Competency-based education puts working IT professionals in the driver’s seat of their education.
Competency-based education (CBE) allows you to set the speed of your progress—no waiting for other class members to catch up or for a new semester to start.
Taking a course covering concepts you’ve been using for years at work? Review the course material, take the assessment, and move on. Taking a course in a subject you’ve never tried? Maximize all available resources to ensure you’re comfortable with the material by the time you take the assessment.
“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 without a degree. But your experience should count for something. You deserve a degree program that will empower you to use the know-how you’ve gained over the years to progress more quickly toward graduation. That’s where WGU’s competency-based M.S. Cybersecurity and Information Assurance program 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.
Flexible
Learn on your own terms.
Because 100% of this program's courses are online and have no set meeting times, you can study whenever and wherever works best for you. Earning a degree will take hard work, but it fits into your life, not the other way around. 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.
Efficient
Maximize your life experience and study dedication to move more quickly through coursework.
Your knowledge, experience, and drive to finish your degree are valuable. Put those qualities to work and master material more quickly, potentially graduating ahead of schedule.
Results
Know you're learning real-world skills.
You will frequently find that what you learn in your courses can be directly applied to what you are doing at work, which can improve your effectiveness as well as expand your education.
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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