1 UL Credit in Arts & Sciences

[Srbinoki]

Hello,

I am 9 credits away from finishing the Excelsior BPS-B&M but I used The Institutes "Ethics for Insurance Professionals" course to cover my ethics requirement. Since this only gives 2 upper-level credits, I now find myself 1 credit short of meeting the minimum requirement for total upper-level work in Arts & Sciences.

Does anyone have any thoughts on the best way for me to meet this requirement without having to take a full 3 UL credit course? I just need the 1 UL credit to finish out the A&S section of my evaluation.

Any help is appreciated. 

Steve

[quigongene]

Not sure how the TEEX courses transfer into Excelsior, but TESU evaluates at least one of them as upper level computer science. That would be 2 credits.

[Merlin]

Not sure how the TEEX courses transfer into Excelsior, but TESU evaluates at least one of them as upper level computer science.  That would be 2 credits.

ACE recommends all three as lower-level credits in "introduction to computer security." TESU evaluates one as upper-level computer science (CIS-344) and two as computer applications, one lower level (CAP-295) and one upper level (CAP-385). I don't know that anyone has posted about how they were evaluated at Excelsior yet, so there is a good chance they could all come in lower level, or not come in as computer science but something similar. Best bet is to check with advising at Excelsior directly to see what they say.

[Srbinoki]

I found this one at TEEX per the recommendations here. This is the ACE Guide entry for it:

Course:Bioterrorism: Mass Prophylaxis Preparedness & Planning
Credit Type:Course
ACE Course Number:0233
Organization:Texas Engineering Extension Service
Location:Various locations throughout the United States.
Length:16 hours (2 days).
Dates Offered:4/1/2008 - Present
Objective:To provide instruction in how to plan for, respond to, and manage an incident within a multi-agency, multi-jurisdiction response organization according to national standards.
Learning Outcome:Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to plan a jurisdiction's preparedness and emergency response efforts by developing (or revising) a plan addressing an all-hazards approach towards mass prophylaxis.
Instruction:Major topics covered in the course are population health monitoring, overview of the Division of Strategic National Stockpile (DSNS), receiving staging, and storage site, Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) Communications Planning, Point of Dispensing (POD), POD Personnel and Training, POD Operations, POD Organization, POD Dispensing, POD Asset Management, and POD Deactivation. Methods of instruction include presentations, facilitated discussions, participant activities, and task-oriented practical applications.
Credit Recommendation:In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 1 semester hour in Public Health, Health Science Emergency Management, Public Safety, or Epidemiology (6/10).

What do you think my chances are that they would count it in the A&S section?

Thanks,

Steve

[Merlin]

I found this one at TEEX per the recommendations here. This is the ACE Guide entry for it:

Course:Bioterrorism: Mass Prophylaxis Preparedness & Planning
Credit Type:Course
ACE Course Number:0233
Organization:Texas Engineering Extension Service
Location:Various locations throughout the United States.
Length:16 hours (2 days).
Dates Offered:4/1/2008 - Present
Objective:To provide instruction in how to plan for, respond to, and manage an incident within a multi-agency, multi-jurisdiction response organization according to national standards.
Learning Outcome:Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to plan a jurisdiction's preparedness and emergency response efforts by developing (or revising) a plan addressing an all-hazards approach towards mass prophylaxis.
Instruction:Major topics covered in the course are population health monitoring, overview of the Division of Strategic National Stockpile (DSNS), receiving staging, and storage site, Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) Communications Planning, Point of Dispensing (POD), POD Personnel and Training, POD Operations, POD Organization, POD Dispensing, POD Asset Management, and POD Deactivation. Methods of instruction include presentations, facilitated discussions, participant activities, and task-oriented practical applications.
Credit Recommendation:In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 1 semester hour in Public Health, Health Science Emergency Management, Public Safety, or Epidemiology (6/10).

What do you think my chances are that they would count it in the A&S section?

Thanks,

Steve

No way to know. They might not accept it at all. You'd need to ask advising to see if it's been evaluated for credit and if so, how it transcribes.

