COSC Liberal Studies or Whatever

[dfrecore]

I show the following:

GE Requirements
Math
College Comp 2 - unless you actually took the CLEP as College comp w/Essay, in which case that's done

Total RA credits - 30 (check)

Concentration in Liberal Studies (includes 2 subject areas, at least 18cr of UL) - done
you have 27cr in English (24cr UL, 3cr LL)
you have 15cr in History (3cr UL, 12cr LL)
You don't need more UL History credits than that, you're fine

No DSST's to even think about. Not sure why you think you'd need those in the first place?

Anyway, if you can get a math course done (Liberal Arts Math is the easiest in my opinion), you're good to go. Nothing else to think about.

[Tedium]

~$250 DSSTs+$79 Sophia+$1716.80 COSC= $2045.80 total

Not too bad to FINALLY get my degree.

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Just wondering, have you checked out the UMPI degree options to see how close you are to one of them?  You can go for a BAS with a Minor in something that interests you since you have the BOG AAS.  Costs should be two terms, at $2800, it's a very good option to investigate... application is free, just need to pay for transcripts to see where you stand.

I show the following:

GE Requirements
Math
College Comp 2 - unless you actually took the CLEP as College comp w/Essay, in which case that's done

Total RA credits - 30 (check)

Concentration in Liberal Studies (includes 2 subject areas, at least 18cr of UL) - done
you have 27cr in English (24cr UL, 3cr LL)
you have 15cr in History (3cr UL, 12cr LL)
You don't need more UL History credits than that, you're fine

No DSST's to even think about.  Not sure why you think you'd need those in the first place?

Anyway, if you can get a math course done (Liberal Arts Math is the easiest in my opinion), you're good to go.  Nothing else to think about.

College Comp. 2 is covered by the CLEP. That came straight from my last transcript at COSC. 

I was thinking the "breadth and depth of the concentration" needed to be shown in the UL credits. I never even factored my LL credits into any of my thinking. I've been chasing a single major with individual course requirements since 2007. I've just never had to worry about mixing two before. That's one of the reasons why I haven't pursued the Liberal Studies concentration until now: I was wrongly only thinking about UL and neglecting the fact that I had plenty of LL. 

If it looks good to you, and I'll defer to your judgment on this one, then I'll knock out this math at Sophia and start fleshing out my Capstone so I'll have something to do when the math makes my eyes cross and brain boil. In a month, or maybe less than, I'll be ready to reapply. 

Thank you very much for taking a look at it. I'm super happy that you suggested this in the other thread and I would have continued misreading the situation like an idiot were it not for you, @dfrecore.

@bjcheung77 the Spanish is a D, so it unfortunately won't transfer in. It needs to be a C or higher for UMPI. They already told me as much in my degree audit last year. Otherwise, it would be very tempting. And as you can see by the grade, the only thing I'm worse at than math is foreign languages. I only listed it because COSC will accept Ds that aren't in your AOS. 

@rachel83az I can't think of anything easier than 6 credits. I'm sweating just thinking about the math, but I think I'm going to the safe and steady way out. I won't have to sprint anymore, which is good because I've been running a long time. 

I'm looking at a GM promotion at the end of February, and I would absolutely have a mental breakdown if I dropped the ball yet again because of increased workload. lol I have a month to finish Sophia and during that time I'm going to pre-write as much of my Capstone as I can. I want to have as much insurance as possible against falling behind. I know some of it will have to change, but if I roll in there with a solid core done then I won't have to stress myself out as much in my new position. Once that's done, I'll apply for the next available term at COSC and coast through those last two Capstone courses. 

Thank you all very much for your help and support. I'm going to be so happy when I get to post my own "I'm Done!" thread, and you're all invited to the party!

[bjcheung77]

Ah yes, I reviewed your courses and grading, if that is the case, I mentioned to stay with COSC if it's the quickest option. I do think you just need the Capstone to be done since you may have the rest already completed... Reapply, complete the course and get ready to create that new thread when you're done with the degree!

[Tedium]

Ah yes, I reviewed your courses and grading, if that is the case, I mentioned to stay with COSC if it's the quickest option. I do think you just need the Capstone to be done since you may have the rest already completed... Reapply, complete the course and get ready to create that new thread when you're done with the degree!

I’m tremendously excited, bud! I just can’t believe I’ve been looking at LS/IS concentrations so wrong all these years. I mean, I’ve seen and helped with enough degrees to know better lol. Kind of embarrassing, really. At least I’ll have a degree to go with the egg on my face lol.



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[Tedium]

Just a little update: I passed Sophia College Algebra! Thank you very much to everyone for giving me that suggestion and support, and especially @raycathode for the extra push that it could be done.

All I have left to do is re-apply and take my Capstone!

There is the undergraduate open house 02/23 that waived the application fee, so I’m going to wait to apply until then. My situation is a little different since I was dismissed the first time. I have to petition the provost and prove to them that I can be successful this time. Not a big deal. It’s been 6 years and I’ve gotten so many credits from Sophia, SDC, CSM, and even CLEP since then. I’ve done training work in Rwanda and received numerous professional awards and certifications in that time. Plus, I’ve started pre-writing my Capstone paper, so I’ll have a draft of that to send along. I don’t foresee any problems.

