COSC Business Administration Degree

[kromlich]

Hey guys! I'm new here and am trying to figure out the most effective way to receive my B.S. in Business Administration. I am heavily basing my degree plan off of the one provided by KittenMittens, but I do have a few questions. I'll first list what I have completed, second what I plan to do, and third ask for advice.

The State of my Plan (Finished current complete credits at a traditional school, these did all transfer to COSC, current plan on what tests to take are marked in blue

---COSC Required (6)---
Cornerstone Seminar (3)
UL Business Capstone (3)


[General Education Requirements]
Oral Communication (3)
---Public Speaking (3)
Written Communication(6)
---English Composition 1 (3)
---CLEP College Composition (6)
Ethical Decision Making (3)
---World Views and Moral Values (3)
Global Understanding(3)
---DSST Intro to World Religions (3)
Literature & Fine Arts(3)
---Intro to Literature (3)
Mathematics(3)
---Statistics (3)
Natural Science (1 Course with Lab, one without)
---Intro to Astronomy (w/o Lab)
---Saylor Biology (w/Straighterline Lab)
Non US History/Culture (3)
---Beginning French 1(4)
Social/Behavioral Science (3)
---Uexcel Social Psychology (3)
US History/Government (3)
---DSST Civil War & Reconstruction (3)


[Business Major Prerequisities]
Business Statistics (3)
---Statistics for Business & Economics (3)
Macro & Micro Economics (6)
---CLEP Macroeconomics (3)
---CLEP Microeconomics (3)


[Business Administration Requirements]
Financial & Managerial Accounting (6)
---CLEP Financial Accounting (3)
---Straighterline Managerial Accounting (3)
Foundations in Business (12)
---Saylor Business Law (3)
---CLEP Information Systems & Applications (3)
---Saylor Priniciples of Management (3)
---Saylor Principles of Marketing (3)
Business Major Finance (3)
---DSST Principles of Finance or Penn Foster Financial Management (3)
Business Major Organizational Behavior (3)--
---UXCEL Organizational Behavior (3)



Liberal Arts Requirements (60) --------------Total Complete (35)
Statistics for Business/Economics (3)
Public Speaking (3)
Freshman Composition (3)
Introduction to Literature (3)
Introduction to Astronomy (3)
Beginning French 1 (4)
Beginning French 2 (4)
Statistics (3)
Explore Concept of Leadership (3)
Movies & Music (3)
World Views & Moral Values (3)



Overall UL Credit (30) ------------------Total Complete (0)
DSST Substance Abuse (3)
Uxcel Psychology of Adulthood & Aging (3)
DSST Civil War & Reconstruction (3)
DSST Business Ethics (3)
Penn Foster Employee Benefits (3)
Uxcel Labor Relations (3)
Uxcel HR Management (3)
Uxcel Organizational Behavior (3)
Uxcel Social Psychology (3)
Business Capstone (3)

Business Adminsitration (45) --------Total Complete (3)------Total UL Requirement (15)
Statistics for Business/Economics (3)
CLEP Financial Accounting (3)
Straighterline Managerial Accounting (3)
Saylor Business Law (3)
CLEP Information Systems & Applications (3)
Saylor Priniciples of Management (3)
Saylor Principles of Marketing (3)
DSST Principles of Finance or Penn Foster Financial Management (3)
UXCEL Organizational Behavior (3)
DSST Business Ethics (3)
Penn Foster Employee Benefits (3)
Uxcel Labor Relations (3)
Uxcel HR Management (3)
CLEP Macroeconomics (3)
CLEP Microeconomics (3)

--Miscellaneous--
Marathon Training (1)


I believe I have 110 credits either mapped out or finished. It would be awesome if a few of you could help me out and check out

1. If my numbers are right
2. What could I take as my final 10 credits. I seem to have everything out of the way except for Miscellaneous/Liberal Arts.
3. If I have an average of 20 hours each week to study, how would you recommend I best go about it? And what is your estimate on time to finish? (This is the optional one, I have ideas, but I would love your input )

Thank you so much for your time in reading this!

[topdog98]

I have looked over your plan, and it looks really good to me. Unless something has changed, I think free FEMA credits would be best for any free electives that you need. It looks like you have plenty of liberal arts credits with what you have completed and what you have planned.

The last question is a hard one. I would maybe start on your CLEPS. Use Instantcert , the REA guides, and the Offical CLEP Guide. Good luck!

[rebel100]

FEMA for the leftover, still free and relatively painless.

[kromlich]

Thank you guys! I really appreciate it.

[grad_girl]

Keep in mind if you already have ENG Comp, the CLEP exam will only get you 3 credits, because of duplicate. You only get six credits if you don't have ENG 101.

[rebel100]

If you already have English Comp 1 COSC will take the DSST Technical Writing in place of Comp 2. You can often skip the oral communications requirement if you can demonstr5ate some past public speaking experience.

You shouldn't need two ethics courses...the UL Business Ethics should satisfy that requirement and provide UL credit.

Analyzing and Interpreting Literature is arguably MUCH easier than any other clep, it provides 6 credits, and it satisfies the Literature requirement.

I would pick a CLEP or DSST doe the social science not the Uexcel....there is just so much out there to study for the CLEP than you will find for the uexcel....I would look at intro to Psych or sociology.

I would also take a hard look at that Saylor biology. I don't know anyone who has ever done it and it looks like a bear of a course. I would opt to take a science with a lab completely through SL...not that your plan is bad, just easier to pay a little more and transition through is smoothly. If you do take it through Saylor please come back and let us know how it went.

If they accept the DSST Civil War for the US History/Government requirement then know that its also UL credit so you could subtract one from the UL requirement most likely. They used to require both a Government and a US History so I just don't know if this will work or not.

TECEP's are cheap and likely easier to find study materials for than the Uexcel's...just look and see if some of those are easier for you in the UL area, they may or may not be.

For #3, well, I would chase the low hanging fruit first. I would run through all the tried and true credit by exam. Get comfortable taking CLEP and DSST, knock out all the gen eds. Go as fast as you like/can go. Knock out FEMA beginning with the PDS (its worth 6 credits and you earn a FEMA cert while your doing it). progress up through your UL like Uexcel and TECEP. Learn the system that works for you then exploit it.