Quote:I know the competency-based approach to Personalized Learning is new and can be quite confusing. I’m going to try to explain this model as best I can, but I am always available for questions.



In Personalized Learning NAU traditional courses are broken up into lessons. Each lesson consists of a pretest, topics, a posttest and mastery. You will have one attempt at the beginning of each lesson to pass the pretest with an 86% or higher. If you successfully pass the pretest you are not required to take the topics or posttest. If you are unsuccessful in your one attempt at the pretest then you can choose which topics to take to help you achieve success in the posttest. The posttest can be taken as many times as needed to achieve an 86%. Just passing the pretest or posttest will give you a “B” for a grade in that lesson. You will have the option after passing the pre or posttest for each lesson to pursue a mastery, which in turn would allow you to earn an “A” in the lesson. Pretest, Posttest, and Mastery can be papers, projects, short answer tests, etc- really any assessment the faculty has selected to ensure you are proficient in the content.



So as you can see this model allows students to receive a 4.0 GPA if they choose to master all lessons, but no less than a 3.0 GPA. There are no pass/fail courses in Personalized learning as we did want to ensure this program would prepare students for competitive graduate programs. Please let me know if you have additional questions, or if you would like me to explain this in more depth. Thanks!

Quote:Hello,

Thank you for your interest in Northern Arizona University and Personalized Learning! It sounds like with your professional experience, you would likely be able to complete a degree quickly in Personalized Learning.

To answer your questions:

1. NAU may accept up to 60 units by exam, such as CLEP or DSST. And up to 35 units of ACE military credits may be transferred.

2. There are 5 requirement areas in Personalized Learning degrees: Foundations (Math and English), Liberal Studies, Foreign Language, Minor and Major.

The courses that make up the major requirement area in CIT are as follows (keep in mind that in Personalized Learning, these courses are deconstructed and delivered in lessons that integrate learning objectives and competencies from across all of the degree requirements):

· BBA 305W Effective Business Communications (3 units)
· BBA 370 Administration of Information Technology Security and Assurance (3 units)
· BBA 460 Emerging Technologies (3 units)
· BBA 465C Technology Management Project (3 units)
· CIT 121 Foundations of Computer Information Technology (3 units)
· CIT 127 Computer Information Technology I (3 units)
· CIT 137 Computer Information Technology II (3 units)
· CIT 213 Introduction to Programming for the Web (3 units)
· CIT 221 Programming Fundamentals (3 units)
· CIT 222 Business Systems Software Development (3 units)
· CIT 250 Design and Analysis of Data Structure (3 units)
· CIT 294 Technology Information Literacy (3 units)
· CIT 311 Analysis, Design, and Modeling of Databases (3 units)
· CIT 321 Fundamentals of Hardware and Operating Systems (3 units)
· CIT 341 Management and Information Technology (3 units)
· CIT 361 Fundamentals of Information Technology and Project Management (3 units)
· CIT 408 Fieldwork Experience (3 units)
· STAT 272 Applied Business Statistics (3 units)

3. The coursework is self-paced and delivered completely online.

Please let me know what other questions you have. We would be happy to evaluate your unofficial transcripts and prior learning credit to give you a better idea of what you could transfer to our program. Just let me know if you would like to do that!

Thanks,
Susan Bridgeman Rawley

Quote:I'm seriously thinking of getting my AS through COSC and then getting my BA through NAU.

brajalle Wrote:The most difficult part of the NAU degree for most people will likely be the language requirement. I'm interested if a score of 68 is possible given Spanishhour and some serious studying. If it is, then this could be really economical. I have a feeling that the language requirement, more than anything else, will likely throw people off the NAU track.