Physics for BSAST

[johnvan]

I'm on the Pay per Credit plan. I planned to meet the residency requirement with TECEPS. I've written one so far and have enrolled in a couple of others starting in December.

I currently have 83 credits with plans to do a few more through ALEKS and Straighterline so I think this was the right choice for me.

[sanantone]

I'm on the Pay per Credit plan. I planned to meet the residency requirement with TECEPS. I've written one so far and have enrolled in a couple of others starting in December.

I currently have 83 credits with plans to do a few more through ALEKS and Straighterline so I think this was the right choice for me.

Then taking a 4-credit physics course at TESC is going to be expensive: $1964. If you were just taking a 1-credit lab, then it wouldn't be so bad. Online physics courses with labs, especially physics II, aren't easy to find.

[johnvan]

Yeah, that is expensive, especially since there's a chance I won't do well on it. I noticed MIT has a free Open course with Physics I and II. Maybe taking the free course would prepare me well enough to test out with UExcel, Then do the labs through TESC.

[laughter]

In addition to the MOOC, you could use the recommended physics Saylor course to prepare for the UExcel.

Another option would be to take courses through APU/AMU. They charge $250/credit.... thus, a 4-credit physics course with lab will cost $1000. Somewhat pricey, but less than taking it at TESC.

[cookderosa]

Thanks for catching that. I should have googled what UExcel was, I thought it was a course. I wouldn't pass a test right now.

I'll try Straighterline for the first one since it's cheap and I'm already a monthly member. Community College won't work due to my work schedule. I'll have a look at the TESC course for the second one and just spend the money on that.

Community colleges offer physics in a distance learning format. I took all of my lab sciences as a distance learner. The trick is finding one that offers both, with labs. Finding physics 1 isn't so tough, it's the sequence that is tricky. If it were me, I'd want my sequence from ONE source. I realize TESC doesn't care, but this might not be the end of the road for you, and if you need a physics sequence for anyone else - ever- it's going to look strange having your theory and lab from separate sources, especially if you opt for a pass/fail option. I guess my point is that this is going to be expensive no matter what you do, and it's going to be a lot of work no matter what you do, might as well pick the option that gives you the best return on the end. Just my opinion, all the best.

[sanantone]

The Uexcel will appear as graded on an Excelsior transcript. TESC's labs, of course, will be graded.

[johnvan]

Thanks again for all the replies. It's sounding like it's going to be a challenge. I'll deal with it in a couple of months. In the meantime I'll keep writing TECEPs and testing out of other courses.
I could switch to a BA if necessary, I only need to check that degree box. I would lose quite a bit of transfer credit, maybe 15-20 credits, since a lot of my credit granted was for my pilot license and flight experience.
It's starting to sound like the required work and cost might be about the same or less switching to a BA and testing out of some of the easier stuff.

Is it possible to work towards both degrees simultaneously? I had previously switched from the BSAST to a BA in Liberal Arts and was shocked to see how much credit I lost so I switched back. The unofficial academic evaluation was very inaccurate. I don't want to keep switching back and forth, I'd like to see an accurate evaluation for both as I progress and make the decision when I'm closer to the end.

[sanantone]

You can't double major across schools. You would have to earn one and then the other.

[cookderosa]

Here's where I took mine: Ocean County College https://ocean.edu/content/public.html

If physics for non-science majors is okay, you can take PHYS171 and PHYS172. If you need it for science majors, it's PHYS281 and PHYS282. It's not the cheapest, especially now, but when I did my sciences there were fewer options.

[mikesan410]

Does anyone know which type of physics is required for the BSAT in Aviation Maintenance Technology? I've been confused about whether or not the required physics for this particular degree requires calculus based physics. If I were to take physics at my local CC, I would have to take Intro to Physics and Physics for Scientists and Engineers 1 and 2—all of which have pre-reqs trigonometry and calculus 1 and 2.

Can anyone shed any light on this requirement? Thanks in advance.