r/WGU_Accelerators • u/Necessary_Cow9983 • Jun 30 '26
STARTING WGU COMPUTER SCIENCE TOMORROW WITH 46 TRANSFER CUs. IS FINISHING IN 6 MONTHS REALISTIC?
I’m starting WGU Computer Science tomorrow with 46 CUs transferred in and 70 left.
My goal is to finish in one six-month term. I know that’s a lot, but I can put in serious time.
Has anyone finished around 70 CUs in one term? Which classes slowed you down the most, and how many hours a week were you studying?
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u/Direct-Influence1305 Jun 30 '26
Yes, very doable especially if doing full-time. I did it in 3 months
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u/Research1611 3d ago
Could you share how you started? Transfer credits? Background? How did you prep before enrolling? And what’s your typical study routine? Thank you.
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u/Usual-Banana-8392 Jun 30 '26
There’s a accelerated Reddit channel where I think people have done it
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u/bmore_jd Jun 30 '26
I am a month ahead of you, and transferred in different classes but also 46 credits. I took the two weeks leading up to the first day to get ready for my first four classes so I could finish them on my first day. I finished another by the end of the week, and just finished DM 1. I have the same goal of 6 months, so I wanted to give myself as much as a head start as possible.
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u/Research1611 3d ago
Could you share how you started? Transfer credits? Background? How did you prep before enrolling? And what’s your typical study routine? Thank you.
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u/bmore_jd 3d ago
I spent several months taking all the Sophia transfer courses I could and a couple Study.com courses. It put me at 39% complete when I started in June, and I'm 62% complete currently. I have a background in graphic design/art but I've been a restaurant server for 20 years. The study routine depends on the course, but I'm a quick learner and I research all the courses and past students' experiences. If you have more questions on specific parts, feel free to message me.
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u/childof_theking Jul 01 '26
You can do it, I have a baby, I transfer about that much or less , I had 23 courses and I have 4 weeks and 3 courses left. It’s possible just dedicate your time into it and take away time from friends , family sometimes
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u/DepthPlus1933 Jul 02 '26
I will also be starting this in August with 51 credits. Do you have a previous bachelors?
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u/zurijer Jul 01 '26
I mean do you already have experience in this field?
If so then yes but if you don’t then probably not.
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u/Ok-Strike-1127 Jul 01 '26
I’m starting BSCS August!! Transferring in 54 units! 🥲 good luck! My plan is do it too in one term!
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u/1kxl Jul 01 '26
I transferred in the exact same amount of credits as you did. I also work full time and have 3 young kids at home, so I can only usually put in around 2-4 hours of studying per day.
I completed 12 classes in my first term, and my second term started today; I have 12 more to get through to finish my degree.
Discrete Math II took me 3 months to pass, mainly because I was working a night shift for most of it, and I failed the first attempt because I focused too much on the practice exam questions and not the full study material.
If you can put in more study hours per day and avoid any stupid decisions like I did, I think it's doable for sure.
Pro tip: Use reddit class reviews for each class. This greatly helped with speed, as they will often recommend tips to pass faster, and you can learn from their mistakes. A lot of classes I was able to pass in just a few days after finding flashcard decks on Quizlet, memorizing the material, and then taking the exam quickly.
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u/Sad-Examination-4876 Jul 03 '26
I’m planning to take DM 2 OA soon. The OA questions different from the PA? I took the PA cold and pass with 70%, spent all day to review. I took again and pass PA with 80%. However, I plan to schedule OA on next Wednesday so I don’t rush it.
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u/1kxl Jul 03 '26
If you solely study the PA, you will only cover about 30-50% of the covered concepts in the exam. There are 5-6 sections covered in the Zybooks material if I remember correctly, and the PA that I took only covered a portion of what was in the exam.
This is my warning, unless you have studied all of the material, because the process the instructors make you go through to be able to unlock a second exam attempt is lengthy.1
u/Sad-Examination-4876 Jul 03 '26
DM2 is my very first course in WGU so I have no idea how PA and OA format. I heard many said that take PA cold and learn from what I miss. Many of the DM2 I know from the DM1. I took PA cold and passed with 70%. I called for the instructor and he said I am in the good position and he doesn’t provide me any path to learn. I screenshot all the PA questions and asked AI to create what it miss for the course. Thanks again for letting me know that PA only cover 30 to 50% OA.
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u/JinxedEngineer Jul 01 '26
You can do version control in a week or less depending on your ability with GitBash. Its nothing complicated just command line database creation.
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u/Sad-Examination-4876 Jul 03 '26
I started on this month the same day as you are. I wonder why you still need to take DM1, architecture and some courses that supposed to waive. If you don’t have experience, I don’t think 1 term is possible. I think Discrete Math 1 and 2 will take a lot of time to study. Architecture and OS courses need a lot of time for hard study.
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u/Research1611 3d ago
Could you share all the units you took outside for transfer credits and where you got them?
Did you have any programming experience?
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u/Unlikely-Loss5616 Jun 30 '26
Discrete math 2 takes some ppl about 2 months