BSBA Evaluation HELP ~ Please

[chiquitacobbe]

Good morning everyone!! Well after two weeks off from school stuff I am thinking I MAY continue on for my BSBA with TESC. I have laid out a draft game plan on my remaining credits. Pending any changes after TESC reviews my last few classes for my AAS this is how I think it will look. I still need about 66 credits to complete this degree. My goal is to do as many classes as I can through Penn Foster, I know I could do alot of them by CLEP or DSST but I really do not want the stress of studying and getting all nervous. I already assigned a proctor (a co-worker) with PF and waiting for their approval. I am up for any other suggestions. Is there a limit on how many PF classes can transfer?

Also, the reason I chose this degree is all the BA's require a Capstone and I am trying to avoid that, but again I'm up for to hear from the expertise of this forum!!!

Thanks in advance...I cant wait to hear what everyone thinks.

BSBA COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS

I) 1: General Education (60 credits)
C) A: English Comp COMPLETE (6 credits)
ENC-101 English Comp I...... 12/19/12 CR 3 *NE
ENC-102 English Comp II..... 03/13/13 CR 3 *NE

N) B: Mgrl/Bus Communs (3 credits)
Complete 3 cr in managerial communications or business communications
MAN-373 ____________________________________________________ 3 credits needed ???

N) C: Humanities Electives (9 credits)
> Complete 9 semester hours from humanities; minimum 2 departments required
SPANISH 101……………………………………………………....... 3 *NE
SPANISH 102……………………………………………………....... 3 *NE
ART APPRECIATION___________________________________________ 3 credits needed Penn Foster???

N) D: Macro/Microeconomics (6 credits)
> Complete one full year of economics (micro/macroeconomics)
[COLOR="#0000FF"] ECO-111 Macroeconomics_______________________________ 3 credits needed Penn Foster???
ECO-112 Microeconomics_______________________________ 3 credits needed Penn Foster??? [/COLOR]

I) E: Social Sciences (6 credits)
> Complete 6 cr from the social sciences with the exception of economics
SOC-101 Introduction to Sociology.. 11/19/12 CR 3 *NE
PSCYCHOLOGY________________________________________ 3 credits needed Penn Foster???

N) F: BSBA Mathematics (3 credits)
> Take 3 cr of Quantitative Business Analysis or College Algebra
COLLEGE ALGEBRA______________________________________ 3 credits needed ALEKS???

N) G: Statistics (3 credits)
> Complete 3 cr in Principles of Statistics.
STATISTICS___________________________________________ 3 credits needed ALEKS???

C) H: Natural Sci/Math COMPLETE (3 credits)
> Complete 3 cr from Natural Sciences Department; except the mathematics department
COS-102 Computer Science I......... 12/01/94 B+ 3 *TE

I) I: General Educ Elects (21 credits)
> Complete 21 cr in humanities, social sciences and natural sciences/mathematics (any combination)
MAT-115 Intermediate Algebra....... 08/26/12 CR 3 *NE
SPANISH 201……………………………………………………....... 3 *NE
SPANISH 202....................................................... 3 *NE
[COLOR="#0000FF"]MUSIC_______________________________________________ 3 credits needed Penn Foster???
EARTH SCIENCE_______________________________________ 3 credits needed Penn Foster???
??????_______________________________________________ 3 credits needed ???
??????_______________________________________________ 3 credits needed ??? [/COLOR]
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I) 2: Core (27 credits)
N) A: Intr Finl/Mgrl Acctg (6 credits)
> Complete one full year of Intro/Princ of Accting (Intro to Financial Accounting and Intro to Managerial Accounting
[COLOR="#0000FF"]FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING_______________________________ 3 credits needed Penn Foster???
MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING_____________________________ 3 credits needed Penn Foster??? [/COLOR]

N) B: Business Law (3 credits)
> Complete 3 semester hours of Business Law.
BUSINESS LAW I_______________________________________ 3 credits needed Penn Foster???

C) C: Compu Lit/Intr CIS (3 credits)
> Complete 3 hours in an intro to information systems, intro to computers, computer literacy, or an intro
computing course with applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.
CAP-225 Microcomputers Appls for Bu 05/01/94 A 3 *TE

N) D: Princ of Finance (3 credits)
> Complete 3 semester hours of Principles of Finance.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT______________________________ 3 credits needed Penn Foster???

N)E: Prins of Management (3 credits)
> Complete 3 semester hours of Principles of Management.
PRINCIPALS of MANAGEMENT___________________________ 3 credits needed Penn Foster???

N) F: Intro to Marketing (3 credits)
> Complete 3 semester hours of Introduction to Marketing.
MARKETING _____________________________ 3 credits needed Penn Foster???

