SirTeacherGuy Wrote:Thanks for the replies so far.This particular plan is being developed for a friend whose heart is set on a Computer Science degree. I will talk to him about earning a degree in Computer Information Systems, but I doubt he'll be that interested.Could you please tell me more about the PLA/portfolio process, particularly with Saylor Academy courses? How likely is TESC to actually grant credit for portfolio assessments?
Thank you.
Before you can submit a portfolio for review, you need to take an introductory course. TESC offers PLA-100 (1 credit) and PLA-200 (2 credits). You have to take both of those if you want to earn more than 3 credits through portfolios. The PLA courses cost the same as other online/guided study courses. TESC will accept a PLA course from another school or LearningCounts. Kaplan offers a free, ACE-approved course, and LearningCounts charges $149 for their self-directed course. The first 12 credits earned will cost $350. Every 6 credits after that will cost $200. Yet another option will be to complete the open versions of TESC's PLA courses. They won't count for credit, but they are free. As far as I can tell, you just notify TESC's PLA advisor that you completed the courses so that you can start on your portfolios. The links to the open versions are on the Saylor website.
Open Course Option for ASBA « Saylor Academy
Completing Saylor courses (just to be clear that I am not talking about the NCCRS courses that are worth credit on their own) will do two things.
1. Give you the knowledge to complete the portfolio.
2. Provide proof of the learning through a certificate of completion. Saylor grants a certificate when you pass the final exam. I think they also have a transcript.
You can also do this with Coursera, edX, etc.
Oops. I have more. You want to build a portfolio based on what's in the PLA database.
http://www2.tesc.edu/plasearch.php
You can also build a portfolio based on a course offered at another regionally accredited college/university.
Graduate of Not VUL or ENEB
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc
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