BSBA CIS Degree plan, need advice and verification!

[Vampir1c]

Hey guys, I'm finally close in starting my path to finishing up my degree after having family problems which made me drop out of a B&M university. I plan on doing it online via TESC and transferred my university credits, and have done my research using this forum and would like some input of what I can test out of that I don't have listed or if anything I have listed is wrong. Thank you!

A: English
6 Credits
ENC-101 English Composition (ALREADY CLEPPED FROM PREVIOUS UNIVERSITY)
ENC-102 English Composition II (TECEP ENGLISH 102)

B: Mgrl/Bus Communs
3 Credits
MAN-373 managerial communications or business communications (SL BUSINESS COMMUNICATION)

C: Humanities Electives
9 Credits - COMPLETE
ART-101 Drawing I.................. 12/31/08 3 *TE
ART-337 Three-Dimensional Design... 05/31/09 3 *TE
REL-199 Spec. Stud. in Selected Top 05/31/11 B+ 3 *TE

D: Macro/Microeconomics
6 Credits
ECO-111 Macroeconomics (SL Economics I)
ECO-112 Microeconomics (SL Economics II)

E: Social Sciences
6 Credits - COMPLETE
SOS-130 Intro. to Women's Studies.. 12/31/11 3 *TE
SOC-322 Cultural Diversity in the U 12/31/10 3 *TE

F: Precalculus
3 Credits - COMPLETE
MAT-129 Precalculus for Technology. 05/31/11 3 *TE

G: Statistics
3 Credits
Principles of Statistics (ALEKS INTRO TO STATISTICS OR BUSINESS STATISTICS?)

H: Natural Sci/Math
3 Credits - COMPLETE
COS-102 Computer Science I......... 12/31/11 3 *TE

I: General Educ Elects
21 Credits - COMPLETE
BIO-111 General Biology I.......... 12/31/10 3 *TE
ART-353 Contemporary Art........... 12/31/09 3 *TE
GEN-199 Spec. Stud. in Selected Top 05/31/09 3 *TE
HIS-101 Western Civilization I..... 12/31/11 3 *TE
PHY-101 Survey of Physics.......... 05/31/11 3 *TE
MAT-115 Intermediate Algebra....... 05/31/10 3 *TE
BIO-201 Human Sexuality............ 12/31/09 3 *TE

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27 Credits
Complete all 8 subrequirements:
A: Intr Finl/Mgrl Acctg
6 Credits
ACC-101 Prin. of Finl Acctg (SL Accounting I)
ACC-102 Prin. of Mgrl Acctg (SL Accounting II)

B: Business Law
3 Credits
LAW-201 Business Law (CLEP Business Law)

C: Compu Lit/Intr CIS
3 Credits
Computer Concepts and Applications/Introduction to Computers/CIS (ANY WAY TO TEST OUT?)

D: Princ of Finance
3 Credits
FIN-301 Principles of Finance (DSST Principles of Finance)?

E: Prins of Management
3 Credits
MAN-301 Principles of Management (CLEP Principles of Management)?

F: Intro to Marketing
3 Credits
MAR-301 Introduction to Marketing (TECEP or Principles of Marketing CLEP)?

G: Bus in Soc/Int'l Mgt
3 Credits
Business in Society or International Management (DSST Business Ethics & Society)?

H: Strategic Management
3 Credits
Strategic Management or Business Policy (TECEP Strategic Management or Penn Foster Strategic Business Management (BUS 425))?

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3: Computer Information Systems Option (18sh)
A: Programming
3 Credits
Programming Language

B: Systs Analy & Design
3 Credits
System Analysis and Design

C: CIS Electives
12 Credits

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4: Business Electives
9 Credits
COS-261 Discrete Structures I...... 12/31/11 B- 3 *TE
MISSING NEED COURSE
MISSING NEED COURSE

[sanantone]

Everything applies to your degree except for the area of study.

http://www.degreeforum.net/excelsior-tho...grees.html

[Vampir1c]

Thanks so much for this guide sanantone, just a quick question to you though, for principle of statistics you put the options but ALEKS offers both intro to statistics and business statistics, will either one satisfy the principles of statistics requirement?

[sanantone]

Yes, they duplicate each other. TESC used to transcribe business statistics as operations management, but not anymore.

[ryoder]

COS-261 should work as a CIS elective. That is your hardest part to fill out so make sure you get credit for that.
You can take the CLEP info sys and comp applications for the 3cr Compu Lit requirement.
DSST MIS is also a CIS elective as well as the TESC Networking Technology TECEP

[Vampir1c]

Thank you for the input ryoder! I just have one issue, I'm looking up info for COS-261 and I cannot find anything on it. Could you provide the course title? Thanks

EDIT: Looking at my transcript I see that COS-261 is already on my list but as a Business Elective. Should that be right because Discrete Mathematics was a Computer Science course when I took it at the university.

[cooperalex2004]

Thank you for the input ryoder! I just have one issue, I'm looking up info for COS-261 and I cannot find anything on it. Could you provide the course title? Thanks

EDIT: Looking at my transcript I see that COS-261 is already on my list but as a Business Elective. Should that be right because Discrete Mathematics was a Computer Science course when I took it at the university.

You might need to use the PLA search tool (since it includes courses they match things too):
Thomas Edison State College: Course Offerings

Discrete Structures I (COS-261) 3.00 s.h.*
Introduction to algebraic structures fundamental to various areas of computer science. Graphs, planar graphs, algorithms on graphs and their analysis, sequential machines and their minimization, semi-groups, groups and their application to computer science.

[Vampir1c]

Thanks everyone, I have finally put together my final degree path and would like some final support from you all. I have created a spread sheet which is much easier to read and I would like to know if everything checks out. I would also love some suggestions for the CIS 18 credit area and my electives. Please let me know if I am missing anything, something is wrong, or if there are other alternatives to courses such as Penn Foster. Thank you guys so much, I cannot wait to begin my journey!

[ryoder]

The 18 credit CIS area is going to be your most difficult area to fulfill.

You should petition to get the COS class in there and then you can add in the MIS DSST and the Network Technology TECEP.
Thats all you can use from testing options so I recommend taking some TESC courses. They aren't that bad and the cost is ok. There are cheaper alternatives but you will feel good about taking some classes at TESC. It will connect you more to the school and you will learn.

I took computer architecture at TESC. It was not easy but the format allows you to get 50% of your grade from the home work which you should get 100% on if you are smart.