Ken Kariuki · WGU B.S. Cybersecurity and Information Assurance

Study Timetable 2025–2028

From the WGU application to the degree, then what comes after. Tentative: WGU's program mentor sets the final course order inside each term, and the start moves to 1 Feb if the transcripts slip.

Built 1 Oct 2026 from WGU's program guide (catalog 202610), the Study.com WGU agreement (BSCSIA4424) and WGU's confirmed dates.

25 NOV 2026Study.com done, transcript sent

5 DEC 2026Every transcript at WGU

15 DEC 2026Commit to Start

22 DEC 2026Term 1 tuition due

1 JAN 2027Term 1 starts

1 JUL 2027Term 2 starts

31 DEC 2027Degree complete

Done so far

Nov 2025

Applied to WGU (BSCSIA); the application fee was waived done

Sep 2026

CS50 AI verified certificate; CS for AI Professional Certificate (30 Sep); CS50 Cybersecurity final project submitted (30 Sep) done

29–30 Sep 2026

WGU start set to 1 Jan 2027; Readiness Center complete; deadlines confirmed in writing done

1 Oct 2026

Study.com started (College Saver Pro) doneFive-year rule question sent to WGU: does it apply to USIU gen-eds?

October – December 2026 · get every credit in

This week

Order the USIU–Africa course-by-course evaluation (WES), sent straight to WGU critical pathTakes 6–12 weeks. If it can't reach WGU by 5 Dec, the start moves to 1 Feb.

1–7 Oct

Study.com: CS 110 (or CS 202), CS 336 with its 10 labs, Philosophy 104 ProHarborlight hunt from Sat 3 Oct; exam prep.

Sat 10 Oct

Cyber Range intern exam

Wed 14 Oct

Cyber Range tracking sheet submitted

15–21 Oct

Finish the Pro three; Science 101L (lab) and CS 108 ProEcho Leaks hunt 17–23 Oct.

~21 Oct

CS50 Cybersecurity final project graded

22–31 Oct

Finish Science 101L (Pro, by 31 Oct); CS 102, Business 112 ProQuartzfang hunt 24–30 Oct. Switch Study.com to College Saver before the 1 Nov renewal.

1–25 Nov

CS 107, Political Science 102, Health 101 College SaverHunt 5 (if scheduled) and the hunt-engineering proposal. SC-900 when a training-day discount appears.

November

Decide: 1 Jan or 1 Feb start decisionDepends on the USIU/WES timing and WGU's answer on the five-year rule.

25 Nov

Last Study.com final; transcript requested to WGU

1–5 Dec

Every transcript at WGU; accept the transfer evaluation deadline

By 15 Dec

Commit to Start; WGU Orientation course (must be done before term 1); a camera-ready exam spot

By 22 Dec

Term 1 tuition deadline

Term 1 · Jan – Jun 2027

11 courses · 36 CUs · 7 certification exams

Month	Courses	Exams
Jan	Practical Applications of Prompt2 · IT Foundations4	A+ Core 1
Feb	IT Applications4 · Version Control1	A+ Core 2
Mar	Networks4 · Business of IT – Applications4	Network+ITIL 4
Apr	Network and Security – Applications4 · Applied Discrete Mathematics3	Security+
May	Information Systems Security4 · Foundations of Programming (Python)3	SSCP (optional)
Jun	Linux Foundations3 · buffer for retakes	Linux Essentials

By 22 Jun: term 2 tuition. Stackables earned in term 1: IT Operations Specialist, Secure Infrastructure Specialist.

Term 2 · Jul – Dec 2027

11 courses · 39 CUs · 4 certification exams

Month	Courses	Exams
Jul	Legal Issues in Information Security4 · Introduction to Cryptography4
Aug	Python for IT Automation3 · Introduction to AI and Security2 · Software Security and Testing3
Sep	Data Analytics – Applications4 · Managing Information Security3	Data+
Oct	Cyber Defense and Countermeasures4 · Managing Cloud Security4	CySA+CCSP (optional)
Nov	Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Analysis4	PenTest+
Dec	Capstone4: submit by mid-December	degree

Stackables earned in term 2: Security Analytics Professional, Network Vulnerability Assessment Professional, Network Security Professional. CySA+ and PenTest+ also renew Security+, Network+ and A+ under CompTIA's rule.

2028 · after the degree

Jan – Feb

Degree conferred, diploma follows

Associate of ISC2 through the SSCP route; full SSCP once a year of security experience is documented

Microsoft SC-200 (Defender, Sentinel, KQL) and/or AZ-500; Pearson VUE has Nairobi test centres

Q3 – Q4

Build toward CISSP (5 years' experience, a degree counts for one) and CCSP; the business

If the start moves to 1 Feb 2027

Every row from January moves one month: term 1 Feb–Jul, term 2 Aug 2027–Jan 2028, transcripts due 5 Jan, and Study.com can run to about 20 Dec. Tuition is unchanged; the degree finishes in Jan 2028.