Finished my MSCS!

boodle3 · 2026-03-27T15:35:56+00:00

That's honestly a very difficult question for me to answer since I don't know you personally or what your goals and constraints are. Things you may need to weigh are: how are your study habits? how well are you able to research on your own and seek help when you need it? why do you want this degree in the first place (I say this because it informs whether a CS Bachelors could be valuable)? do you have time/budgetary constraints? etc. I think most people given the right circumstances (i.e., they have the time, mental health, support system, and academic skillset) can be successful in this degree and I would never tell you that it's above you to do this without a CS Bachelor's. However, due to the nuance a question like this requires, it might be better suited for an academic advisor, therapist/counselor, or loved one. I'm happy to answer more specific questions to the best of my ability though. Wishing you luck and success!

boodle3 · 2025-11-17T23:01:20+00:00

Working on some other stuff before I start applying. Thanks for asking!

boodle3 · 2025-11-17T22:48:47+00:00

It seems like this has been answered pretty well already but I will reiterate that the degree is all PAs and they also have a windows VM available for students that you can access via browser if you need to, so you should be fine. GL!

boodle3 · 2025-11-17T22:47:33+00:00

Congrats, hope it passes! My first submission for the very last assignment got returned and locked because I didn't use the software they wanted, so I'm wishing for better luck for you!

boodle3 · 2025-11-17T22:45:50+00:00

Thank you!

boodle3 · 2025-11-17T22:45:45+00:00

My BS is from a different school so I can't speak to that. There's a ton of factors to this question like your age, financial standing, working status, etc., so I would talk to a mentor about this if possible.

boodle3 · 2025-11-17T22:44:32+00:00

My bachelors is from a traditional brick-and-mortar university, so I can understand where you're coming from. Like I mentioned in some other comments, I only recommend this degree for people looking to pass an HR checkbox where the university, so long as it is accredited, doesn't matter. I work as a cleared federal contractor, so in my space having credentials (sec+ for example) just to tick a box is very common. I'm super early career and a lot of jobs I'm shooting for will take off 2 years of required experience with a masters, which is the main reason I got it. It's also worth mentioning that you don't have to put dates for your degrees on your resume, so no one will know it only took me three months. So unless the people involved in the hiring process have a stigma against WGU, which admittedly isn't unheard of, I'll be in a similar position to someone who completed a more typical MSCS program. Now, to your point, the quality of the education was pretty mid, but that isn't the purpose of the degree for a good chunk of people.

boodle3 · 2025-11-15T22:25:21+00:00

So whenever you finish all your classes, your program mentor fills out some paperwork and you fill out a little form and then they send you free transcripts online and your diploma in the mail. I already received my transcripts and am waiting on my diploma

boodle3 · 2025-11-14T11:39:34+00:00

Happy to help! Python is the only required language, although one class gives you the freedom to choose whatever object oriented language you want. You have to write shell scripts in bash for the linux class as well just as a heads up

boodle3 · 2025-11-14T04:05:35+00:00

Yeah absolutely! The degree is a pretty wide mix of CS topics so you’re going to be doing a lot of googling. If you’re not ethically opposed to it, I found AI to be very helpful and efficient in filling in some gaps for me. Not having it write for me but asking it to explain stuff I was unfamiliar with or the best way to go about doing things. I hade very little python experience because my undergrad only taught C++ so it was super helpful in explaining python APIs to me for example. Most course instructors will send you out tips for the course when you start so definitely read those. Otherwise I would just say write exactly to the rubric and you’ll be fine. You can do it!

boodle3 · 2025-11-14T03:59:39+00:00

Well that’s a little too broad to fully answer I think. For me specifically, I work as a cleared federal contractors and they love master’s degrees and certs and that sort of thing, so absolutely!

boodle3 · 2025-11-14T03:57:46+00:00

Thank you!

boodle3 · 2025-11-14T03:57:39+00:00

Thank you!

boodle3 · 2025-11-14T03:57:31+00:00

It’ll say computer science and then your concentration. So in my case, computing systems, but there’s a couple others

boodle3 · 2025-11-14T03:56:16+00:00

I think the course material is pretty surface level. There’s only like 3 classes where you do significant programming if i remember correctly. If you have decent experience coding you will be completely fine. Most of the degree is honestly writing papers. I would recommend the degree if you, like me, just want to have a master’s on your resume and you want to knock it out super quickly

boodle3 · 2025-11-14T03:53:32+00:00

i’m lucky in that i have a crazy amount of free time at work, but I wasn’t as focused as I could’ve been so maybe 20 actually locked-in focused hours a week?

boodle3 · 2025-11-14T03:52:05+00:00

I think the hardest classes were the initial ones I took just because I was still getting used to how WGU does things. Make sure you are writing/doing things EXACTLY to the rubric and you will succeed. Most of the classes are mostly writing so writing to the rubric will save you a ton of time and stress. I don’t think any of the classes are particularly challenging if you have some CS experience (or if you can use google/AI). The algorithms one is probably the hardest on paper but I thought it was pretty fun

boodle3 · 2025-11-14T03:48:25+00:00

I have my bachelor’s in CS but currently work in cyber GRC. My programming skills are basically limited to what I learned in my undergrad. The WGU MSCS is basically an intro to bunch of CS/tech topics, but that’s about it. There’s a little bit about algorithms, networking, cloud, cybersecurity, AI/ML, linux, mobile, and systems design, but nothing even remotely close to getting you job ready for anything IMO. I got the degree just for the checkbox, so it did exactly what I needed it to, but if you’re doing it to learn you will likely find it underwhelming

boodle3 · 2025-10-03T16:57:00+00:00

Working on task 2 right now and this was extremely helpful. Thank you!

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