For more on how to complete this degree fast in one year or less, check out my website below. majormash.com Major Mash is an index website that provides information on ACE Credits (Study.com, Sophia, StraighterLine) and schools that accept their credits such as Western Governors University. It has a variety of spreadsheets which shows which ACE Credit Courses will transfer into that degree program. See which courses you need for your major and track your progress easily!

[@abdielcorro9122]

Thanks for the fantastic video! I've got a quick question: Should I chat with the school before tackling these courses, or can I just jump in and transfer the credits later? Your input would be awesome!

[@alexsheppe]

You can apply now, but do not actually start the program until you complete the ACE Credits. You can enroll, but once your enrollment reaches its official start date, you can’t transfer in anymore credits. You can push the start date back as many times as you want to complete more ACE Credits. Let your Enrollment Counselor know you’ll be pushing your start date back continuously to transfer in more ACE Credits (Study.com, etc).

[@abdielcorro9122]

@@alexsheppe Thanks for the heads up. Appreciate your help!

[@jadonduenas3065]

So helpful man!! Your a genius 😊

[@Brattynn]

This is the degree program that got me interested in WGU. Ultimately, I chose CS. Also, with the current max for FAFSA, you have to pay right around 1700 out of pocket (for CS degree anyway) I received the full Pell Grant amount and have to pay roughly $850 per term. (2 terms a year) That could always change by the next FAFSA year, but for 2023-2024 it’s right around $6950 for the full Pell Grant. Edit: The 2024-2025 Pell Grant max is $7395.

[@RodieOsc]

Thank you man ! I was actually nervous cuz I have one thing to sign. I was thinking of just quitting without starting but this video changed my mind

[@SimpleDesign1990]

Thanks for the info and very helpful spreadsheet. I'm staying tuned for the next/last WGU Software Engineering vid!

[@M.W.777]

Thanks man, you have a new sub! Keep up the good work -- Peace be with you!

[@tacomemesdaily]

Thank you for the vid!!

[@FCAMIR7]

thanks for the info. a life saver .

[@Agz951]

Awesome video, thanks so much for the insight. I am working full time and will be enrolling WGU... Want to get it done in 2 terms.

[@baraklambert4829]

Alex, I sincerely appreciate the content you’ve posted. I recently started working on my ace credits towards this degree. Your videos have provided good insight and I wanted to support your channel’s growth. Liked, subscribed, and posted this to hopefully help the algorithm give this video an even higher ranking. Best wishes and looking forward to more videos 🙏🏼

[@alexsheppe]

Best comment I’ve read on here. Thank you man. Means a lot.

[@DaRealistInIt]

Also I should have added this with my earlier question, but I was busy and hadn’t watched the whole video yet. Like I said in my previous comment I do want to learn and actually comprehend as much of the relevant curriculum as I can. So keeping in mind you saying to save the Oracle and 2/3 of the CIW certs for the actual WGU term, do you think it’s realistic to be able to get those remaining 45 credits done within a single term? I’m currently strictly focusing on college, no job. I do have kids, but i can still spend time with them while doing the course for 8hrs a day.

[@salladiallo9766]

Hey Alex , is the intro to web development course on Sophia considered an IT course work ?

[@jno4159]

Would it be a good idea to transfer in credits to avoid having to do the comptia project+ cert? Sounds like weeks could be saved. I know project management is a solid part of real world SWE…but would the project+ cert benefit a new employee in anyway beyond just taking a project management class? Seems like a low level cert that employers may not care about.

[@alexsheppe]

I would, yes.

[@charafb4160]

Can you please share the links for the CIW ? i cant find them in the WGU partners page

[@alexsheppe]

ciwcertified.com/courses/ciw-user-interface-designer/

[@DaRealistInIt]

Of course “easiest” is subjective, but for the GenEd classes, which do you think can be completed in the least amount of time? Quite frankly I think the need for GenEd is a bit redundant, but I know it’s required. I’d like to speed through the irrelevant portions though. Anything tech related I’d like to take more time with though.

[@alexsheppe]

They can be speedran pretty quick except English or Science.

[@danielarce9186]

Hello! I am currently looking into different universities, I am in between ASU and WGU, my only question is if this degree is respected or like everything else it depends more on what is brought to the table ? I see this positions make a good pay

[@alexsheppe]

WGU would be way cheaper… wayyyy cheaper. Just make sure you transfer in ACE Credits. I can’t in good conscious recommend ASU unless you are transferring in 90 credits to get the cost down.

[@iFiSiKz]

Do you have a video like this on the C# track?

[@alexsheppe]

I will if enough people request it but not currently in the lineup.

[@bunbohue369]

I am going for the C# track, I heard that Java is easier but it is declined.

[@MiguelRodriguez-ob4pg]

What do you mean declined?​@@bunbohue369

[@Hambone_865]

Java or C#, which path do you feel is best?

[@alexsheppe]

Java

[@stevengameros1126]

Question is this video for Java ?

[@alexsheppe]

Yes

[@yungkeil1]

Have you been able to successfully land a good job with a WGU degree? Do employers shrugg this school off or do they accept it?

[@bunbohue369]

I think you need to add some certificates to fortify the degree, especially that degree is in tech.

[@alexsheppe]

Employers don’t care where you went to school as long as it’s regionally accredited and non-profit. It’s just a checkbox for human resource department filtering applications. Once you make it to the actual interview, they are only going to look at Experience and Projects, nothing else. And your ability to solve a leetcode problem. Unless your in IT/Cyber, then Certs matter as well. As for me, I’m not looking for an SE job currently, I have some health issues and can’t handle a 5 day grinding workweek at the moment. My current job I work 3 days and it’s high-paying. It also allows me to pursue my passions: KZbin, A Football Podcast, Hobby Websites, and Hobby Coding. If I ever decide to do the 5 day a week grind again, I’ll probably do Product Management, either Remote, or for Apple in-person. I’ve done consulting for product work in the past.

[@JohnWickIsAlive]

​@@alexsheppeEver thought about getting into GRC? Way less stressful of any cyber domain and great pay out. Btw i'll definitely be tuning in for the football podcast 😉

[@yungkeil1]

@@alexsheppeThanks for reaching back out . Thats great man! Thank for all the feedback and information. Praying for you , I hope everything goes good with your health and life in general.

[@fernandosalazar730]

what if i am transfering in a associates degree in web development

[@alexsheppe]

It’ll take off the Gen Ed and some Comp Sci courses. Still worth it to do study and ace credits imo.

[@BeatrizMartinez-vv1fq]

I just received my transcript evaluation from my associate degree. I get to transfer 33 credits at WGU from 63 of the associate 😬. So, I will have 86 credits remaining.

[@BeatrizMartinez-vv1fq]

@@alexsheppe do you think is it worth it to take all of the major courses at WGU? Based on my associate transcript evaluation made by WGU, I have 86 credits left which includes all of the major courses but web development foundation. I was thinking maybe to complete my degree in 2 terms/1 year. I don't really know how difficult the courses are. Thank you for all your educational videos. They are very helpful to me since last time I went to school was in 2019, and I felt lost until I found you.