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This is a review of Excelsiorâs Liberal Studies Capstone (LA498LS) course for Bachelor of Science - Liberal Arts. It was my first and last Excelsior course. I got an A.
Good: No textbook and very little reading. I got high grades with ease.
Bad: A ton of writing. Two posts a week of 250 â 300 words, 3 long papers and a voice over PowerPoint. It is easy to fall behind in this class, make sure you have enough time to devote to the course. I disliked the courseware software; it was a headache to navigate.
I recommend studying for some intro level social science courses or exams prior to this course as a foundation. Philosophy, Sociology, Psychology, HR, and also Graphic Design⦠There was a lot, but at an intro level.
If you enjoy writing this course should be a breeze. I hate writing :-( There are no lectures, the instructor only moderates the message board and grades your work. My instructor gave a lot of leeway in topic selection for papers, and did not require students to have topics approved beforehand. The instructor seemed to be just mailing it in. The instructor did not take off any points for APA format mistakes. The message board was a pain, asinine topics and you had to comment on others posts.
Overall this class left a bad taste in my mouth, for Excelsior. I did not learn anything and jumped through a long series of annoying hoops.
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That's because capstones are stupid. TESC's liberal arts capstone sounds doubly stupid. It's supposed to culminate your degree, but you can write about anything. What good does it doe a natural science major to write about poverty?
Graduate of Not VUL or ENEB
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc
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I dropped out of this the first time I signed up for it and have to re-sign up and do it again. I just need a C or better to graduate for it is my last requirement. I hit the wall when it came to trying to get the first essay together. "You have got to be kidding me with this crap," was all I could say....
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Who was the instructor for LA-498LS
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LOL! Sanantone! I knew that IronHeadJack would "like" this post of yours! LOL! Hey, you did it and you passed and that's all that matters!
sanantone Wrote:That's because capstones are stupid. TESC's liberal arts capstone sounds doubly stupid. It's supposed to culminate your degree, but you can write about anything. What good does it doe a natural science major to write about poverty?
Tara
I'm done!  Thanks to InstantCert, Study.com, ALEKS, CLEP and a LOT of work on my part and a lot of support from hubby and family. If I can do it, so can you!
Degrees:
Thomas Edison State College (TESC) - Bachelor of Science Nursing; RN, BSN (Graduated in the top of 1/4 of class with Sigma Theta Tau honors)
+ 3 courses completed towards MSN.
Excelsior College (EC) - Associates in Applied Science (passed NCLEX- RN exam and became a Registered Nurse)
The test's Passed (CLEP'S, DSST's, ALEK's, etc.):
Credits/Course
3 Introduction to Sociology
3 Lifespan and Developmental Psychology
3 Humanities (64)
3 History of the United States I (60)
3 History of the United States II (65)
3 American Government (54)
6 Biology (58)
6 Analyzing and Interpreting Literature (67)
3 Principals of Management (72)
3 ALEKS: Intermediate Algebra
3 CLEP Intro to Psych
3 ALEKS: Statistics
YOU CAN DO IT!!!
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ROTFL!!!!! I am so glad I didn't have to do a Capstone for nursing and I actually like to write! LOL! You guys make it sound like that Capstone is a crapstone. LOL! Okay, I am coining that phrase…"the crapstone". -T. Scranton 2014
dewisant Wrote:I dropped out of this the first time I signed up for it and have to re-sign up and do it again. I just need a C or better to graduate for it is my last requirement. I hit the wall when it came to trying to get the first essay together. "You have got to be kidding me with this crap," was all I could say....
Tara
I'm done! Thanks to InstantCert, Study.com, ALEKS, CLEP and a LOT of work on my part and a lot of support from hubby and family. If I can do it, so can you!
Degrees:
Thomas Edison State College (TESC) - Bachelor of Science Nursing; RN, BSN (Graduated in the top of 1/4 of class with Sigma Theta Tau honors)
+ 3 courses completed towards MSN.
Excelsior College (EC) - Associates in Applied Science (passed NCLEX- RN exam and became a Registered Nurse)
The test's Passed (CLEP'S, DSST's, ALEK's, etc.):
Credits/Course
3 Introduction to Sociology
3 Lifespan and Developmental Psychology
3 Humanities (64)
3 History of the United States I (60)
3 History of the United States II (65)
3 American Government (54)
6 Biology (58)
6 Analyzing and Interpreting Literature (67)
3 Principals of Management (72)
3 ALEKS: Intermediate Algebra
3 CLEP Intro to Psych
3 ALEKS: Statistics
YOU CAN DO IT!!!
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Getiton1 Wrote:LOL! Sanantone! I knew that IronHeadJack would "like" this post of yours! LOL! Hey, you did it and you passed and that's all that matters!
I was lucky enough to graduate before the capstone requirement, and I did fine in my masters program.
Graduate of Not VUL or ENEB
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc
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