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Easy Biology - Samster - 08-25-2020
I need Biology credit as a prerequisite for grad-school (for SLP). I have zero biology knowledge now, since my high school course (which I did well on) was 25 years ago. What’s the easiest way to go? CLEP, Saylor Academy (although I’d have to find out if my school accepts that), or a 5 week course with the University of Phoenix? Any other good ideas?
I’d greatly appreciate any feedback! Thanks!
(It needs to be for 3 credits and letter grade)
RE: Easy Biology - MNomadic - 08-25-2020
(08-25-2020, 05:52 PM)Samster Wrote: I need Biology credit as a prerequisite for grad-school (for SLP). I have zero biology knowledge now, since my high school course (which I did well on) was 25 years ago. What’s the easiest way to go? CLEP, Saylor Academy (although I’d have to find out if my school accepts that), or a 5 week course with the University of Phoenix? Any other good ideas?
I’d greatly appreciate any feedback! Thanks!
(It needs to be for 3 credits and letter grade)
Most likely, they are looking for you to have actual college credit, not ACE credit(but you could confirm with them) since they require a letter grade. This would mean that CLEP, Saylor and the other alt credit providers would be a no-go, but you could inquire with them to confirm.
Also, does it have to biology credit for a particular course or any 3 credit BIO course?
There's the TECEP and several options with Uexcel exams, though I think those options are all pass fail and not graded.
There's a 3 credit self paced bio course from Doane that costs about $500, but depending on whether price or time is a priority, you may be better off trying to take it through one of the cheaper online community colleges like NMJC or Rio Salado
https://www2.tesu.edu/tecep.php?CourseCode=BIO-101
https://www.excelsior.edu/exams/choose-your-exam/
https://www.edx.org/course/medical-terminology
RE: Easy Biology - Kalpa - 08-25-2020
(08-25-2020, 05:52 PM)Samster Wrote: I need Biology credit as a prerequisite for grad-school (for SLP). I have zero biology knowledge now, since my high school course (which I did well on) was 25 years ago. What’s the easiest way to go? CLEP, Saylor Academy (although I’d have to find out if my school accepts that), or a 5 week course with the University of Phoenix? Any other good ideas?
I’d greatly appreciate any feedback! Thanks!
(It needs to be for 3 credits and letter grade)
If it has to be a letter grade that significantly reduces your options. I'm not sure what you're school will accept but the only alternative credit I've had come in with a letter grade to TESU so far has been from Excelsior Uexcel exams. They have a number of biology related exams but I would confirm with your school before spending the $$ and time on doing them.
https://www.excelsior.edu/exams/choose-your-exam/
RE: Easy Biology - ss20ts - 08-25-2020
(08-25-2020, 05:52 PM)Samster Wrote: I need Biology credit as a prerequisite for grad-school (for SLP). I have zero biology knowledge now, since my high school course (which I did well on) was 25 years ago. What’s the easiest way to go? CLEP, Saylor Academy (although I’d have to find out if my school accepts that), or a 5 week course with the University of Phoenix? Any other good ideas?
I’d greatly appreciate any feedback! Thanks!
(It needs to be for 3 credits and letter grade)
Sophia has Human Biology which is 3 credits. Sophia is $79 a month and you can take as many classes as you want during the month then cancel. There's no lab for this bio class and can be completed quickly if you put the time into it. You'll get a grade on your Sophia transcript hich you can request through Parchment and it costs $5.25.
RE: Easy Biology - Samster - 08-25-2020
Thanks guys for your responses!
I know my college will accept CLEP, because it gives a letter grade and it’s at least 3 credits. the issue is that the Biology CLEP Is supposedly really hard especially for someone who doesn’t know the basics.The Excelsior option looks good, but I don’t see any biology test. Maybe I’ll use that for Statistics though. Thomas Edison seems to only be pass or fail.
Anyone use the University of Phoenix for biology? (Seems like the easiest because it’s only five weeks.)
Thanks!
Easy Biology - harrypotter - 08-26-2020
You need a letter grade, which means you'll need to take it at a college.. I strongly suggest not taking it at U of Phoenix.
RE: Easy Biology - rachel83az - 08-26-2020
(08-25-2020, 06:13 PM)MNomadic Wrote: There's a 3 credit self paced bio course from Doane that costs about $500, but depending on whether price or time is a priority, you may be better off trying to take it through one of the cheaper online community colleges like NMJC or Rio Salado
Rio Salado is $250 per credit. That actually makes it more expensive than a lot of other community colleges and even some universities.
https://national.riosalado.edu/paying-for-college/tuition-other-costs
RE: Easy Biology - allvia - 08-26-2020
Most often they'll want that Biology with lab. If they will take the ACE credit then Study.com (SDC) Biology 101L - of it must be from a RA school then Clovis CC (NM) https://www.clovis.edu (straightforward, low cost for in/out of state, and simple to get supplies for labs - even during a pandemic). My daughter needed a Bio w/lab for a grad program within the last year and they did accept the SDC course as meeting the prerequisite (each school will vary), and I needed a science with lab for a program a few years ago (before SDC had the option) and took one of the online Bio I w/lab offerings through Clovis - so I speak from personal experience.
RE: Easy Biology - Samster - 08-26-2020
The biology requirement comes from ASHA, and as far as I know they do not require it to be with a lab.
RE: Easy Biology - allvia - 08-26-2020
(08-26-2020, 09:07 AM)Samster Wrote: The biology requirement comes from ASHA, and as far as I know they do not require it to be with a lab.
The school your applying to may interpret this differently (lab vs no lab). Most school courses (letter grade) will include a lab with a biology course. Like you I was many years years out of HS. I'm going to stick with the Clovis CC (NM) recommendation. I'd taken many traditional college courses at near a dozen schools mixed east coast to west and of in seat and online (partly how I ended up at TESU in the end), and the Science w/lab - I put it off 20+ years (I dreaded it) in the end it wasn't bad at all. Plus the lab portion is a good portion of the grade, and I'd go as far as saying (easy) 'fun'; if not - at least interesting.
NM Jr College may have low cost options as well; but I cannot speak to the level of difficuly or lab requirements - https://www.nmjc.edu
It's really tough to beat those NM school out of state online rates for RA graded credits.