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PLA Mathematics Help and Advice - armstrongsubero - 12-30-2018
Could someone walk me through the PLA process? Do I have to do the PLA-100 and PLA-200 courses?
I was asking because I was thinking of doing a PLA for data structures.
However I saw that if I do Calc II at Straighterline since I already bought it and Geometry at Study.com I will only need 12 credits to complete a BA in Mathematics!
Any ideas how I can PLA these courses:
Calc III
Linear Algebra
2 UL math courses I'm thinking easy ones:
History of Mathematics and
Mathematics Modelling or
Differential Equations
How does the PLA work, especially for math classes? Any ideas!? Thanks...
RE: PLA Mathematics Help and Advice - mysonx3 - 12-30-2018
You can't PLA math, unfortunately (though there are "certain exceptions")
https://www.tesu.edu/degree-completion/pla-and-portfolio-faqs
RE: PLA Mathematics Help and Advice - armstrongsubero - 12-30-2018
Sigh, thanks. Guess I'll have to pay for those if I want it. Its hard to see you'll 12 credits away from a degree and cant get it easily..
RE: PLA Mathematics Help and Advice - mysonx3 - 12-30-2018
How many classes are you intending to do at TESU? If you're already taking three (from your other posts, I think I remember you needing Intro to Programming, Data Structures and the Capstone?) then you can basically get two more for free (the tuition is offset by not paying a residency waiver), which couple get you 1/2 of those 12 credits. Also, I think Coopersmith has an UL math course, but not sure if they allow international students
RE: PLA Mathematics Help and Advice - armstrongsubero - 12-30-2018
I already did the capstone, so I have 2 more to do. Intro to Programming and Data Structures.
Thanks! I see they have a Concepts in Math and Quantitative Analysis!
Is this where you order courses from them?
https://coopersmith-career-consulting.fwscheckout.com/MAT__3-credit_Math_Course/p5563188_18568324.aspx
I see they use proctorU so I dont think that would be a problem. Did anyone transfer this into TESU? Does it come in as UL?
Hmm if I can do this course then its just 3 I need to do for the math degree. So thats 5 courses in total again at TESU for a BA in Math and BA in Computer Science. If I can cut that down to 4 will be awesome!
RE: PLA Mathematics Help and Advice - mysonx3 - 12-30-2018
Just remember that doing 4 courses at TESU is more expensive than 5, because of the residency waiver.
RE: PLA Mathematics Help and Advice - armstrongsubero - 12-30-2018
@mysonx3 Oh I will have the 16 credits to avoid it paying it if I do 4 more. With the cornerstone and capstone I already did that gave me 4. And the 4 courses will make up 12 giving me the 16 I need! I hope I can shave the off somewhere.
RE: PLA Mathematics Help and Advice - mysonx3 - 12-30-2018
Ah I see, I thought you were including the capstone when you said 4 or 5.
I know APUS has some UL math. $810 for a course. Not too cheap but a little cheaper than TESU
RE: PLA Mathematics Help and Advice - armstrongsubero - 12-30-2018
Hmm $810 is still steep, I'm also looking at Statistics.com they have courses for $549! I may get them for $500 since they have a code running. They have quite a bit of UL math courses, though it seems I'll have to wait to do the interesting ones.
I wonder if anyone did courses with them?
RE: PLA Mathematics Help and Advice - mysonx3 - 12-30-2018
You'll probably want to check with advising about the Statistics.com courses, I think I remember seeing that some of their classes that sound like math don't count towards the Math AoS. I could be mistaken, but might want to check