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I really need some help on where to start - Lifewillbegood - 02-25-2019
I really want to get my associates degree as soon as possible and then later a bachelors, for as cheap and quick as possible.
Here's the credits I currently have:
CJT-1510 DL01 Intro to Criminal Justice 3.00
EGL-1010 LE01 Comp I: Expository Writing 3.00
BMT-2750 Leadership Development 3.00
CIS-1010 Computer Literacy 3.00
INT-1550 Intro to Netwks: Netwrk+ Prep 3.00
I was told a good option for me would be the Board of Governors A.A.S. Degree, so I applied today and currently waiting to here back. Anymore steps I need to make towards that?
I was also told there are tons of free credits I can get online to put towards my degree but cant seem to find any. Can you point me in the right direction?
I was thinking about also doing courses with straighterline and study.com but how do I know which courses I need to take?
Wouldn't a associates in business be the quickest/easiest degree?
I would basically see if there's any free credits for any of the courses below first, then use straighterline or study to pay for the rest of the courses. Then transfer them over to a Big 3 school and get my degree? How can I make sure I am not doing duplicates? For instance I already have EGL-1010 LE01 Comp I: Expository Writing, do I really need ENG122 - English Composition I ?
Requirements
General Education Courses
24Total Credits
Complete all of the following
English
Complete:
ENG122 - English Composition I (3)
ENG123 - English Composition II (3)
Mathematics
Complete:
MAT240 - Applied Statistics (3)
SNHU
Complete:
SNHU107 - Success Strategies for Online Learning (3)
EFAH
Complete:
HUM100 - Perspectives in the Humanities (3)
ESBS
Complete:
ECO201 - Microeconomics (3)
ECO202 - Macroeconomics (3)
EHIS
Complete:
HIS100 - Perspectives in History (3)
Major Courses
30Total Credits
Complete:
ACC201 - Financial Accounting (3)
ACC202 - Managerial Accounting (3)
BUS206 - Business Law I (3)
FIN320 - Principles of Finance (3)
IT100 - Introduction to Information Technology (3)
IT210 - Business Systems Analysis and Design (3)
MKT113 - Introduction to Marketing (3)
OL125 - Human Relations in Administration (3)
OL211 - Human Resource Management (3)
OL215 - Principles of Management (3)
Free Electives
6Total Credits
6 credit(s).
Grand Total Credits: 60
Then if I go to my school of choice Thomas Edison State University, they dont show you exactly what courses you need.. it just says :
Subject Area / Category
CreditsI. General Education Requirements
39
A. Intellectual and Practical Skills
15
- Written Communication
(6)
- Oral Communication
(3)
- Quantitative Literacy
(3)
- Information Literacy
SOS-110: Living in the Information Age
(3)
B. Civic and Global Learning
9
- Diversity
(3)
- Ethics
(3)
- Civic Engagement
(3)
C. Knowledge of Human Cultures
9
D. Understanding the Physical and Natural World
3
E. Mathematics
3
II. Management Core
18
A. Financial Accounting
3
B. Managerial Accounting
3
C. Business Law
3
D. Principles of Management
3
E. Computer Concepts and Applications/Introduction to Computers/CIS
3
F. Introduction to Marketing
3
III. Electives
3
Total
60
How are u guys finding the courses you need and making sure its the right one?
RE: I really need some help on where to start - MNomadic - 02-25-2019
Free sources of credit:
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Free_Sources_of_Credit
RE: I really need some help on where to start - allvia - 02-26-2019
If your goal is to get a bachelor at one of the Big3 after the Pierpont BOG AAS then I recommend that you figure out which Big3 and which bachelor degree first. Since the BOG AAS is a general degree it makes sense to obtain credits that can easily transition right into the BA/BS plan - this way you save time and money.
RE: I really need some help on where to start - hsfamfun - 02-26-2019
There are 2 organizations that are currently offering free courses in many subjects. They are:
Modern States- They offer courses geared toward preparing you for the CLEP and AP exams. They are online classes and when you complete the class, they will pay for you to take the exam in the form of a voucher and they will also reimburse your testing center fee.
https://modernstates.org/
Online Degree- They offer free classes that are NCCRS approved(Not ACE). The classes are free, but you have to pay $9 to take the proctored final. Several threads are available about people's experience with them, if you do a search using the feature in the top right corner of the forum. https://www.onlinedegree.com/
I see someone already linked you to the other free sources of credit. Good luck and spend some time reading the threads. You have a good start.
RE: I really need some help on where to start - allvia - 02-26-2019
(02-25-2019, 11:05 AM)Lifewillbegood Wrote: For instance I already have EGL-1010 LE01 Comp I: Expository Writing, do I really need ENG122 - English Composition I ?
The EGL-1010 you have is a duplicate of ENG-122 English Comp I - they are the same course, just each school's version.
I would recommend Study for Comp II. What are you using for this listing of Requirements? These are not the BOG requirements.