One thing to note is that aside from the Cybersecurity courses, a good chunk of the TEEX courses are classroom-based, on-site, paid courses. You might want to verify that course is still available, is taught near you, and is a price you feel is reasonable. The Cybersecurity courses are paid for by a government grant, so they're a bit special.

[Srbinoki]

I found this one at TEEX per the recommendations here. This is the ACE Guide entry for it:

Course:Bioterrorism: Mass Prophylaxis Preparedness & Planning
Credit Type:Course
ACE Course Number:0233
Organization:Texas Engineering Extension Service
Location:Various locations throughout the United States.
Length:16 hours (2 days).
Dates Offered:4/1/2008 - Present
Objective:To provide instruction in how to plan for, respond to, and manage an incident within a multi-agency, multi-jurisdiction response organization according to national standards.
Learning Outcome:Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to plan a jurisdiction's preparedness and emergency response efforts by developing (or revising) a plan addressing an all-hazards approach towards mass prophylaxis.
Instruction:Major topics covered in the course are population health monitoring, overview of the Division of Strategic National Stockpile (DSNS), receiving staging, and storage site, Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) Communications Planning, Point of Dispensing (POD), POD Personnel and Training, POD Operations, POD Organization, POD Dispensing, POD Asset Management, and POD Deactivation. Methods of instruction include presentations, facilitated discussions, participant activities, and task-oriented practical applications.
Credit Recommendation:In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 1 semester hour in Public Health, Health Science Emergency Management, Public Safety, or Epidemiology (6/10).

What do you think my chances are that they would count it in the A&S section?

Thanks,

Steve

No way to know. They might not accept it at all. You'd need to ask advising to see if it's been evaluated for credit and if so, how it transcribes.

One thing to note is that aside from the Cybersecurity courses, a good chunk of the TEEX courses are classroom-based, on-site, paid courses. You might want to verify that course is still available, is taught near you, and is a price you feel is reasonable. The Cybersecurity courses are paid for by a government grant, so they're a bit special.

I submitted it to my advisor for evaluation. It is an online course and free so I signed up already. Just waiting for the academic advisor's response before I complete it.

Thanks for everybody's help so far.

Steve

[22gunsonfire]

Can you explain how you found this course? I cant seem to find it in my listing on TEEX.

[Merlin]

Can you explain how you found this course? I cant seem to find it in my listing on TEEX.

You can search for it in the TEEX course catalog. It isn't listed under Bioterrorism, just "Mass Prophylaxis Preparedness & Planning". Took me a few tries to find it as well.

I didn't realize there are additional courses, beyond the Cybersecurity ones, available from TEEX that are online and free with active ACE Credit evaluations. Nice to see other free options. I wonder if there are others that have also been missed.

[Cheeseburrito]

Can you explain how you found this course? I cant seem to find it in my listing on TEEX.

You can search for it in the TEEX course catalog. It isn't listed under Bioterrorism, just "Mass Prophylaxis Preparedness & Planning". Took me a few tries to find it as well.

I didn't realize there are additional courses, beyond the Cybersecurity ones, available from TEEX that are online and free with active ACE Credit evaluations. Nice to see other free options. I wonder if there are others that have also been missed.

This could be a gold mine. For me as a medical professional these classes can only help me out in terms of CEs, further training, and certificates. I plan on taking a ton of these free online classes for fun and attempting to transfer to TESU through ACE. I'll let everyone know how it goes.

Thank you!

[22gunsonfire]

Can you explain how you found this course? I cant seem to find it in my listing on TEEX.

You can search for it in the TEEX course catalog. It isn't listed under Bioterrorism, just "Mass Prophylaxis Preparedness & Planning". Took me a few tries to find it as well.

I didn't realize there are additional courses, beyond the Cybersecurity ones, available from TEEX that are online and free with active ACE Credit evaluations. Nice to see other free options. I wonder if there are others that have also been missed.

I found the renamed course but it stated it wasn't offered for online registration. A lot of the TEEX courses are free but unless you live in a location that offers the live classes I don't know how you could attend. But kudos to you if you live in a nearby area. That would be quite a boon.