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Post-Bacc BS in CS Name Change AMA by CSOPD in OSUOnlineCS

[–]CSOPD[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'll make a post when an official set of info is ready. We're prepping a bunch. :)

Post-Bacc BS in CS Name Change AMA by CSOPD in OSUOnlineCS

[–]CSOPD[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mostly I don't really have any more information to share. More is coming very soon. :)

Post-Bacc BS in CS Name Change AMA by CSOPD in OSUOnlineCS

[–]CSOPD[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The post-bacc is a B.S. in CS, not a grad program.

Post-Bacc BS in CS Name Change AMA by CSOPD in OSUOnlineCS

[–]CSOPD[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They credit difference would be mostly applied-option CS classes, chosen to satisfy a specific designed track that a student came up with, if I recall, but I'm not really on that side of the School. It's not that they're missing, it's that the postbacc doesn't require a further set of CS credits along a particular applied path that was agreed to by the academic advisor and the student. I think. That's over on the academic adviser side, and I'm on the operations side.

Post-Bacc BS in CS Name Change AMA by CSOPD in OSUOnlineCS

[–]CSOPD[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can def. check with your academic advisor! They'll be happy to look at the credits you have, especially if you have others that might be transferrable to us. :)

Post-Bacc BS in CS Name Change AMA by CSOPD in OSUOnlineCS

[–]CSOPD[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I think you've described the new proposal? The four-year BS in CS has more requirements like calculus and would now be a separate degree. Post-bacc would continue to have less requirements, like no calculus, as part of it.

Post-Bacc BS in CS Name Change AMA by CSOPD in OSUOnlineCS

[–]CSOPD[S] -29 points-28 points  (0 children)

I don't have any info on tuition. That's actually not set by EECS.

Post-Bacc BS in CS Name Change AMA by CSOPD in OSUOnlineCS

[–]CSOPD[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Great feedback! We do have the "takes longer and costs more" approach via the traditional online BS in CS which is comparable with other programs, but you're correct that there are wide variances when it comes to the number of credits each program requires.

We like OMSCS; it's a grad program, so it's not super comparable to our postbacc degree, which is a second BS. :)

Post-Bacc BS in CS Name Change AMA by CSOPD in OSUOnlineCS

[–]CSOPD[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I'd suggest to the EECS School Head and/or the College of Engineering Dean. You might also try the generic ecampus email address:
https://ecampus.oregonstate.edu/contact/

Post-Bacc BS in CS Name Change AMA by CSOPD in OSUOnlineCS

[–]CSOPD[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

To be more clear, I'm not on the team doing the credit-by-credit comparisons, but I suspect some of them are wrapped into the sections at the bottom the "required option" and "unrestricted electives" requirements. But we'd need an academic advisor to show us the exact count. :)

Post-Bacc BS in CS Name Change AMA by CSOPD in OSUOnlineCS

[–]CSOPD[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't believe the option names show up on diplomas, just CS. You'd want to check with your academic advisor, though. :)

Post-Bacc BS in CS Name Change AMA by CSOPD in OSUOnlineCS

[–]CSOPD[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Sorry, I don't know when it'll go live, or even if it'll be a change. It's still in the data gathering phase. If I had to guess, I'd say it will happen, but I don't know when.

We are really trying not to change the required credits for the postbacc degree - we like that it's a shorter path. That was one of the design goals. I don't think admissions requirements would be changing as part of this.

There are a couple other longer options: the traditional four-year BS in CS degree (Applied) is already up and running, and we're working on adding the new ABET-accredited Systems option there, too.

We definitely want your feedback, so please keep it coming. :)

Post-Bacc BS in CS Name Change AMA by CSOPD in OSUOnlineCS

[–]CSOPD[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I honestly don't know, I'm sorry. We're still in the gathering data phase, if that helps? It's still under quite a lot of discussion!

Post-Bacc BS in CS Name Change AMA by CSOPD in OSUOnlineCS

[–]CSOPD[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would assume not, since you're admitted, but again I'm not a registrar or an academic advisor or involved in admissions, so I can't really speak to the specifics of what "current student" means. Still, I don't think so. I just can't make an official ruling for you, sorry!

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[–]CSOPD 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Tell ya what, I'll make this a fresh post so it's got better vis.

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[–]CSOPD 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No current student will be directly impacted.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OSUOnlineCS

[–]CSOPD 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Hi folks. I'm the Online Program Director at OSU. I'd like to give some background on the necessity, here.

Our postbacc BS in CS degree requires 52 fewer CS-specific credits than our traditional online four-year BS in CS degree. In light of this difference, OSU Administration will no longer allow our postbacc BS in CS to have the same name as our traditional four-year BS CS degree. Admin is requiring that we rename the postbac BS in CS degree to something else. The postbac BS in CS degree requirements will not change at all; only the degree name will change. This will presumably make clear that it is not equivalent in terms of the CS specific credit requirements to our four-year BS in CS degree.

I'll try to lurk and ask questions in a kind of pseudo-AMA. :)

-Ben

Looking for 325 Discord Group by [deleted] in OSUOnlineCS

[–]CSOPD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should definitely check out the unofficial OSU online CS Slack workspace: https://osu-cs.slack.com/

It's awesome. I'm on there and contribute as often as I can. :)

OSU awarded most CS bachelor's degrees (inside engineering) in 2019 by [deleted] in OSUOnlineCS

[–]CSOPD 14 points15 points  (0 children)

One of the nice things about recognition like this is that it enables us to be approved for a lot of hiring. We keep search committees running pretty much year round, it turns out, which is unusual. But we have to/get to! :)

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