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Ok ok, I've posted too many topics today but you all know how it goes when you're first learning this stuff. A million miles an hour in ten different directions!
Here's where I've landed and what I need help with. I will be doing the standard BSBA at TESC but I have a pell I want to use for the spring semester at my local cc.
Which classes are traditionally harder to find online or do you think one would benefit from taking in a standard b&m?
So far I am taking eng 1010 because I want to and a public speaking class. What else should I tackle this semester?
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I vote for anything that you think would be hard for you to pass on a test. Or anything that sounds like fun to take at school. I personally would go take a Bio or Chem class with lab, but that's just me. I also loved my Art History class, but again, that's me.
It's probably best to plan your degree first, and then you'll have clarity on which exams/courses you don't want to take online and would rather take at the cc. If you're good at math, don't take those at cc, it's faster and cheaper to do ALEKS. Do that kind of analysis.
Also, you'll need 12 UL units in the specialization, so leave most of those for testing. CC courses only count as LL, which won't be helpful.
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inkleind Wrote:Ok ok, I've posted too many topics today but you all know how it goes when you're first learning this stuff. A million miles an hour in ten different directions!
Here's where I've landed and what I need help with. I will be doing the standard BSBA at TESC but I have a pell I want to use for the spring semester at my local cc.
Which classes are traditionally harder to find online or do you think one would benefit from taking in a standard b&m?
So far I am taking eng 1010 because I want to and a public speaking class. What else should I tackle this semester?
So, I'm a fan of your plan. If you qualify for the Pell, my suggestion is to take 12 credits. The overage can be saved for your costs that will come when you get over to TESC. That requires discipline of course.
I love suggesting Eng 101 and Eng 102. There is value in these 2 courses that will yield a lot of fruit for you down the road. Specifically, the research you'll learn in 102 will be helpful when you write in your upper level courses. I also think you're right doing the public speaking class. All winners.
So, what else? Well, I say anything you think will be too hard to test. For me, it was the maths and sciences. I am a much better student than tester, so my chances of earning a pass -for me- were greater when my whole score didn't rely on one single exam.
And what else? Anything related to your major. If you're headed into business, and have an opportunity to take some business classes, I'd say go for it. These will transfer and you'll get the benefits of TALKING about business with other students/teachers, as well as doing fun things like projects and team activities. ("fun" for you business types that is- let me chop an onion any day!
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The previous two posters already took the words right out of my mouth. The foundation courses (ENG comp, Math) and anything that you will enjoy taking ( a history course, if you're a history buff, perhaps).
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