I am currently enrolled in Excelsior College. I can’t take electronics I class for Electrical Engineering Technology major, because I didn’t complete its prerequisite yet. I am looking a college I can take that class a onlinet, then transfer it to Excelsior college. Any ideas!
Thanks.
Have you considered just fulfilling the prerequisites first? There is a reason they are considered prerequisite to this electronics course, and if you do manage to find a workaround, the class you take likely won’t be at the same level as the one ate your current school if it doesn’t require the same prerequisites.
I would not recommend doing that. Typically, if you are pursuing an engineering degree, I highly recommend that ALL engineering courses be taken at your home institution. Many engineering curriculums are sequential. When you get to upper level courses, there will be long chains of prerequisites. All material covered in prerequisite courses at your home institution are fair game, so by attempting to take an “equivalent” engineering course elsewhere, you might not receive the same preparation than if you took it at your home institution.
At many schools, there may be “advisory prerequisites” and “enforced prerequisites”. For enforced prerequisites, the system ensures that you have the prerequisites done, otherwise you won’t be able to register for the course of interest. For advisory prerequisites, the system may still allow you to register for the course of interest without having them done, but you would be doing so at your own risk. Advisory prerequisites, while not enforced, are still prerequisites. The course of interest would still assume that you have the background in the prerequisite courses. If you think you somehow attained that background elsewhere, go ahead. Otherwise, it would still be in your best interest to ensure that you have the prerequisites completed.
If you really really want to take a course without the enforced prerequisites completed, you may consult an advisor and ask for an override. Approval for this rarely happens in most cases, though. You would need very compelling proof that you have the background to succeed. Even in approved, you would still be taking a very large risk.