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RE: TESU BA psychology - bjcheung77 - 12-03-2018
Nah, it can fit in the Psychology Electives as an LL course. For the electives, you can have any combo of psychology courses, it doesn't have to be what is on their website, those are just examples of what can be used. I would recommend taking other similar courses for the free electives or any course you can get cheap - example, Saylor.org courses. Because you're not in the USA, I can't recommend you OD.com, otherwise, they're cheaper at $9/course vs $25/course from Saylor. Neither of those can be beat unless you get free clep/dsst...
RE: TESU BA psychology - Supermind - 12-03-2018
(12-03-2018, 06:43 PM)Merlin Wrote:(12-03-2018, 06:40 PM)Supermind Wrote: Thank you Merlin. My question is that the I/O Psychology course I am taking will feature neither in the required courses section, nor among the AOS electives. It will most probably be included in the additional electives section that follows the AOS electives. As of now, my TEEX, Sophia courses etc feature here.
If it is applied to section III (Electives) then it will not count towards the 18 UL credits. Only credits that are applied to section II (Area of Study) will count. You can use the degree map (https://www.tesu.edu/heavin/ba/psychology) to help you see this visually.
Yes. That is the problem now. I am on the verge of finishing I/O Psychology and am now discovering it might not help me meet the requirements. So, I should probably consider taking two Uexcel exams- Abnormal psychology & Social Psychology.
RE: TESU BA psychology - Merlin - 12-03-2018
(12-03-2018, 06:44 PM)Supermind Wrote: In my academic evaluation, there are three electives sections:
Gen-Ed electives (18) , AOS electives (6) & Additional Electives (21).
Two of my UL courses have been included as AOS electives. One other course has been included in the requirements section. I am presuming the 4th will come as an additional elective.
It needs to be in the AOS electives section if you want to use it for UL credits. Pretty much any Psychology course can be included here though, it shouldn't fall into section III / other electives unless there is no better match elsewhere.
If it is slotted in section III, you can always challenge and ask for it to be moved to AOS electives.
RE: TESU BA psychology - Supermind - 12-03-2018
(12-03-2018, 06:45 PM)bjcheung77 Wrote: Nah, it can fit in the Psychology Electives as an LL course. For the electives, you can have any combo of psychology courses, it doesn't have to be what is on their website, those are just examples of what can be used. I would recommend taking other similar courses for the free electives or any course you can get cheap - example, Saylor.org courses. Because you're not in the USA, I can't recommend you OD.com, otherwise, they're cheaper at $9/course vs $25/course from Saylor. Neither of those can be beat unless you get free clep/dsst...
I/O Psychology transfers into TESU as an UL course.
RE: TESU BA psychology - Merlin - 12-03-2018
(12-03-2018, 06:48 PM)Supermind Wrote: I/O Psychology transfers into TESU as an UL course.
You should probably ask TESU to pre-plan that course into your AOS electives section if you're concerned that it won't end up there naturally. If they won't, they should explain why not. That would tell you whether you need to look at other course options. However, I'm pretty sure they will allow it.
RE: TESU BA psychology - Supermind - 12-03-2018
(12-03-2018, 06:47 PM)Merlin Wrote:(12-03-2018, 06:44 PM)Supermind Wrote: In my academic evaluation, there are three electives sections:
Gen-Ed electives (18) , AOS electives (6) & Additional Electives (21).
Two of my UL courses have been included as AOS electives. One other course has been included in the requirements section. I am presuming the 4th will come as an additional elective.
It needs to be in the AOS electives section if you want to use it for UL credits. Pretty much any Psychology course can be included here though, it shouldn't fall into section III / other electives unless there is no better match elsewhere.
If it is slotted in section III, you can always challenge and ask for it to be moved to AOS electives.
But if I ask them to move it to AOS electives, it will bring an excess of 3 credits there, where only 6 credits are required. Will they change the structure of their evaluation to include a course I have taken? If they adjust the structure by having 9 credits for AOS electives & 18 for additional electives, that will be amazing.
(12-03-2018, 06:50 PM)Merlin Wrote:(12-03-2018, 06:48 PM)Supermind Wrote: I/O Psychology transfers into TESU as an UL course.
You should probably ask TESU to pre-plan that course into your AOS electives section if you're concerned that it won't end up there naturally. If they won't, they should explain why not. That would tell you whether you need to look at other course options. However, I'm pretty sure they will allow it.
I will do that. Thank you.
RE: TESU BA psychology - Merlin - 12-03-2018
(12-03-2018, 06:51 PM)Supermind Wrote:(12-03-2018, 06:47 PM)Merlin Wrote:(12-03-2018, 06:44 PM)Supermind Wrote: In my academic evaluation, there are three electives sections:
Gen-Ed electives (18) , AOS electives (6) & Additional Electives (21).
Two of my UL courses have been included as AOS electives. One other course has been included in the requirements section. I am presuming the 4th will come as an additional elective.
It needs to be in the AOS electives section if you want to use it for UL credits. Pretty much any Psychology course can be included here though, it shouldn't fall into section III / other electives unless there is no better match elsewhere.
