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English Comp Excelsior Sophia - joer - 03-29-2020
Im new here. Spent a lot of time as a guest reading everything BUT I've tried searching and cant find anything definitive to answer this question so i signed up so i could ask this:
in short... with the free Sophia thing going on (which im taking full advantage of while everything is shut down here in N.Y.)
I am trying to understand the Excelsior english comp requirement.
I am seeing all kinds of things here and by googling everywhere.
Sophia lists 3 English courses.
English Comp I
English Comp II
Foundations of English Composition
Which one (or ones) would i want to take?
do i need I and II
any help would be great. thank you!
RE: English Comp Excelsior Sophia - lacussucceed - 03-29-2020
Eng 1 and Eng 2, skip the Foundation ... courses (English, Stats, ...)
RE: English Comp Excelsior Sophia - joer - 03-29-2020
thank you for your reply. i guess i need to clarify my question a little bit. i've looked on here for a long time and been thinking this all over. Onlinedegree.com seemed promising BUT with the Sophia being free thing... ive jumped in with both feet... completed 4 courses this week so far and am ready for more.
the online degree transfer to the A.S. liberal arts degree shows still needing Eng 101 english comp needing to be completed outside of Onlinedegree.com
Would the Sophia Eng I do that ?
I'm perfectly ok with doing more than just Eng I since its free right now and a B.A. or B.S. etc down the road is an option.
so is it English I to complete the A.S. in liberal arts and then if i go toward a B.A. etc THEN i would need English II
have i got this correct?
thanks again
RE: English Comp Excelsior Sophia - lacussucceed - 03-29-2020
Where would your degree come from? Thus where are you going to transfer to? If you want to be sure, ask your advisor to confirm.
RE: English Comp Excelsior Sophia - joer - 03-29-2020
The idea is to get the a.s. in liberal arts from Excelsior. I was going to start with Onlinedegree.com and then sophia being free changed things a bit.
ive not enrolled at all. i know people pile up the credits before applying to the big 3 so with sophia doing this i got started on it.
again, with sophia doing this right now... i am ok with doing as much as i can that could be applied later to a bachelors
associates first - then go on to B.A or B.S.
RE: English Comp Excelsior Sophia - lacussucceed - 03-29-2020
I'm sorry, I don't know about EC.
This might be useful for your other courses https://excelsior.sophia.org/
However given Sophia is free at this time, I would advise you to get as much of the normally not free courses of Sophia (skip: effective teams, managing conflict, college readiness, student success and foundations of ..) done during this period.
I'd also suggest making making a topic here to get feedback on your overall degree plan. Maybe TESU or COSC would be a better choice depending your needs.
RE: English Comp Excelsior Sophia - joer - 03-29-2020
Thanks again. I have looked at that page on sophia. it shows that EC takes the courses as credits. the confusing part is more specific to what they accept them as for filling requirements.
as i see the EC.sophia link... EC will take all of them but maybe some are just elective or not pertinent to different degrees
i will say that i do absolutely agree with using this opportunity to it fullest. thats why i jumped into this.
Maybe someone with more specific knowledge to EC will be able to answer
Is Sophia English Comp I sufficient for the A.S. liberal arts degree from Excelsior ?
RE: English Comp Excelsior Sophia - bjcheung77 - 03-29-2020
In short, take everything including the foundation courses as it's accepted at Excelsior and a few select schools (NOT COSC/TESU). I would recommend taking the courses such as US History I/II & Public Speaking first as they expire soon. Then take College Readiness and the two easy ones Developing Effective Teams/Essentials of Managing Conflict.
Once done, work on the foundation courses, all 3 of them. Lastly, find out what courses you would like to do, do them in groups so it overlaps in content/materials. The last thing to do is, work on the Onlinedegree.com courses to net you an almost free Associates! Essentially, work the easier ones first then go to the harder courses...
https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-All-Sophia-Courses-Free-as-of-today-3-19-20?pid=305114#pid305114
https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-What-Sophia-courses-to-take?pid=305160#pid305160
RE: English Comp Excelsior Sophia - CarpeDiem8 - 03-29-2020
I actually refunded the Public Speaking one a while back and went with Study.com Presentation Skills in the Workplace! Sophia's version is a lot harder, IMHO!
RE: English Comp Excelsior Sophia - allvia - 03-29-2020
I would strongly recommend taking both the English Comp I & English Comp II now while they are free. Comp II credit will not be wasted even on the associate degree level.