BLS Ed degree plan help

[namwen]

I'd like to get help with a degree plan for my 23 year old son. He formerly worked for my company in the blue collar realm but has decided to follow his passion for coaching/teaching. Thankfully, our family has a deep history in athletics, and he has opportunity possibilities to become a GA at a DI program. 

I am hoping to put together a course path through Sophia first and then other providers where needed, such as, Study.com for lab related BIOL courses. 

Thank you so much for your input. 

The courses he has completed are:

NMJC:
US History II - 3

Northeast Lakeview College:
Learning Framework - 3
English Comp I - 3
English Comp II - his grade was a D, does that count?
US History I - 3
Texas Government - 3
Intro to Speech Communication - 3
Federal Government  - 3
General Psychology - 3

Penn Foster ACE:
Art I - 3
Management - 3 
Intro to Business - 3

[allvia]

No need to go through SDC anymore for the science lab - 'Bio' and 'Chem I w/lab' from Sophia covers the UMPI science requirements.  Sophia is basically a one stop solution now for the UMPI path - https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/So...lency_List

[namwen]

Thank you for that information!

[dfrecore]

The D grade will not work at UMPI, TESU, EU or any of the schools we normally advise here.

[allvia]

The D grade will not work at UMPI, TESU, EU or any of the schools we normally advise here.

Ah true - with that said, they should take Comp II at UMPI (vs trying to complete it elsewhere)

[namwen]

bumpity-bump

[indigoshuffle]

I'd like to get help with a degree plan for my 23 year old son. He formerly worked for my company in the blue collar realm but has decided to follow his passion for coaching/teaching. Thankfully, our family has a deep history in athletics, and he has opportunity possibilities to become a GA at a DI program. 

I am hoping to put together a course path through Sophia first and then other providers where needed, such as, Study.com for lab related BIOL courses. 

Thank you so much for your input. 

The courses he has completed are:

NMJC:
US History II - 3

Northeast Lakeview College:
Learning Framework - 3
English Comp I - 3
English Comp II - his grade was a D, does that count?
US History I - 3
Texas Government - 3
Intro to Speech Communication - 3
Federal Government  - 3
General Psychology - 3

Penn Foster ACE:
Art I - 3
Management - 3 
Intro to Business - 3

I highly encourage him to retake anything with a D. At a community/junior college, where the classes are ostensibly easier, even a C grade looks questionable, IMHO. The quick answer to your question is that he should stick with Sophia for now.

If writing is a weak point, I would take a more challenging English and composition like SLs and then transfer it in. After all, if he chooses UMPI he's going to be doing a lot of writing... might as well get over it now before much more money is on the line.

[rachel83az]

I would NOT do English Comp at SL. English Comp at UMPI sets up the expectations for how essays work at UMPI. Future classes assume you have that foundational knowledge, which might be a bit different than what SL expects. It might make UMPI classes more difficult later to take SL. Not impossible, since other students have transferred in both English Comps and done fine, but more difficult.

To practice writing at a low cost, there are a few ASU EA classes that require one or more essays. It would only be $25 to take one of these and get a grade. I would not pay the $400 transcription fee, but it's not necessary in this case. He wouldn't be transferring this/these course(s) to UMPI, just confirming he's ready to do academic essays.