@NpHighTeK, classes taken at WTC have same number of credits. If a student has TAMU scholarship that covers tuition, I’m almost certain it won’t pay for WTC tuition. Please find competent advisors for your preferred engr disciplines (top 3 choices). Ask what courses they will accept from WTC. Entry to major requirements seem to change every year. Please ask advisors what current requirements are to apply for “Entry-to-a-Major.” My Aggie entered TAMU Fall 2014. He was required to complete a minimum of 3 courses (MATH, CHEM or PHYS, ENGR 111 or 112) at A&M before he could apply for entry to major. There might be more requirements now.
My Aggie took WTC online PHYS 208 with Dr. Michael Hibbs. He didn’t have to log in daily, but there were frequent quizzes & homework assignments due. All 9 lab reports were due near the end of the semester. If you’re taking other course(s) with WTC PHYS, it’s easy to procrastinate on the labs & get overloaded on/near due date for labs.
My Aggie failed TAMU PHYS 218. Made A’s in WTC PHYS courses equivalent to TAMU PHYS 218/ 208 (and didn’t spend nearly as much time on WTC as the time spent struggling to make an F+ at TAMU).
If your major requires CALC III and Dif Equations, I wouldn’t take WTC CALC I &/or CALC II. Courses are still challenging at WTC, but students are allowed to use formula sheets for exams. In my opinion, using formula sheets is a great idea. For engineering, application of concepts should be the primary goal (rather than memorizing LOTS of formulas). TAMU and Blinn Calc profs require students to memorize a b’zillion formulas, which makes them much more difficult “weed out” courses. In my opinion, WTC Calc I & II won’t adequately prepare you for TAMU Calc III & Dif Equations because you probably need to have all those formulas memorized. .