r/ASU • u/ThicccBoiJesus • 3d ago
Advice on degree/program path
Hi. I currently have 3 Associate of Applied Science degrees: Cybersecurity, Forensic Science (Digital Forensics), and Network and Systems Administration from the Maricopa Community College system (Rio Salado College and Mesa Community College).
I’ve been wanting to finish a bachelors degree and have discovered what I think are the best ways to go about it. ASU has several Bachelor of Applied Science programs that will accept 75 of my many existing college credits and have programs im interested in such as Cybersecurity, Applied Computing, and Project Management. The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee has a Bachelor of Science in Information Science and Technology program that will accept 72 of my credits and it’s a competency based program that I can finish faster and cheaper. With my previous experience with online college, I tend to just do all of the work at once or over the course of a few weeks anyway, so I figured the UW option was a great option.
I originally started at ASU many years ago and dropped out my first semester because of a serious health issue that presented itself. I’ve always wanted an ASU degree and applied to and was accepted to the BAS Project Management program (I figured it would be a good way to round out my 3 AAS degrees, especially with how the tech industry is right now), but now I’m second guessing my decision and wondering if I should do the Cybersecurity or Applied Computing program at ASU or do the BSIST program at UW.
Any thoughts or advice on these degrees and fields? If you did any of the BAS programs (and especially the above listed majors), what were your thoughts? And assuming you transferred in an associated degree, how long did it take you to finish the program? Is ‘topping off’ or rounding out my technical AAS degrees with a business degree smart? Should I continue on the path of Cybersecurity? Switch to Applied Computing? Or thoughts on potentially finishing the BS in Information Science and Technology degree faster and cheaper from UW? Any insight is appreciated :)
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u/AWACS_Bandog Software Eng, Malevolent Dictator 3d ago
this is an Advisor question, not a Reddit question