Absolute Newbie here!Please help with my Degree Plan. BSBA General Management TESC

[dejesus]

Hello All,
I am brand new to this forum as the headline says and I have read Sanantone's BSBA in General Management Levi's. I have contacted the counselors at the school for help, but they needed me to be enrolled before they can offer any advice. Long story short, I do not want to guess on what credits will transfer and lose my money, so If possible I want you guys, The Pros, to help me out on my degree plan. I have sculpted one out based on the plans mentioned above and I need help filling in the general education electives and the free electives at the bottom. I also need help with choosing a proper ethics or diversity elective. Please help, I would like to start testing ASAP and I would also like to know how I can find out if the credits listed below will in fact be equivalent to TESC requirements.I also marked my problem areas in bold. Thank you guys very much!!!!!

General education

A.

• English I: CLEP(College Composition) (6)
  
• College Algebra: (College Algebra CLEP)(3)
  
• Managerial Communication: Straighterline (Business Communications) (3)
  
• Intellectual Elective: (College Mathematics CLEP) (3)
  

B.

• Macroeconomics: (Principles of Macroeconomics CLEP) (3)
  
• Microeconomics: (Principles Of Microeconomics CLEP) (3)
  
• Principle Of Statistics: (Principles of Statistics DSST) (3)
  
• Electives: Humanities: (Humanities CLEP) (3)
  
• Electives: (Analyzing & Interpreting Literature CLEP) (6)
  

C.

• Diversity/Global Literacy: Intro to Sociology CLEP (3)
  
• Responsible Ethical Leadership: Business Ethics and Society DSST (3)
  
• Ethics or Diversity Elective: ?? (3)
  

D.
General Education Electives??? (18)

Business Core

A.

• Principles of Finance: Principles of Finance DSST (3)
  
• Business Law: Introductory Business Law CLEP (3)
  
• Business in society or international management TECEP (3)
  
• Strategic Management TECEP (3)
  
• Computer Concepts and Applications/Introduction to Computers/CIS: Information Systems and Computer Applications CLEP (3)
  
• Introduction to Marketing CLEP (3)
  
• Principles of Financial Accounting TECEP (3)
  
• Principles of Managerial Accounting TECEP (3)
  
• Principles of Management CLEP (3)
  

B.

Area Of Study 18 Credits

• Security Analysis and Portfolio Management TECEP (3)
  
• Financial Institutions and Markets TECEP (3)
  
• Advertising TECEP(3)
  
• Marketing Communications TECEP (3)
  
• Operations Management TECEP (3)
  
• Management Information Systems DSST (3)
  

C.

Business Electives

• DSST Business Mathematics (3)
  
• DSST Principles of Supervision (3)
  
• DSST Business Law II (3)
  

III.

Free Electives

FREE ELECTIVES???(6)

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You could use any of the following under Diversity/Ethics Elective...

Intro to Anthropology
Cultural Diversity
Environmental Ethics TECEP
Psychology of Women TECEP
Marriage and the Family TECEP
World History from 1600-Present TECEP

For Free Electives, you may use... (2 credits for each course; $0 - free credits)

Cyber Security for Everyone TEEX
Cyber Security for IT Professionals TEEX
Cyber Security for Business Professionals TEEX

For General Education Electives, feel free to select any courses/exams from the humanities, social sciences, or natural sciences categories. Lots of courses/exams are applicable here. Post a list of those you'd like to take under Gen Ed, and we could provide feedback on your selection.

[cooperalex2004]

I just sent over a private message with lots of links to great help on TESC's site. The areas sound difficult but you've actually got plenty of options for those few things you asked about.

[dejesus]

Awesome!!! Im going to pick out some gen eds and Ill get back to you. thanks for the reply and do you believe my credits will transfer accordingly?

[cooperalex2004]

Awesome!!! Im going to pick out some gen eds and Ill get back to you. thanks for the reply and do you believe my credits will transfer accordingly?

