The WGU Class Roadmap

I earned two degrees from Western Governors University — a B.S. in IT and a master’s in IT Management — as a working adult. This is the complete playbook: how WGU actually works, how to plan your terms, and how to get through every course group without wasting time or money.

What’s inside (61 pages):

• How WGU actually works — competency units, 6-month terms, Objective Assessments vs. Performance Assessments, mentors vs. instructors
• Is WGU right for you — honest fit assessment, including why self-paced learning suits neurodivergent brains
• Enrollment walkthrough — admissions, transcripts, and maximizing transfer credit before you start (Sophia, Study.com, and the rules that matter)
• Term planning strategy — how many CUs to commit to, the underpromise-overdeliver first term, adding courses mid-term
• B.S. IT roadmap — course-group by course-group strategy: gen eds, the embedded certification courses (A+, Network+, Security+, Cloud+, and more), scripting, databases, networking, and the capstone
• Other WGU IT degrees — Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Software Engineering, Data Analytics: what differs and who each suits
• MSITM roadmap — how the master’s differs, per-course paper strategies, pacing it while working full-time
• OA tactics — proctored exam rules, studying to the test, pre-assessments, recovering from a failed attempt
• PA tactics — writing to the rubric (the rubric is the assignment), evaluator revisions, avoiding Taskstream purgatory
• Mentor strategy — what the weekly calls are really for and how to get more courses added
• Acceleration — finishing faster legitimately, the CU-per-week math, and when not to accelerate
• Money — tuition per term, financial aid, employer reimbursement, why accelerating saves real money
• Appendices — pre-enrollment checklist, transfer-credit worksheet, term planning template, OA day checklist, rubric-mapping template, WGU jargon glossary

Who it’s for: Anyone considering WGU, newly enrolled students planning their first term, and accelerators trying to finish faster without burning out.

Format: PDF ebook (61 pages). Instant download after checkout.

Written by Kiefer D. Hendricks — WGU B.S. IT (2025), WGU MSITM (2025).

Note: WGU updates its curricula. Course lists verified September 2026 — always confirm against your current degree plan in the student portal.