Texas A&M University-Commerce competency based degree

[rachel83az]

With all of the writing required for a Master's, a UMPI degree and its papers would probably be the best way to confirm if you can continue on to a grad degree.

[dfrecore]

Thank you for that.  My understanding was that a BLS can not be taken as a second degree, only as a first degree.  That’s why I wasn’t really looking at that.  I was only looking at it from the perspective of a second degree.  In particular as someone who got their first degree a LONG time ago and wants to get a second degree to possibly prepare for a Masters.  As it stands now, I am not ready for a Masters in anything.   With some more recent classes, maybe I can get ready… or realize I am not going to be cut out for it.

I think your best bet is to sign up for a relatively inexpensive UL writing course somewhere, to dip your foot back into the waters and see what you think.  Something like WRTG312: Persuasive Writing or WRTG315: Writing in the Social Sciences from BYU-IS for $654.  Yes, it's not a $100 course, but it will teach/re-teach you to write, and make sure that you are writing at a high level once you're done.  At that point, you'd probably be able to figure out if it's what you want to continue, or if you hate it so much you're not willing to do a master's program at all.

A second degree seems like a lot of work just to prepare you for a master's program, especially using the methods we have here, which are inexpensive courses without much writing (and certainly not enough to prepare you for a rigorous master's program).

Not saying that people here can't go on to a master's program successfully, because many do quite easily, but if you're not feeling prepared, I think there's better preparation than a 2nd degree using alt-credit.

[Tedium]

Yeah, you really don’t need a second degree to prepare for your Master’s. Start with those Clackamas APA courses, move on to ONU’s English and History courses for $150 a pop, and then hit up BYU, if you feel the need.

You’ll have a great re-introduction to the writing process and you will have done it on your own time without having to spend a bundle.

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And it’s all graded RA credit, if you need to use it.

[ReyMysterioso]

Officially, TAMU Commerce is requiring US History I and Ii and Texas Government/Political Science in addition to the 30 major credits. This was prior to official transcript evaluations. I pointed out I already had us history I and Ii through Sophia and they said "I'm sure you'll get credit when we finish evaluating your transcripts," and waived those. I still need Texas Government/polisci. So it'll be 11 classes/33 credits.

Seem to be no other hiccups.

But for now I'm very much leaning against doing the program as I just think I won't have time due to increased work commitments/potential promotion.

[Vle045]

Yeah, you really don’t need a second degree to prepare for your Master’s. Start with those Clackamas APA courses, move on to ONU’s English and History courses for $150 a pop, and then hit up BYU, if you feel the need.

You’ll have a great re-introduction to the writing process and you will have done it on your own time without having to spend a bundle.

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And it’s all graded RA credit, if you need to use it.

Can you point me toward the Clackamas APA courses?  I tried to find it myself, but kept going in circles.

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Officially, TAMU Commerce is requiring US History I and Ii and Texas Government/Political Science in addition to the 30 major credits. This was prior to official transcript evaluations. I pointed out I already had us history I and Ii through Sophia and they said "I'm sure you'll get credit when we finish evaluating your transcripts," and waived those. I still need Texas Government/polisci. So it'll be 11 classes/33 credits.

Seem to be no other hiccups.

But for now I'm very much leaning against doing the program as I just think I won't have time due to increased work commitments/potential promotion.

That’s pretty much what I found too.  I emailed them and was told that the Sophia History classes ARE approved to cover the history classes.  I have US History 2 covered, but I would need US History 1.  I also have the US Government class covered.  I think it is on my short list of potential options.

[carrythenothing]

Yeah, you really don’t need a second degree to prepare for your Master’s. Start with those Clackamas APA courses, move on to ONU’s English and History courses for $150 a pop, and then hit up BYU, if you feel the need.

You’ll have a great re-introduction to the writing process and you will have done it on your own time without having to spend a bundle.

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And it’s all graded RA credit, if you need to use it.

Can you point me toward the Clackamas APA courses?  I tried to find it myself, but kept going in circles.

WR-128 (under Writing classes) for the intro. to APA class

[bjcheung77]

Here's the link to search the courses: https://www.clackamas.edu/academics/cour...of-classes
Select the term, Select the Subject (Choose writing), click Filter
You will see WR-128-01, Intro APA Style/Docmntion, 03/28 - 06/11

[Vle045]

Here's the link to search the courses: https://www.clackamas.edu/academics/cour...of-classes
Select the term, Select the Subject (Choose writing), click Filter
You will see WR-128-01, Intro APA Style/Docmntion, 03/28 - 06/11

Thanks.  I was overlooking the need to select “Writing”.  Do you have to first apply to the college in order to see prices and enroll?

[bjcheung77]

There's a $30 semester fee for the course, the tuition is $19, total is $49.
Reference: FREE 1-credit online Clackamas CC Intro To Library Research Course - RA and Graded! (degreeforum.net)

To check you can refer to the previous link: Clackamas Community College | Schedule of Classes
At the top, it'll have a PDF for Spring 2022 Schedule of Classes, the info below is what I copy/pasted from page 85.

WR-128 INTRODUCTION TO APA STYLE & DOCUMENTATION, 1 CREDIT

Introduces American Psychological Association (APA) style and
documentation, including document format, in-text citation, and
references page. Includes style and documentation for narrative and
academic papers. Students will work with provided sources.
Recommended for pre-nursing and nursing students, allied health
students, and STEM and social science students.

Prerequisites: WR-121 with a C or better

ONL LCT WR-128-01 314321

S. PESZNECKER $0.00 $0.00 $19.00 $19.00

[Vle045]

Thank you so much for helping me find everything that I was apparently overlooking. Sometimes I feel like I am blind. (I am slightly visually impaired).