04-03-2018, 01:11 PM
Hey everyone!
Thanks to user Dowew for getting me on here. I'm working on speed-tracking through a BSBA from Thomas Edison State University online. Dowew has helped me as best he can but it was time to introduce myself and ask for some guidance.
I am in my early 30s working full time for a bank, and I have six children under the age of eight (I have the most potent sperm known to mankind). This results in me being unable to attend a traditional brick and mortal university. I am finding my lack of a degree is resulting in my plateauing at work and I would like to get credentialized in order to move forward.
So far I have been doing Straighterline.com. I greatly enjoyed these courses and appreciated the open book format which allowed me to speed through. I have run into difficulty successfully completing Algebra, as I never studied it before.
I have done most of the available courses for my degree on straighterline and now I am moving to Saylor.org but I just did the practice exam for Comparative Politics and found that I need the open book format in order to get the course done without significant study prep. Is the final open book on Saylor or is it closed book ?
A few more administrative questions
1) I am still paying for straighterline even though I am not actively using it right. Can I turn off my subscription and keep my banked credits safe ?
2) I have not actually registered with TESU yet. Should I register with them and send them credits as I go, or should I complete the credit and send them all in one big pile ?
3) I like Saylor's price, but I found their study materials to be substandard (wikipedia pages, scanned books on archive.org). Does anyone else have a suggestion of an alternative?
At this point I have completed the following courses, all through straighterline :
United States History I - 85%
United States History II - 91%
Introduction to Criminal Justice - 95%
Economics 1 Macroeconomics - 85
Economics II Microeconomics 83%
English Composition I 84%
English Composition II 91%
Introduction to Communication 93%
Western Civilization I 91%
Western Civilization II 80%
Introduction to Sociology 91%
Introduction to Psychology 81%
Currently in enrolled in on straighteline (paid for)
Business Statistics
Business Ethics
College Algebra
Accounting 1
Accounting II
Managerial Accounting
Organization Behaviour
I also just finished the practice exam on Saylor's Comparative Politics with 78% open book.
What are my next steps ? I believe I can finish organizational behaviour today, but after that I am worried I am going to get stuck once I get into the non humanities courses. Can anyone suggest some really easy courses to take before I hit a wall ?
Thanks to user Dowew for getting me on here. I'm working on speed-tracking through a BSBA from Thomas Edison State University online. Dowew has helped me as best he can but it was time to introduce myself and ask for some guidance.
I am in my early 30s working full time for a bank, and I have six children under the age of eight (I have the most potent sperm known to mankind). This results in me being unable to attend a traditional brick and mortal university. I am finding my lack of a degree is resulting in my plateauing at work and I would like to get credentialized in order to move forward.
So far I have been doing Straighterline.com. I greatly enjoyed these courses and appreciated the open book format which allowed me to speed through. I have run into difficulty successfully completing Algebra, as I never studied it before.
I have done most of the available courses for my degree on straighterline and now I am moving to Saylor.org but I just did the practice exam for Comparative Politics and found that I need the open book format in order to get the course done without significant study prep. Is the final open book on Saylor or is it closed book ?
A few more administrative questions
1) I am still paying for straighterline even though I am not actively using it right. Can I turn off my subscription and keep my banked credits safe ?
2) I have not actually registered with TESU yet. Should I register with them and send them credits as I go, or should I complete the credit and send them all in one big pile ?
3) I like Saylor's price, but I found their study materials to be substandard (wikipedia pages, scanned books on archive.org). Does anyone else have a suggestion of an alternative?
At this point I have completed the following courses, all through straighterline :
United States History I - 85%
United States History II - 91%
Introduction to Criminal Justice - 95%
Economics 1 Macroeconomics - 85
Economics II Microeconomics 83%
English Composition I 84%
English Composition II 91%
Introduction to Communication 93%
Western Civilization I 91%
Western Civilization II 80%
Introduction to Sociology 91%
Introduction to Psychology 81%
Currently in enrolled in on straighteline (paid for)
Business Statistics
Business Ethics
College Algebra
Accounting 1
Accounting II
Managerial Accounting
Organization Behaviour
I also just finished the practice exam on Saylor's Comparative Politics with 78% open book.
What are my next steps ? I believe I can finish organizational behaviour today, but after that I am worried I am going to get stuck once I get into the non humanities courses. Can anyone suggest some really easy courses to take before I hit a wall ?


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