Aspiring BA CS/MATH double major (Thanks TrailRunr!!!)

[otavio]

I've been lurking this awesome forum for the last couple days and I've come up with the following plan:
(spoiler alert: It would require of me one year of comprehensive tuition at 6350U$ being a study.com member)

Bear in mind that this is only for the AOS of both CS and Math. The overlapping credits of CS/MATH are color coded and we cant have more than 9 in two AOS (+3 for capstone).

-Liberal Arts Capstone - tesu.com (3 credits Level > 300)

MATH AOS Required Courses : 17 credits total with 6 upper electives credits and 6 tesu credits
-Calculus I - saylor.org (ACP 4 credits)
-Calculus II - straighterline.com (ACP 4 credits)
-Calculus III - tesu.edu (3 credits Level > 300)
-Linear Algebra - tesu.edu (3 credits Level > 300)
-Introduction to Statistics - saylor.org (ACP 3 credits)

MATH AOS Electives : 15 credits total with 9 upper electives and 3 tesu credits
-Intro: Geometry 101 - study.com (ACE 3 credits)
-Discrete Mathematics - tesu.edu (3 credits)
-Introduction to Differential Equations - edx (ACP 3 credits Level > 300)
-Linear Differential Equations - edx (ACP 3 credits Level > 300)
-Nonlinear Differential Equations - edx (ACP 3 credits Level > 300)

CS AOS Required Courses : 18 credits total containing 3 upper electives credits and 9 tesu credits
-Introduction to Computer Science I - saylor.org (NCCRS 3 credits)
-Data Structures - tesu.org (3 credits)
-Calculus I - MATH AOS (3 credits)
-Discrete Math - MATH AOS (3 credits)
-Operating Systems - tesu.org (3 credits)
-Computer Architecture - tesu.edu (3 credits Level > 300)

CS AOS Electives : 18 credits total containing 12 upper electives credit and 9 tesu credits
-Introduction to Computer Science II - saylor.org (ACE 3 credits)
-Artifical Intelligence - tesu.edu (3 credits Level > 300)
-Linear Algebra - MATH AOS (3 credits Level > 300)
-Database Management - tesu.edu (3 credits Level > 300)
-Systems Analyse and Design I - tesu.edu (3 credits Level > 300)
-Software Engineering - saylor.org (ACE 3 credits)


MATH AOS TOTAL CREDIT = 17 required + 15 electives + 3 capstone = 35(Calculus I/II were 4 credits)
CS AOS TOTAL CREDIT = 18 required + 18 electives + 3 capstone = 39
CS + MATH TOTAL CREDIT AT TESU = 27 + 3 capstone = 30

Here's the problem, I am in Brazil, where CLEPS and DANTES are not an option. Closest UEXCEL testing center is 400 miles from here. I'm pretty much stuck with study.com/straighterline.com/teceps and tesu, me thinks.


Tips, criticism, ideas, let me know what I'm doing wrong and how I could be saving some money.


Thanks to all the community and a special thanks to TrailRunr for sharing his double majoring path and experience with us. I am definitely inspired!!!

[StoicJ]

There's no telling if those 9 UL EdX credits will be made available again. I hope they will be.

[Sapientes]

There's no telling if those 9 UL EdX credits will be made available again. I hope they will be.

I thought the same thing too. However, when I checked the Edx website, it looks like at least one of the courses is available to earn credit. According to Edx's Alternative Credit Project page, to earn credit you have to take the course using the Verified Certificate Option. Right now, the Nonlinear Differential Equations: Order and Chaos course is showing as having that option available for $49. Hopefully the other two become available soon

[dfrecore]

You may have to come up with a couple more math courses, which isn't the end of the world - it doesn't look like you're taking all 36cr that TESU will allow.

