(03-01-2018, 01:08 PM)mykal335i Wrote: This forum seems almost too good to be true, I am 34 years old and chose my career over school 13 years ago when I dropped out. It's worked out very well for me, I'm a successful Software Architect and I make a comfortable living. However, I've recently been looking at management positions, and I feel that I'm being passed over due to a lack of a completed degree on my resume. I've been reading through the posts on here for a few weeks, and I have some goals in mind but I'm a little unsure about how to proceed. I have run my own businesses as well over the years, so I think either a focus on computer science or business administration would make sense but I am open to a different degree since I don't think it matters much.
Goals
- I would like to complete a Bachelors degree online.
- I would like to graduate in the next 1-2 years.
- I would like the option of getting a MBA at some point in the future.
I'll paste my courses from Comm. College below, given my situation can you please help me with some questions:
1. Is it correct that I can apply to TESU and have my transcript evaluated without needing to be enrolled?
2. I found another user's Google Doc for TESU BSBA in CIS, once I find out what TESU will transfer can I use this document as a starting point to begin taking some online courses? Doc Here
3. Are my goals reasonable? I work full time but can dedicate at least a few hours a day and more on the weekends.
Thanks for all of your posts, I hope to be able to help out as I get more familiar with how all of this works!
Current Coursework:
Penn Valley Community College Kansas City, MO
ENGL 101 - Composition & Reading I (3cr)
MATH 110 - Intermediate Algebra (3cr)
SOCI 160 - Sociology (3cr)
MATH 150 - PreCalculus (5cr)
ENGL 102 - Composition & Reading II (3cr)
HIST 120 - American History I (3cr)
CSIS 125 - Visual Basic Programming (3cr)
CSIS 152 - Java Programming (3cr)
26cr
1. Absolutely. You should go ahead and apply and send your transcripts today. It will only cost you a $75 application fee.
2. The doc you linked is a little out of date, but basically sound. ALEKS is no longer an option for math, for instance, but I suspect someone will drop by with a more up to date spreadsheet.
3. Absolutely very doable.
Anyway, welcome to the club! It's going to be a awesome experience.
NanoDegree: Intro to Self-Driving Cars (2019)
Coursera: Stanford Machine Learning (2019)
TESU: BA in Comp Sci (2016)
TECEP:Env Ethics (2015); TESU PLA:Software Eng, Computer Arch, C++, Advanced C++, Data Struct (2015); TESU Courses:Capstone, Database Mngmnt Sys, Op Sys, Artificial Intel, Discrete Math, Intro to Portfolio Dev, Intro PLA (2014-16); DSST:Anthro, Pers Fin, Astronomy (2014); CLEP:Intro to Soc (2014); Saylor.org:Intro to Computers (2014); CC: 69 units (1980-88)
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Coursera: Stanford Machine Learning (2019)
TESU: BA in Comp Sci (2016)
TECEP:Env Ethics (2015); TESU PLA:Software Eng, Computer Arch, C++, Advanced C++, Data Struct (2015); TESU Courses:Capstone, Database Mngmnt Sys, Op Sys, Artificial Intel, Discrete Math, Intro to Portfolio Dev, Intro PLA (2014-16); DSST:Anthro, Pers Fin, Astronomy (2014); CLEP:Intro to Soc (2014); Saylor.org:Intro to Computers (2014); CC: 69 units (1980-88)
PLA Tips Thread - TESU: What is in a Portfolio?
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