Please HELP ME...

[geissingert]

I have my son registered with SL. He wants a degree with TESC in IT

I don't understand this enough to know which classes he can take with SL that could be added to his degree for credits. He just finished with Western Civ I. Please help me to understand the requirements. From looking at this is see that the Western Civ shouldn't have been taken. HELP>....

BSAST Degree in Information Technology


Subject Area/Category Credits
I. General Education Requirements 60
A. Intellectual and Practical Skills 15

English Composition I (ENC-101)
English Composition II (ENC-102)

College Algebra (MAT-121) or above

Higher Level Mathematics above College Algebra

Computer Concepts (CIS-107) or above

B. Human Cultures and the Physical and Natural World 20
Psychology or Sociology

Statistics (STA-201)

Technical Writing (ENG-201)

Physics I or Chemistry I

Physics II or Chemistry II

Second Science

C. Personal and Social Responsibility 9
Diversity/Global Literacy

Responsible Ethical Leadership

Ethics or Diversity Elective

D. General Education Electives 16
II. Area of Study: Information Technology 45
A. Information Technology Core 33
Foundations of Information Technology

COS-330: Computer Architecture

COS-213:C++ Programming

COS-241ata Structures

COS-352:Operating Systems

CIS-311atabase Management

CIS-351:Software Engineering

CIS-301:Management Information Systems

MAN-435roject Management

Network Technology

Current Trends and Applications of AST

B. Information Technology Electives** 12
III. Free Electives 15
Total 120

[Hunter91]

First, take a breath

Western Civ will probably count as a gen ed or elective credit.

Here's a list of the equivalencies that the Straighterline courses will transfer to TESC as:

Thomas Edison State College Course Equivalency Guide | StraighterLine

Finally, if you can't find any answers here, or have more questions, simply call or email TESC and talk to an academic adviser.

I've literally called TESC countless times. They probably know me by name lol.

I'm sure someone else will also chime in here with some answers.

[bricabrac]

Western Civ will fall under General Education or Free Electives.


Cookderosa's post gives a flow chart on what fits each section. I found it to be an excellent resource! Alpha Numerics for Dummies

Straighterline Equivalency Guide

[geissingert]

I'm not understanding how to read the required classes. :0( I need them broken down a bit, so that I can understand. I see that 60 credits are needed for GEN Ed.
So
A. Intellectual and Practical Skills 15 ( This would be 2 of his completed math classes, Eng I & II, Intro to Computers) Is this correct?

B. Human Cultures and the Physical and Natural World 20 ( This would be his Sociology & Statistics classes, correct?)

C. Personal and Social Responsibility 9 ( I have no idea where to go for these classes or what they are) Would this be his Worldviews class?

D. General Education Electives 16 ( This would be his additional 2 math, Literature, Western Civ I & II, & another class, correct?)

For the FREE Electives, can he take additional History classes? Plus it looks like they want an additional science class, correct? This is besides the Physics or Chem classes, correct?

Sorry about all the questions. Trying to get my head wrapped around this.

[bricabrac]

Hopefully these links will help clarify what subjects fit into each section.
General Education Courses
Thomas Edison State College: General Education Electives


Also check the wiki pages and take a look at my BSBA degree plans/ TECEP recommendations in my signature. Both will give further insight into what is accepted in each area. Please review Cookderosa's post and download a copy of the current catalog for review.

[geissingert]

THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! I appreciate all of your help!!!

[geissingert]

It looks like Literature isn't a required course, correct?

[bricabrac]

You're welcome and Good Luck on the journey; it offers well-earned rewards!

[sanantone]

It looks like Literature isn't a required course, correct?

Unless there is a specific requirement listed, anything that fits into that category can be used.

Sanantone's General Education Options - Degree Forum Wiki

Foundations of Information Technology - This is CMP-202 and offered at TESC. I don't know if they'll allow any other introductory-type courses as substitutes.

Computer Architecture - No CBE options. Has to be completed as a PLA or a course at TESC or another college.

C++ Programming - Straighterline

Data Structures - No CBE options. Has to be completed as a PLA or a course at TESC or another college.

Operating Systems - No CBE options. Has to be completed as a PLA or a course at TESC or another college.

Database Management - No CBE options. Has to be completed as a PLA or a course at TESC or another college.

Software Engineering - No CBE options. Has to be completed as a PLA or a course at TESC or another college.

Management Information Systems - DSST

Network Technology - TECEP

Project Management - Sophia Learning (verify current ACE approval)

Current Trends and Applications - TESC course

12 credits of IT electives - TEEX will for sure cover 4 credits. It might cover 6 credits if they are indeed transcribing the business course as CIS now. There are also the TECEP for Computer Concepts and Applications (if not used in gen ed, but you probably should) and Information Systems Analysis and Design and Cloud Computing offered as CBEs by CSU Global. According to my what-if evaluation, the DSST for Intro to Computing can also be used as an IT elective. Penn Foster offers Visual Basic, Intro to Programming, and Intro to Computer Programming (verify ACE approval). As someone else said, there are challenge exams at Strayer, but you have to be an enrolled student in order to get them on a transcript. CSU Global will let you take their exams as a non-degree seeking student without having to take any of their courses, but Strayer might have some tests that will cover the specific IT requirements above.

15 Credits of Free Electives - You can use anything here. Your son can earn 6 free credits from the Kaplan PLA and NFA courses.

[sanantone]

I forgot about the science courses. Straighterline only offers Physics I and standalone lab and Chemistry I and standalone lab.

There are a couple of ways you can go about completing these requirements. You can possibly earn six credits for Physics I and II (without labs) with the Uexcel, but verify with TESC. You can earn six credits for Chemistry I and II (without labs) with the CLEP. Like I mentioned, SL offers standalone labs for physics I and chemistry I. TESC offers standalone labs for Chemistry I and II and Physics I and II. University of New England offers standalone labs for Chemistry I and II. The other option is just to take the courses and labs together at TESC, University of New England, Ocean County College, etc. If your son is going to be on the Enrolled Options or Comprehensive Tuition Plans, then it will probably be cheaper and easier to take the courses at TESC if you don't want to go the testing route.