After graduation I hit the ground running. I decided I would still signed up for a class a semester, starting with Survey of World Architecture. I was taken by surprise by the summer semester a little bit. The previous summer I had done test-outs, so this was my first real summer class online. Don't be fooled by the length, it's 8 weeks long but 12 weeks full! I am always amazed at the end of a class by the quality of Granite State College compared to other distance learning universities. I learned so much about the world around me, and now see buildings differently. This class really made me feel like I was at an institution of higher learning!
I also took a trip to validation nation last winter. With the help of my academic advisor Nancee Caughey, I gathered up all the specialized training I had received over the years. I was now enrolled in a Criminal Justice administration degree program so I knew my prior classes would be a big help. I was doing all my online classes for criminal justice, and figured if I could validate out of a couple, all the better.
Validation at GSC is a process where you present, in a somewhat formal fashion, evidence of prior learning. The prior learning has to have been A. significant, B. measurable and C. evidence of both provided. It sounds more complicated than it is. I presented many of the career college training classes in criminal justice I had taken at the police academy and other law enforcement institutions. All of my efforts paid of BIG TIME! I was awarded 22 credits towards my degree in criminal justice administration. Do the math of this one: 22 credits, at about $300 bucks a credit, is $6,600.00 I saved. Plus at one class a semester, I saved 6 semesters or 1 1/2 years of time towards my degree.
Anyone who has previously taken classes for work or pleasure should seriously consider the validation process. It really confirmed in my mind that GSC wants me to succeed more than anything else! Don't wait, VALIDATE!!!!!!!!!
Next Up: Why the integrated seminar should be more like a lost weekend.
I also took a trip to validation nation last winter. With the help of my academic advisor Nancee Caughey, I gathered up all the specialized training I had received over the years. I was now enrolled in a Criminal Justice administration degree program so I knew my prior classes would be a big help. I was doing all my online classes for criminal justice, and figured if I could validate out of a couple, all the better.
Validation at GSC is a process where you present, in a somewhat formal fashion, evidence of prior learning. The prior learning has to have been A. significant, B. measurable and C. evidence of both provided. It sounds more complicated than it is. I presented many of the career college training classes in criminal justice I had taken at the police academy and other law enforcement institutions. All of my efforts paid of BIG TIME! I was awarded 22 credits towards my degree in criminal justice administration. Do the math of this one: 22 credits, at about $300 bucks a credit, is $6,600.00 I saved. Plus at one class a semester, I saved 6 semesters or 1 1/2 years of time towards my degree.
Anyone who has previously taken classes for work or pleasure should seriously consider the validation process. It really confirmed in my mind that GSC wants me to succeed more than anything else! Don't wait, VALIDATE!!!!!!!!!
Next Up: Why the integrated seminar should be more like a lost weekend.
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