Please Help! My newb-itis is killing me...

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Wow. You guys rock! I'm so happy for all the support and feedback!

You don't need to take the ALEKS courses you need the capstone and 7 more upper level credits. The ALEKS courses will not fill those upper levels. I might be wrong with these new requirements it is a little different , but


You need:
Responsible Ethical Leadership (Not Started)

__________________________________________________ ___________________ 3 credits
Liberal Arts Capstone (3 SH)
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes
___ LIB-495___ _________________________ ______________________ 1 course needed

A: Concentration (24) (In Progress)
Semester Hours Completed: 14.00 Required: 24 Remaining: 10
__________________________________________________ ___________________ 3 credits-- can be 200 level could switch Anat & Phys. I to here and add 3 new free electives
__________________________________________________ ___________________ 3 credits must be upper level
__________________________________________________ ___________________ 3 credits must be upper level
__________________________________________________ ___________________ 1 credits must be upper level

Some else please correct me if I am wrong

@Lindagerr I totally forgot to mention that I'll be taking SL BUS106 since the equivalency chart https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?...utput=html says it ports in as PHI-384. Is that right everyone? Got that from Straighterline's chart and an advisor at TESC "says" the chart is up to date and current. Fingers crossed. I really hope that class won't be too tough for a first time class with SL....

If you plan on doing Calculus 3 and Linear Algebra you will know plenty of math for the degree.

From the programmers I know, most of them maxed out at Calculus 2, and some maxed out at Calculus 1. Since you already have Calculus 2, you should be fine there.

From what I've been told, Linear Algebra does not come in handy in most Computer Science courses. It is particularly useful in Matrix Math, which makes it crucial to video game design classes(I don't believe TESC has any O.o).

I would suggest going for Discrete Math, from what I've been told, it has concepts that are much harder to learn on your own, while Linear Algebra is possible to learn on your own.(If you don't decide to take Discrete Math, here is a link to a course taught at Carnegie Mellon if you are ever interested Computational Discrete Mathematics | Open Learning Initiative )

This is all information I have been told from my colleagues(I'm a programming intern at a robotics company, I plan to start my Computer Science courses in March with TESC.)

That's my opinion on the math classes you would need for the TESC degree. That said, the more math you learn, the larger a toolset you will have to choose from when programming. Many programmers I know never stop learning, they keep looking up more math on their own time, and it can come in handy with their code.

@benjenkinsv95 Thanks a million for the rich and detailed insight on the math needed for this degree I was worried that I would end up having to selling my soul to pass Calculus IV or worse? Is there anything worse than Calculus IV? Lol... At any rate I will need Discrete math for CS so I will look into it as well. Thanks for the link! How did you get started as an intern? Did you already have a lot of languages like Java and C++ under your belt? As a total newb, I've been drifting around wondering what classes were actually essential in the field so any tips are definitely welcome!

I don't think so, as TESC counts Anatomy & Physiology as 100-level here. The OP is maxed out on 100-level credit within the NS/M concentration already:
Otherwise, Linda, I think you're entirely correct.

@Jonathan. That's the issue I'm wondering about. I really need to know if I were to take an ALEKS course in math, would it automagically bump one of my 4 credit calculus classes into the concentration area?

In other words, I know I need at least 2 more UL classes for the Math degree but for the third class I might not need to take a 200 level class if they would just move my Calculus up into the concentration area. I was planning to rack up some ALEKS classes to review my way back up to Calculus since I've been out of school for so long and while I'm doing all of that review it would be nice if the 100 level maths would push the 200 level Calculus courses into the area of study. Sorry for the confusion everyone. Having a hard time explaining what I'm wondering.