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Hi everyone, I'm preparing to try and do the one term final-16 credit thing at TESU starting in March (just got to wrap up 2 TEL courses in April).
Do u think its viable to do the plan below while keeping my part-time retail job?
I work 3 days a week, don't have kids or any other commitments. For certain reasons I can't study much on weekends. Was planning to do the actual courses rather than e-Packs.
Prior Learning Assessment
Critical Information Theory
Intro to Psychology
Nutrition
Computer Concepts
Business Capstone
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I don't have any direct experience with those courses, but it might be difficult to do if you're only devoting 2 days a week to school. On the other hand, if you spend 2 days a week doing nothing but school and can manage to squeeze in a couple of hours after work, it might be doable. PLA-100 and Computer Concepts should be relatively easy. You should be able to mostly finish the cornerstone in a day or two, leaving just the discussion posts.
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Maybe you could keep your job and move down to just one or two days a week. Or still work 3 days a week but work shorter shifts maybe get off an hour or two earlier. Either option would have you still working but have more time for school.
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Maybe you could swap two of those for a 6 credit course. I think that Nutrition could be more work than many courses.
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6 classes? While working 3 days a week, only doing school 2 days a week, and no weekends for school? That will be tough! Your 2 days dedicated to school will be like 18+ hour days.
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Well, the PLA isn't a full course. It takes maybe a day to complete. The cornerstone is similar. So that leaves 4 courses for a semester, not 6.
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01-29-2022, 01:15 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-29-2022, 01:15 PM by ss20ts.)
4 courses is still a lot for someone only working on classes 2 days a week. That's also assuming they complete those 2 courses in a day. Psychology will have a lot of reading. Nutrition probably will as well.
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01-29-2022, 01:18 PM
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Congrats on your last term! 16 credits seems to be a lot for one term. luckily, Prior Learning Assessment won't take much time to complete. During my last term, I took three courses and was able to keep my full-time and part-time jobs, but it was kind of challenging to keep up with the deadlines (I missed a few, but still passed). If you can devote your off days (including weekends) to completing your schoolwork, I think you'll be just fine. Just stay organized with your assignments. But just 2 days of study a week..... that might be very difficult.
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Honestly, the business capstone is a great deal of work on its own.
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01-29-2022, 01:32 PM
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I would be ready to put the capstone on extension if time gets tight. That should give you enough wiggle room to keep your part time job, but I think you'll still have to plan on doing school more than 2 days a week.
Also, always be sure to notify your mentor if you even think you might need to turn something in late. TESU policy requires them to dock points if you miss a due date, unless you have prior permission. If you don't notify the mentor, their hands are tied.
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