Living in the Information Age - TESC course

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Wow, I guess we need to get in the weeds on this one?

Actually, TESC stated it correctly, it's the interpretation that's a bit off. Full award is not referring to P/T or F/T student, it means the difference between any amount and the full award which neroko stated is 5500.

the maximum full award would be 5500 / 4 or $1375 awarded per quarter. the maximum amount is calculated for full time (F/T= min 12cr-15cr) students when there is a need;

but if half time (P/T = min 6cr-9cr) the amount will be lower. see the for example amount of 4050 / 4 or $1012 per quarter


bottom line -- a student taking 6cr will not receive the full 5500 award. http://ifap.ed.gov/dpcletters/attachment...Attach.pdf

You can take out any amount of student loans that you want within the year as long as you are going to school half time for payout of stafford loan in the amount of 9500-12500 per calendar year. Student Aid on the Web (Private loans notwithstanding.) Pell or grants are handled differently. It's confusing because both the loans and grants are called (and handled) through financial aid. Meaning must fill out a FAFSA application, must take min 6 credits per quarter/semester and money is disbursed through the financial aid department.

I hope this is a better explanation. If not please call the financial aid department.

This is the reason before a loan will be approved student have to take the entrance counseling, it can get confusing. Student Aid on the Web

Glossary of terms Student Aid on the Web

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Even though this thread wandered off into a discussion of Financial Aid, I would like to bring it back to the topic suggested by the title.

Nerako (or anyone else who has taken it), how did your "Living in the Information Age - TESC course" experience go? Was it, in fact, an easy A?

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Even though this thread wandered off into a discussion of Financial Aid, I would like to bring it back to the topic suggested by the title.

Nerako (or anyone else who has taken it), how did your "Living in the Information Age - TESC course" experience go? Was it, in fact, an easy A?

You should decide that question for yourself...

Consider that 30% of your grade can be an easy 100% as it consists of discussions and quizes that you can take as many times as you like.

So, for the remaining 70% of your grade, you need to get at least an 86% average on the 7 papers worth 10 points each. If you can write papers that are considered to be at least B+, than YES it is an easy class. If you really suck at writing papers then there is NO class at TESC that is easy. The good part of the class is you don't need a book, the papers only range from 500-700 words, and you don't have a final or midterm test.

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You do have to write some papers and spend a little time going through the material to contribute to discussions, along with the skills assessments, so it is not a "free" A, and as has been said on the forum multiple times, "easy" is subjective based on personal knowledge and experience. Still, none of the papers are overly lengthy as compared to most other courses, nor do they require significant in-depth research (they do require some research and source citation, but nothing like most other courses). The material is intuitive to most people with enough comfort level to successfully research and self-plan an entire college degree using online resouces ( i.e., I think most Degreeforum.net users would consider the material cake).

Plus, you do not need to buy any books, and do not take any proctored exams. The "midterm" and "final" are the same length and type of paper you write for each module, with the only difference being that their grades are weighted heavier. Or at least that was how the course was designed a couple months ago when I took it. I got an A, and missed a full 100% for all combined coursework by a few percentage points because the other courses I took that term got really in-depth one week and I turned in one of the papers with only a paragraph or two (i.e., incomplete, and I would not have blamed the mentor if he had marked it as a 0, but he did give me a few points for that paragraph or two). Even with pretty much trashing an entire assignment, I think my final percentage was something like 98%. It is reputed to be one of - if not the - easiest course at TESC because most people seem to find it to be true.