VCRUZ1970 - TAMUC BAAS Degree Questions

[VCRUZ1970]

Can anyone tell me how the Senior Courses for BAAS TAMUC for Organizational Leadership are graded? Are these courses graded with a letter grade from A-F or is there a different grading scale for Competency-Based-Courses/Programs. I was reading that Competency-Based_ Courses are graded differently than traditional University Courses. Also are these courses transferrable to other Universities if I want to pursue a Masters? Here is a list of the senior courses:

ORGL 3311
Foundations of Organizational Leadership
ORGL 3321
Organizational Communication
ORGL 3322
Organizational Ethics
ORGL 3331
Data Driven Decision Making
ORGL 3332
Organizational Behavior
ORGL 4341
Leadership Theory
ORGL 4343
Leading Change
ORGL 4342
Leading Diverse and Inclusive Teams
ORGL 4352
Capstone I
ORGL 4361
Capstone II

[VCRUZ1970]

Hello all,

 I plan to use this thread to give a review of the courses that I take at TAMUC for BAAS ORG. I hope that this information can help new students who are curious about the courses offered at TAMUC. If you would like to add a review, please do so. I plan to add to this each semester.

Refer to the wiki for TAMUC Organizational Leadership click here for wiki

Course: MMJ 1307 Mass Communication in Society (040 requirement)
Instructor: G Smith
Course content: The textbook is the primary source of information. videos, and other links are posted, but the main focus is on the book.
Exam format: 5 pre tests and 5 post tests. Multiple choice answers. Tests are not timed
Exam content vs course content/practice exams: Most of the information from the pre and post tests can be found in the textbook.
Final exam or project: Media research project. 2 page paper using peer reviewed journals.
Time taken on course: About 1 week total, 5 days after work, and 2 days of the weekend.
Familiarity with subject before course: Very similar to Sophia Visual Communications. I felt like I knew most of this information before taking the class.
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: straightforward course no surprises.
1-10 Difficulty level: I would give this a 4

Course: PSCI 2306 Texas Government and Politics
Instructor: Dr. K 
Course content: There is NO textbook. Videos, links to articles and open resource information are posted, there is a lot of information from many sources.It takes a lot of time to read all the information and watch all the videos.
Exam format: 3 pre tests and 3 post tests. Multiple choice answers, paragraph answers and essay answers. Tests are timed
Exam content vs course content/practice exams: Most of the information from the pre and post tests can be found in the information posted, but it is a lot to dig through.
Final exam or project: Course Project Analysis. 1200-1500 word paper covering one of the topics of Texas Government and Politics
Time taken on course: Way too much. I may have spent 4 weeks on this course. A week for me is 5 days after work and free time on Saturday and Sunday.
Familiarity with subject before course: I probably knew 40-50% of the material before taking the class.
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: Just get through the 1st post test. it is all downhill after that. Save the pre tests so you have the paragraph and essay questions for the post tests.
1-10 Difficulty level: I would give this a 9-10 just for the level of frustration. If there was a textbook it would be so much better.

Course: CID 338 Talent Leadership in Human Resources
Instructor: C Rhodes
Course content: The textbook is the primary source of information. videos, and other links are posted, but the main focus is on the book.
Exam format: 1 pre test and 3 quizzes. Multiple choice answers. 
Exam content vs course content/practice exams: Most of the information from the pre and post tests can be found in the textbook.
Final exam or project: 1 final post test. 
Time taken on course: About 1 week total, 5 days after work, and 2 days of the weekend.
Familiarity with subject before course: I knew some of the information from working. The book was very informative.
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: straightforward course no surprises.
1-10 Difficulty level: I would give this a 3

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Can anyone tell me how the Senior Courses for BAAS TAMUC for Organizational Leadership are graded? Are these courses graded with a letter grade from A-F or is there a different grading scale for Competency-Based-Courses/Programs. I was reading that Competency-Based_ Courses are graded differently than traditional University Courses. Also are these courses transferrable to other Universities if I want to pursue a Masters? Here is a list of the senior courses:

ORGL 3311
Foundations of Organizational Leadership
ORGL 3321
Organizational Communication
ORGL 3322
Organizational Ethics
ORGL 3331
Data Driven Decision Making
ORGL 3332
Organizational Behavior
ORGL 4341
Leadership Theory
ORGL 4343
Leading Change
ORGL 4342
Leading Diverse and Inclusive Teams
ORGL 4352
Capstone I
ORGL 4361
Capstone II

[fromthedepths]

Hello all,

 I plan to use this thread to give a review of the courses that I take at TAMUC for BAAS ORG. I hope that this information can help new students who are curious about the courses offered at TAMUC. If you would like to add a review, please do so. I plan to add to this each semester.