The main issue I think you're going to have is that you're going to have to take a LOT of credits from TESU in a single year, and you have to enroll by 6/30 for the study.com discount. That means that you need to pass at least one course through Study.com (sooner rather than later), apply, get transcripts sent, and be ready to enroll by the deadline. Then, you are going to have to carefully plan out your courses, so that you can get anything that has a prereq completed before moving on. You will have to enroll in one course immediately, and decide how you're going to get through all of the courses in a year. It will probably be tricky, and a difficult year to get through.

If you haven't already taken Calc I & II, I suggest you try to get those done ASAP so you're ready to go immediately on Day 1 when you enroll.

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There's no telling if those 9 UL EdX credits will be made available again. I hope they will be.

I thought the same thing too. However, when I checked the Edx website, it looks like at least one of the courses is available to earn credit. According to Edx's Alternative Credit Project page, to earn credit you have to take the course using the Verified Certificate Option. Right now, the Nonlinear Differential Equations: Order and Chaos course is showing as having that option available for $49. Hopefully the other two become available soon

That course is not one of the ones that's ACE-recommended.  The only ones you can take are the ones by Boston University (BUx).  Also, the ACP/ACE recommendation expires on 3/31/18, and there's a good possibility they won't be renewed.

[Sapientes]

You may have to come up with a couple more math courses, which isn't the end of the world - it doesn't look like you're taking all 36cr that TESU will allow.

The main issue I think you're going to have is that you're going to have to take a LOT of credits from TESU in a single year, and you have to enroll by 6/30 for the study.com discount.  That means that you need to pass at least one course through Study.com (sooner rather than later), apply, get transcripts sent, and be ready to enroll by the deadline.  Then, you are going to have to carefully plan out your courses, so that you can get anything that has a prereq completed before moving on.  You will have to enroll in one course immediately, and decide how you're going to get through all of the courses in a year.  It will probably be tricky, and a difficult year to get through.

If you haven't already taken Calc I & II, I suggest you try to get those done ASAP so you're ready to go immediately on Day 1 when you enroll.

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There's no telling if those 9 UL EdX credits will be made available again. I hope they will be.

I thought the same thing too. However, when I checked the Edx website, it looks like at least one of the courses is available to earn credit. According to Edx's Alternative Credit Project page, to earn credit you have to take the course using the Verified Certificate Option. Right now, the Nonlinear Differential Equations: Order and Chaos course is showing as having that option available for $49. Hopefully the other two become available soon

That course is not one of the ones that's ACE-recommended.  The only ones you can take are the ones by Boston University (BUx).  Also, the ACP/ACE recommendation expires on 3/31/18, and there's a good possibility they won't be renewed.

You're right about the expiration date. However, the course (ACPE-0138) is ACE recommended at least until 3/31/2018.

[dfrecore]

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There's no telling if those 9 UL EdX credits will be made available again. I hope they will be.

I thought the same thing too. However, when I checked the Edx website, it looks like at least one of the courses is available to earn credit. According to Edx's Alternative Credit Project page, to earn credit you have to take the course using the Verified Certificate Option. Right now, the Nonlinear Differential Equations: Order and Chaos course is showing as having that option available for $49. Hopefully the other two become available soon

That course is not one of the ones that's ACE-recommended.  The only ones you can take are the ones by Boston University (BUx).  Also, the ACP/ACE recommendation expires on 3/31/18, and there's a good possibility they won't be renewed.

You're right about the expiration date. However, the course (ACPE-0138) is ACE recommended at least until 3/31/2018.
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The course you listed is NOT one of the ACE-recommended courses.  It is just one where you can take it on EdX for free, or pay $49 for a certificate for it.  It is not, nor has it been, ACE-recommended.

The ones that ARE ACE-recommended must be taken live, and none of them have course dates on them, so they probably won't be offering them before they expire.  They don't even offer the ability to get the $49 certificate unless you take them live.

[Ideas]

As discussed in another thread, TESU changed their CS requirements. It's not certain, but it seems like Linear Algebra can no longer go in the AOS.

Also, check if the TESU courses have prerequisites. For example Data Structures might require an intermediate programming course in a specific language (or your choice of 2 languages). Most of them do. Or some other course might require Calculus II, or some other math.

