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== General Studies Degree Plan (beta)==
== BS Information Systems Degree Plan==
Here is a General Studies Degree plan for [[Southern New Hampshire University]] (SNHU) as of approximately May of 2023. Please make sure that the suggestions are still valid before beginning to follow this plan.
Here is a BS Information Systems Degree plan for [[CUNY School of Professional Studies]] (CUNY SPS) as of approximately June of 2023. Please make sure that the suggestions are still valid before beginning to follow this plan.


The alternative credit courses were handpicked using experience from previous students as to what courses will be the easiest and quickest courses to take. In places with multiple courses listed, the first course is assumed to be the fastest/easiest course to take.
The alternative credit courses were handpicked using experience from previous students as to what courses will be the easiest and quickest courses to take. In places with multiple courses listed, the first course is assumed to be the fastest/easiest course to take.
===Taking Alt Credit Courses Not on a Equivalency List===
If you want to take courses from [[Study.com]] for example, it is best to get those courses approved before taking them.  Contact the SNHU advisor to get courses approved.
===Tips on Order in Which to Complete Courses===
Start with [[Sophia.org]], do English Composition first. Unfortunately, Sophia only allows 2 courses open at one time, so after you start English Comp, do a course that doesn't have any touchstones (written assignments). Once done with Sophia, start doing other alternative credit courses.


===How Long Will It Take To Complete This Degree Once I Finish All the Alterative Credits?===
=== Why get a degree from this college? ===
Full time is 2 courses per 2 month term at SNHU. At that rate, it would take 10 months to do 30 credits worth of courses.  
 
* If you want a degree with decent brand name and [https://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/bachelors/rankings high U.S. News ranking]
* If you are local to the east coast
* To take advantage of large amount of credits given to certifications
* If you already have a large amount of transfer credit to start with
 
===What's the process for getting a degree?===
 
# Do RA credit (24 credits required)
# Do ALT credits (check for limits on max alt credit transfer)
# Do certifications
# Enroll and finish remaining credits (Must do at least 15 credits at CUNY SPS)
 
=== How the course providers are selected ===
CLEP is free through Modern States and is the easiest by far of the exams to pass. However if you fail a CLEP, you have to wait 90 days to retake a test. DSST are not hard to pass either though cost around $100 and retakes are 90 days as well. Saylor exams are cheap at $5 exams but are extremely hard to pass though you get 3 tries to pass them.
 
Mostly CLEP options are listed in the degree plan unless a DSST was likely easier to pass. Saylor options are only listed if there is no other option.


===Source of Credit===
===Source of Credit===
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This degree plan was made using this source to map out all the alternative credits.
This degree plan was made using this source to map out all the alternative credits.


[https://snhu.sophia.org/ Sophia Equivalents]
[https://sps.cuny.edu/academics/credit-prior-learning/credit-non-collegiate-learning Alt credit equivalents]
 
[https://www.straighterline.com/colleges/southern-new-hampshire-university/course-equivalency/ Straighterline Equivalents]
 
[https://www.snhu.edu/admission/transferring-credits/work-life-experience/testing-out CLEP, DSST, AP Exams Equivalents and other Alt credit equivalents]