Refer to the wiki for TAMUC Organizational Leadership click here for wiki

Course: MMJ 1307 Mass Communication in Society (040 requirement)
Instructor: G Smith
Course content: The textbook is the primary source of information. videos, and other links are posted, but the main focus is on the book.
Exam format: 5 pre tests and 5 post tests. Multiple choice answers. Tests are not timed
Exam content vs course content/practice exams: Most of the information from the pre and post tests can be found in the textbook.
Final exam or project: Media research project. 2 page paper using peer reviewed journals.
Time taken on course: About 1 week total, 5 days after work, and 2 days of the weekend.
Familiarity with subject before course: Very similar to Sophia Visual Communications. I felt like I knew most of this information before taking the class.
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: straightforward course no surprises.
1-10 Difficulty level: I would give this a 4

Course: PSCI 2306 Texas Government and Politics
Instructor: Dr. K 
Course content: There is NO textbook. Videos, links to articles and open resource information are posted, there is a lot of information from many sources.It takes a lot of time to read all the information and watch all the videos.
Exam format: 3 pre tests and 3 post tests. Multiple choice answers, paragraph answers and essay answers. Tests are timed
Exam content vs course content/practice exams: Most of the information from the pre and post tests can be found in the information posted, but it is a lot to dig through.
Final exam or project: Course Project Analysis. 1200-1500 word paper covering one of the topics of Texas Government and Politics
Time taken on course: Way too much. I may have spent 4 weeks on this course. A week for me is 5 days after work and free time on Saturday and Sunday.
Familiarity with subject before course: I probably knew 40-50% of the material before taking the class.
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: Just get through the 1st post test. it is all downhill after that. Save the pre tests so you have the paragraph and essay questions for the post tests.
1-10 Difficulty level: I would give this a 9-10 just for the level of frustration. If there was a textbook it would be so much better.

Course: CID 338 Talent Leadership in Human Resources
Instructor: C Rhodes
Course content: The textbook is the primary source of information. videos, and other links are posted, but the main focus is on the book.
Exam format: 1 pre test and 3 quizzes. Multiple choice answers. 
Exam content vs course content/practice exams: Most of the information from the pre and post tests can be found in the textbook.
Final exam or project: 1 final post test. 
Time taken on course: About 1 week total, 5 days after work, and 2 days of the weekend.
Familiarity with subject before course: I knew some of the information from working. The book was very informative.
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: straightforward course no surprises.
1-10 Difficulty level: I would give this a 3

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Can anyone tell me how the Senior Courses for BAAS TAMUC for Organizational Leadership are graded? Are these courses graded with a letter grade from A-F or is there a different grading scale for Competency-Based-Courses/Programs. I was reading that Competency-Based_ Courses are graded differently than traditional University Courses. Also are these courses transferrable to other Universities if I want to pursue a Masters? Here is a list of the senior courses:

ORGL 3311
Foundations of Organizational Leadership
ORGL 3321
Organizational Communication
ORGL 3322
Organizational Ethics
ORGL 3331
Data Driven Decision Making
ORGL 3332
Organizational Behavior
ORGL 4341
Leadership Theory
ORGL 4343
Leading Change
ORGL 4342
Leading Diverse and Inclusive Teams
ORGL 4352
Capstone I
ORGL 4361
Capstone II

You are given a letter grade with each class

[bjcheung77]

@VCRUZ1970, Welcome to the board, patience my friend, there really isn't a need to rush and create multiple duplicate posts just to get answers... It's great to ask questions, but better not to double post or you'll get confused with multiple answers or responses. TAMUC classes are graded, they're RA and accepted at other institutions for transfer.

Having said that, just like any other undergrad class you take anywhere, it will not transfer into a Masters or any other graduate program. The only exception to that rule is, a Bachelors to Masters option where you take Masters classes towards both the Bachelors and Masters. Thus, the answer is, no, these classes will not transfer to a Masters degree.

Last but not least, I think you're asking will these TAMUC classes fit prerequisites to get you into a Masters degree at a semi-competitive or a more competitive program, the answer is yes. These again are coming from RA system, State/Public institution, not a for-profit or small private institution no one has heard of.

[Jonathan Whatley]

The bachelor's and master's degrees are two separate levels (with only rare exceptions). Bachelor's credit from even the most prestigious school will not transfer to a master's degree. However, bachelor's graduates from the TAMUC BAAS in OL go on to enter master's programs at excellent universities every term.

[VCRUZ1970]

Thank you all for responding. I am glad I found this forum. Does anyone know if a letter grade for the following courses are annotated on the TAMUC transcript because my employer pays college tuition according to a grading scale of A-F. I read that competency based courses are graded differently with a different grading scale. Can anyone tell me what type of grading system does the BAAS TAMUC Organizational Leadership give for the following courses:

ORGL 3311
Foundations of Organizational Leadership
ORGL 3321
Organizational Communication
ORGL 3322
Organizational Ethics
ORGL 3331
Data Driven Decision Making
ORGL 3332
Organizational Behavior
ORGL 4341
Leadership Theory
ORGL 4343
Leading Change
ORGL 4342
Leading Diverse and Inclusive Teams
ORGL 4352
Capstone I
ORGL 4361
Capstone II

[bjcheung77]

@VCRUZ1970, It's great you're asking questions, it's confusing what you're trying to do a the moment, as you're it seems like you're asking the same thing 3 times... It's wonderful you get tuition assistance and reimbursement accordingly. These TAMUC does take effort and time to get acceptable grades, I would shoot for the A but if you have to, settle for a B and don't bother repeating classes. I don't think anyone can get lower than a B to get to the next class... So, your answer is, A/B or repeat until you get the B to go into the next set of classes.

[Jonathan Whatley]

Some CBE programs grade on a credit/no-credit or similar basis (e.g., WGU), but some use traditional letter grades (e.g, TAMUC, UMPI).

[ltw900rr]

@VCRUZ1970

Here is a screenshot of my transcript from TAMUC showing the classes I completed there.

link to transcript

[txc1500]

Letter grades are assigned the same way as any other class at TAMUC. Like others have said you should have no problem applying to any graduate program from this school as it is part of a major state university system. I graduated with my BAAS in ORGL and I am now pursuing my Master of Science from TAMUC.