Finding a quick AA

[ss20ts]

At UMPI, you are required to maintain at least a 3.0. You can't pass a class with a grade lower than a B. Honestly, most classes I've taken, it's REALLY easy to get at least a B.

[user-101010]

I'm not seeing why we're still fighting the WGU thing, the OP said he doesn't have a lot of experience, so that kind of rules that school out.  I did not know that at the beginning which is why I suggested it at first.

As far as UMPI, I'm still not seeing why you would need to try to get a GPA up - UMPI doesn't need it high, TESU doesn't need it high, none of the other schools we talk about it here really need it high.  So I don't see the point of trying to fix a GPA that doesn't really need fixing. I also don't see how lengthening out the total time to a CS degree by taking 2-3 terms at UMPI puts you closer to the CS degree at TESU.  It does not make a ton of sense to me to do this.

I also was not suggesting Study.com for a year.  If you can't learn the material starting at the bottom and working up in 6 or 8 months, then I'm not sure TESU is the best option either.

I guess the OP can decide, but I'm just more confused about what's going on here at this point than I was when this thread started.  Is the goal to get a CS degree, or to raise a GPA?  My opinion is to get a CS degree.  The ultimate goal should always be a degree.  The OP isn't talking about trying to get into some highly selective master's degree program, so there is really no need to try to get a high GPA.

I suppose if you really NEED a high GPA, you could shoot for the Snow College Online Accelerated A.S. degree and take 20 credits there.  That's doable in 1-mo term for $1,743.  But I really don't see why you would want to go to UMPI for 2-3 terms.

Sorry, maybe I should have been more clear. The CS degree is the overall end goal, regardless of chosen method. The GPA is a concern if getting an associate's, then transferring to a traditional school. If I went with a suggested online school it wouldn't be as much of an issue.

[bjcheung77]

Basically, there are only two ways to bump up your GPA, the easiest is to retake the course at the same school, the other option requires you to take MANY more courses just to off set the lower GPA you have. Depending on the number of courses and your grades, I would only recommend taking failed courses, leave the C's and above alone...

If you have mainly c- and d grades, that depends on the school you would like to attend, some take C-, some take the lower D. BTW, taking ACE courses for credit will not affect your GPA as they are pass/fail, taking courses at a college for lower level or at partnership programs such as Portage/TEL, or taking graded exams such as UEXCELS will help.