All the needed credits, just need the degree!

[kingerock]

If I have all of the credits I need from my university, ALEKS, CLEP, Study.com, and Sophia how quickly can I graduate from TESU?  I am thinking to transfer all the credits (136) to TESU, taking the capstone, and graduating FAST. 

Long story short my university notified me just days before graduation that they mistakenly promised to accept the Study.com credits and that I would be 6 credits short.  They suggested I CLEP the courses but I already took them once and one would have to be a science CLEP which are all 6 credit exams and take a while to prepare for. I would like to just transfer them to TESU, take the capstone and the other required course.   I am up against a clock in that I was offered my dream job teaching band and all that they are waiting for is my degree so I can sign the contract.  I have all the credits I need to graduate with a Bachelor of Music from my local university.  

Does anyone know how long the process is in a situation like this?  Would it be something I can complete by the end of June?  (I am making this post on June 4th)

[Vle045]

Not possible from what I understand . You would need to take 30 credits with TESU

[natshar]

If you go the TESU route it will take at least 4 months. A month to apply and get everything in registered and three months for capstone/cornerstone. And is fast tracking it because usually it takes weeks for them to get all the transcripts and evaluate everything.

TESU also only confers degrees 4 times a year.

So say you are lucky and somehow get in for July capstone and cornerstone you are looking at December graduation. And you couldn't ask them to bump you to September graduation because degrees confer beginning of the month and you'd still be in cap/cornerstone in September.

https://www.tesu.edu/current-students/gr...nformation


Just do the CLEP at your local University. Hit the books and study. I took the Natural Sciences CLEP hardly studied and got a 52. Also maybe your University accepts DSSTs. If you really have to just take some online courses at your local university online and graduate even if it costs more. Just stick with the local it makes the most sense. OR take self-paced or quick online courses through ONU/ASU/Tel learning or a cheap CC. Those courses are real college courses. Just double check everything first.

[dfrecore]

If I have all of the credits I need from my university, ALEKS, CLEP, Study.com, and Sophia how quickly can I graduate from TESU?  I am thinking to transfer all the credits (136) to TESU, taking the capstone, and graduating FAST. 

Long story short my university notified me just days before graduation that they mistakenly promised to accept the Study.com credits and that I would be 6 credits short.  They suggested I CLEP the courses but I already took them once and one would have to be a science CLEP which are all 6 credit exams and take a while to prepare for. I would like to just transfer them to TESU, take the capstone and the other required course.   I am up against a clock in that I was offered my dream job teaching band and all that they are waiting for is my degree so I can sign the contract.  I have all the credits I need to graduate with a Bachelor of Music from my local university.  

Does anyone know how long the process is in a situation like this?  Would it be something I can complete by the end of June?  (I am making this post on June 4th)

If you applied today, and got all of your credits sent over, IF you have the credits in the right places, you could register for the cornerstone and capstone for the July term, and you wouldn't be able to graduate until December.

I would probably also look at Excelsior and COSC, those may be better (and will certainly be cheaper) options.  I think EC graduates people monthly.

We could probably also give you some other options for courses to take over to your current school.  Not sure about graduation there, but it might be the simplest option.  You could take self-paced science courses through TEL or ONU for only $150-$200 per course and finish super-fast (totally up to you).

ONU (self-paced, $50/cr)
BIO 201 - General Biological Science
GEO 121: Physical Geology

TEL (self-paced, $67/cr)
Intro to Biology
Chemistry I
Physical Sciences

I'd probably also consider taking the Bio and NatSci CLEP exams - they're ~$100 each, can't hurt to give them a shot.

Also, think about exams instead:

UExcel ($110/exam + $55 test center fee)
BIOx250: Basic Genetics
GEOx101: Earth Science
PHYx120: Weather & Climate
SCIx259: The Science of Nutrition

TECEP ($150/exam)
Intro to Biology
The Science of Nutrition

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If you list all of your courses here, we can help you figure out which school is the best option.  Include the course #, full course name, grade if less than a C, and number of credits for each course.  I'll see if there's a perfect fit for any of the Big 3 (and TESU has a music degree, which might be a good option).

[bjcheung77]

You need at least 24 RA credits from your previous college/university, you just need the Cornerstone/Capstone. The earliest you can graduate is *IF* you apply right now, register for, and pay for this June term which started last week. You'll have a chance to graduate in September if they allow this to happen. If not, the earliest you can graduate will be at the end of the year - December 2021. Link: https://www.tesu.edu/current-students/gr...nformation

[natshar]

  I have all the credits I need to graduate with a Bachelor of Music from my local university.  

Then talk to them and get it that degree. Seems way easier than starting over at new school. Explain everything. Ask about options for transferring credit.

[dfrecore]

Not possible from what I understand . You would need to take 30 credits with TESU

Not at all true - you only need to take 6cr with TESU.  You need to have 24cr of RA brought it, but it sounds like the OP has that covered.

[natshar]

You need at least 24 RA credits from your previous college/university, you just need the Cornerstone/Capstone.  The earliest you can graduate is *IF* you apply right now, register for, and pay for this June term which started last week.  You'll have a chance to graduate in September if they allow this to happen.  If not, the earliest you can graduate will be at the end of the year - December 2021.  Link: https://www.tesu.edu/current-students/gr...nformation

I don't think it would be possible to get into the June term because in order to even register for the capstone you need 100 credits done. And by the time they get all transcripts in showing 100 credits it would for sure be too late in the term.

[bjcheung77]

  I have all the credits I need to graduate with a Bachelor of Music from my local university.  

Then talk to them and get it that degree. Seems way easier than starting over at new school. Explain everything. Ask about options for transferring credit.

This should be your best bet at getting the degree FASTEST. I mean, think about the cost the TESU residency waiver in addition to the two courses (capstone/cornerstone).

[dfrecore]

  I have all the credits I need to graduate with a Bachelor of Music from my local university.  

Then talk to them and get it that degree. Seems way easier than starting over at new school. Explain everything. Ask about options for transferring credit.

This should be your best bet at getting the degree FASTEST.  I mean, think about the cost the TESU residency waiver in addition to the two courses (capstone/cornerstone).

TRUTH!

Minimum cost at TESU IF YOU HAVE THE RIGHT CREDITS: $6,654