Your Questions About Doing Business Online Unit 8

Communication or Business?

(You’re trolling! You’re asking for attention! etc. etc.)

So I am 13 years old, an 8th grader, and last year I started taking community college classes on the evenings and weekends. Well, I’m really liking it, and I really think I can head somewhere with it, so I will be going to an online high school next year so I can take the classes full-time. My goal is to transfer to a uni and get a Bachelor’s before I finish high school.

So I’d like to ask 3 questions: (Just answer as much as you know, please)
1) Is there a limit on how many units a minor/high school student can take at a community college? How about a university?
2) Is there anything impressive I could put on an application?
3) Is a Master’s Degree/Doctorate in Communication even worth anything these days? Or should I head for Business and Economics?

I understand I sound stupid but I just really want to do something good for myself. Thanks for reading.
EDIT: I live in Los Angeles, California.

American School of Corr – Required courses/electives for College Prep HELP!?

So I enrolled with the American School of Corr – College Prepatory Program. So considering in all of the information about the school it always said over 70 courses to from in science, math, english, social studies, and electives. So I just kind of thought that you could pick your courses.
You have to have 18 units to graduate, so I figured 4 credis in math, english, social studies, science, etc but I figured you could you know choose what courses to have. Only to find out there are 15 required courses, 3 electives to chosse 1 of which one must be a science elective.
The 15 required courses for College Prep are:
Writing 1
Psychology
Physiology and Health
Essential Mathematics 1
Writing 2 (1-4) (1/2) Unit course.
Understanding English 2 (5-8) (1/2) Unit Course.
United States History
Planning your Career
Biology (lab or non lab with fee.)
Essential Mathematics 2
American Literature
British Literature
Social Civics
Algebra 1
Geometry
Science Elective
Two other electives such as, art, photography, foreign language, business law, journalism, etc.

This is what it said in the packet I got when I requested more information about the school. But once I enrolled and got my first shipment they said another 15 required courses and they are different not much just : Plane Geometry and Build your Writing Skills 1 and Understanding English 2. There is no “writing” course.

Here is all the couses the American School Offers:
http://www.americanschoolofcorr.com/coursedescriptions

I’m in 9th grade and when enrolled I recieved Pshyology and Build your Writing Skills 1.

Anyways I wanted to take for math: Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2 and Trig and Calculus which they only offer online. They offer all those courses and said that you could switch math so instead of Essential Maths 1 and two I could switch for Calculus and Algebra 2. They said that was the *usual* sequence of math courses so I’m assuming that means that I could contact the school and change the math?

So I think math will be okay, and they have 4 years of Social Studies and English – Build your Writing Skills 1, Understanding English 2, American Literature and British Literature. And for social studies they have Psychology, Planning your career, U.S. History and Social Civics (Government.)
So English and social studies are both fine for all four years. And I’m pretty sure math will be okay just have to contact them and tell them to change it up a bit and the way they had it worded I think they will let me. (It had all the 15 required courses and then it had Essential Math 1 and 2, Algebra 1 and Plane Geometry with * by all the math courses and then it said “This is the usual sequence of Math courses.) And they have all those other math courses so I’m assuming you can switch them?

My problem is science, I need four years of science. I want to take Biology, Chemistry and Physics and whatever else is usually done. On the 15 required courses they have Biology which is required which is fine, and then they have Physiology and Health which is required and is obviously a science course. And that’s it. Then they said choose one science elective and for science they have: Biology (lab or no lab, Chemistry (lab or no lab, Physics, Physiology and Health, Science General, Science Earth and Science Physical.
So obviously for my science elective I could choose either physics or chemistry (whichever comes first) I don’t think I need any of the General, earth and physical science, do I?
And that’s only 3 years of science though and I need four. I still would have two electives left thus I could use one of my electives for either physics or chemistry. And then I would have all four years of science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Physiology and Health.

And that gives me one elective left with which I would choose Spanish 1. BUT I was hoping to use both electives for Spanish 1 AND 2 instead I have to use one for science. Because I was under the impression that colleges required at LEAST 2 years of a foreign language? I’m only going to have one year due to using my other elective for science because I HAVE to have four years of science.

So my questions: Do most colleges require 2 years of foreign language? I can’t find it on there website, it’s not a very hard to get into university I think.
Do I need General, earth or physical science? Or would the biology, chemistry, physics and physicology and health be okay?
And do you think I could use the other elective on science? Would they let me?
Does it sound like they will let me switch math courses up? I would still be taking the required ones.
On the elective page they sent me they don’t give any option to change it and they don’t have any thing about calculus (online) So I have to call them obviously. Do you think they will let me? It sounded like it to me? I mean they have all the math courses t
I mean they have all the math courses that I need so why not let me take the, right? I HAVE to take Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2 and Trig and Calculus.
And what do about the foreign language/science dilemma? I HAVE to have at least 4 years of science, specifically, Biology (w/ lab) Chemistry (w/lab) Physics and the Physiology and health which they require.
So what am I supposed to do if they require two years of Spanish? I can’t sacrifice the science courses for it.

