Hey Everyone, I was hoping to get an opinion on UMUC's Computer Science program. I am looking to go back to school to get my Bachelors degree in computer science. I have my Associates Degree in PC Networking Technology but I actually got a job as a programmer because the company is small and the main programming language we use is the only one I took while going for my associates and I really like programming so I'm trying to find a good program so I can get better at it and hopefully know what I'm doing at work at some point . I had started at Devry University but about 3/4's through the first semester I had an assignment called a "plan of study" where you map out what courses you want to take and when and that's when I found out that half the credits I transferred in from my previous school went into their "technology" category, which pretty much eliminated every programming class. I told them that I wanted to take those classes and I was told I couldn't because I had fulfilled the requirements for the part of my degree and I explained that my whole reason for going back to school was that I wanted to learn the programming, anyway they said no and I told them I didn't want a false hustle degree so after the semester I left. I looked around and found UMUC so I was curious to hear about other experiences with UMUC and how they feel about what they learned as far as programming from their cirriculum. I apologize for such a long post and I appreciate any responses.
Shouldn't you worry about flooding in Northeast right now? Just kidding . Anyway, I don't like University of Maryland much...I applied there before, but I never taken any classes due to negative input from others. You should try Troy University, Baker College, Touro University International, Regis University, and etc. I completed my B.S in CompSci at Troy University...and I liked it. More Info: http://www.petersons.com/distancelearning/code/nameresults.asp?sponsor=1&FromPage=DetailSearch Good Luck with your decission. Semper Fi
I'm guessing that your associates degree was an AS or an AAS degree? While sometimes these degrees can look a lot like an AA degree, they often do not. Typically they allow students looking for a quick entry ticket to a job very specific training. Unfortunately, most universities will not allow you to use lower class credits for upper class requirements. Neither are these credits likely to satisify the broad requirements of an AA degree or the first two years of a BA. Given that, you may be better off looking to one of the *big 3* who often will allow you to use lower class credits to satisfy what other schools would consider upper class requirements. Charter Oak State College Excelsior College Thomas Edison State College If you are more worried about the quality of the degree than the cost, flexibility, etc., then you may want to look at Florida State University (click on my sig). Good luck!
Hey thanks for the replies everyone. JoAnn you're right it's an AS Degree. I'm not really worried about a lot of my credits transferring, especially after what happened with Devry where they transferred credits into classes that didn't make sense and classes I wanted and needed to take. TEKMAN I was looking at Troy's program and it does look good so I'm going to definitely do some more research about it and into FSU as well. The main thing I'm looking for is the quality of the classes because I want to make sure I learn as much as possible. Also TEKMAN it's sunny out at the moment but i've been gathering 2 of each animal just in case it starts back up again!