WGU Credit Question

[jibtech]

I am getting ready to enroll at WGU (starting 6/1) and I have been knocking out credits ahead of time for transfer. One of the walls I am running into is Critical Thinking and Logic.

Anyone know of a Saylor, StraighterLine, CLEP, DSST, etc. that will transfer in for Critical Thinking and Logic?

[dfrecore]

There's a Critical Reasoning TECEP ($114) or CSU-Global CBE ($250), and a Critical Thinking Propero course ($299).

There's Intro to Logic at AlignDegree.com for $299

[rowan555]

I am getting ready to enroll at WGU (starting 6/1) and I have been knocking out credits ahead of time for transfer. One of the walls I am running into is Critical Thinking and Logic.

Anyone know of a Saylor, StraighterLine, CLEP, DSST, etc. that will transfer in for Critical Thinking and Logic?

My son is starting WGU June 1 as well - what program are you doing? You two should connect and support each other through your time at WGU.

We looked into this course and transferring it in, but I read several people stating that the course was so easy they finished it in 1-2 days. My son also has to do natural science applications, and his plan is to spend the 2 weeks prior to his start date, once he can access the materials, doing the 3 science papers and studying critical thinking so he can submit all the assignments for science and take the critical thinking assessment on day one. Honestly, I don't think it's worth rushing to get it on your transcript at this point.

[teacher2]

Just got access to my degree plan. I was worried this course was going to be philosophy but here is what its looking like.

Edit: The course is hosted and formatted the same as Orientation course.

Critical Thinking and Logic

Topic 1: What Is Critical Thinking?
Topic 2: Elements and Standards
Topic 3: Systematic Problem Solving
Topic 4: Assumptions, Biases, and Fallacies
Topic 5: Evidence
Topic 6: Thinking About Your Thinking
Topic 7: Critical Thinking in the Disciplines
Topic 8: Practice Question Sets

Have to make a 60% on Final to Pass and Final is 120 minutes. I am not sure exactly what coursework assessments are right now.Hoping to dig into this course soon so will let you know how it is.

[jsd]

Just got access to my degree plan. I was worried this course was going to be philosophy but here is what its looking like.

Edit: The course is hosted and formatted the same as Orientation course.

Critical Thinking and Logic

Topic 1: What Is Critical Thinking?
Topic 2: Elements and Standards
Topic 3: Systematic Problem Solving
Topic 4: Assumptions, Biases, and Fallacies
Topic 5: Evidence
Topic 6: Thinking About Your Thinking
Topic 7: Critical Thinking in the Disciplines
Topic 8: Practice Question Sets

Have to make a 60% on Final to Pass and Final is 120 minutes. I am not sure exactly what coursework assessments are right now.Hoping to dig into this course soon so will let you know how it is.

that is a philosophy course.

[rowan555]

that is a philosophy course.

Looks like a really good philosophy course as well!

[jibtech]

I sent my enrollment counselor an email asking if Intro to Philosophy at StraighterLine would fulfill the requirement. I will update once I get an answer.

[teacher2]

that is a philosophy course.

LOL, I know it is a type of philosophy course. But it is nothing like what SL philosophy course (closed Book) which I had considered taking ! I will look through the course again today but I think it would be easier than SL.

[rowan555]

I sent my enrollment counselor an email asking if Intro to Philosophy at StraighterLine would fulfill the requirement. I will update once I get an answer.

My son took intro to philosophy and WGU put that in the humanities requirement. It's a totally different course than a philosophy course focused on logic. I took Logic in college and by the last day to withdraw we were down to 9 students. At the midterm, every single student failed, so we thought we were home free - went to class the next class day and the prof told us to put our books under our desks and handed our exams back to us to have another go at it. It was one proof which had to be completed in a certain number of lines. I was the only one who got it on the second try. 8 people hated me from that day on.

Anyway - intro to philosophy is a very different course than anything related to logic and critical thinking, so it's unlikely it would fill that spot. My son took a logic course via Coursera a year or two ago and it was fantastic - I highly recommend it to everyone.

[teacher2]

Started this today and finished all the modules but am only on chapter 4 of 19 of the required book reading. Also they provide two practice tests for the final which you can take as many times as you need to. The Modules are short but some have small paragraph-size writing prompts interspersed in them. At the end of each module is a 5-15 question multiple choice test which you can retake up to three times.

The sad thing is my Webcam is not going to be in until the second week of May. I am so ready to hit the ground running!