@dfrecore thank you for the push to do the BALS and the confirmation that I was so close.

I did have a question about the Sophia discount for tuition. I couldn’t find information anywhere on the site about it. Does anyone have a link they could share about that policy at COSC? Is it something that is added automatically or do I need to check a box in the application or what?

Thanks everyone for your support and help. I’m almost done with this long crazy chapter and it feels amazing!

[carrythenothing]

I did have a question about the Sophia discount for tuition. I couldn’t find information anywhere on the site about it. Does anyone have a link they could share about that policy at COSC? Is it something that is added automatically or do I need to check a box in the application or what?

It doesn't appear to be the case that COSC has a tuition discount for Sophia. Compared to, for example, Excelsior, which places their discount prominently on the home page, COSC does not: https://charteroak.sophia.org/

It looks like SDC has a discount for COSC, but it's only for "New Charter Oak State College students residing outside the state of Connecticut".

New Charter Oak State College students residing outside the state of Connecticut can receive a 10% tuition discount if you’re transferring Study.com credits to Charter Oak. In order to receive the 10% discount, you must complete at least one Study.com course before you make your college enrollment deposit. After receiving your Study.com transcript, Charter Oak will apply the 10% tuition discount to courses taken at Charter Oak.

If you already paid your enrollment deposit before sending your transcript, you must request a referral to Charter Oak by reaching out to the Study.com Support team. Study.com coursework must have been completed prior to your submission of the enrollment deposit for the tuition discount to be applied.

[Tedium]

I did have a question about the Sophia discount for tuition. I couldn’t find information anywhere on the site about it. Does anyone have a link they could share about that policy at COSC? Is it something that is added automatically or do I need to check a box in the application or what?

It doesn't appear to be the case that COSC has a tuition discount for Sophia. Compared to, for example, Excelsior, which places their discount prominently on the home page, COSC does not: https://charteroak.sophia.org/

It looks like SDC has a discount for COSC, but it's only for "New Charter Oak State College students residing outside the state of Connecticut".

New Charter Oak State College students residing outside the state of Connecticut can receive a 10% tuition discount if you’re transferring Study.com credits to Charter Oak. In order to receive the 10% discount, you must complete at least one Study.com course before you make your college enrollment deposit. After receiving your Study.com transcript, Charter Oak will apply the 10% tuition discount to courses taken at Charter Oak.

If you already paid your enrollment deposit before sending your transcript, you must request a referral to Charter Oak by reaching out to the Study.com Support team. Study.com coursework must have been completed prior to your submission of the enrollment deposit for the tuition discount to be applied.

That’s all I could find too, but dfrecore referenced it, so I thought I was maybe missing something. Thanks for looking.

If anyone knows or finds out any different, please let me know. It’s not a dealbreaker, but 10% is 10%, and I’ll take it if they have it.

[bjcheung77]

Pretty straight up and ask for it but be courteous - I would be honest and email them asking about a 10% discount indicating that I've taken course at Sophia/Study.com and so on, they have a discount for people who have taken StraighterLine too, so it all depends on which providers you have taken the courses from, you need to take 4 courses through each of the providers (it says on StraighterLine's page)

[ss20ts]

Just a little update: I passed Sophia College Algebra! Thank you very much to everyone for giving me that suggestion and support, and especially @raycathode for the extra push that it could be done.

All I have left to do is re-apply and take my Capstone!

There is the undergraduate open house 02/23 that waived the application fee, so I’m going to wait to apply until then. My situation is a little different since I was dismissed the first time. I have to petition the provost and prove to them that I can be successful this time. Not a big deal. It’s been 6 years and I’ve gotten so many credits from Sophia, SDC, CSM, and even CLEP since then. I’ve done training work in Rwanda and received numerous professional awards and certifications in that time. Plus, I’ve started pre-writing my Capstone paper, so I’ll have a draft of that to send along. I don’t foresee any problems.

@dfrecore thank you for the push to do the BALS and the confirmation that I was so close.

I did have a question about the Sophia discount for tuition. I couldn’t find information anywhere on the site about it. Does anyone have a link they could share about that policy at COSC? Is it something that is added automatically or do I need to check a box in the application or what?

Thanks everyone for your support and help. I’m almost done with this long crazy chapter and it feels amazing!

Do you have the required RA credits completed? Sounds like you've done quite a bit since you left COSC.

[bjcheung77]

Ah yes, I reviewed your courses and grading, if that is the case, I mentioned to stay with COSC if it's the quickest option. I do think you just need the Capstone to be done since you may have the rest already completed... Reapply, complete the course and get ready to create that new thread when you're done with the degree!

I’m tremendously excited, bud! I just can’t believe I’ve been looking at LS/IS concentrations so wrong all these years. I mean, I’ve seen and helped with enough degrees to know better lol. Kind of embarrassing, really. At least I’ll have a degree to go with the egg on my face lol.

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Yeah, the COSC BSGS IS/LS is just Individualized Studies/Liberal Studies, it's about the same thing, in the end, it's a General Studies Major with interdisciplinary concentrations you can select from. I would compare that with what TESU offers, such as their BALS with concentrations to select from. And in regards to your 10% discount, I would do exactly as I mentioned in post #18.