The U of Oklahoma (OU) has tenetively approved and authorized me to take a 3SH sequence of math methods courses that will finish my M Ed degree. This is good, because OU has dropped their program in Europe and I have no other options (they are very difficult with transfer credit). Does anyone have expereince with BYU online? I would be thrilled to hear from someone who has taken grad education DL from them (the sequence is Math standards and assessment in elementary schools) but any secondhand info is welcome. The news is good either way. My comps in March, sandwiched between TDY's (military talk), and then just one more class!
NNAD, I thought University of Oklahoma offers Math classes via independent Study @ http://isd.ou.edu/ucourse.asp?dept=Mathematics . Otherwise you can check out with Louisiana State University @http://is.lsu.edu . I don't think BYU offers a higher Math class. I am a student at LSU- IS w/ Calculus II. I think the class is okay RATE: ***/***** GOOD LUCK.
Greetings. Thus far, I have taken one for-(undergraduate)-credit class from BYU, and one non-credit course. Since you specifically welcomed "any secondhand info", I am replying, but obviously my "info" has nothing to do with any graduate-level offering BYU may have. I was quite impressed with the inventiveness and dispassionate industrial efficiency of BYU's distance learning offerings. All the course materials seem to have been written using the same MS Word template, by skilled & qualified facility, yielding uniformly good results. (That the material always makes me think of "Mao jackets" is doubtlessly my own problem. <g>) It is entirely possible to complete some BYU courses without ever interacting with a living person. Some of BYU's interim exams (I forget their catchy name for them) are not only given by computer, but they are scored by computer, and then a computer gives you canned advice about typical mistakes that caused you to get specific answers wrong. (Of course, a [would-be] officer like you would never make mistakes -- only E-1s to E-4s make mistakes -- but I thought you'd like to know anyway.) Your proctored exams will doubtlessly also be scrutinized by a computer, once they are received by BYU. Clearly, if you need a great deal of hand holding & team work, BYUs (undergraduate) offerings might not be for you. Alternately, if you don't want to be tied to your computer, but would like to use a computer to speed-up your test taking, BYU's "correspondence" offerings are certainly worth considering. (And did I mention that they're quite "reasonably priced", too?) N.B. Obviously, it is possible to reach your "teacher" (although this is somewhat discouraged). Further, some classes (e.g. English Composition?) probably involve more human interaction than others. N.B. I have only taken, and am only describing, BYU's (quasi) traditional correspondence courses. I loathe "online" courses, so I have made no inquiries about them. Cordially, SrA Kanarek USAFR
I just completed three (3) courses from BYU just last month. I took all upper level undergraduate courses, two eductional courses, and a mathematics course. The only two upper level math courses they offer online are (they also offer lower division math too): MATH 300 - History Of Mathematics (which I took) MATH 343 - Elem. Linear Algebra But they were fairly easy to do, especially time frame, and cost reasonable too. Hope that helps...let me know if you need additional info. Cheers! Jay
I don't think they offer graduate level online I researched BYU online courses and was impressed. The courses that show on the the online catalogue are undergraduate courses; perhaps they will offer graduate courses in the future. The price is about $349 for a 3-unit course, but they have a number of free non-credit courses available. I have taken some of the free courses on geneology for personal development.
BYU Independent Study offers several graduate courses in education, usually 515R (topic seminar) in counseling, elementary ed, special ed, ed leadership or instructional psychology & technology. IP&T 652 Assessing Learning Outcomes appears to be identical to the course that I took "traditionally" during my masters work at BYU and is taught by the same teacher. Tony Pina Faculty, California State U. San Bernardino