N) G: Bus in Soc/Int'l Mgt (3 credits)
> Complete 3 semester hours of business in society, intro to international business, international management or
international marketing.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS______________________________ 3 credits needed Penn Foster???

N) H: Strategic Management (3 credits)
> Complete 3 semester hours in Strategic Management or Business Policy.
Strategic Business Management Class (BUS 425) __________ 3 credits needed Penn Foster???
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I) 3: Computer Information Systems Option (18 credits)
Complete all 3 subrequirements:
N) A: Programming (3 credits)
> Complete 3 semester hours in a computer programming language
_??????_________________________________________ 3 credits needed ???????

N) B: Systs Analy & Design (3 credits)
> Complete 3 semester hours in systems analysis or systems analysis and design I.
????????________________________________________ 3 credits needed ????????

I) C: CIS Electives (12 credits) COMPLETE
> Complete 12 semester hours in other computer information systems courses or in computer application courses.
Of these 12 semester hours, 3 semester hours may be additional programming language credits.
N) Group 1
COS -101 - DSST Intro to Computing.....05/14/13 3 *TE
C) Group 2
CMP-332 Computer Organization...... 12/01/94 B+ 3 *TE
C) Group 3
CIS-299 Spec. Stud. in Selected Top 02/04/13 CR 2 *NE
CIS-344 Computer Security.......... 02/20/13 CR 2 *NE
N) Group 4
CAP-101 Penn Foster................... 5/03/13 CR 3 *NE
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I) 4: Business Electives (9 credits)
> Complete 9 sh from accounting, banking, business, computer applications, computer information systems, finance,
management, hotel/motel/restaurant management, insurance, operations management, public administration, real
estate, law, marketing, and retailing management, fundraising.
MAN-299 Spec. Stud. in Selected Top 02/08/13 CR 2 *NE
CAP-171 Windows.................... 01/30/02 CR 2 *NE
CAP-181 Networks................... 12/03/01 CR 2 *NE
_??????_______________________________________________ 3 credits needed ????????
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C) 5: Free Electives (6 credits)COMPLETE
> Complete 6 semester hours.
EDM-241 Mitigation for Homeowners.... 08/30/12 CR 1 *NE
EDM-155 Orien. Haz Mat for Med. Prs.. 09/01/12 CR 1 *NE
EDM-210 Developing & Managing Volun 08/28/12 CR 1 *NE
EDM-209 Effective Communications..... 09/01/12 CR 1 *NE
EDM-207 Leadership and Influence...... 09/04/12 CR 1 *NE
EDM-224 Emergency Planning............. 09/01/12 CR 1 *NE
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[amilitab4k9]

I don't know much about Penn Foster, but from what I've seen on here, they do have a course that will cover the Strategic Management requirement for it. There is a pretty recent thread about it on here.

Have you looked into Straighterline? I did a bunch of courses with them last fall for my BSBA and it was pretty quick and cheap. I know they have courses that can fulfill your following requirement needs: macro and micro economics, business communications, statistics, financial and managerial accounting, intro to business or business ethics (business elective requirement), and they have a new business law course, but I haven't heard about how it transfers to TESC.

[chiquitacobbe]

Thanks for the info!!! I have used SL and I liked them until they required the proctor. I don't always know where I will be in order to take the test at a specific time and I'm not of fan of them having access to my PC. I know I should get over that and maybe I will. And for the cost of PF it includes the books so it probably evens out at the end especially if I cant finish in one month and have to continue with an extra $99 for another month.

And yes I did see the strategic management class for PF I think I put that down on my list.

[chiquitacobbe]

Are the computer classes all coded correctly????????


REVISED PER UPDATED EVALUATION ON 6/18/13

BSBA COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS

I) 1: General Education (60 credits)
C) A: English Comp (6 credits)
ENC-101 English Composition I...... 12/19/12 CR 3 *NE
ENC-102 English Composition II..... 03/13/13 CR 3 *NE

N) B: Mgrl/Bus Communs (3 credits)
Complete 3 semester hours in managerial communications or business communications
MAN-373 ____________________________________________________ 3 credits needed
N) C: Humanities Electives (9 credits)
> Complete 9 semester hours from humanities; minimum 2 departments required
SPA-202……Intermediate Spanish II………………....... 3 *NE
SPA-201……Intermediate Spanish I.………………....... 3 *NE
PF ART APPRECIATION___________________________________________ 3 credits needed
N) D: Macro/Microeconomics (6 credits)
> Complete one full year of economics (micro/macroeconomics)
[COLOR="#0000FF"]PF ECO-111 Macroeconomics_______________________________ 3 credits needed
PF ECO-112 Microeconomics_______________________________ 3 credits needed[/COLOR]
I) E: Social Sciences (6 credits)
> Complete 6 semester hours from the social sciences with the exception of economics
SOC-101 Introduction to Sociology.. 11/19/12 CR 3 *NE
PF PSCYCHOLOGY________________________________________ 3 credits needed
N) F: BSBA Mathematics (3 credits)
> Take 3 semester hours of Quantitative Business Analysis or College Algebra
ALEKS ALEKS_______________________________________________ 3 credits needed
N) G: Statistics (3 credits)
> Complete 3 semester hours in Principles of Statistics.
ALEKS ALEKS_______________________________________________ 3 credits needed
C) H: Natural Sci/Math (3 credits)
> Complete 3 semester hours from Natural Sciences Department; except the mathematics department
COS-102 Computer Prog I......... 12/01/94 B+ 3 *TE

