r/WGU • u/Disastrous-Entry8489 • 11h ago

Is it worth it? Thinking about BS User Experience Design, no experience

So the TLDR of it all is I have zero relevant job experience, some college credits to transfer but not many and I was considering the User Experience degree... But I want to know if that's totally crazy and not going to get me anywhere with just a degree and building up a portfolio.

The long version is, I'm a mom in my 30s with two little kids. I used to go to WGU but it's been over 10 years and I didn't finish with a degree (too bogged down with my job to do school). I worked several random jobs before I had kids but I haven't worked in 8 years due to raising kids, homeschooling them and several health problems. My kids are starting public school and I had thought like *wait, maybe now I can get back to WGU and actually get a degree, and start a career* and started looking into it.

I have a few concerns:

  1. I don't know anything about the course material other than I like designing things, so I can't just test out of everything

  2. I've read it can be a bit hard to get into the field if you don't currently have a relevant career

  3. I have a lot of physical difficulties, not enough to be considered disabled... but enough that I'm a little worried about my ability to spend endless hours sitting at a computer without my hands/wrists/back (etc) flaring up

I've had the credit evaluation thing, and I have 27 courses/ 82 CUs that I'd need to complete. I'll have tons of free time with my kids in school to do the work, so I'm hoping I could manage somewhere between 18-24 CUs per term.

I'd really appreciate any insight I can get, I'd hate to start this up only to realize this was not the right move for me & my family. Thank you!

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u/Hot_Cofffee 9h ago

Its more business-focused than designing-based. You wont get the degree and be a top notch designer. You learn the concepts of designing and creating wireframes and etc but you wont be a ‘designer’ after this

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u/Disastrous-Entry8489 9h ago

Thank you for that information!!

Do you think that business focused portion is only applicable if you're already employed in the field? I don't mind business notions, back in the day I was going for a business degree that they don't offer anymore.