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I have worried, for 10 years, about getting through math on my way to my BS. Tonight I finished my math class - Everyday Math - at Excelsior.
While it was pricey, it was so worth the money. It was doable for someone who hasn't taken math for 39 years - and it wasn't scary. It's all online, no proctored tests, no mid-term or final. It has modules and you have homework, quizzes, assignments and discussion on each module. The professor who taught it, Dr. Merritt, was fabulous.
I took the 8 week course and even though it was tough the last two weeks (due to Christmas), it was not an overwhelming amount of work.
I have 6 tests left for my BS and I am so excited!
Denise
MS - Management and Leadership, WGU 2022
BS - Liberal Arts - Depths in Healthcare and Psychology, Excelsior College 2014
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AA - Licensed Vocational Nursing and Selected Studies, Mesa College 1989
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Also, someday maybe a MS in Forensic Psychology, just for fun. Oh, and a BS in Animal Behavior. And, maybe when I'm 85 a PhD in something fun.
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Congrats! Passing math, in my case Straighterline, was a huge milestone. Those three credits basically denied me a degree for some 20 years. I'm happy for you!
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Congrats!! Math is not my favorite either so I understand your relief! I'm starting out with all my math just to get it out of the way~ Good Luck on your degree
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YAY!!!! OCT 24th = DONE!!!!!!
Straighterline Courses: American History I 83%, American History II 79% Accounting I 81%, Accounting II 83%, Macro 77 %, Micro 84%,World Religions 83%, Business Law 74%, Business Ethics 78%, Organizational Behavior 78%, Intro to business 85%, Business Communications 86%
Clep: Principles of management 64, Intro to marketing 53,
DSST: Bus in Society 442 / Principles of Supervison 453 / Money and Banking 55
Penn Foster: HR management 96%, Compensation Management 88%, Emp Benefits 89%, training concepts 96%, Strategic Management 90%, Principles of Finance 82%
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rebel100 Wrote:Congrats! Passing math, in my case Straighterline, was a huge milestone. Those three credits basically denied me a degree for some 20 years. I'm happy for you!
I have to laugh at that because in my case it was pretty much the same thing. Algebra was Enemy Number One for me in high school and I hated every minute of it! Thank God there are alternatives for people now to get through it, for me it was ALEKS. 
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Congratulations! I also struggle with math so I know what a relief and accomplishment this is for you!
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English Composition, Literature & Composition, Art Appreciation, General Psychology, Intro to Anthropology, Abnormal Psychology, Travel Agency Operations, Advanced Hospitality (7 credits), Intro Computer Software, Digital Photography, War and American Society, TESC Capstone
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02-06-2019, 07:34 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-06-2019, 07:35 PM by cramnooch.)
GoodYellowDogs
Im new to all this and have been doing research for my autistic daughter who lets just say math is not her favorite subject despite the narrative of autism and math geniuses.
Its the main reason we have been considering the onlinedegree.com Excelsior course map for an associates in liberal arts for her.
source:
https://www.onlinedegree.com/wp-content/...a_4-18.pdf
Can you give me an idea of the cost of this course is, and go further into detail of what the course actually consist of?
My concern is for high school since she had an IEP she was allowed to take junior high school math and I dont want to her to feel capped at just a high school diploma if she wants to attempt a college degree due to math.
Thanks for your insight and inspiration,
Marc
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This thread is 7 years old. You're not likely to get a reply from the OP.
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(02-06-2019, 07:34 PM)cramnooch Wrote: GoodYellowDogs
Im new to all this and have been doing research for my autistic daughter who lets just say math is not her favorite subject despite the narrative of autism and math geniuses.
Its the main reason we have been considering the onlinedegree.com Excelsior course map for an associates in liberal arts for her.
source:
https://www.onlinedegree.com/wp-content/...a_4-18.pdf
Can you give me an idea of the cost of this course is, and go further into detail of what the course actually consist of?
My concern is for high school since she had an IEP she was allowed to take junior high school math and I dont want to her to feel capped at just a high school diploma if she wants to attempt a college degree due to math.
Thanks for your insight and inspiration,
Marc
You should think about having her do Khan Academy to learn more math if she wants. Most schools, if you're getting a Liberal Arts degree, will accept a pretty low level of math. TESU will take Applied Liberal Arts Math or College Math, which only has a bit of Algebra I level stuff. If she learned it on Khan Academy, she could then go on to take an College Math through Study.com for college credit. Many schools will only take CLEP and/or DSST, and they each have one of these math exams.
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