I) I: General Educ Elects (21 credits)
> Complete 21 semester hours in humanities, social sciences and natural sciences/mathematics (any combination)
MAT-115 Intermediate Algebra....... 08/26/12 CR 3 *NE
SPA-102……Elementary Spanish II………………....... 3 *NE
SPA-101……Elementary Spanish I….……………....... 3 *NE
COS-101……Intro to Computers….……………....... 3 *NE
[COLOR="#0000FF"]PF MUSIC ____________________________________________________ 3 credits needed
ALEKS Earth Science __________________________________________________ 3 credits needed
ALEKS ALEKS ____________________________________________________ 3 credits needed[/COLOR] ================================================================================
I) 2: Core (27 credits)
N) A: Intr Finl/Mgrl Acctg (6 credits)
> Complete one full year of Intro/Princ of Accting (Intro to Financial Accounting and Intro to Managerial Accounting
[COLOR="#0000FF"]PF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING_______________________________ 3 credits needed
PF MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING_____________________________ 3 credits needed[/COLOR]
N) B: Business Law (3 credits)
> Complete 3 semester hours of Business Law.
PF BUSINESS LAW I_______________________________________ 3 credits needed
C) C: Compu Lit/Intr CIS (3 credits)
> Complete 3 hours in an intro to information systems, intro to computers, computer literacy, or an intro
computing course with applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.
CAP-225 Comp Bus Appl 05/01/94 A 3 *TE

N) D: Princ of Finance (3 credits)
> Complete 3 semester hours of Principles of Finance.
PF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT______________________________ 3 credits needed
N) E: Prins of Management (3 credits)
> Complete 3 semester hours of Principles of Management.
PF PRINCIPALS of MANAGEMENT___________________________ 3 credits needed
N) F: Intro to Marketing (3 credits)
> Complete 3 semester hours of Introduction to Marketing.
PF MARKETING ______________________________ 3 credits needed
N) G: Bus in Soc/Int'l Mgt (3 credits)
> Complete 3 semester hours of business in society, intro to international business, international management or
international marketing.
PF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS______________________________ 3 credits needed
N) H: Strategic Management (3 credits)
> Complete 3 semester hours in Strategic Management or Business Policy.
PF _Strategic Business Management Class (BUS 425) __________ 3 credits needed ================================================================================
I) 3: Computer Information Systems Option (18 credits)
Complete all 3 subrequirements:
N) A: Programming (3 credits)
> Complete 3 semester hours in a computer programming language
PF _Strategic Business Management Class (BUS 425) __________ 3 credits needed

N) B: Systs Analy & Design (3 credits)
> Complete 3 semester hours in systems analysis or systems analysis and design I.
____________________________________________________ 3 credits needed

I) C: CIS Electives (12 credits)
> Complete 12 semester hours in other computer information systems courses or in computer application courses.
Of these 12 semester hours, 3 semester hours may be additional programming language credits.
N) Group 1
____________________________________________________ 3 credits needed
C) Group 2
CMP-332 Computer Organization...... 12/01/94 B+ 3 *TE
C) Group 3
CIS-344 Computer Security.......... 02/20/13 CR 2 *NE
____________________________________________________ 1 credits needed
N) Group 4
CIS-299 Spec. Stud. in Selected Top 02/04/13 CR 2 *NE
CAP-181 Networks................... 12/03/01 CR 2 *NE
================================================================================
I) 4: Business Electives (9 credits)
> Complete 9 sh from accounting, banking, business, computer applications, computer information systems, finance,
management, hotel/motel/restaurant management, insurance, operations management, public administration, real
estate, law, marketing, and retailing management, fundraising.
MAN-299 Spec. Stud. in Selected Top 02/08/13 CR 2 *NE
CAP-171 Windows.................... 01/30/02 CR 2 *NE
CAP-101 Microcomputer Software Ap.................... CR 3 *NE
____________________________________________________ 1 credits needed ================================================================================
C) 5: Free Electives (6 credits)
> Complete 6 semester hours.
EDM-241 Mitigation for Homeowners.. 08/30/12 CR 1 *NE
EDM-155 Orien. Haz Mat for Med. Prs 09/01/12 CR 1 *NE
EDM-210 Developing & Managing Volun 08/28/12 CR 1 *NE
EDM-209 Effective Communications... 09/01/12 CR 1 *NE
EDM-207 Leadership and Influence... 09/04/12 CR 1 *NE
EDM-224 Emergency Planning......... 09/01/12 CR 1 *NE
================================================================================

