Yet Another Plan for BA Natural Science and Mathematics Degree- Need help

[sanantone]

I was able to get preapproved for the CBE in Info System Analysis & Design in CS. The Cloud Computing CBE was denied for UL CS because it's too basic, too applied, and didn't have any programming. I doubt it will fly as a natural science. It would have came in as CAP-499, which is pretty much the kiss of death for natural science applicability. I suspect the cybersecurity DSST is too applied to be a natural science too especially since TEEX comes in as 2 CAP and 1 CIS.

If a course is CIS, then there is probably a 50/50 chance of it being a natural science. Out of the computer-related subjects, only CS courses are guaranteed to be natural sciences. TESU told another member that Cloud Computing will not count as a natural science. They did, however, approve Information Systems Design and Management as a natural science. I don't know if it still is counted as a natural science since they just changed the equivalency.

I have taken Information Systems Analysis and Design, and it is used in the natural science area of study when I do a "what-if" evaluation. The Networking Technology TECEP used to count as a natural science, but this changed a couple of years ago. One of the TEEX courses used to have the same equivalency as the DSST for Cybersecurity. I still have it as that equivalency since I was enrolled before the change. It does not count as a natural science.

The edX courses have a prerequisite of calculus, but it is not an enforced prerequisite. You will need to know calculus in order to pass the courses, but you can do this without paying for calculus courses. You can go through Saylor material, watch Khan Academy videos, or go through something else that's free. However, since the first course starts in 10 days, you probably won't have enough time.