I have completed my final exam for my final course for Semester One at Andrew Jackson University.  My final exams were all graded rather quickly, so I know my final grades for my three courses.  I received A's for English Composition II and Survey of Communications.  I finished Ethical Decision-Making with a "B".  

 The final exams were tough.  The Communication final was a comprehensive exam, covering material from the entire textbook.  The final for Ethical Decision-Making was based upon the second half of the texbook.  The final for English Composition II was the most nerve-wracking.  It was an essay which had to answer three questions about the 16th century novel "The Prince" by Machiavelli.  I actually scored my highest final examination grade on that one.  Make no mistake:  Andrew Jackson University might be cheap in terms of tuition, but that doesn't mean the courses are easy. 

All-in-all, I am extremely proud of what I have accomplished.  It's only 9 credit hours which will be applied toward by BA, but those 9 credits represent a lot of work, a lot of late nights spent reading and writing essays, and a lot of time away from the family.  I sit here today with no Andrew Jackson University coursework to complete.  It's a feeling of relief.

So what's next?  Well, I still have some courses I have to complete from my second semester at Penn Foster College.  I hope to quickly work my way through the three courses I have left there.  After that, I have a decision to make.  Continue at PFC?  Continue at AJU?  Transfer all credits to Excelsior?  Ultimately, my decision will be based upon which school will enable me to wrap up my BA in the shortest amount of time.  

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It has taken me a few days, but I have finally completed the final assignment for English Composition II at Andrew Jackson University.  I have now completed all of the required coursework for all three courses I have been taking at AJU this semester.  I had to get an extension to do it, but it is finally over. 

It was none too soon.  My final exams in the three courses are coming up this week.  On Tuesday, I will take my final exam in Survey of Communications.  On Wednesday, its Ethical Decision-Making.  My final exam for English Composition II is Thursday.  I have a lot of studying to do between now and the time I take my final exams. 

My final assignment for English Composition II was a 5-page research paper about the negative effects of television viewing on children.  It had to be written in APA format, with a bibliography.  I have honestly never written a paper in this format before.  To be honest, I'm a little nervous about what kind of grade I will receive on this assignment, but I'm glad just to have completed it.

 In just four more days, my semester at Andrew Jackson University will be history, and hopefully, I will have 9 credit hours to show for all of my hard work and sleepless nights.  As I have stated before, this will likely be my first, and last, semester at AJU.  The school itself is great, but the amount of time it is taking me to work through the courses, especially three at one time, is taking its toll on my work and family life.  I have my eye on a program at Excelsior College, which will hopefully take all of my transfer credits, including those from AJU.  Depending upon how many credits they accept, I could be very, very close to earning my BA.  I still have coursework at Penn Foster College to finish, so that is my next obstacle. 

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I am finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel with my first semestar at Andrew Jackson University.  A couple of days ago I turned in my final paper for my Ethical Decision Making course, and I am DONE!  I still haven't received a grade yet, but I'm hopeful that I did well.   My final paper for Ethical Decision Making involved interviewing three different business managers about the ethical challenges they face within their company and in their industry.  I then had to relate the ethical challenges to the material in my textbook, and determine if the companies were operating in an ethical manner. 

I have one assignment left until I have completed all of the course work for my first semester.  It is a research paper for my English Composition II course.  I spent most of the night last night working on my research and tonight I am writing my paper. I plan to do a rough draft tonight and then tomorrow I will clean it up a bit, make sure it is formatted correctly and then turn it in.

 I have already scheduled my final exams for all three courses.  I will be taking one exam each night next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.  Each exam is 1 1/2 to 2 hours in length.  I also have to read the book "The Prince" by Nicco Machiavelli prior to taking my English Comp II final exam, as the exam is based entirely on the book.  So much for "easy" online exams! 

 By next Friday, I will have successfully completed Semester One at Andrew Jackson University.  It has been a long difficult road for me, and hopefully all of the work, late nights and long weekends will be worth it when all is said and done. 

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