Bachelor of Pure Mathematics with a minor in philosophy and Computer science elective

[LevelUP]

SNHU has a minor in Philosophy (the courses are not great but it's there)

These courses transfer into SNHU as PHL:
Sophia: Critical Thinking - PHL111 - Introduction to Critical Thinking
Sophia: Introduction to Ethics - PHL212 - Introduction to Ethics
Sophia: Approaches to Studying Religions - PHL230 - Religions of the World
Sophia: Ancient Greek Philosophers - PHLELE - Philosophy Elective
Sophia: Business Ethics - (check with SNHU advising if transfer since new course)
Study.com: Business Ethics - PHL316 - Business Ethics
Saylor Academy: Moral & Political Philosophy - PHL210 - Introduction to Philosophy
Study.com: Introduction to Philosophy - PHL210 - Introduction to Philosophy

SNHU Math Degree Plan
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/SN...egree_Plan

With 45 free electives in the Math Degree Plan, you should be able to grab a minor without taking extra courses for your degree. 

Another minor to consider is IT.

Thank you.
45 credits of free electives are a plus.

But I have a question about the transfer. 

75% of the degree can be transferred in but what are the requirements for the remaining 10 courses for someone like me who's interested in filling the free electives with minors?

Does the minors also require 25% of credits to be done at SNHU?

For example the minor of Philosophy is 15 credits, do I have to do 4 of those credits through SNHU or can I transfer all of them?

I would ask SNHU about minor requirements.

[ausernameisneeded]

SNHU has a minor in Philosophy (the courses are not great but it's there)

These courses transfer into SNHU as PHL:
Sophia: Critical Thinking - PHL111 - Introduction to Critical Thinking
Sophia: Introduction to Ethics - PHL212 - Introduction to Ethics
Sophia: Approaches to Studying Religions - PHL230 - Religions of the World
Sophia: Ancient Greek Philosophers - PHLELE - Philosophy Elective
Sophia: Business Ethics - (check with SNHU advising if transfer since new course)
Study.com: Business Ethics - PHL316 - Business Ethics
Saylor Academy: Moral & Political Philosophy - PHL210 - Introduction to Philosophy
Study.com: Introduction to Philosophy - PHL210 - Introduction to Philosophy

SNHU Math Degree Plan
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/SN...egree_Plan

With 45 free electives in the Math Degree Plan, you should be able to grab a minor without taking extra courses for your degree. 

Another minor to consider is IT.

Thank you.
45 credits of free electives are a plus.

But I have a question about the transfer. 

75% of the degree can be transferred in but what are the requirements for the remaining 10 courses for someone like me who's interested in filling the free electives with minors?

Does the minors also require 25% of credits to be done at SNHU?

For example the minor of Philosophy is 15 credits, do I have to do 4 of those credits through SNHU or can I transfer all of them?

I would ask SNHU about minor requirements.

Ok.

Can all the general education requirements for mathematics at SNHU be completed through Saylor.org?

I'm asking because I heard that they're quite hard compared to Sophia.

I actually want to learn something I'm not interested in easy stuffs just to get a piece of paper.

[LevelUP]

SNHU has a minor in Philosophy (the courses are not great but it's there)

These courses transfer into SNHU as PHL:
Sophia: Critical Thinking - PHL111 - Introduction to Critical Thinking
Sophia: Introduction to Ethics - PHL212 - Introduction to Ethics
Sophia: Approaches to Studying Religions - PHL230 - Religions of the World
Sophia: Ancient Greek Philosophers - PHLELE - Philosophy Elective
Sophia: Business Ethics - (check with SNHU advising if transfer since new course)
Study.com: Business Ethics - PHL316 - Business Ethics
Saylor Academy: Moral & Political Philosophy - PHL210 - Introduction to Philosophy
Study.com: Introduction to Philosophy - PHL210 - Introduction to Philosophy

SNHU Math Degree Plan
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/SN...egree_Plan

With 45 free electives in the Math Degree Plan, you should be able to grab a minor without taking extra courses for your degree. 

Another minor to consider is IT.

Thank you.
45 credits of free electives are a plus.

But I have a question about the transfer. 

75% of the degree can be transferred in but what are the requirements for the remaining 10 courses for someone like me who's interested in filling the free electives with minors?

Does the minors also require 25% of credits to be done at SNHU?

For example the minor of Philosophy is 15 credits, do I have to do 4 of those credits through SNHU or can I transfer all of them?

I would ask SNHU about minor requirements.

Ok.

Can all the general education requirements for mathematics at SNHU be completed through Saylor.org?

I'm asking because I heard that they're quite hard compared to Sophia.

I actually want to learn something I'm not interested in easy stuffs just to get a piece of paper.

Yes you can do courses through Saylor.  It's $5 per exam. 

Go here and match up the course numbers to the requirements
https://www.snhu.edu/admission/transferr...xperiences

[bjcheung77]

Yeah, hmm, that's what I thought as well, some people like it easy, some like to learn the subject better, it's all personal preference, so I mentioned "ACE" options on my post #4. Seriously, for all students, they need to 'find' their medium of study and know their preferences, what's on the WIKI is just a standard template you can 'modify' to your liking.

