Picking courses to fit requirements

[defscarlett]

If you have multiple courses that fit a course requirement, can you ask the school to move courses around so specific courses will be listed as meeting specific degree requirements or are you subject to the whim of the advising software etc?

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If you have multiple courses that fit a course requirement, can you ask the school to move courses around so specific courses will be listed as meeting specific degree requirements or are you subject to the whim of the advising software etc?

I think it's possible, try sending a Help Ticket to Academic Advisement at TESC. Just make sure you have your reference codes (course/exam listed as a suitable alternative in the catalog). Explain that you would like course A to fit under category X and course B to fit under category Y instead.

[UptonSinclair]

I don't believe the official transcript is broken down the same way as an academic evaluation. After seeing a transcript someone posted I gave up worrying about what is used to meet a requirement.

[defscarlett]

I don't believe the official transcript is broken down the same way as an academic evaluation. After seeing a transcript someone posted I gave up worrying about what is used to meet a requirement.

What do you mean?

[UptonSinclair]

Even though your degree is listed on your transcript, the courses are just listed by source, not by area like they are broken down on the academic evaluation. For instance, having college algebra rather than Calculus listed as meeting the math requirement of my degree is irrelevant since they are all listed on the transcript.

Take a look at this transcript and you will see what I mean.

As long as it doesn't affect the length of time it takes to finish your degree, how the credits are applied is irrelevant.

[cookderosa]

If I understand your question, you have a certain course that is meeting X requirement, but you'd like that course moved to meet Y requirement and use a different course to meet X? If so, yes. You can request they move the course.

[defscarlett]

There's actually two situations:

First:
I have courses that are in my overflow that I would prefer be used to area of study. I know they meet the qualifications, but I have a lot of courses that qualify so they got bumped to overflow

Second:
I have a 1 CR Cultural Diversity course that I received credit for through the military. As of now it's being used to fill the Social Science Cultural Diversity requirement, Since it's only 1 CR I'm still showing a deficiency in that area even though I have multiple other courses that can meet that requirement (see signature).

Even though your degree is listed on your transcript, the courses are just listed by source, not by area like they are broken down on the academic evaluation. For instance, having college algebra rather than Calculus listed as meeting the math requirement of my degree is irrelevant since they are all listed on the transcript.

Take a look at this transcript and you will see what I mean.

As long as it doesn't affect the length of time it takes to finish your degree, how the credits are applied is irrelevant.

Oh wow, that's completely different than how I thought it was.

[bricabrac]

First:
I have courses that are in my overflow that I would prefer be used to area of study. I know they meet the qualifications, but I have a lot of courses that qualify so they got bumped to overflow.

What you could do is make an advising appointment. Have your evaluation handy and mark where you want the courses to go. The issue here is as long as those courses in the area of study meet requirements it really doesn't matter which courses are sitting there, unless you want to use them somewhere else? What is most important at the end of the day is that you've met all requrements, not necessarily where the courses are sitting. Unless, of course those courses fill two slots and you can have it meet a requirement elsewhere. If so, see the method of having courses moved below.

If you are thinking about what could be used in a second degree, again, it won't matter. Once your first degree is completed and the second degree activated, whatever courses meet the requirements will populate into the correct slots. You will then need to complete the 24 NEW credits required for the second degree. (Hold back 24 credits from the BSBA area of study and/or BSBA core until after your conferral date. )

Second:
I have a 1 CR Cultural Diversity course that I received credit for through the military. As of now it's being used to fill the Social Science Cultural Diversity requirement, Since it's only 1 CR I'm still showing a deficiency in that area even though I have multiple other courses that can meet that requirement (see signature).

During the advising appointment have them PIN the world of religions and/or anthropology course(s) to the PSR section. The 1CR course should automatically drop to the "other courses" section.

Note: The software usually automatically places courses by credit type: first the degree seeking institution (TESC), next other institutions (TE = univ/cc), then CBE (NE=CLEP/DSST/AP), finally alternate source credit (NE=ACE, SL, etc).


Hope this helped. Take care.

[defscarlett]

I took the NFA courses and wanted to add at least one of those to the AOS for the AAS instead of having as many FEMA's in there. but if one would not be able to tell by looking at the transcript then I guess it doesn't matter at all.

[defscarlett]

During the advising appointment have them PIN the world of religions and/or anthropology course(s) to the PSR section. The 1CR course should automatically drop to the "other courses" section.

Note: The software usually automatically places courses by credit type: first the degree seeking institution (TESC), next other institutions (TE = univ/cc), then CBE (NE=CLEP/DSST/AP), finally alternate source credit (NE=ACE, SL, etc).


Hope this helped. Take care.

I submitted a ticket and I received this reply when asking to move my Cultural Diversity course

World Religions is a humanities and Cultural Diversity is a social science therefore I cannot more it world religions to social science.

I'm pretty sure this woman doesn't know what she's talking about based on other responses she gave to other questions, but wanted to check here before I push further on this issue.