A bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity and information assurance designed to fit your life.
Competency-based education puts working, busy, adult students in the driver’s seat of their education. At most other schools—including other online programs—you move through the curriculum at a set pace, driven by semesters and hours in class. At WGU, your progress is driven by your ability to prove what you know, so how quickly you progress is largely up to you. Once you’ve mastered the defined competencies (knowledge and skills), you prove what you know through tests, papers, projects, or other assessments.
“WGU’s advantage is its flexibility. The education itself is top-notch, and the flexibility allows busy people to get through school. I recommend WGU to everybody, particularly in IT fields. The certifications you get at WGU are fantastic—some of the best in the industry.”
Ken Krauss
M.S. Information Security and Assurance, 2015
Designed for professionals with tech talent.
You’ve worked in tech for years, and have achieved the biggest promotion you can get until you earn your degree. But your experience should count for something. You deserve a degree program that will take into account all the know-how you’ve gained over the years, and maybe even offer an opportunity to graduate faster. That’s where WGU can help. You can move through courses as quickly as you master the material: no waiting for other students, or the next semester. And because we charge tuition at a flat rate, you may save both time and money.
Efficient
Save time and money by focusing your efforts where they matter the most.
No two students are alike—especially adult students working in the competitive field of IT (or looking to break into it). Students come to school knowing different things, they learn at different speeds, and they have different amounts of time to spend studying. Competency-based education lets you prioritize where you spend your valuable time.
Flexible
Learn on your own terms.
Some people do their best studying in the early mornings, before going in to work; others are most energized when they come home in the evenings. Sometimes work gets crazy; and sometimes, it gets really crazy—deadlines loom, you hit the busy season, and then you enjoy the relative quiet of “down time.” While you will be required to maintain a base level of consistent progress through your program, WGU is designed to empower you to maximize your personal schedule by allowing you to build a study plan that fits into your life—not one that requires you to rearrange it.
Results
Know you’re learning real-world skills.
You earn a IT degree for results—not simply to accrue certifications. Competency-based education centers on competencies—the clearly defined knowledge and skills that leading employers are looking for. How do we know what they’re looking for? They tell us—and their input drives our curriculum.
Finish courses by proving what you know, as soon as you’re ready.
With competency-based education at WGU, success is measured by actual learning, not class time. You advance by demonstrating that you've mastered the course subject matter—whether you learned it through your study at WGU or picked up that knowledge through years of work experience.
Your progress through a course is driven by you.
How quickly you learn
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The time you devote to studying
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How much previous knowledge you bring
Your experience pays at WGU.
Why start from square one when you could already be well on your way to a degree?
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