Choose Sophia.org, Saylor.org, whatever other ACE options that will transfer to SNHU, TESU, or another degree provider you're looking at... You have the final say on what course provider you prefer for which course that is offered by the alternative provider of choice, just remember, some courses don't have another option to select from, slim pickings for most courses overall...

[rachel83az]

Ok.

Can all the general education requirements for mathematics at SNHU be completed through Saylor.org?

I'm asking because I heard that they're quite hard compared to Sophia.

I actually want to learn something I'm not interested in easy stuffs just to get a piece of paper.

The "difficulty" of Saylor isn't necessarily that the material is harder or more in-depth. It's because they literally do not cover needed materials within the course. In a hypothetical example, the exam might ask you to factor a quadratic equation, but the materials literally do not cover how to factor nor what a quadratic equation even is. If you want to learn, there are SO MANY materials out there, many of which are free or extremely inexpensive.

[ausernameisneeded]

Ok.

Can all the general education requirements for mathematics at SNHU be completed through Saylor.org?

I'm asking because I heard that they're quite hard compared to Sophia.

I actually want to learn something I'm not interested in easy stuffs just to get a piece of paper.

The "difficulty" of Saylor isn't necessarily that the material is harder or more in-depth. It's because they literally do not cover needed materials within the course. In a hypothetical example, the exam might ask you to factor a quadratic equation, but the materials literally do not cover how to factor nor what a quadratic equation even is. If you want to learn, there are SO MANY materials out there, many of which are free or extremely inexpensive.

Good to know.

I won't rely on Sophia or saylor or study.com for learning.

MIT open courseware is a great learning resource for STEM subjects.

Sophia just scares me because the final exams are not proctored.

Although if I can't satisfy all my general education + 1 or 2 required courses through saylor.org, I'll use Sophia.

Sophia just transfer a lot of gen ed courses I'm interested in.
I'll be obliged to use it.

The other option is study.com.

But I won't spend $ 100 per general education course.

[dfrecore]

Can all the general education requirements for mathematics at SNHU be completed through Saylor.org?

I'm asking because I heard that they're quite hard compared to Sophia.

I actually want to learn something I'm not interested in easy stuffs just to get a piece of paper.

Learning vs. Earning Credits - you can learn as much as you want on Sophia, or SDC or Saylor or whatever.  Just because a course is "easy" doesn't mean you'll learn, and just because a course is "hard" doesn't either.  Instead, it's about how you apply yourself to the material.  I personally learn what I need to pass a course, and then delve deeper later if I'm interested in the subject.

Since Sophia is timed, spending a lot of time on each subject in not generally recommended unless you have unlimited dollars to spend.  Doing courses on Saylor is also not generally recommended though, because the material is either "dry", doesn't pertain to the exam in any way, or is a bad course (lots of broken links, is outdated, is not put together well, etc.).

There are many ways to learn material if you want, for free - library, online materials are 2 ways - and so you don't have to link learning with earning credits.

[ausernameisneeded]

Can all the general education requirements for mathematics at SNHU be completed through Saylor.org?

I'm asking because I heard that they're quite hard compared to Sophia.

I actually want to learn something I'm not interested in easy stuffs just to get a piece of paper.

Learning vs. Earning Credits - you can learn as much as you want on Sophia, or SDC or Saylor or whatever.  Just because a course is "easy" doesn't mean you'll learn, and just because a course is "hard" doesn't either.  Instead, it's about how you apply yourself to the material.  I personally learn what I need to pass a course, and then delve deeper later if I'm interested in the subject.

Since Sophia is timed, spending a lot of time on each subject in not generally recommended unless you have unlimited dollars to spend.  Doing courses on Saylor is also not generally recommended though, because the material is either "dry", doesn't pertain to the exam in any way, or is a bad course (lots of broken links, is outdated, is not put together well, etc.).

There are many ways to learn material if you want, for free - library, online materials are 2 ways - and so you don't have to link learning with earning credits.

I know. I wasn't going to rely on Sophia for learning (MIT open coursware is awesome for some STEM subjects)

Do Sophia, Saylor, Study.com and Straighterline show grades and percentages on their cerdly transcripts?

Because I'll need them when applying for graduate school.

[rachel83az]

On Credly, they're pass/fail. However, I think all of them can send a transcript with percentages if requested.

[bjcheung77]

@OP, You need to provide more details on what possible grad schools you're looking at. Most grad schools will look at your overall application package of graded credits (the last 30 credits or more, depending on the degree and institution). You're at a catch-22 stage... ACE providers you mentioned do indicate the percentage when sent to Credly, but Credly is just a badge system, it doesn't show on their transcripts.

*copy/paste from another thread* Here's an example...

Generally, most schools will only require the last 30 credits for calculation on GPA and to verify you have completed the prerequisites. If you're going into Law or something selective, they would look at the final 60 credits, you've reached over those 60 RA credits, the threshold isn't all that important either as they need to look at your entire application package. Again, most schools know about the CLEP/DSST, it's the ACE/NCCRS credits that they will look at and critique...