==General Education Requirements==
==General Education Requirements==
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Provider
Provider
!Course Name
!Course Name
!SNHU Credit
!CUNY SPS
Credit
|-
|-
|ENV101
|ENG 101
|SNHU 107
|College Writing I
<small>(NOTE: students with 12 or more transfer credits may substitute a free elective)</small>
| 3
|[[Sophia]]
|Environmental Science or take whatever you want.
| 3
| 3
|CLEP
|English Composition
|3
|-
|-
|GRA101
|ENG 102
|IDS 100
|College Writing II
<small>(NOTE: students with 12 or more transfer credits may substitute a free elective)</small>
|3
|3
|[[Sophia]]
|
| Visual Communications or take whatever you want.
|
|
|-
|
|Math in Contemp Soc or Intro to Stats
|3
|3
|-
|DSST or CLEP
|ENG122
|Math for Liberal Arts or College Mathematics or College Algebra or Principles of Statistics or Precalculus or Calculus
|English Composition I
<small>Note: Math for Liberal Arts is probably the easiest though College Mathematics shouldn't be too hard to pass.</small>
|3
|3
|[[Sophia]]
|English Composition I
<small>** You can submit all the touchstones at once except for touchstone #4 to speed things up</small>
| 3
|-
|-
|ENG123
|
|English Composition II
|Life and Physical Sciences
|3
|3
|[[Sophia]]
|DSST or CLEP
|English Composition II
|Environmental Science or Astronomy or Biology or Chemistry
<small>Note: Biology and Chemistry are both hard CLEPS.</small>
|3
|3
|-
|-
|MAT240
|
|Mathematics
|World Cultures and Global Issues
|3
|3
|[[Sophia]]
|DSST or
|Introduction to Statistics
CLEP
|History of the Vietnam War or Introduction to World Religions or History of the Soviet Union or Spanish Language Level 1
<small>Note: Unless you have at least 1 year of academic experience in a foreign language, it's not recommended you attempt a CLEP as the spoken words would be impossible to understand without a lot of experience.</small>
|3
|3
|-
|-
|FAS201
|
|Fine Arts and Humanities (EFAH)
|U.S. Experience in Its Diversity
|3
|3
|[[Sophia]]
|CLEP
|Critical Thinking, Introduction to Ethics, Approaches to Studying Religions, Ancient Greek Philosophers
|American Government or History of the United States I or II
|3
|3
|-
|-
|FAS202
|
|Fine Arts and Humanities (EFAH)
|Creative Expression
|3
|3
|[[Sophia]]
|CLEP
|Critical Thinking, Introduction to Ethics, Approaches to Studying Religions, Ancient Greek Philosophers
|Analyzing and Interpreting Literature or Humanities
|3
|3
|-
|-
|ECO201
|
|Social and Behavioral Sciences (ESBS)
|Individual and Society
|3
|3
|[[Sophia]]
|CLEP
|Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Introduction to Sociology, Introduction to Psychology
|Introductory Sociology or Microeconomics
<small>Note: U.S. Govt isn't listed but might work. check with advising if you want that course</small>
|3
|3
|-
|-
| ECO202
|
|Social and Behavioral Sciences (ESBS)
|Scientific World
|3
|3
|[[Sophia]]
|CLEP
|Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Introduction to Sociology, Introduction to Psychology
|Introductory Psychology
<small>Note: U.S. Govt isn't listed but might work. check with advising if you want that course</small>
|3
|3
|-
|-
|MAT136
|
|Science, Technology, and Mathematics (ESTM)
|Any Area
| 3
| 3
| [[Sophia]]
|CLEP
|College Algebra
|Pick something
|3
|3
|-
|-
|MAT125
|
|Science, Technology, and Mathematics (ESTM)
|College Option
|3
|3
|[[CSM_Learn|CMS]]
|DSST
|CMS Learn
|Technical Writing
|3
|3
|-
|-
|HIS113
|
|History 100 (EHIS)
|College Option
|3
|3
|[[Sophia]]
|
or [[StraighterLine|SL]]
|
|U.S. History I or
|
Western Civilization I
|-
!
!Totals
!36
!
!
! 30
|}


<small>** reported this works</small>
== Major Requirements==
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
|+
!ID
!Courses
!Credits
!Course
Provider
!Course Name
!CUNY SPS
Credit
|-
|IS 200
|Foundations of Information Systems
|3
|Coursera
|Google IT Support
|3
|3
|-
|-
|HIS114
|IS 205
|Applied History 200 (EHIS)
|IT Infrastructure and Support
|3
|3
|[[Sophia]]
|Coursera
or [[StraighterLine|SL]]
|Google IT Support
|U.S. History II or
|3
Western Civilization II
|-
 
