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Raycathode's Degree Path in Excel
#1
After reading this thread https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...Transcript  I was super impressed with raycathode's work and accomplishments (seriously, congrats!!) and thought maybe someone else would like to use a similar setup. 

I've been on this site for years and years and always come with questions. This time I'd like to give something back, even if it's just a simple file. I don't *think* this exists but if it does I'm happy to remove this thread. 

Anyway, here's the degree plan in spreadsheet format. Feel free to make adjustments and re-share or if you see Sheet 2, there's a place to add in CLEP/DSST/whatever else and then redistribute to the masses. This is basically my first time using Excel so I hope it's okay. 

As a side note, I've noticed a lot of plans on the wiki are dead/outdated and even things like the COSC master list is just a dead link. I'd love to see the wiki updated with more accurate information. Is there any way I can contribute to that? Even if it's just picking out dead links or finding old information and removing it. I don't know much about how wiki works or about putting plans together from scratch but I'd like to do something to contribute.


.xlsx   Raycathode's no-clep cosc bsba.xlsx (Size: 12.72 KB / Downloads: 53)
Goal: Anything. Just need the paper. 
In Progress: last few 300-400 level, Am Gov
Complete: [Sophia]: CSMLearn, TEEX DI, Art History 2, English Comp 2, Sociology, Ethics, Project Management, Human Bio, US Hist2, Intro to Business, Microeconomics, Accounting, Finance, Greek Phil, Stats, Conflict Res (1CR), Visual Comm, Dev Effective Teams,  [SL]: Bus Law [ALEKS]: Intermediate Algebra [Institutes]: Ethics [CLEP]: Western Civ I [Murrray State University]: 5CR: MAT130 MAT230 4CR: GSC199 ENG105 CHE101 ITD107 PHY130/131 3CR: COM161 MAT117 ART121 HIS221 PSY180 CHN101 RGS200 CSC199 CET284 ECO230 JPN350 RES132 THD104 1CR: IDC199 MSU099

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#2
So as you're about to learn, the reason things are outdated on here is because things get outdated quickly!

COSC no longer takes Shmoop (I don't think), the FEMA course you listed is no longer ACE-recommended for credit, and the TEEX courses are worth a different amount of credit now (10cr total instead of 6cr).

I would highly recommend that someone take the Bio w/Lab at Study.com instead of SL, as it's cheaper. Lots of complaints about SL's English courses, you're probably better off elsewhere (Study.com, Sophia, Saylor, etc.).

So, while this might be helpful for some people, it's outdated before you even post it. Sorry.
TESU BSBA/HR 2018 - WVNCC BOG AAS 2017 - GGU Cert in Mgmt 2000
EXAMS: TECEP Tech Wrtg, Comp II, LA Math, PR, Computers  DSST Computers, Pers Fin  CLEP Mgmt, Mktg
COURSES: TESU Capstone  Study.com Pers Fin, Microecon, Stats  Ed4Credit Acct 2  PF Fin Mgmt  ALEKS Int & Coll Alg  Sophia Proj Mgmt The Institutes - Ins Ethics  Kaplan PLA
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#3
Heres' a non-dead Charter oak master exam link:

https://www.charteroak.edu/pdf/charter-o...values.pdf
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(11-20-2019, 02:23 AM)dfrecore Wrote: So as you're about to learn, the reason things are outdated on here is because things get outdated quickly!

COSC no longer takes Shmoop (I don't think), the FEMA course you listed is no longer ACE-recommended for credit, and the TEEX courses are worth a different amount of credit now (10cr total instead of 6cr).

I would highly recommend that someone take the Bio w/Lab at Study.com instead of SL, as it's cheaper.  Lots of complaints about SL's English courses, you're probably better off elsewhere (Study.com, Sophia, Saylor, etc.).

So, while this might be helpful for some people, it's outdated before you even post it. Sorry.

Oh no!

I really struggle with grasping which classes fit which requirements for a lot of these degrees but hopefully I'll get better at it and be able to contribute some generic spreadsheets that people can use. Maybe a google doc or something that can be continuously updated... 

