Sophia Courses to Avoid with the Pierpont BOG Degree

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I left out technology because many technology occupations including most programming jobs do not need high level math (I also spoke to all the software developers in my company and none of them use it). For most people this course will be 2-3 times harder than many other Sophia courses and it is disappointing it does not count for any credit.

Requiring Sophia's College Algebra (AKA Algebra II in high school) which is IMO the most useless high school math course I ever took in my life is just a waste of so many people's time (for the record I enjoyed courses like Trigonometry). For Sophia's College Algebra, I laughed at all the "real world" applications they tried to present which were nothing more than math puzzles most people would never have or need to solve. There are legions of calculators and programs out there to do these things for you. For instance I know how to read a paper map and calculate my remaining distance but why bother when I have Google maps? I have not ran across something in every day life I could not measure with a practical device like a tape measure or infrared thermometer. In some cases using the recommended algebraic formula took more time then doing some simple calculations for things like unit price comparisons which I do all the time when shopping. Claiming it helps with logical problem solving is nonsense, I hired a math major once and they were one of the worst people at troubleshooting, they also constantly turned simple things into impractical problems just like this course.

For the record and despite what I have read here, if you struggle with math, Sophia's College Algebra (Algebra II) will not be easy for you and I recommend taking a second science course instead.

My opinion is that once you learn enough math in high school to do well on the ACT/SAT, which is a mix of Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry, then you don't need to learn any more math in college.

However, if you pursue an engineering degree, then you can't avoid doing lots of math. Similarly, Computer Science often requires Calculus.

Mathematics is valuable from a utilitarian perspective because you never know who might end up working for NASA or solving significant societal problems that demand a high level of mathematical skills. However, for 90% of people, additional math beyond high school isn't necessary.

Statistics is the course I recommend everyone take at Sophia because it's not overly difficult, and some master's programs require statistics.

You can take environmental science for the science requirement.

For other suggestions, check out the Wiki
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Pi...egree_Plan