Calculus I & II TESC

[skyfall123]

For those of you needing Calc I & Calc II at TESC, the USDA Graduate School has both courses in a self paced independent study format at a cost of $295 each. Graduate School - Course Details The format is similar to PF. 11 homework sections requiring the completion of 10 problems each followed by a final proctored exam (required). The 11 homework sections make up 75% of your grade and the final makes up 25%. Since both of these courses are ACE approved you need a minimum score of 70% to earn credit. So yes, if you take your time and make sure your homework answers are correct, you will have a passing grade going into the final. My son had a supervisor at work proctor the exam.

The instructor was excellent and he accepted up to 5 sections at once. Both courses completed in about 5-6 weeks. Credit already accepted at TESC as fulfilling the year of Calculus required for the BA Computer Science degree. It is Calculus, so it is not easy, however the text is user friendly and geared toward a LA/Business student rather than an engineering student.

[Yenisei]

Great advice, Geezer. I wonder, though, if since Straighterline now offers Calculus I (assuming it gets ACE approved), if taking Calc I through them and Calc II through USDA is less expensive. I guess that hinges on the cost of textbooks.

[skyfall123]

TESC states that it must be a full year that includes both Intregal and Differential Calculus. But then there is a lesser known TESC policy that states if you pass the second part of a sequence then you will get credit for the entire sequence (with the exception of English/Comp I&II). I would check first. I think it also depends on the format and difficulty of the Straighterline or Uexcel. My son excelled with the USDA Graduate School format. It's great that there are more and more options available.

[SandraNC]

Geezer,

I am reviving an old post of yours because I'm interested in fulfilling the Calc I and II requirement for the BACS at TESC. The ACE recommendation for Calc I and Calc II from graduateschool.edu courses is 2 credits each. Do you know if TESC grants 3 credits for each these? The TESC degree roadmap shows 6 credits in Calculus required.

Thanks for your help,

Sandra

[Sorbik]

I might ask this tomorrow. I'm currently taking online Pre-calc at Burlington County College (blackboard type class) with plans on doing online calc 1 and online calc 2. If you do online calc 1 with BCC that's 4 credits. Then, if you do the USDA Calc 2 for the 2 credits, it should satisfy the 6 credit requirement for math. Hope it does. I was planning on doing the USDA road for calc 2

[WilmingtonTester]

But then there is a lesser known TESC policy that states if you pass the second part of a sequence then you will get credit for the entire sequence (with the exception of English/Comp I&II).

That sounds pretty powerful, has anyone used this? I could see a person taking the Calc 4 Ohio State exam and walking away with 10+ quarter credits in a couple hours (or maybe LSU's calc 2 course for 10 credits in a couple months).

[SandraNC]

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Originally Posted by Geezer
But then there is a lesser known TESC policy that states if you pass the second part of a sequence then you will get credit for the entire sequence (with the exception of English/Comp I&II).
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My son asked his adviser about this and was told that for the BA in Computer Science, he has take both Calc I and Calc II.

If you are in another degree program, it can't hurt to ask.

[skyfall123]

I am reviving an old post of yours because I'm interested in fulfilling the Calc I and II requirement for the BACS at TESC. The ACE recommendation for Calc I and Calc II from graduateschool.edu courses is 2 credits each. Do you know if TESC grants 3 credits for each these? The TESC degree roadmap shows 6 credits in Calculus required.

I missed this the first time. Many times TESC will accept a 2 credit course as filling a course requirement. They accepted my son's Calc I & Calc II (each 2 credits from Grad School) for filling the Calc I & II requirement for his BA CS. They also accepted PF's Systems Analysis only (2 credits) as filling the Systems Analysis & Design requirement for my other son's BSBA CIS.

[skyfall123]

That sounds pretty powerful, has anyone used this? I could see a person taking the Calc 4 Ohio State exam and walking away with 10+ quarter credits in a couple hours (or maybe LSU's calc 2 course for 10 credits in a couple months).

Pg 171 under Sequential Course Work
http://www.tesc.edu/files/Catalog2011.12.pdf

[skyfall123]

My son asked his adviser about this and was told that for the BA in Computer Science, he has take both Calc I and Calc II.

Sandra I discussed this with my son before enrolling. He said that although he could probably pass Calc II, he needed the refresher of Calc I (since II builds on knowledge from I) before taking on Calc II, so he preferred to go ahead and take the sequence. It ended up being the right move. He's a lot smarter then I am.