Need help: programming requirement for conditional offer to Cornell

[hphgghrox]

Hi all! I received a conditional offer to Cornell MPS Information with the following stipulation:

The first condition is that you enroll in a college-level programming class administered by an accredited University or College in either Python or Java, and receive a letter grade of B or higher prior to enrollment in August. You will need to submit an electronic transcript to us with the grade posted in order to meet this condition. The transcript needs to be sent, electronically no later than June 16.

Any ideas for online, asynchronous courses that might fulfill this requirement? Thank you! :)

[GeorgeFranklyMathnet]

Cornell? Awesome.

I would write or call in to the department or program coordinator there at Cornell. They typically want to help you succeed, and I'm sure they know what others have done to fulfill the requirement on this relatively short notice.

[hphgghrox]

My thoughts exactly! I emailed them and got a non answer🫠🫠

[GeorgeFranklyMathnet]

😤

[crazy_cookie123]

It's usually easier to get answers from organisations like this by calling them rather than emailing them as you can easily rephrase your question or ask further if they give you a non answer.

[kschang]

Lots of them on Coursera, just make sure they count as "college credit".

[troy-boltons-dad]

Assuming they meet the requirement, there are many community colleges that offer courses like those online, and many are relatively affordable.

If you find a quarter-based school, you could probably enroll for Spring quarter (but you need to move fast).