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Thanks guys. Haha I did beat ya burbuja but I did turn 35 first.
My story is typical. I started at USF here in Tampa in 1994 in the college of engineering studying computer science. I left after three years to pay the bills due to a hot computer job market. I never went back but found out about USFs general studies with an IT concentration. I decided to enroll and fill in remaining credits with clep tests before taking my final 24 credits in the IT concentration which is fully online.
I chose business core clep tests and realized how close I was to a business degree at excelsior with my 100 credits. I did those first six or seven clep tests with speedy prep.com and the REA books. After a while I found this site and instantcert which has better coverage of more tests than speedy prep so I switched over and began as a member on this forum. This whole process started last October and I found the forum around the beginning of December.
The forum helped me to put together a BSBA CIS plan at TESC. I took about four tests in December and finished three straighter line courses. I was on a streak. January was the month of Penn Foster and financial management, systems analysis and design etc. I also picked up a bunch of business dust electives. February I took two tecep tests and finished the degree.
I started my MBA at Northcentral University | Online Degree Programs | Online Learning in March and have completed two classes officially and two others unofficially. I will probably finish all twelve classes within the next six months and enroll in the PhD in business program.
It's been fun and I'll certainly continue to frequent the forum that helped me so much.
BSBA CIS from TESC, BA Natural Science/Math from TESC
MBA Applied Computer Science from NCU
Enrolled at NCU in the PhD Applied Computer Science
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Congratulations!! :hurray:
SandraNC Wrote:I hope you'll stick around to keep us posted on your graduate school experiences! Yes, please do!!
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how do you like NCU so far??
me:
ASBA-TESC-9/2011
BSBA-TESC-6/2012
Awards: Arnold Fletcher Award
MBA-CSU- 5/2014
DBA- undecided
hubby:
A.A.S-TESC-6/2012
BS in Interdisciplinary Studies-Starting Soon
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You and I should mold into one person. With your dedication, intellect and focus and my... uhh... nickname, we'd be unstoppable eeya:
Congratulations.
SMS, SGB, GEN, NG, TG16, NES, SNES
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Congrats fellow TESC Alumni, and welcome to the club.
I would have been right there with you in June but I managed to sweet talk them into the March Graduation.
Congrats again,cheersmate
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Master of Arts in History - 18/36 SH
CLEPs Passed
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Congrats, I can't wait to be there myself!
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Congratulations on finishing your degree, and on the graduate courses as well! :hurray:
[SIZE="1"]BSBA in Accounting at TESC - Done! :hurray:
Started June 2009 with zero credits, now have 133!
CLEP:
English Literature - 67, Chemistry - 60, Microeconomics - 69, Macroeconomics - 77, U.S. History I - 68, U.S. History II - 64, American Government - 64, Humanities - 68, College Algebra - 64, English Composition - 56, Financial Accounting - 80 , Principles of Management - 74, Intro. Business Law - 73, Principles of Marketing - 79, Info. Systems & Computer Applications - 77
DSST:
Introduction to Business - 446, Human/Cultural Geography - 69, Personal Finance - 463, Principles of Supervision - 443, Organizational Behavior - 76, Human Resource Management - 77, Business Ethics and Society - 468, Principles of Finance - 471, Management Information Systems - 447, Money and Banking - 73
TECEP:
Financial Institutions and Markets, Federal Income Taxation, Strategic Management
Straighterline Course:
Business Communication
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Congratulations! It's nice to see that you have moved forward to the next step already, too.
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Clep101 how did ya manage that one? I would have graduated in march if my advisor knew better about what classes would satisfy the cis electives. I could have taken the network technology tecep way back in January since i know that material cold.
Maniac u da man just own it. Do your thing. Do the right thing. More spike lee nonsense could apply here
I love NCU. It's at your own pace which means really fast for me. There are no surprises either. I can access any class's syllabus any time I like as a student and each syllabus shows every assignment that is required to complete the course. This means that I know what I am getting into with each course I decide to take. There are six required courses in the MBA and six electives. The electives can be multidisciplinary or from a specific course prefix, resulting in a concentration being listed on your transcript. I am planning on the applied computer science concentration but there are many many others.
I have finished two courses officially and have unofficially finished 2.5 other courses. It involves a lot of reading, researching and writing. There is no classroom and typically no tests. I highly recommend it if you like to read and have decent writing skills.
BSBA CIS from TESC, BA Natural Science/Math from TESC
MBA Applied Computer Science from NCU
Enrolled at NCU in the PhD Applied Computer Science
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