We are writing to inquire if you know of any online programs that allows a person to obtain a bachelor’s degree with little to no math.
Our son is currently at a community college and he has taken all the classes he can (history, science, English) toward his associate’s degree. The only classes he has left to complete are math. At a young age, he was diagnosed as having a learning disability in math.
At the community college, after taking the math placement course and scoring low, he was put into a preparatory class that he had to pass just to be able to move on to an introductory algebra class. It took him three attempts to get through it. After passing that, he moved on to the basic algebra class and he has since failed to pass it twice.
We are looking high and low to see if we can find a program that would allow him to earn a bachelor’s degree with no further math requirement. Our son is a very bright and well-read individual who excels in research, writing, history and literature.
If you have any insight into a program such as what we have outlined above, we would greatly appreciate your feedback. Thank you in advance for any help you may be able to offer. We look forward to your reply.
Hi PJ, As a follow up .. Have you formally petitioned the dean at your son’s current college to waive the math course requirement and replace it with another similar requirement such as another science course? I ask because it sounds like your son has in good faith tried to meet this requirement. If there is a documented learning disability that is blocking his completion then there is a solid reason to petition for an exception in his case. If you have documentation of the math disability then access law and ethics make your case for a petition to have… Read more »
Hi PJMartin, I am assuming from your posting that your son has earned ALL his other requirements for an associates degree except his math requirement. Is that so? Is he required to complete 1 course or 3 semester credits in math for his associates at your community college? Can you tell me the name of the community college and the total number of credits he has earned and what degree he was working toward? All the above will help us look at possibilities for your son to complete an online bachelors with no math requirement. There are a couple of… Read more »