Ba in History from TESC, Possible outline. Critques or suggestions please!

[jkeegan]

I am currently attempting to get a degree done ASAP through TESC. I have narrowed it down to Psychology or history. I have a good Psych Plan, but am considering the History degree and history has always been an interest and hobby of mine, and I should have no problem grasping most of the concepts of the prep materials for the history tests. Here is my EVAL for a history BA.
I) 1: BA General Education (60 SH)
Credits: 50
Complete all 6 subrequirements:
C) A: English Composition
> Complete one full year of English Composition with a grade> of C or better.
Credits: 6
GPA Achieved/Needed: 3.500 / 2.000
C) Group 1
Credits: 6
ENC-101 English Composition I...... 05/01/08 A 3 *TE
ENC-102 English Composition II..... 12/01/08 B 3 *TE
C) B: Humanities
> Complete 12 semester hours of Humanities, including at
> least two subject areas.
Credits: 12
SPA-101 Elementary Spanish I....... 05/01/10 C+ 3 *TE
ART-166 History of Western Art I... 12/01/08 D 3 *TE
LIT-217 World Literature I......... 05/01/10 B 3 *TE
COM-209 Public Speaking............ 05/01/10 A 3 *TE
C) C: Social Sciences
> Complete 12 semester hours in the Social Sciences,
> including at least two subject areas.
Credits: 12
HIS-199 Spec. Stud. in Slected Topi 05/01/11 A 3 *TE
POS-101 Intro. to Political Science 05/01/11 A 3 *TE
PSY-101 Introduction to Psychology. 05/01/10 A 3 *TE
ECO-111 Macroeconomics............. 12/01/09 B+ 3 *TE
C) D: Mathematics
> Complete a 3 semester hour college-level Mathematics
> course.
MAT-110 Finite Mathematics......... 05/01/08 B 3 *TE
C) E: Natural Sciences
> Complete 9 semester hours in the Natural Sciences,
> including at least two subject areas.
Credits: 11
CIS-107 Computer Concepts and Appl. 05/01/11 B+ 3 *TE
BIO-102 Biology of Human Concerns.. 05/01/11 B+ 4 *TE
CHE-104 Introductory Chemistry..... 05/01/10 D 4 *TE
I) F: General Ed Electives
> Complete 18 semester hours from any of the following
> General Education subjects: Humanities, Social Sciences,
> Natural Sciences or Mathematics.
Credits: 6 Required: 18 Remaining: 12
SOC-101 Introduction to Sociology.. 05/01/08 B 3 *TE
STA-201 Principles of Statistics... 12/01/08 B 3 *TE
___________________________________________________ 12 credits needed
I) 2: Area of Study (18SH must be at the 300/400 level)
Credits: 12
GPA Achieved/Needed: 3.575 / 2.000
Complete all 4 subrequirements:
C) A: Western or World Civ
> Complete one full year of Survey of Western Civilization
> OR one full year of World History.
Credits: 6
C) Group 1
Credits: 6
HIS-101 Western Civilization I..... 12/01/09 A 3 *TE
HIS-102 Western Civilization II.... 12/01/08 B 3 *TE
C) B: American History
> Complete one full year of American History.
Credits: 6
C) Group 1
Credits: 6
HIS-113 American History I......... 12/01/08 A 3 *TE
HIS-114 American History II........ 05/01/08 B+ 3 *TE
N) C: Non-Western History
> Complete one Non-Western/Non-U.S. History course (e.g.,
> Africa; Asia; Latin America; Middle East).
____________________________________________________ 3 credits needed
N) D: History Electives
> Complete 18 semester hours of History Department courses
> as electives. At least 15SH must be at the 300/400 level to
> satisfy the requirement of 18SH of 300/400 level coursework
> in the Area of Study. LIB-495 (Liberal Arts Capstone) can
> satisfy 3SH of this requirement.
Credits: 0
N) Group 1
___________________________________________________ 15 credits needed
N) Group 2
____________________________________________________ 3 credits needed

3: BA Free Electives (27 SH)
> Complete 27 semester hours of Free Electives.
HEA-101 Contemporary Health Issues. 12/01/09 B 3 *TE
___________________________________________________ 24 credits needed


I need 12 general elective credits.
, I am thinking about cleps for humanities and natural sciences, as they are both 6 credit tests, therefore I only have to prepare for 2 tests instead of 4

I need 18 UL history classes. I am going to take the TESC class War and American history (not exact sure of name right now) as it is 6 credits, and I need a GPA through them anyway. I will be taking DSST's for Rise and fall of the Soviet Union, History of Vietnam, and Modern Middle east. I plan on also taking the ECE for world conflicts since 1900. This will cover the 18 UL credit requirement. However, I believe, using these tests for the UL requirement means I can not use any of them for my non western history requirement (3 credits). This is a bit of an issue, and unless I can find a suitable test, I will also have to take a class through TESC to cover this requirement.

Free electives will be covered by ASE (automotive) certifications, NJ Emergency Medical Technician certification, and FEMA credit to fill in any more needed.

Please make any suggestions or critiques that you have. Thanks for helping me out!

[Storyteller]

jkeegan,
I just completed BA in History at TESC - DSST Modern Middle East covers the non-western history requirement & is Upper Level as you already know - Take DSST Civil War & Reconstruction to fill out the final 6 lower level requirements - You have it covered then with ECE World Conflicts, Soviet Union, Vietnam and TESC War&Amer Society, plus the Cleps.
Heads Up: The advisor (Siben) told me ECE World Conflicts and TESC War&AMer Society conflicted, however, I knew that Elinor had just graduated in Sept with the same tests, so I called and talked to another advisor and she approved me to take the ECE World Conflicts test. Let me assure you; the ECE test does not cover the same material, it is totally focused toward International Relations, the TESC course is not.
Good luck.

[jkeegan]

Hey thanks for the response. The lower level credits are filled from western civ classes I transfered in. If I use the modern middle east for an upper level class, does it still count as non western? I would think that if it was applied to non western, I would have to come up with another upper level class? I am confused lol.

[dewisant]

I'm an Excelsior student so TESC's UL/LL designation on many of the History tests seems to be different.

[Storyteller]

jkeegan,
It doesn't matter where the courses/tests are applied - an upper level is upper level - so Modern Middle East is both Upper Level and applicable to the non-western requirement - at least, that's what it was for me.
You can check my completed degree plan at the subhead: How to spell relief - G.R.A.D.U.A.T.E
Hope this helps.

[jkeegan]

Thanks a lot! that plan looks good. After doing some research and reading last night I discovered that it is possible for me to also test out of the social science BA. I have to decide which dsst's and cleps I want to take, which will determine which degree I pursue. I registered in War and American society today, (starts in Jan) so that will be both 6 credits, and my GPA requirement. I may seem more flexible than most with which degree I will pursue, but that is just because I need to have ANY 4 year degree done by the summer so that I can take the police exam for the municipality that I currently work for, to hopefully secure a full time position. Thanks for all the help everyone!