If it is slotted in section III, you can always challenge and ask for it to be moved to AOS electives.
But if I ask them to move it to AOS electives, it will bring an excess of 3 credits there, where only 6 credits are required. Will they change the structure of their evaluation to include a course I have taken? If they adjust the structure by having 9 credits for AOS electives & 18 for additional electives, that will be amazing.
They always aim to meet the requirement of each section with the fewest number of courses. So if you already have filled the AOS electives, they will move something out into GE electives or other electives to make room. Ideally, you'll have 2 UL courses in AOS electives, 3 UL courses in AOS required courses, and the last in the capstone... or some similar combination.
RE: TESU BA psychology - Supermind - 12-03-2018
(12-03-2018, 06:53 PM)Merlin Wrote:(12-03-2018, 06:51 PM)Supermind Wrote:(12-03-2018, 06:47 PM)Merlin Wrote:(12-03-2018, 06:44 PM)Supermind Wrote: In my academic evaluation, there are three electives sections:
Gen-Ed electives (18) , AOS electives (6) & Additional Electives (21).
Two of my UL courses have been included as AOS electives. One other course has been included in the requirements section. I am presuming the 4th will come as an additional elective.
It needs to be in the AOS electives section if you want to use it for UL credits. Pretty much any Psychology course can be included here though, it shouldn't fall into section III / other electives unless there is no better match elsewhere.
If it is slotted in section III, you can always challenge and ask for it to be moved to AOS electives.
But if I ask them to move it to AOS electives, it will bring an excess of 3 credits there, where only 6 credits are required. Will they change the structure of their evaluation to include a course I have taken? If they adjust the structure by having 9 credits for AOS electives & 18 for additional electives, that will be amazing.
They always aim to meet the requirement of each section with the fewest number of courses. So if you already have filled the AOS electives, they will move something out into GE electives or other electives to make room.
Oh ok. Good to know.
RE: TESU BA psychology - mysonx3 - 12-03-2018
(12-03-2018, 06:44 PM)Supermind Wrote: In my academic evaluation, there are three electives sections:
Gen-Ed electives (18) , AOS electives (6) & Additional Electives (21).
Two of my UL courses have been included as AOS electives. One other course has been included in the requirements section. I am presuming the 4th will come as an additional elective.
My understanding is this:
If your AOS electives are full, GenEd electives should be next on the hierarchy UNLESS you have a Knowledge of Human Cultures slot available, in which case that particular course should go there. If both Knowledge of Human Cultures and GenEd electives are full, then it will go in Additional Electives.
So basically there's no way to have Organizational Theory, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, and Psychology of Personality all count towards your UL requirement.
Someone correct me if I'm mistaken.
(12-03-2018, 06:47 PM)Merlin Wrote:(12-03-2018, 06:44 PM)Supermind Wrote: In my academic evaluation, there are three electives sections:
Gen-Ed electives (18) , AOS electives (6) & Additional Electives (21).
Two of my UL courses have been included as AOS electives. One other course has been included in the requirements section. I am presuming the 4th will come as an additional elective.
It needs to be in the AOS electives section if you want to use it for UL credits. Pretty much any Psychology course can be included here though, it shouldn't fall into section III / other electives unless there is no better match elsewhere.
If it is slotted in section III, you can always challenge and ask for it to be moved to AOS electives.
The reason it wouldn't count towards his AOS electives is because he's already filled both slots (there are only 2 AOS elective slots for Psychology). Sure, the new class could replace one of the ones currently there but that doesn't help him as that would be replacing UL with more UL. Unless you can get TESU to allow additional AOS electives beyond the normal two (which seems extremely unlikely to me)
RE: TESU BA psychology - bjcheung77 - 12-03-2018
Supermind Wrote:I/O Psychology transfers into TESU as an UL course.
Oh poopers, yeah, that was a typo on my part. What I wanted to elaborate on is this...
See below: You need 18 UL credits total, it doesn't really matter which ones you choose from.
Note: Your Capstone is not included in this 18, so in total, a minimum of 21 credits are UL.
II. Area of Study: Psychology 39
A. Required Courses 30
Introduction to Psychology
Research in Experimental Psychology
Social Psychology
History and Systems of Psychology
Physiological Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Abnormal Psychology
Statistics
Ethics in the Social Sciences
Psychology Electives* 6
Adolescent Psychology
Child Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Educational Psychology
Forensic Psychology Relations
Group Dynamics
Humanistic Psychology
Organizational Behavior
Personality
Psychology of Addiction
Psychology of Adulthood
Psychology of Aging
Psychology of Death & Dying
Psychology of Learning
Psychology of Love & Interpersonal
Psychology of Minority Experience
Sensation & Perception
Tests and Measurements
III. Electives 21
Basically, grab 18 UL credits that will fit into Required Courses/Psychology Electives.
Use any Saylor.org course you haven't taken and have that moved to your Gen Ed or Free Electives
In total, you can use pretty much anything they offer to get you the 17 GE +21 FE credits required.
You should create a spreadsheet or grab the one I have on post #27/28, stick everything you want to work on into it.
Then, you won't have to worry about picking/choosing a course, you'll already have a plan and get it done promptly.