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2 yr Assocaite Degree through COSC plan - humbleAMG - 05-16-2016
I copied this from another site, hope no rules are getting broken. I'm curious how viable this plan is? I already have over 30 FEMA credits and not sure how applicable they are with COSC and a 2 yr AD.
Any advice is appreciated. Thank you
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ALEKS – $20 for one month. Finish both courses in that amount of time and that’s all you’ll have to pay. Total: $20 for 6 credits.
College Algebra – 3 credits
Intro to Statistics – 3 credits
Saylor – Proctored final exams cost $25 each. Total: $100 for 12 credits.
POLSCI201 Intro to Western Political Thought – 3 credits
POLSCI221 Intro to Comparative Politics – 3 credits
BIO101 Intro to Molecular and Cellular Biology – 3 credits
CHEM101 General Chemistry I – 3 credits
Straighterline – If you finish all three courses in a month, you’ll only have to pay $99 in subscription fees, plus the per-course cost. Total: $246 for 7 credits.
United States History I – 3 credits – $49
Western Civilization I – 3 credits – $49
Intro to Biology Lab – 1 credit – $49
CLEP & DSST – the exam cost is $80 for all exams, and some testing centers charge additional fees. Total: $240 for 12 credits.
CLEP College Composition – 6 credits
CLEP Analyzing and Interpreting Literature – 3 credits
DSST Public Speaking – 3 credits
Charter Oak State College Cornerstone Course – required for graduation. $1089 for 3 credits if you’re paying out of state tuition.
So far we have 40 credits, and we’ve satisfied all of COSC’s general education requirements for an Associate’s degree. All we need to do now is earn 20 more elective credits.
Start with 6 credits in cybersecurity from TEEX for free, and then 2 credits in ethics (also free). That’s 8. Just need 12 more. Pick any four approved-for-credit courses from saylor.org for $25 each, and we’re done for $100 total for 20 credits worth of electives.
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2 yr Assocaite Degree through COSC plan - dfrecore - 05-16-2016
I don't know anything about COSC's costs, just the courses.
The Intro to Bio Lab at SL costs money for the lab kit itself, $98 plus shipping.
You could take more ALEKS courses in that one month: Beginning Algebra, Intermediate Algebra, Precalculus - all count at COSC.
You can take Intro to Communication at SL instead of the DSST, that will save you some money if you get it done in the same month you're already paying for SL.
NFA has 3 free courses (Q0118, Q137, Q0318) 1cr each, ACE-approved.
You can also take some 6-cr or 9-cr CLEP exams (French, German or Spanish, Natural Sciences, Bio, Chem, Social Sciences & History) or the 6-cr Criminial Justice DSST exam if COSC will give 6cr for it.
Those will all save money for you.
2 yr Assocaite Degree through COSC plan - rebel100 - 05-16-2016
I have a COSC AS degree using FEMA in my signature that is much more up to date.
I didn't look closely, but question the following:
Ethics (need 3 credits I don't know where you will find a pare single ethics course)
Those sciences, especially through Saylor are gonna be tough for most people. You might be the exception.
I don't see anything that meets "Global" (maybe the comparative politics?)
There are easier Social Sciences I think
You only need 3 credits in Math not 6, though anything over 3 is a nice liberal arts elective
The cornerstone is $1200, there is a $75 application fee, and $245 enrollment fee, and a $205 graduation fee
At least 30 credits must be 'liberal arts" (History, science, math, social science, etc... for an AS
At least 45 must be "liberal arts" for an AA
2 yr Assocaite Degree through COSC plan - bjcheung77 - 05-18-2016
The answers are at your fingertips. You can only apply about 20 FEMA credits to your AA.
You just need to ask yourself, are you going for a Bachelors after that? If no, you're good.
If yes, the FEMA credits are pretty maxed out with the AA, your only issue is finding acceptable area of study upper level courses.
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Requirements: https://www.charteroak.edu/catalog/current/prog_study_degree_requirements/
General Education: https://www.charteroak.edu/catalog/current/prog_study_degree_requirements/gen_ed_requirements.cfm