Need help finding online prerequisite courses

[nilesthebrave]

I'm looking to enter the Master's program in Data Science with University of Wisconsin.


I have a B.S. in Physics through them and am working currently as a chemist at a pharmaceutical company, and frankly, I hate it. So I'm looking to go in a different direction with my career.

I was told by the advisor there that I would need three courses in Stats, Programming and databases just to show I'm not blowing smoke up their asses with my claimed skills in those areas.

Due to the evil of pharma, I work a 12-hour rotating shift, meaning I cannot take classes in person. They have to be online and I've never done online before so I'm kind of at a loss as to what's considered 'decent' while still being affordable.

I've found several places to take an online Stats course but I'm having trouble finding a decent database course.

I think they need to come from a legit and accredited school so I don't think DeVry will count.

StraighterLine's C++ course was accepted as the prerequisite for the programming course. I need a stats course and database course. I've found several Stats courses but would prefer something along the lines of straighterline's course, though I was told that that course was too lightweight to be counted.

I'm fine taking an online stats course through my university if I have to, so really I need just some sort of online database course

Anyone in a similar situation have some answers? Are there some kind souls out there who can point me in the right direction?

Appreciate the help

EDIT: I mistakenly wrote I still need a programming course since I copied this off my reddit post where it was recommended I come here.
I do NOT need a programming course still. Just the database and stats

[Ideas]

I think that Foothill College or De Anza College has a database course. They are cheap and regionally accredited.

There is a UExcel exam in Statistics which may be more accepted.

[allvia]

Fort Hayes usually offers database courses at a very reasonable cost - http://www.fhsu.edu/virtualcollege (RA credit)

also Eastern New Mexico University (again very reasonable and online) - https://www.enmu.edu (RA credit)

and Statistics.Com offers SQL - Introduction to Database Queries (ACE Credit)

[nilesthebrave]

Awesome! Thank you both very much. This was great information that I'll look into.

Very helpful

[eriehiker]

http://www.gbcnv.edu/cgi-bin/schedule/index.cgi

Great Basin Community College, maybe?

I see a Jan. online stats class.

Excelsior College has a Java programming Uexcel exam.

http://www.excelsior.edu/exams/choose-your-exam

[quigongene]

Would a database certification work? I know WGU will take Microsoft's database MTA in lieu of taking one of their classes. I believe CIW also has a database cert. Of course there's Oracle and other database certs as well.

[dfrecore]

CSU-Global has CBE's for $250 - Basic Programming & Database Management

Westcott Courses has a Stats course for $498 - they do the course, but then you get the transcript from an RA school (United States University here in San Diego).

There's a Stats DSST exam if they will accept that $100.

TESU has a Stats TECEP exam for $117.

UExcel has Stats, as well as Quantitative Analysis exams for $145 each.

[nilesthebrave]

Thanks for all the great answers.

I need the classes that return letter grades specifically since I need at least a B in them.

It would be great if I could just CLEP my way through all of this, but I have to suck it up and do this if I want to get my Masters

[quigongene]

UExcels count for letter grades.

[bluebooger]

off topic, but WAY down below (at the bottom of the page) there is a link

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