Do you know how often they update? Is it once a year, once a term or just as ACE statuses expire?
Goal: Anything. Just need the paper. 
In Progress: last few 300-400 level, Am Gov
Complete: [Sophia]: CSMLearn, TEEX DI, Art History 2, English Comp 2, Sociology, Ethics, Project Management, Human Bio, US Hist2, Intro to Business, Microeconomics, Accounting, Finance, Greek Phil, Stats, Conflict Res (1CR), Visual Comm, Dev Effective Teams,  [SL]: Bus Law [ALEKS]: Intermediate Algebra [Institutes]: Ethics [CLEP]: Western Civ I [Murrray State University]: 5CR: MAT130 MAT230 4CR: GSC199 ENG105 CHE101 ITD107 PHY130/131 3CR: COM161 MAT117 ART121 HIS221 PSY180 CHN101 RGS200 CSC199 CET284 ECO230 JPN350 RES132 THD104 1CR: IDC199 MSU099

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(11-20-2019, 09:45 AM)lillingworth Wrote:
(11-20-2019, 02:23 AM)dfrecore Wrote: So as you're about to learn, the reason things are outdated on here is because things get outdated quickly!

COSC no longer takes Shmoop (I don't think), the FEMA course you listed is no longer ACE-recommended for credit, and the TEEX courses are worth a different amount of credit now (10cr total instead of 6cr).

I would highly recommend that someone take the Bio w/Lab at Study.com instead of SL, as it's cheaper.  Lots of complaints about SL's English courses, you're probably better off elsewhere (Study.com, Sophia, Saylor, etc.).

So, while this might be helpful for some people, it's outdated before you even post it. Sorry.

Oh no!

I really struggle with grasping which classes fit which requirements for a lot of these degrees but hopefully I'll get better at it and be able to contribute some generic spreadsheets that people can use. Maybe a google doc or something that can be continuously updated... 

Do you know how often they update? Is it once a year, once a term or just as ACE statuses expire?

There is no set time of update; ACE recommendations expire, schools change what they will accept, they change what they'll bring things in as, etc.

Then, the course providers change things; they come out with new courses, or new course providers pop up.  A course provider gets blacklisted (Shmoop).

There is just no set degree plan you can make that will work for everyone going forward.

Also, if you put set courses in for the portions where you don't have to have a specific course, it's a bit misleading, as people might think you have to take those courses, which is rarely the case.
TESU BSBA/HR 2018 - WVNCC BOG AAS 2017 - GGU Cert in Mgmt 2000
EXAMS: TECEP Tech Wrtg, Comp II, LA Math, PR, Computers  DSST Computers, Pers Fin  CLEP Mgmt, Mktg
COURSES: TESU Capstone  Study.com Pers Fin, Microecon, Stats  Ed4Credit Acct 2  PF Fin Mgmt  ALEKS Int & Coll Alg  Sophia Proj Mgmt The Institutes - Ins Ethics  Kaplan PLA
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(11-20-2019, 12:45 PM)dfrecore Wrote:
(11-20-2019, 09:45 AM)lillingworth Wrote:
(11-20-2019, 02:23 AM)dfrecore Wrote: So as you're about to learn, the reason things are outdated on here is because things get outdated quickly!

COSC no longer takes Shmoop (I don't think), the FEMA course you listed is no longer ACE-recommended for credit, and the TEEX courses are worth a different amount of credit now (10cr total instead of 6cr).

I would highly recommend that someone take the Bio w/Lab at Study.com instead of SL, as it's cheaper.  Lots of complaints about SL's English courses, you're probably better off elsewhere (Study.com, Sophia, Saylor, etc.).

So, while this might be helpful for some people, it's outdated before you even post it. Sorry.

Oh no!

I really struggle with grasping which classes fit which requirements for a lot of these degrees but hopefully I'll get better at it and be able to contribute some generic spreadsheets that people can use. Maybe a google doc or something that can be continuously updated...

Do you know how often they update? Is it once a year, once a term or just as ACE statuses expire?

