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

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Yeah. I wouldn't want to be doing Calculus IV anytime soon myself if I don't have to. You're welcome for the link, If you are interested in any more computer science courses that are offered for free you should check out this link: Computer Science: Free Courses | Open Culture
I've found almost every course I plan to take at TESC on that list lol.

I got started as an intern because I had a friend who put in a good word for me. I already had a pretty firm foundation in Java(My company programs primarily in Java) so that was a plus. I had also spent the year leading up to the internship going through web languages, making a crappy game site, hosting some proxy's, doing some mySQL stuff with PHP. Just playing around with anything I could get my hands on, you know? I also had some knowledge of C++, but it was limited. I'm currently in the process of teaching myself C++ again in preparation for my Data Structures course(as the course is taught in C++).

As far as what classes are necessary. That depends on what you want to do with your degree. I kind of hope to end up in a software engineering degree or a programmer analyst position. What I would tell you is necessary is based off of talking to my colleagues and my interest in software. If you were wanting to be a web developer or a database administrator, then you would have a very different opinion on what is necessary. And it would also depend on your programming background. If you are already familiar with a class there is little use in taking it.

@benjenkinsv95 Oh wow!! I'll never make it out of that site now! That is beyond awesome. Thanks so much for the link and tips. As soon as I finish these courses it'll be time to dive into some of those for sure! I'll also work on trying to narrow my selections in the field so my studies can be a bit more targeted.