They should be fine. Sanantone gives great advice in the degree plans provided. Keep in mind that by sticking to exams such as CLEP, DSST, and TECEP you also help provide backup plans as these are the easiest credits to bring to a variety of schools around the country. Some of the other programs are either partnered or run through ACE which although accepted at thousands of schools is sometimes harder to get matching courses for outside of the schools discussed on this site.

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At one glance, it looks like you're good to go! You have at least 24 TESC credits planned, which means you can utilize the Per Credit tuition plan. Some other stuff to consider...

Do you wish to have a GPA listed on your TESC transcript? If so, you'd have to take at least one TESC course.

Is speed, cost, or interest-in-topic your priority? If you're looking at cost, some of the exams could be completed with cheaper alternatives like Saylor or ALEKS instead of CLEP/DSST.

EDIT: Second-ing what cooperalex said. Saylor and ALEKS woud be cheaper, but if you're playing safe (in case you wish to graduate from a different school later), then CLEPs and DSSTs would be a better fit.

[dejesus]

OK thanks guys! I think I will take Psychology of women for my diversity elective. I am mostly concerned on speed and price and I am wondering if I can fill up my electives with ALEKS and Saylor. I will be graduating from TESC. As for GPA, I had gone to a community college and I have a few credits there. Is it possible to transfer my GPA from that college?

[cooperalex2004]

OK thanks guys! I think I will take Psychology of women for my diversity elective. I am mostly concerned on speed and price and I am wondering if I can fill up my electives with ALEKS and Saylor. I will be graduating from TESC. As for GPA, I had gone to a community college and I have a few credits there. Is it possible to transfer my GPA from that college?

TESC will transfer the courses in with a GPA but your final transcript delivered with the diploma has a GPA based solely on the courses graded at TESC. You'll see the graded courses on your evaluation and the unofficial transcript but the GPA does not follow from the former school outside of establishing the 2.0 requirement to graduate (C or better are the easiest to transfer but D's are accepted for some courses). Take a course and you'll establish a fresh GPA (noting if you seek graduate study they may look at all work to determine their own GPA).

[keymommy2000]

Okay with that said cooperalex, i previously went to tesc but never completed the two courses i was scheduled to complete. I wasn't able to withdrawl in a timely fashion due to unforeseen circumstance. Therefore, i have a failing grade for the courses. Fortunately, i passed the same courses with another instituation, but it wont reflect on my GPA. Now that i'm on the move, this is hindering me from applying to the Bachelors/Masters program, because you have to have a GPA of 3.0 or higher to qualify... Please help, I can use some suggestions... I honestly don't want to retake it with them if i already retook the courses at another instituation.

[cooperalex2004]

Okay with that said cooperalex, i previously went to tesc but never completed the two courses i was scheduled to complete. I wasn't able to withdrawl in a timely fashion due to unforeseen circumstance. Therefore, i have a failing grade for the courses. Fortunately, i passed the same courses with another instituation, but it wont reflect on my GPA. Now that i'm on the move, this is hindering me from applying to the Bachelors/Masters program, because you have to have a GPA of 3.0 or higher to qualify... Please help, I can use some suggestions... I honestly don't want to retake it with them if i already retook the courses at another instituation.

You should be able to transfer the passing course in and kick the failing grade down to being duplicate credit. In just the same way the school offers students the chance to retake a course for a higher grade, you can bring over credits and the highest one will "win" for placement. It won't count for a GPA if it transfers but should overtake the F at TESC. You'll want to check with an advisor on that for the exact policy and whether it will completely cancel out the GPA issue from your failing course. It should but I don't want to provide the wrong advice.

As for your bachelor/masters program admission, it's up to the college whether to accept things or not. If the transfer courses overtake those failing grades then you should be fine once your evaluation is worked out. Without transferring the courses in or retaking the classes with a higher grade there isn't an instant fix on the GPA. You may have to hold off on applying for the bachelor/masters program until your GPA is fixed through either transfer credit or additional coursework. You need to talk to the school about this and develop a plan to get back on track for their requirements.