I’m going in to pre vet hence all of the higher level science and math courses this is a requirement, however I don’t know if two years of spanish is. I will have at least 1 year of spanish.

Thank you for any and all help. Sorry it’s so long!
ALSO: On this page question number: 9

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I take more subjects than I am required to graduate? It says that you can. So should I just take spanish ll anyways? It says to contact the admissions department and it would cost more money and obviously time, as I’m hoping to complete all four years of high school quicker, I would be willing to do this though if it doesn’t cost too much more money.

My family need money! What do I do?

Okay, so my family is having a lot of money problem right now (who isn’t) but I know we can make it better (once we move) We lived in a big city, and things where great. But then the recession happened, and it went down hill from there. We moved to a small town hoping things would be easier. Turns out it the complete opposite. I feel like we are wasting our lives here…… My dad owns a asphalt business and because it is a small town over the past 2 years he has sold to every one here. No one is buying, and when they do buy, it rains, or the asphalt plant is closed, there is always a big road block in out path. SO we made a plan to move to Phoenix Arizona. Sunny all the time big city, PERFECT. But because we are unable to get money here we are unable to get there! My father has one or two jobs lined up, but we have no money to get the asphalt to actually to the work.

So my question is how can I help them get us to Arizona. I thought a bout a garage sale but we need a storage unit before we are able to do that. but a storage unit is like 50 bucks a month. That we do not have. I cant get a job an help them, because of the small town there is none out there, and I am a senior in high school I am going to school 8-10 hours a day. (online school) What are some options to just get us going so we can get out of here, and make things better?

Please let me know any of your ideas.

what do you think about thing?

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What should I major in to finish my degree?

In 1994, I left college, but was still allowed to go through graduation ceremonies, some hours short of completion. Now that I see it, I have basically 30 hours or a full year of undergrad left. I really wrangled my way into the line for grad. Naturally I never got a diploma for my empty folder. But, my whole family thought I had graduated.

I have worked as a freelance writer, holding myself out as having a degree in English. I got 2 books published 4 and 8 years ago, I have published articles, blogs and business and grant proposals. I have done mission trips and ministry work with my writing, and am up for a major journalism fellowship (I did not pretend to have a degree on that application). Lately, I have felt very guilty about pretending to have a degree when I don’t.

Due to serious illness in our family, the construction and publishing markets (my husband’s and my work) and a variety of other factors I’m not going to detail here, our family is on welfare right now. As a bit of background, I have not been offered a full time job in five years in spite of my best efforts. I get part time jobs easily and freelance writing jobs easily — they just don’t pay enough for us to pay our bills. My husband (who remodels houses but doesn’t charge near enough to support us) and I have to cooperate with the job placement plan in order to keep getting welfare. It’s not that the few hundred dollars is such a big deal, but under the program, and since I don’t have outstanding student loans, I can go back to school and finish my degree with distance learning through a university about 40 miles from here. I can take online classes or some classes at a center in my town. It will actually take about 2 years because I have to earn 45 hours at this new school to graduate from it. This program offers adult learners courses at the upper undergrad levels and counts whatever coursework you’ve done to meet the core education requirements. You have to have completed 60 hours to get in and I’ve completed 98.

Here are possible majors available to me:

1. English. Pro: it was already my major and I have a lot of work done in it. Con: I don’t see how it will get me farther than I am now. I’m already a published author and journalist and not making enough money at it. I can already get hired for writing jobs based on my talent — not to brag, it’s just a fact.

2. Psychology — Pro: I like people and helping others. Con: I have absolutely no hours in psychology right now and would have to start with Psych 101. Like all of these, I have the educational core done, but would have to take a bunch of psych and other social science courses.

3. Business administration. I do have nonprofit experience but my lack of degree has kept me from ever getting a job with it. I have no interest in business courses, I’m bad at math, possibly too chaotic for accounting, but I would make more money I think.

4. Teaching certification — I would go for secondary English. Pro: very easy for me to finish up and possibly steady work that I’d enjoy. Con: Our local school district cut a bunch of teachers this year and I don’t want to uproot the kids. I quit the teaching unit when I was at uni before because I didn’t think I would be the best teacher.

5. organizational management — like bus admin but less accounting and other drudgery. Might help me grow my writing business or get a job with a cool organization.

What’s your advice? Hope it wasn’t too long. I tried to break it up into a lot of paragraphs. Thanks!