03-13-2018, 05:42 AM
I want to do this, but I'm still looking into how to get UL credits cheaply. I'm going to drop the Publishing part to make it easier, and maybe not put Editing in the name.
Actually, I really wish I could somehow, using PLA, get a somewhat low-cost grad cert instead (and then the Bachelor's could be in something easier/cheaper to complete).
TESU does have the Professional Communications one which is tempting to work on (through PLA), but I really want my Bachelor's/Grad Cert to say Technical Communications as well as Writing in the title. I guess some people would say what's the difference, but Technical Writing/Comm is not the same as Business Writing/Comm, etc which most "Professional" ones are about.
I'm eager to submit my LDAS application, but it's hard to decide on every class. I may need to PLA 3-4 UL classes because most UL classes are $800. Even at only $650, if it's not self-paced, it seems like I should just do PLA instead. I feel that many of the courses I find have content which I already know, so I would be bored if it's not self-paced.
I would NOT mind paying more if the course was full of content I actually want to learn, although I'm still hesitating to pay like $400/credit. Also if I'm paying more, I would like them to be grad credits (in case it helps me achieve 18 in a field someday). I looked at lots of schools' extension courses and most are expensive or the timing is bad. One I was interested in doesn't start for about 6 months. That might be ok, but I'm considering some other options.
There is one course that I feel like will be easy to PLA because I have work samples. For the other courses, it seems like they would generally accept PLA if you read the textbook parts that the course teaches and did similar projects/essays like the course contains. Hopefully that's all I have to do. I prefer to do extra reading and only 1 bigger project instead of many small ones. Multiple smaller ones are ok with me instead of the 1 bigger. I just don't like having to do both. It can't be that hard to demonstrate that you essentially did the course content on your own.
Actually, I really wish I could somehow, using PLA, get a somewhat low-cost grad cert instead (and then the Bachelor's could be in something easier/cheaper to complete).
TESU does have the Professional Communications one which is tempting to work on (through PLA), but I really want my Bachelor's/Grad Cert to say Technical Communications as well as Writing in the title. I guess some people would say what's the difference, but Technical Writing/Comm is not the same as Business Writing/Comm, etc which most "Professional" ones are about.
I'm eager to submit my LDAS application, but it's hard to decide on every class. I may need to PLA 3-4 UL classes because most UL classes are $800. Even at only $650, if it's not self-paced, it seems like I should just do PLA instead. I feel that many of the courses I find have content which I already know, so I would be bored if it's not self-paced.
I would NOT mind paying more if the course was full of content I actually want to learn, although I'm still hesitating to pay like $400/credit. Also if I'm paying more, I would like them to be grad credits (in case it helps me achieve 18 in a field someday). I looked at lots of schools' extension courses and most are expensive or the timing is bad. One I was interested in doesn't start for about 6 months. That might be ok, but I'm considering some other options.
There is one course that I feel like will be easy to PLA because I have work samples. For the other courses, it seems like they would generally accept PLA if you read the textbook parts that the course teaches and did similar projects/essays like the course contains. Hopefully that's all I have to do. I prefer to do extra reading and only 1 bigger project instead of many small ones. Multiple smaller ones are ok with me instead of the 1 bigger. I just don't like having to do both. It can't be that hard to demonstrate that you essentially did the course content on your own.
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