There is no set time of update; ACE recommendations expire, schools change what they will accept, they change what they'll bring things in as, etc.

Then, the course providers change things; they come out with new courses, or new course providers pop up.  A course provider gets blacklisted (Shmoop).

There is just no set degree plan you can make that will work for everyone going forward.

Also, if you put set courses in for the portions where you don't have to have a specific course, it's a bit misleading, as people might think you have to take those courses, which is rarely the case.


I just wanted to say, "Thank you!" for doing this anyway. I'm sure it took you a lot of effort even if parts are already outdated or perhaps need work.  I applaud your desire to give back.
Daughter 1: Completed: TESU BALS (CLEP, ALEKS, CollegePlus)
Daughter 2: Working on: TESU BA-LSSS
CLEP: 51 credits (Eng Comp Modular, Intro Soc, History of US I & II, Human Growth and Dev, Intro to Educational Psych, Social Sci and History, Western Civ I, Analyzing and Inter Lit, Prin of Marketing, Prin of Mgmt, French I & II)
Upcoming CLEPs: Colllege Math, Biology, Prin of Macroeconomics, Spanish I, Amer Govt
Planning to take/do: SDC, DSST
Me: UPenn BA Sociology (Many years ago, '89, and much debt at the time), Looking into debt-free distance MBA or other Master's
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#7
(11-22-2019, 09:45 PM)MrsBulletPoints Wrote:
(11-20-2019, 12:45 PM)dfrecore Wrote:
(11-20-2019, 09:45 AM)lillingworth Wrote:
(11-20-2019, 02:23 AM)dfrecore Wrote: So as you're about to learn, the reason things are outdated on here is because things get outdated quickly!

COSC no longer takes Shmoop (I don't think), the FEMA course you listed is no longer ACE-recommended for credit, and the TEEX courses are worth a different amount of credit now (10cr total instead of 6cr).

I would highly recommend that someone take the Bio w/Lab at Study.com instead of SL, as it's cheaper.  Lots of complaints about SL's English courses, you're probably better off elsewhere (Study.com, Sophia, Saylor, etc.).

So, while this might be helpful for some people, it's outdated before you even post it. Sorry.

Oh no!

I really struggle with grasping which classes fit which requirements for a lot of these degrees but hopefully I'll get better at it and be able to contribute some generic spreadsheets that people can use. Maybe a google doc or something that can be continuously updated...

Do you know how often they update? Is it once a year, once a term or just as ACE statuses expire?

There is no set time of update; ACE recommendations expire, schools change what they will accept, they change what they'll bring things in as, etc.

Then, the course providers change things; they come out with new courses, or new course providers pop up.  A course provider gets blacklisted (Shmoop).

There is just no set degree plan you can make that will work for everyone going forward.

Also, if you put set courses in for the portions where you don't have to have a specific course, it's a bit misleading, as people might think you have to take those courses, which is rarely the case.


I just wanted to say, "Thank you!" for doing this anyway. I'm sure it took you a lot of effort even if parts are already outdated or perhaps need work.  I applaud your desire to give back.

Thanks! I'll keep lurking around a bit to see if there's something more useful I can do haha
Goal: Anything. Just need the paper. 
In Progress: last few 300-400 level, Am Gov
Complete: [Sophia]: CSMLearn, TEEX DI, Art History 2, English Comp 2, Sociology, Ethics, Project Management, Human Bio, US Hist2, Intro to Business, Microeconomics, Accounting, Finance, Greek Phil, Stats, Conflict Res (1CR), Visual Comm, Dev Effective Teams,  [SL]: Bus Law [ALEKS]: Intermediate Algebra [Institutes]: Ethics [CLEP]: Western Civ I [Murrray State University]: 5CR: MAT130 MAT230 4CR: GSC199 ENG105 CHE101 ITD107 PHY130/131 3CR: COM161 MAT117 ART121 HIS221 PSY180 CHN101 RGS200 CSC199 CET284 ECO230 JPN350 RES132 THD104 1CR: IDC199 MSU099

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