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  1. mog538

    mog538 New Member

    Hi everyone,

    First off, thank you for a great resource and all the great threads that have already helped point me in the direction of various things I would not have been aware of before.

    The reason I am posting now is that I had put off registering for a specific program as my situations kept changing. Now I have had an evaluation of my existing study done by ECE and when I applied to Patten I realised I had more credits than expected.

    Here is what I have so far:

    Courses Evaluated From ECE:

    English (6 credits)
    Biology (6)
    Mathematics (6)
    Physics (6)
    Systems Analysis & Design I (5)
    Software Development IA (5)
    Software Development IB (5)
    Computer Technology I (5)
    Economic Issues (5)
    Quantitative Methods I (5)
    Software Development II (5)
    Computer Technology II (5)
    Computer Networking Graded Unit I (2)

    Courses Taken Through Straighterline:
    (That I have completed or will do very soon)

    Introduction To Nutrition (3)
    Introduction To Business (3)
    Introduction To Religion (3)
    Financial Accounting (3)
    Introduction To Philosophy (3)
    American Government (3)
    Microeconomics (3)
    Student Success (3)
    Introduction To Communication (3)

    So by my reckoning I have 93 credits so far (although mainly, if not exclusively, lower level) and wondering what the best way to utilise them is.

    As I mentioned previously I am registered at Patten for their AA in Business to gain a qualification quickly. But as they require 15 'residential' credits I am sure there must be a way to use most, if not all of my credits to gain more transfer credit somewhere. I am open to any suggestions just to get something quickly. I do have one eye on possibly doing an MBA in the future so a business degree might be the most applicable.

    Sorry for the longish post but hopefully the collective of degreeinfo can point me in the direction of something I may not have considered.

    Thanks.
     
  2. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    We love it when lurkers come out of the shadows and become members. I'm that when our members wake from their turkey induced naps they will have some suggestions for you.
     
  3. SurfDoctor

    SurfDoctor Moderator

    Hi mog538, welcome to DegreeInfo. Why your posts don't show up right away: New Member Moderation

    I don't know how many units Patten will accept in transfer, but Excelsior College is likely to accept most or all of them. It's a good, regionally accredited school that is not too expensive. You might check with them.
     
  4. Randell1234

    Randell1234 Moderator

    I would start with Excelsior, Charter Oak State College, and Thomas Edison State College. You can probably just get the AA/AS degree with little to no residence.
     
  5. mog538

    mog538 New Member

    Thank you everyone, am I right in thinking that TESC would be the one that wouldn't need a residency/capstone course?
     
  6. major56

    major56 Active Member

  7. SurfDoctor

    SurfDoctor Moderator

    I'm pretty sure Charter Oak would require zero residency. I know Excelsior requires none. Any of those "Big 3" schools would work well for you.

    Also, as major56 says, SUNY would be an excellent choice. (State University of New York) My daughter attended there for her BA, dropped out when she was accepted into UCLA, but the school and program was good.


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  8. sanantone

    sanantone Well-Known Member

    Empire State College has a residency requirement, so there would be no point in transferring to there. It would be even less flexible than Patten considering that Patten is self-paced and competency-based. Yes, TESC is the only school that still has some degree plans that don't require residency, a capstone taken in-house, or a cornerstone taken in-house. COSC requires the cornerstone for the associates and the cornerstone and capstone for the bachelors. Excelsior requires a capstone for all of its programs. As mentioned on the other forum, TESC has a few associates programs that don't require a capstone, and you can test out of or transfer in the Strategic Management capstone for all of the BSBA programs.

    I'm sure you saw all of the excellent degree plans KayV made for you on the other forum. My opinion is that TESC's BSBA in CIS will be the best option for you. If you want to tweak her plan, I've listed almost all of the alternative sources of credit for this degree program.
    Sanantone's BSBA in Computer Information Systems - Degree Forum Wiki

    One issue you might have at most schools is the age of your computer credits. I don't know how old they are.
     
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  9. mog538

    mog538 New Member

    Thanks again everyone. SUNY has a 24 credit requirement for even an associates so that seems to be out.

    Sanantone, thank you for that. I had a feeling Excelsior and Charter Oak had those kinds of requirements. My computing credits are 15 years old so that might be a problem? Thank you too for the link to the wiki - that may help me on a few courses somewhere down the line
     
  10. mog538

    mog538 New Member

    Sanantone, I did see KayV's plans - they are awesome. My computing credits are 15 years old but I do also have more recent Microsoft and Comptia computing certifications which may help. She posted a plan which would allow me to complete a Natural Science/Mathematics degree with a combination of my current credit and about 12 more Straighterline courses (which would be awesome). I now just need to find out how to nudge the admissions people to allocating my credits in the appropriate manner!
     
  11. major56

    major56 Active Member


    Seemingly, not so ...

    "SUNY Empire State College’s Center for Distance Learning enables students to take a few courses, or even earn an entire degree online.

    With online learning you progress at your own rate ...

    Center for Distance Learning courses are completely self-contained, including research papers, online tests, projects and other assessments to evaluate your progress.
    ."
    Center for Distance Learning | SUNY Empire State College
     
  12. sanantone

    sanantone Well-Known Member

    I thought this was generally understood by senior members on this forum. Most of the time when schools refer to a residency requirement for undergraduate programs, they are talking about courses that have to be taken in-house. These courses can be taken in any format: blended, hybrid, ground, online, correspondence, satellite, etc. When people talk about physical residency requirements, as in actually having to be on campus, they are usually discussing graduate programs. Patten University has no on campus residency requirement for its online programs. The OP was referring to the number of credits that have to be taken with Patten University.
     
  13. major56

    major56 Active Member

    BTW, my initial posted suggestion was merely offered as an addition to [all] the mentioned references … this equally took into account, and included the OP’s consideration /enrollment in the Patten AA degree program—along with its minimum prerequisite ‘residential’ (in-house credit hours... no matter the mode of delivery). I recognize that SUNY-Empire State consist of some in-house coursework as well. My intent—to simply offer an auxiliary, seldom discussed, postsecondary source—external the anticipated Excelsior, TESC, and/or COSC alternatives…

    Seemingly you possess some inner need to impact me with your asserted expertise (?). In my view, you would be better served to direct your energies elsewhere. As I’ve mentioned before … we’re just from different tribes' sanantone.

    Cheers

     
  14. sanantone

    sanantone Well-Known Member

    I don't know what you're getting upset about. You're the one who challenged my statement as erroneous when it wasn't. Of course I'm going to say something. The OP's concern was Patten's residency requirement, so I pointed out that ESC also has a residency requirement and will be even less flexible. I don't even know what you could possibly argue about.
     
  15. mog538

    mog538 New Member

    Thanks everyone for the help and advice. I had enrolled in Patten as I didn't think I would get as many credits to transfer as I have. So now TESC looks like the best option to get as many of those credits used as possible (whilst minimizing the need for any residential/capstone courses).
     
  16. major56

    major56 Active Member

    ‘Upset’ is way too disproportionate and is both an erroneous and presumptuous deduction/s you make—please, don't flatter your conclusion.

    Of course, you’ve got the last word if you so choose … it’s predictable you will. :cool:
     
  17. major56

    major56 Active Member

    The very best to you with your postsecondary education endeavor!
     

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