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Provider: Coopersmith 
Course: The Music of the Orthodox Jew From Antiquity Through the 20th Century (MUS-301)
Course content: How is the material presented? Videos? Text? External content? Do you have to buy/have other materials? PDF Study Guide, PowerPoint Slide Crash Review, some practice questions. A few textbooks are recommended on the syllabus, but not required. 
Final exam format: How many questions? Multiple choice? Essay? Both? Something else? 20 multiple choice, 10 open ended, and 2 essay
Final exam content vs course content/practice exams: Have you seen the information before in the course, or was it a total curve ball? As long as you study the given material, it will be fine. 
Time taken on course: Hours? Weeks? Days? 3-4 weeks
Familiarity with subject before course: Never heard of it before taking the course, Low, medium, high, I do this every day. How would you have scored on the final with no preparation? Very unfamiliar
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: There are many terms to memorize which makes this course so difficult. For someone familiar with Jewish Music, it may be easier. TESU will not honor the 6 credits that NCCRS evaluated it for, it transfers as MUS-391 for 3 UL credits.
1-10 Difficulty level: 7-8

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Provider: Coopersmith 
Course: HIS-417 Ice Cream: History, Culture, and Economics
Course content: How is the material presented? Videos? Text? External content? Do you have to buy/have other materials? PDF Study Guide, PowerPoint Slide Crash Review, some practice questions. A few textbooks are recommended on the syllabus, but not required. 
Final exam format: How many questions? Multiple choice? Essay? Both? Something else? 20 multiple choice and 10 open ended
Final exam content vs course content/practice exams: Have you seen the information before in the course, or was it a total curve ball? As long as you study the given material, it will be fine especially since this course is easy. 
Time taken on course: Hours? Weeks? Days? 1 week
Familiarity with subject before course: Never heard of it before taking the course, Low, medium, high, I do this every day. How would you have scored on the final with no preparation? Not very familiar, but the course is easy to learn
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: Nothing tricky in this course. TESU accepts this as HIS-499.
1-10 Difficulty level: 3

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Provider: Coopersmith 
Course: HIS-302 Jewish Participation in the Garment History
Course content: How is the material presented? Videos? Text? External content? Do you have to buy/have other materials? PDF Study Guide, PowerPoint Slide Crash Review, some practice questions. A few textbooks are recommended on the syllabus, but not required. 
Final exam format: How many questions? Multiple choice? Essay? Both? Something else? 40 multiple choice and 8 open ended
Final exam content vs course content/practice exams: Have you seen the information before in the course, or was it a total curve ball? As long as you study the given material, it will be fine especially since this course is easy. 
Time taken on course: Hours? Weeks? Days? 1 week
Familiarity with subject before course: Never heard of it before taking the course, Low, medium, high, I do this every day. How would you have scored on the final with no preparation? Not very familiar, but the course is easy to learn and to memorize important places and names. 
Pitfalls, high points, things others should know: Nothing tricky in this course. Transfer to TESU as HIS-399.
1-10 Difficulty level: 3