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Help with BALS plan - justmelly - 06-29-2018
This site and the people on it are amazing!! Seriously, you all rock.
Would someone be willing to help me put the courses listed below into a spreadsheet for BALS?
Also, I am also wondering what qualifies for a UL in Liberal Arts on Study.com?
Thank you!
Currently working on:
Algebra through Aleks (I am at 60%. Once I am at 70%, do I just request it on ACE?)
and English Composition through study.com (just finishing the essays).
Completed courses:
From Utah Valley University
Into to Writing
Intermediate Algebra
Psychology
Intro to Biology
Photo Lighting
Photography I
Photography II
2D Design
Graphic Computer Applications
Personal Health and Wellness
Intro to Art
From Study.com
Business 101: Principles of Management
Business 102: Principles of Marketing
Business 108: Business Ethics
Business 109: Intro to Computing
Business 120: International Business
Communications 102: Interpersonal Communication
Economics 101: Principles of Microeconomics
Finance 102: Personal Finance
History 104: US History II
History 108: History of the Vietnam War
Math 101: College Algebra
Political Science 102: American Government
Psychology 102: Educational Psychology
Religion 101: Intro to World Religions
Sociology 101: Intro to Sociology
Spanish 101: Beginning Spanish
RE: Help with BALS plan - allvia - 06-29-2018
I'm assuming you're looking at TESU. You have many of the core courses completed through study.com already for a BSBA vs the BALS, so you may want to look into that as an option.
RE: Help with BALS plan - dfrecore - 06-29-2018
First, with ALEKS, you need to get 70% on an assessment (blue line), so working through the course to 70% (green line) won't help (except that you get the knowledge needed to pass the assessment).
Second, some of the courses you've taken don't fit well into a BALS - it seems like you looked at the BSBA degree, then started working on it, and then decided to switch to a BALS. Like, you don't need any additional math if you don't want to take it for the BALS. But I will make you a BALS degree and a BSBA to see which one you like better. You will lose some credits it you were to go to the BSBA.
Third, UL BALS courses at Study.com:
BUS 313: Organizational Communication (COM-391)
ENGL 305: Advanced Technical Writing (ENG-306)
CJ 305: The Juvenile Justice System
HIS 306: The American Civil War Era (HIS-450)
HIS 308: Causes & Effects of the Vietnam War (HIS-351)
HIS 311: The Holocaust and WWII (HIS-354)
PSY 301: Industrial/Organizational Psychology (PSY-401)
Psy 310: Psychology of Personality
PSY 312: History & Systems of Psychology (PSY-400)
COMPSCI 302: Systems Analysis & Design (CIS-321)
COMPSCI 303: Database Management (CIS-311)
BUS 303: Management Info Systems (CIS-301)
Finally, let me mention that there is a 90cr limit on the number of courses you take at one place, and you're at 48cr now for Study.com, so just watch out for that.
RE: Help with BALS plan - justmelly - 07-28-2018
Thank you for your reply! I didn't realize about the 90 credit limit. I will keep that in mind.
I am trying to finish a degree as quickly as possible. Which path do you suggest for doing that with what I have? I just need a degree, it doesn't matter in what. From what I can see, I am closer on the BALS, but I am not sure if I am reading it wrong!
Also, for the UL, I have only used study.com and Aleks for credit at this point and am not familiar with the others. Is there one that you prefer for UL courses?
Thanks again!
RE: Help with BALS plan - dfrecore - 07-28-2018
You are closer to the BALS. I would use Study.com for UL credits if you're familiar with them. There are other options (I think DSST exams is a favorite on here), it just depends on whether you would rather test or take a course.
RE: Help with BALS plan - jeffreymb - 07-28-2018
Quote:Algebra through Aleks (I am at 60%. Once I am at 70%, do I just request it on ACE?)
You should be aware the ALEKS's ACE accreditation expires the end of this month. If you hit 70% before then, you're fine, but if you go after the 31st and ALEKS doesn't renew, you've lost your effort.