|IS 250
<small>**  doesn't need to be 200 level, reported this works</small>
|Computer and Network Security
|3
|DSST or
CompTIA
|Fundamentals of Cybersecurity or
Security+
|3
|-
|IS 260
|Networks and Business Data Communication
|3
|Coursera
|Google IT Support
|3
|-
|IS 300
|Enterprise Architectures and Applications
|3
|Coursera
|Google IT Support
|3
|3
|-
|-
|IS 320
|Systems Analysis and Design
|3
|
|
|
|-
|IS 326
| E-Commerce for Information Systems
|3
|
|
|
|
|Integration
|-
|IS 350
|I S Strategy, Management, and Acquisition
|3
|Saylor
|Software Engineering
|3
|-
|IS 374
|Business Process Design and Workflow Analysis
|3
|3
|
|
|** Must be done SNHU??
|
|
|
|-
|IS 499
|Information Systems Capstone
|3
|
|
|
|-
|PROM 210
| Project Management
|3
|Coursera
|Google Project Management
<small>Note: This cert is worth 9 credits so 6 credits will go into your electives</small>
|3
|-
|-
!
!
!Totals
!Total
!42
!33
!
!
!
!
! 39
!21
|}
|}


== Mayor Course & Concentration Courses==
== Major Requirements - Technical Track ==
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
|+
!ID
!ID
!Courses
!Courses
<small>Students may take no more than two 100-level courses in any concentration.</small>
!Credits
!Competency
Units Value
!Course
!Course
Provider
Provider
!Course Name
!Course Name
!SNHU Credit
!CUNY SPS
Credit
|-
|IS 210
|Software Application Programming I
|3
|Coursera
|Google Data Analytics
|3
|-
|IS 211
|Software Application Programming II
|3
|Coursera
|Google Data Analytics
|3
|-
|IS 361
|Database Architecture and Programming
|3
|Coursera
|Google Data Analytics
|3
|-
|-
|IND299
|IS 362
| Strategies for Specialization Planning
|Data Acquisition and Management
(major course)
|3
|Coursera
|Google Data Analytics
|3
|3
|SNHU
|Must take at SNHU I believe.
|
|-
|-
|IS 380
|Geographic Information Systems
|3
|
|
| Pick 12 credit concentration
|12
|
|
|(match prefix of chosen concentration)
|
|
|-
|-
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!
!
!
!
!0
!12
|}
|}


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!ID
!ID
!Course
!Course
!Competency
!Credits
Units Value
!Course
!Course
Provider
Provider
!Course Name  
!Course Name  
!SNHU Credit
!CUNY SPS
Credit
|-
|
|
|
|
|Google Project Management
|6
|-
|-
|
|
|Pick whatever you want
|Pick whatever you want
|63
|36
|
|
|Whatever
|Whatever
|63
<small>Note: Doing a Google cert is an easy way to get credit.</small>
|30
|-
|-
!
!
!Totals
!Totals
!63
!36
!
!
!
!
!63
!36
|}
|}


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!ID
!ID
!Course
!Course
!Competency
!Credits
Units Value
!Course
!Course
Provider
Provider
! Course Name
! Course Name
!SNHU
!CUNY SPS
Credit
Credit


<small>**max Transfer</small>
<small>(Max 105 transfer)</small>
 
<small>90 credits</small>
|-
|-
|
|
|General Education Requirements
|General Education Requirements
|42
|36
|
|
| 30
|-
|
|
| Major Requirements
|33
|
|
| 39
|
|21
|-
|-
|
|
| Mayor Course & Concentration Courses
|Major Requirements - Technical Track
|15
|15
|
|
|
|
|0
|12
|-
|-
|
|
|Free Electives
|Free Electives
|63
|36
|
|
|
|
|63
|36
|-
|-
!
!
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!
!
!
!
!102
!99
|}
|}
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Latest revision as of 16:48, 8 June 2023

BS Information Systems Degree Plan[edit | edit source]

Here is a BS Information Systems Degree plan for CUNY School of Professional Studies (CUNY SPS) as of approximately June of 2023. Please make sure that the suggestions are still valid before beginning to follow this plan.

The alternative credit courses were handpicked using experience from previous students as to what courses will be the easiest and quickest courses to take. In places with multiple courses listed, the first course is assumed to be the fastest/easiest course to take.

