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Hey guys,
I have been working on my roadmap to earning a psychology degree from TESU and I want to earn and transfer as many credits as TESU allows. I have been reading so many posts on this forum and other websites and I think I am planning too much.
What is the best approach in terms of choosing courses (electives and general education)?
How can I decide where to take the course/exam? (study.com, StraighterLine, TECEP..etc). Please note that I am only interested in course providers that have multiple exams/quizzes. I don't want a course with only 1 final exam.
How can I decide which courses/exams should I start with first?
Please guide me and thanks in advance.
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06-04-2019, 05:55 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-04-2019, 05:58 PM by pws.)
Reading a lot is good, but you still need to "just start." Enroll, complete the needed school requirements/procedures, start one or two Study.com courses you are sure you need (all Study.com courses have a % that is based on quizzes), start getting used to writing papers and forum posts, etc.
Especially get started because things take longer than you think (I know this from experience!).
Things will become clearer as you step out of the planning stage, and into the practical stage. Continue reading and searching the forum as new questions pop up (but sometimes questions will answer themselves as you complete more/new steps).
Just get the ball rolling!
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I agree, if you take the first step, you're better off than spending too much time analyzing everything.
I'd start with a course provider that you're interested in, and do some courses. Just don't do too many with Study.com, since I'm assuming you're going to want to use them for a lot of your UL coursework. Instead, maybe do Sophia, SL, Saylor, whatever - to do your GE. Start with what you HAVE to complete in the GE, and then go from there.
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(06-04-2019, 05:10 PM)romoh Wrote: Hey guys,
I have been working on my roadmap to earning a psychology degree from TESU and I want to earn and transfer as many credits as TESU allows. I have been reading so many posts on this forum and other websites and I think I am planning too much.
What is the best approach in terms of choosing courses (electives and general education)?
How can I decide where to take the course/exam? (study.com, StraighterLine, TECEP..etc). Please note that I am only interested in course providers that have multiple exams/quizzes. I don't want a course with only 1 final exam.
How can I decide which courses/exams should I start with first?
Please guide me and thanks in advance.
I found that Straighterline courses are good for the basic Gen Ed classes. Take anything they have that is Open Book on the final exam. This list tells you what courses are open vs closed book. Then after that, take a look at the syllabi for the classes that have a closed book and see which ones you'd be willing to take.
https://www.straighterline.com/how-it-wo...g-details/
This is what I did for my gen ed classes (and some business) so far. I'm not listing everything, this is off the top of my head. but maybe it will give you a starting point. When i say a class is easy, i don't mean it to demean the class, i just mean that i found it very doable and non stressful to complete. When I say a class is hard, i mean that there was so much memorization of tiny details that i found my head was about to explode. if you're good at stuff like that, maybe they'll be easy for you.
English 1 - study.com (meh)
English 2 - study.com (meh)
Intro to Communication - straighterline (EASY and useful)
Intro to Religion- straighterline (EASY, very interesting class)
Anthropology- straighterline (EASY and very cool/fun class)
American Government- straighterline (so-so)
American history 2- straighterline (so-so)
Psychology- straighterline (THIS WAS HARD!! omg)
Environmental Science- straighterline (EASY and interesting)
Nutrition- straighterline (EASY and boring! outdated nutrition advice)
Criminal Justice - straighterline (EASY and interesting)
Western Civ 1 - straighterline (HARD)
Western Civ 2 - straighterline (HARD)
Medical terminology - straighterline (easy for me because i used to be a CNA, but if you're not familiar may be hard) - free elective
Presentational Skills in the Workplace - study.com (super easy and infomational/useful for anyone with an office job)
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Personally, I'd recommend the three free Sophia credits to start out, as they will help you get the ball rolling nearly immediately. You'd be 2.5% of the way there!
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Yeah, just start. If you try a provider and don't like them, you just finish one or two courses, then move on to a different provider. You can always tweak the program as you go.
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If there's one thing I've learned about earning a degree this way, it's that you've got to be okay with building the plane while you fly it. Get going and let the plan come together as you go.
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(06-05-2019, 10:21 PM)mysonx3 Wrote: If there's one thing I've learned about earning a degree this way, it's that you've got to be okay with building the plane while you fly it. Get going and let the plan come together as you go.
YES!!! This!
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davewill Wrote:Yeah, just start. If you try a provider and don't like them, you just finish one or two courses, then move on to a different provider. You can always tweak the program as you go.
mysonx3 Wrote:If there's one thing I've learned about earning a degree this way, it's that you've got to be okay with building the plane while you fly it. Get going and let the plan come together as you go.
As suzycupcake mentioned, YES!!! This! - It's exactly what you want to do. I would recommend reviewing the Beginners Guide Sticky, the Degreeforum Wiki and browse the forum for information. You can download my templates on post #28/31 of the guide for review. It has the BSBA/BALS and other plans available for you to review, you can customize it to your liking...
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(06-04-2019, 07:13 PM)dfrecore Wrote: I agree, if you take the first step, you're better off than spending too much time analyzing everything.
I'd start with a course provider that you're interested in, and do some courses. Just don't do too many with Study.com, since I'm assuming you're going to want to use them for a lot of your UL coursework. Instead, maybe do Sophia, SL, Saylor, whatever - to do your GE. Start with what you HAVE to complete in the GE, and then go from there.
Why "don't do too many with study.com"?
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