Newly approved edX/MicroBachelor program (upper-level chemistry)

[carrythenothing]

Harvard's "University Chemistry" program will have a total equivalency of 8 upper-level chemistry credits.

https://www.tesu.edu/degree-completion/edx-credit

No link yet from TESU and there's not an active chemistry course/program from HarvardX, but it's interesting to see new programs are being approved. The effective date was December 15, 2021.

[rachel83az]

Interesting. I don't think it'll really help any degrees, though? BALS NSM is the only degree I think it applies to directly.

[carrythenothing]

It'd probably also count toward the additional AOS electives (12 required for the BA in Mathematics, 6 required for the BA in Computer Science). For someone interested in chemistry, that could end up being cheaper/easier than getting other upper-level electives.

[rachel83az]

True! I forgot that AOS electives can now be in other topics, depending on the degree.

[bjcheung77]

How much are these? I can't find the cost or the links to their courses at all... I think they just came out and are still in progress or still working towards releasing it...

[Sparklette]

Interesting. I don't think it'll really help any degrees, though? BALS NSM is the only degree I think it applies to directly.

The page linked says: 

"Note: Students wishing to enroll at TESU may only use these credits toward the Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science program"

So seems to only apply to that one, unless I'm missing something, which is entirely possible 

[rachel83az]

Interesting. I don't think it'll really help any degrees, though? BALS NSM is the only degree I think it applies to directly.

The page linked says: 

"Note: Students wishing to enroll at TESU may only use these credits toward the Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science program"

So seems to only apply to that one, unless I'm missing something, which is entirely possible 

I think they need to update the wording on that page and not just keep adding courses to the DB. Most of the courses on that page are pretty useless for a CS degree, except as random electives. A CS student doesn't need MAR-201, for instance. Nor ACC-210. The cybersecurity ones may or may not apply to a CS AOS; they usually don't. So, I would guess that the policy is actually that it needs to apply to the appropriate degree and not just, say, a certificate.

[bluebooger]

here's a "university chemistry" course from harvard at edx
but it is not part of a micro bachelors program -- and its an archived course -- and it certainly doesn't sound like an upper level course
so I don't know what they're going to do

https://www.edx.org/course/introductory-...ers-and-fo

[MrPanda]

Interesting. I don't think it'll really help any degrees, though? BALS NSM is the only degree I think it applies to directly.

The page linked says: 

"Note: Students wishing to enroll at TESU may only use these credits toward the Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science program"

So seems to only apply to that one, unless I'm missing something, which is entirely possible 

I think they need to update the wording on that page and not just keep adding courses to the DB. Most of the courses on that page are pretty useless for a CS degree, except as random electives. A CS student doesn't need MAR-201, for instance. Nor ACC-210. The cybersecurity ones may or may not apply to a CS AOS; they usually don't. So, I would guess that the policy is actually that it needs to apply to the appropriate degree and not just, say, a certificate.

If it works like with the edX Microbachelor in Computer Science Fundamentals (COS 104), what happens is that they move it according to the degree:

COS 104:

In the BACS, it goes to: G: AOS Electives 18SH - Group 2
 
In the BSBA in CIS, it goes: 1: BSBA General Education (45SH) - D: SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE - Natural Sciences and Computer Science 6SH

In the BA in Math, it goes to: G: Add'l AOS Elect 12SH

[bjcheung77]

For TESU, it all depends on which course you're taking and which degree. Essentially for the courses, they go into the degree plan in the following order: AOS > General Ed > Free Electives. If the course fits into the AOS, that's where it will end up first...