[AlbaTiVo]

Just a few things... You already have computer programming under H: Natural Sci/Math - can that be moved under A: Programming? It looks like they are rolling one sh from C: CIS Electives into 4: Business Electives - I would ask them to leave the sh in CIS and just pick up a business elective class. That will also leave you needing just one CIS class and not two. I don't believe you can use ALEKS Earth Science for I: General Educ Elects - only their math classes. I know you said you are not keen on CLEP/DSST, but Analyzing and Interpreting Literature is supposed to be pretty easy and you could knock out your C: Humanities Electives and replace that ALEKS Earth Science, with just the one exam.

[chiquitacobbe]

Just a few things... You already have computer programming under H: Natural Sci/Math - can that be moved under A: Programming? It looks like they are rolling one sh from C: CIS Electives into 4: Business Electives - I would ask them to leave the sh in CIS and just pick up a business elective class. That will also leave you needing just one CIS class and not two. I don't believe you can use ALEKS Earth Science for I: General Educ Elects - only their math classes. I know you said you are not keen on CLEP/DSST, but Analyzing and Interpreting Literature is supposed to be pretty easy and you could knock out your C: Humanities Electives and replace that ALEKS Earth Science, with just the one exam.

Sorry ALEKS Earth Science was meant to be PF Earth Science.

I thought the same thing about the programming but I guess I will have to email TESC as well as the electives.

[sanantone]

Just a few things... You already have computer programming under H: Natural Sci/Math - can that be moved under A: Programming? It looks like they are rolling one sh from C: CIS Electives into 4: Business Electives - I would ask them to leave the sh in CIS and just pick up a business elective class. That will also leave you needing just one CIS class and not two. I don't believe you can use ALEKS Earth Science for I: General Educ Elects - only their math classes. I know you said you are not keen on CLEP/DSST, but Analyzing and Interpreting Literature is supposed to be pretty easy and you could knock out your C: Humanities Electives and replace that ALEKS Earth Science, with just the one exam.

If you're talking about CIS-344, it's the TEEX course that's only worth 2 credits.

[AlbaTiVo]

Yeah, but I count a total of 9 sh in that section and they are saying she needs an additional 4, not 3. It looks like they are bumping 1 down to business electives.

[chiquitacobbe]

If you're talking about CIS-344, it's the TEEX course that's only worth 2 credits.

Yea I hope I will just need one more 3 credit course and it will count towards the total credits, does anyone know if that is the case? Since I already have 9 credits. Thoughts? And I will do one of the DSST MIS or TECEP Networking and maybe reclass the programming as Albativo stated.

I) 3: Computer Information Systems Option (18 credits)
Complete all 3 subrequirements:
N) A: Programming (3 credits)
> Complete 3 semester hours in a computer programming language
____________________________________________________ 3 credits needed (COS-102 Computer Prog I......... 12/01/94 B+ 3 *TE)???
N) B: Systs Analy & Design (3 credits)
> Complete 3 semester hours in systems analysis or systems analysis and design I.
____________________________________________________ 3 credits needed (ANYTHING BESIDES A TESC COURSE????)
I) C: CIS Electives (12 credits)
> Complete 12 semester hours in other computer information systems courses or in computer application courses.
Of these 12 semester hours, 3 semester hours may be additional programming language credits.
N) Group 1
____________________________________________________ 3 credits needed (TECEP OR DSST) C) Group 2
CMP-332 Computer Organization...... 12/01/94 B+ 3 *TE
C) Group 3
CIS-344 Computer Security.......... 02/20/13 CR 2 *NE
____________________________________________________ 1 credits needed (DO I REALLY NEED ANOTHER CREDIT?) N) Group 4
CIS-299 Spec. Stud. in Selected Top 02/04/13 CR 2 *NE
CAP-181 Networks................... 12/03/01 CR 2 *NE

[sanantone]

Yeah, but I count a total of 9 sh in that section and they are saying she needs an additional 4, not 3. It looks like they are bumping 1 down to business electives.

It's easier to find business electives than CIS electives. It would be better and easier to find and complete a 3 credit CIS course/test and then test out of a business course even if it means going over in business electives.

Now, that I take a closer look at it, it doesn't add up. You are right. If they kept the extra credit in CIS electives, it should be covered by the other CIS elective courses and all that should be left are the 3 credits.

Okay, I took another look at it. :p It looks as if one empty credit was bumped up from business electives to CIS electives. 7 credits are completed in business electives and there should be 2 more left for a total of 9.