Why get a degree from this college?[edit | edit source]

  • If you want a degree with decent brand name and high U.S. News ranking
  • If you are local to the east coast
  • To take advantage of large amount of credits given to certifications
  • If you already have a large amount of transfer credit to start with

What's the process for getting a degree?[edit | edit source]

  1. Do RA credit (24 credits required)
  2. Do ALT credits (check for limits on max alt credit transfer)
  3. Do certifications
  4. Enroll and finish remaining credits (Must do at least 15 credits at CUNY SPS)

How the course providers are selected[edit | edit source]

CLEP is free through Modern States and is the easiest by far of the exams to pass. However if you fail a CLEP, you have to wait 90 days to retake a test. DSST are not hard to pass either though cost around $100 and retakes are 90 days as well. Saylor exams are cheap at $5 exams but are extremely hard to pass though you get 3 tries to pass them.

Mostly CLEP options are listed in the degree plan unless a DSST was likely easier to pass. Saylor options are only listed if there is no other option.

Source of Credit[edit | edit source]

This degree plan was made using this source to map out all the alternative credits.

Alt credit equivalents

General Education Requirements[edit | edit source]

ID Course Credits Course

Provider

Course Name CUNY SPS

Credit

ENG 101 College Writing I 3 CLEP English Composition 3
ENG 102 College Writing II 3
Math in Contemp Soc or Intro to Stats 3 DSST or CLEP Math for Liberal Arts or College Mathematics or College Algebra or Principles of Statistics or Precalculus or Calculus

Note: Math for Liberal Arts is probably the easiest though College Mathematics shouldn't be too hard to pass.

3
Life and Physical Sciences 3 DSST or CLEP Environmental Science or Astronomy or Biology or Chemistry

Note: Biology and Chemistry are both hard CLEPS.

3
World Cultures and Global Issues 3 DSST or

CLEP

History of the Vietnam War or Introduction to World Religions or History of the Soviet Union or Spanish Language Level 1

Note: Unless you have at least 1 year of academic experience in a foreign language, it's not recommended you attempt a CLEP as the spoken words would be impossible to understand without a lot of experience.

3
U.S. Experience in Its Diversity 3 CLEP American Government or History of the United States I or II 3
Creative Expression 3 CLEP Analyzing and Interpreting Literature or Humanities 3
Individual and Society 3 CLEP Introductory Sociology or Microeconomics 3
Scientific World 3 CLEP Introductory Psychology 3
Any Area 3 CLEP Pick something 3
College Option 3 DSST Technical Writing 3
College Option 3
Totals 36 30

Major Requirements[edit | edit source]

ID Courses Credits Course

Provider

Course Name CUNY SPS

Credit

IS 200 Foundations of Information Systems 3 Coursera Google IT Support 3
IS 205 IT Infrastructure and Support 3 Coursera Google IT Support 3
IS 250 Computer and Network Security 3 DSST or

CompTIA

Fundamentals of Cybersecurity or

Security+

3
IS 260 Networks and Business Data Communication 3 Coursera Google IT Support 3
IS 300 Enterprise Architectures and Applications 3 Coursera Google IT Support 3
IS 320 Systems Analysis and Design 3
IS 326 E-Commerce for Information Systems 3
IS 350 I S Strategy, Management, and Acquisition 3 Saylor Software Engineering 3
IS 374 Business Process Design and Workflow Analysis 3
IS 499 Information Systems Capstone 3
PROM 210 Project Management 3 Coursera Google Project Management

Note: This cert is worth 9 credits so 6 credits will go into your electives

3
Total 33 21

Major Requirements - Technical Track[edit | edit source]

ID Courses Credits Course

Provider

Course Name CUNY SPS

Credit

IS 210 Software Application Programming I 3 Coursera Google Data Analytics 3
IS 211 Software Application Programming II 3 Coursera Google Data Analytics 3
IS 361 Database Architecture and Programming 3 Coursera Google Data Analytics 3
IS 362 Data Acquisition and Management 3 Coursera Google Data Analytics 3
IS 380 Geographic Information Systems 3
Total 15 12

Free Electives[edit | edit source]

ID Course Credits Course

Provider

Course Name CUNY SPS

Credit

Google Project Management 6
Pick whatever you want 36 Whatever

Note: Doing a Google cert is an easy way to get credit.

30
Totals 36 36

Total Transfer Credit[edit | edit source]

ID Course Credits Course

Provider

Course Name CUNY SPS

Credit

(Max 105 transfer)

General Education Requirements 36 30
Major Requirements 33 21
Major Requirements - Technical Track 15 12
Free Electives 36 36
Total 120 99

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