Hi, I was reading an old thread from 2004 on the Forums Archives and someone said their are no math requirements at Fort Hays State University for their Bachelors in General Studies. Is this true? Do you know of any State University Online with no math requirements to minimal math requirements? Thank you, ltrvsi
I'm sorry to burst your bubble (if you had one)... General Education - Fort Hays State University They require math for their general studies program. Program Requirements Overview English Composition 6 credit hours Computer Literacy Course 3 credit hours Distribution Courses Humanities 12 credit hours Natural Sciences and Mathematics 12 credit hours Social and Behavioral Sciences 12 credit hours Area of Concentration 21 credit hours Open Electives 58 credit hours TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED FOR DEGREE 124 credit hours Honestly, I don't believe Math is that difficult... The key to Math is simply having a positive attitude, taking your time to really study and learn the material, and understand that it's might require you to put on your study cap and say, I can slay that beast. Just do the math class!!!
I am enrolled in FHSU's Bachelor of General Studies program. I transferred into the program with an Associate's Degree, so I didn't need the Math prerequisites. However, you may be able to get around it. According to the detailed section of the Natural Science/Mathematics, you need 12 hours from at least THREE departments. There are six departments within this section: Biological Science Chemistry Geosciences Interdisciplinary Studies Mathematics Physics Maybe you could find 12 credit hours (4 classes) that might interest you from the link below. Fort Hays State University - FHSU Once you click on the link, enter General Studies-BGS, click "online," and enter General Ed classes. You will see a list of classes to choose from. Maybe this will help.
However, if my link doesn't give you the info you are looking for, I agree with DxD=D^2's suggestion!
I completely agree! In my case I'd put off starting college until I was 27, because I was sure I couldn't handle the math, when I considered my high school performance. My GI Bill money was going to run out so I took the developmental math course with the hope that I'd squeeze through the required algebra and trig courses. I wasn't a math wiz, but I surprised myself and continued all the way through the entire calculus series. Basically, math just requires you to study every day and to keep thinking about the problems until they become clear, a lot like staring at those "Where's Waldo" pictures. Your brain changes all the time, so it gets stronger when you force it to work, like when you do physical workouts. For example, when you start a running program you're not stuck with the body that began the program. It changes as you go along and so does your brain. An average person with no learning disability can push through the math requirements and get through college if they are persistent and dedicated. At one point a year or so after I'd taken the required courses and was into my calculus series I looked back at my old trig and algebra books that had seemed so difficult and they looked so simple. It really is amazing how much your can change your brain in a short time. In my opinion you will really cheat yourself if you put avoiding math above all factors. Find the school and program you really want and then just make a commitment to succeed in math. You'll make it.
The big three would allow you to meet the Math requirement via ALEKS or Straighterline (self paced, completely at home). I belive the TESC BS Liberal Studies only requires Intermediate Algebra. I am math phobic and didn't get my degree despite having around 160 college credits because I let the math beat me. Straighterline College Algebra made my BS possible (I earned a "B").
Math will be a requirement for any repeatable college or university; it's kind of a necessary evil. But please don't misunderstand me . . . . . math is the devil, lol.
Hi Tony M, msmike here. I agree with you that our minds are growing all the time, that is why I felt that I would get better with math when I tried it again. I am in college now, had to take Fundamentals of Mathematics; got an E the first time, D the second, that's all the chances I got. At another school and taking Foundations of College Mathematics, this is my last week of seven weeks, and have gone from a 75% down to a 69.03%. Now, I spend 5 to 8 hrs. on this class, it is my only subject this semester as I knew I would need this time. This week, we are doing linear equations, I understand less and less as I go further. You say, just spend the time to learn, be persistent. Well, I have been all that and more, but the time element that colleges give one to learn something new is not there. For myself, it would take me about a week to learn a new math concepts, but they approach it as one has had a little of it before, and give you 3 and more concepts in that weeks time. This is without full explanations, and by the time you get a tutor, you are onto something new. To make it even worse, you don't get credit for these pre math courses, which I think is totally wrong. So, I am looking for a course that requires no math what-so-ever, no matter what the field, I like a lot of different things. Who knows, maybe in my 80's, my mind will have evolved enough to understand and remember these sometimes illogical formulations, or better yet, make a whole new system of algebra that makes sense to my mind and those whose minds are like mine, as far as math goes, WOW, imagine!
I tried Aleks, Straighterline, DSST, and CLEP etc. I'm totally Math Phobic. I finally paid $1200 for an 8 week course through Excelsior. It was totally doable. I breezed through it. If I hadn't gotten the flu, I would have gotten an A - I missed it by 1%. It's called Everyday Math.
My undergrad. math class was called "Math for the 21st Century." It was super easy. We learned a lot of things like how to figure out savings accounts, mortgages, etc. I don't remember anything else about it. My high school math courses were much harder.
I think a knowledge of this type of math is essential to adults. For example working out the best buy between a hybrid and a conventional car of similar size, based on life cycle cost, is a dificult task for anyone who is innumerate. I wonder if there is an Excel based math class anywhere.
This is what I read! Mathematical Sciences or Computer Applications (3 hours) Computer Science (CS) – any courses related to computer use, applications, programming Mathematics (MTH) 121 is available online or above Instructional Technology and Library Science (ITL) ITL 365 is available online Integrated Science and Technology (IST) (IST) computer course IST 163, 365 are online Management Information Systems (MIS) 200 is online, 207, 257, 340, 350 Curriculum and Instruction (CI) CI 350 is online Computer course on computer use/applications/programming (with RBA approval)
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