07-16-2023, 03:01 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-16-2023, 03:48 PM by GameSlinger.)
(07-16-2023, 01:19 PM)sandraschuld Wrote:(07-16-2023, 11:58 AM)GameSlinger Wrote: My step daughter is finally listening to me a bit and asking for help with changing paths for schooling.
Your Location: Iowa, United States
Your Age: 24
What kind of degree do you want?: She is currently open to anything. Was Pre-Pharmacist but realized she was struggling too hard. Just trying to salvage the credits as much as possible and the company she works for requires any bachelors to be considered for promotion from her current role.
Current Regional Accredited Credits: 87 - Kirkwood Community College
Any certifications or military experience? PTCB Pharmacy Technician certification
Budget: Under $5k. Tuition reimbursement may be possible as well.
Timeframe: 1 year
Commitments: Works part time with no kids. Can spend 4 to 6 hours per day studying.
Learning preferences: Prefers video over reading. Not good at writing papers.
Considerations: She will be switching to an AS in Liberal Arts for the fall semester to complete that quick (1 clep test and Comp2, no capstone needed). If she does not maintain part time status at school, she would have to start paying student loans which she is trying to hold off on until after the degree is earned. Clep test will be completed with Modern States to get the free voucher. If there are others that they cover and she needs, this will be the primary way to achieve it to keep cost down. She is also looking at taking the German CLEP as she took 2 years in high school and has been studying it again for fun.
Has she maxed out everything she can do via Sophia.com?
I was waiting to tell her to head to Sophia until we figured out where she was going to be heading. Didn't want to have her spend time on courses that might not help her.
(07-16-2023, 01:23 PM)bjcheung77 Wrote: @GameSlinger, there are so many avenues she can try. Here's one way I would slice things...
1) Continue with the AS (Liberal Arts/Science with a concentration/emphasis if possible)
2) Transfer to UMPI for a BLS with a minor of her choice or two, this will max credit transfers.
Questions: 1) What bachelors degree is she looking to get?
2) What is your daughter working as? Pharmacy assistant?
3) What is her main goal, or future goal? Stay or go into another field?
Thanks for the guidance. When the daughter comes by this week, I will give her the info.
Currently working as a Pharmacy Technician but only part time.
As for her goal, she is just tired of trying to work and go to school. She likes the field she is in, but did not care for the retail pharmacy world and none of the Pharmacists she met were really that enthusiastic about being one so that combined with her school struggles demoralized her. If she can end up working in a Lab or something similar she would be happy, so the idea of the ASNSM Biology from TESU is a solid option. She also understands that management is needed in every company so is open to that as well because it allows her to change fields as needed so the UMPI BLS Management should be intriguing for her.
In Progress:
Excelsior - BPS Business and Management
Study.com - Business 307, Sociology 305, Psychology 315
ASU - Algebra, PreCalc, Calculus
Completed:
Universidad Isabel I - MBA/Master Bus & Corp Comm
Kirkwood - AAS Business Administration, Certificate of Human Resources 3.8 GPA
Excelsior - AAS Applied Technologies Electronics 4.0 GPA
TADA - Google Project Management, Google Digital Marketing & E-Commerce
Luna - Bio2 Lab
CSM Learn
US Navy (Electronics Tech 3rd Class) - NER-ET-004, NV-2202-0165 V02, NV-1715-1788 V01, NV-1715-1796 V01, NV-1715-1585 V01, NV-1715-1336 V02
TECEP: 9 Credits
Man-3730, OPM-3010, Bus-3110
Study.com: 6 Credits
Philosophy 301
Lawshelf: 15 Credits
BUS-201, BUS-301, BUS-302, GOV-202, EMP-301
CLEP: 48 Credits
College Math, Financial Accounting, Principles of Micro & Macroeconomics, Intro Sociology, Intro Psychology, Analyze and Interpreting Literature, Intro Business Law, Principles of Marketing, Biology, US History 1 & 2, Humanities
DSST: 9 Credits
Principles of Public Speaking, Ethics in America, Principles of Supervision
Excelsior - BPS Business and Management
Study.com - Business 307, Sociology 305, Psychology 315
ASU - Algebra, PreCalc, Calculus
Completed:
Universidad Isabel I - MBA/Master Bus & Corp Comm
Kirkwood - AAS Business Administration, Certificate of Human Resources 3.8 GPA
Excelsior - AAS Applied Technologies Electronics 4.0 GPA
TADA - Google Project Management, Google Digital Marketing & E-Commerce
Luna - Bio2 Lab
CSM Learn
US Navy (Electronics Tech 3rd Class) - NER-ET-004, NV-2202-0165 V02, NV-1715-1788 V01, NV-1715-1796 V01, NV-1715-1585 V01, NV-1715-1336 V02
TECEP: 9 Credits
Man-3730, OPM-3010, Bus-3110
Study.com: 6 Credits
Philosophy 301
Lawshelf: 15 Credits
BUS-201, BUS-301, BUS-302, GOV-202, EMP-301
CLEP: 48 Credits
College Math, Financial Accounting, Principles of Micro & Macroeconomics, Intro Sociology, Intro Psychology, Analyze and Interpreting Literature, Intro Business Law, Principles of Marketing, Biology, US History 1 & 2, Humanities
DSST: 9 Credits
Principles of Public Speaking, Ethics in America, Principles of Supervision