[Sapientes]

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There's no telling if those 9 UL EdX credits will be made available again. I hope they will be.

I thought the same thing too. However, when I checked the Edx website, it looks like at least one of the courses is available to earn credit. According to Edx's Alternative Credit Project page, to earn credit you have to take the course using the Verified Certificate Option. Right now, the Nonlinear Differential Equations: Order and Chaos course is showing as having that option available for $49. Hopefully the other two become available soon

That course is not one of the ones that's ACE-recommended.  The only ones you can take are the ones by Boston University (BUx).  Also, the ACP/ACE recommendation expires on 3/31/18, and there's a good possibility they won't be renewed.

You're right about the expiration date. However, the course (ACPE-0138) is ACE recommended at least until 3/31/2018.

The course you listed is NOT one of the ACE-recommended courses.  It is just one where you can take it on EdX for free, or pay $49 for a certificate for it.  It is not, nor has it been, ACE-recommended.

The ones that ARE ACE-recommended must be taken live, and none of them have course dates on them, so they probably won't be offering them before they expire.  They don't even offer the ability to get the $49 certificate unless you take them live.
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The course is offered by BUx and was recommended for ACE credit. The verified option is used to identify that it's you that took the course  and requires you to show a valid ID (similar to the way ProtorU does.) There is no requirement for a course to be "live" and the verified option is available for this course. I've listed both Edx's requirements and the ACE catalog listing below.

From Edx:
How it Works

• Find a course listed below that you are interested in taking
  
  
• Visit www.alternativecreditproject.com to see which college or university accepts the course for credit
  
  
• Take the course with the Verified Certificate option. The cost varies by course, but will be less than $300 USD/course for all ACE approved courses. You must have a passing grade of 70% or higher to qualify for the ACE credit initiative.
  
  
• Request a transcript from ACE. Once you create an account you select the course you completed and the appropriate educational institution. Be sure to search for the courses under the organization title Alternative Credit Project Ecosystem.
  
  
• Apply for admissions at the college or university that accepts the credit and transfer the credit
  

From ACE:
[b]Nonlinear Differential Equations: Order and Chaos (edX) (Math226.3x)[/b]

Credit Type:
Course
ACE Course Number:
0138
Organization:
Alternative Credit Project Ecosystem
Length:
5 weeks (50 hours)
Dates Offered:
4/1/2015 - 3/31/2018
Objective:
The course objective is to learn the mathematical theory of nonlinear differential equations and their application to systems such as the pendulum, the glider, and the weather.
Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to apply the theory of linear systems to nonlinear systems near equilibrium points; use null clines to simplify phase plane analysis, and discuss systems with conserved quantities, dissipative systems, and gradient systems; and understand of chaotic systems using the Lorenz system as the primary example.
Instruction:
Methods of instruction include audiovisual materials, case studies, computer-based training, discussion, lecture, and practical exercises. General course topics include nonlinear differential equations.
Assessment:
Methods of assessment include quizzes and examinations with a minimum passing score of 70 percent.
Credit Recommendation:
In the upper-division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in applied non-linear systems, applied non-linear differential equations, engineering mathematics, or applied mathematics (9/15).

[Ideas]

When the course is not live, I don't believe you can complete it and get a 70% passing score, because the instructors won't be grading the exams. I'm not sure, but I think that's the sticking point in this situation. They ran the series of courses starting about 6 months ago, and the previous time was like 3 years ago.

[Sapientes]

When the course is not live, I don't believe you can complete it and get a 70% passing score, because the instructors won't be grading the exams. I'm not sure, but I think that's the sticking point in this situation. They ran the series of courses starting about 6 months ago, and the previous time was like 3 years ago.

I enrolled in the course just to see if there was additional information and there was. The final exam had to be completed by 11/11/17 to qualify for credit and that piece was missing from Edx's ACE page. However, completion of the course would have earned ACE credit if the exam had been taken and passed by the due date. Thanks for taking the time to respond and straighten all of this out