Help with BALS plan

[justmelly]

This site and the people on it are amazing!! Seriously, you all rock. 

Would someone be willing to help me put the courses listed below into a spreadsheet for BALS? 
Also, I am also wondering what qualifies for a UL in Liberal Arts on Study.com?

Thank you!


Currently working on:

Algebra through Aleks (I am at 60%. Once I am at 70%, do I just request it on ACE?)
and English Composition through study.com (just finishing the essays).

Completed courses:

From Utah Valley University



Into to Writing

Intermediate Algebra

Psychology

Intro to Biology

Photo Lighting

Photography I

Photography II

2D Design

Graphic Computer Applications

Personal Health and Wellness
Intro to Art



From Study.com

Business 101: Principles of Management 
Business 102: Principles of Marketing 
Business 108: Business Ethics 
Business 109: Intro to Computing 
Business 120: International Business
Communications 102: Interpersonal Communication 
Economics 101: Principles of Microeconomics 
Finance 102: Personal Finance 
History 104: US History II 
History 108: History of the Vietnam War 
Math 101: College Algebra 
Political Science 102: American Government 
Psychology 102: Educational Psychology 
Religion 101: Intro to World Religions 
Sociology 101: Intro to Sociology 
Spanish 101: Beginning Spanish 

[allvia]

I'm assuming you're looking at TESU.  You have many of the core courses completed through study.com already for a BSBA vs the BALS, so you may want to look into that as an option.

[dfrecore]

First, with ALEKS, you need to get 70% on an assessment (blue line), so working through the course to 70% (green line) won't help (except that you get the knowledge needed to pass the assessment).

Second, some of the courses you've taken don't fit well into a BALS - it seems like you looked at the BSBA degree, then started working on it, and then decided to switch to a BALS.  Like, you don't need any additional math if you don't want to take it for the BALS.  But I will make you a BALS degree and a BSBA to see which one you like better.  You will lose some credits it you were to go to the BSBA.

Third, UL BALS courses at Study.com:
BUS 313: Organizational Communication (COM-391)
ENGL 305: Advanced Technical Writing (ENG-306)
CJ 305: The Juvenile Justice System
HIS 306: The American Civil War Era (HIS-450)
HIS 308: Causes & Effects of the Vietnam War (HIS-351)
HIS 311: The Holocaust and WWII (HIS-354)
PSY 301: Industrial/Organizational Psychology (PSY-401)
Psy 310: Psychology of Personality
PSY 312: History & Systems of Psychology (PSY-400)
COMPSCI 302: Systems Analysis & Design (CIS-321)
COMPSCI 303: Database Management (CIS-311)
BUS 303: Management Info Systems (CIS-301)

Finally, let me mention that there is a 90cr limit on the number of courses you take at one place, and you're at 48cr now for Study.com, so just watch out for that.

[justmelly]

Thank you for your reply! I didn't realize about the 90 credit limit. I will keep that in mind.

I am trying to finish a degree as quickly as possible. Which path do you suggest for doing that with what I have? I just need a degree, it doesn't matter in what. From what I can see, I am closer on the BALS, but I am not sure if I am reading it wrong!

Also, for the UL, I have only used study.com and Aleks for credit at this point and am not familiar with the others. Is there one that you prefer for UL courses?

Thanks again!

[dfrecore]

You are closer to the BALS. I would use Study.com for UL credits if you're familiar with them. There are other options (I think DSST exams is a favorite on here), it just depends on whether you would rather test or take a course.

[jeffreymb]

Algebra through Aleks (I am at 60%. Once I am at 70%, do I just request it on ACE?)

You should be aware the ALEKS's ACE accreditation expires the end of this month. If you hit 70% before then, you're fine, but if you go after the 31st and ALEKS doesn't renew, you've lost your effort.