Changes to TESU SOS-110 Course Title and Structure

[ChilliDawg]

Thank you for the information. That is unfortunate. i guess my days at TESU have truly come to a close.

I was fortuante to be able to squeeze in both the ASNSM and the BALS in one residency waiver cycle. Not a bad run while I was there.

On to find the next thing.

[natshar]

I was thinking about procuring a second bachelor at TESU.  I assume that I would once again have to take a Captstone?

Yes. If change schools or add a new degree from a different school you must take SOS-110. 

My story: I was pursuing a BSBA and also had a BA on my evaluation but I wasn't sure if I was going to earn it. I took TES-100. I dropped the BA from my evaluation in January 2019. Then in April 2019, I decided that I wanted to have a different but similar BA on my evaluation (again not sure if I'm actually going to earn it) they added it but it requires SOS-110. Basically sometime in April there was a rule in effect where if you change schools you will to take SOS-110. It was kind of frustrating, I was told them I previously had a BA and it didn't require SOS-110 but no luck. I do not plan on earning the BA, just the BSBA but I'm still keeping it on my evaluation for now.

 Say you switch from a BSBA accounting to marketing you won't have to take SOS-110. But if you switch from or add a BSBA marketing to BA Liberal studies then you would have to take SOS-110. This also applies to associates degrees as well. If you add an associates to bachelors or vice versa you will have to take SOS-110 if the other degree is in a different school (business, liberal arts, etc.).

So basically I'm at a point where if I want to purse any business degree at TESU TES-100 will work and I'm good. But if I change my major to anything that isn't business (bachelor or associates) I must take SOS-110 and there is no way around it.

Also, lets say I graduate and then I want to earn a second degree from TESU after I graduate, I will have to take SOS-110 no matter what, even if I want to earn another business degree.

Hope this clears everything up.

Changing your degree (or adding one) is different than changing your concentration under the same degree.  Completely different thing.

Regarding getting a 2nd degree, that's also completely different.  I do NOT think you have to take the cornerstone when getting a 2nd degree - that would be considered a General Education course, which is waived for 2nd degrees.  For a 2nd degree, you need 24 NEW credits in the major, and 15-18cr of those must be UL (depending upon the degree) - and the capstone counts as your new credits as well as UL.  You would also have to pay for the residency waiver.

Here's info on the 2nd degree: https://www.tesu.edu/academics/catalog/award-of-degrees

Second Baccalaureate Degree
Students who have received one baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution and wish to earn a second baccalaureate degree must:

• Complete a minimum of 24 credits including the required capstone for the degree. These credits must be in the area of study and/or core of the degree. These credits must be earned after the date the most recent degree, regardless of academic level, was conferred.
  
• Additionally, students must complete all other degree requirements as listed in the current Thomas Edison State University Catalog.
  

Say you are adding a second degree to be earned simultaneously along with your first TESU degree and you add the second degree now. Even if you first degree was under the TES-100 and you already completed it, if the additional degree added is from a different school at TESU (liberal arts, business, etc.) added after sometime in April 2019 you must complete SOS-110. Same policy goes if you change your program.

So for me if I want to graduate with any business undergrad degree TES-100 will work and I don't have to SOS-110. But if I wanted to graduate with any TESU degree outside of the school of business whether it be in addition to business or my only degree, I need to take SOS-110 to graduate, TES-100 won't work.

[Rustydroid]

TESU is really becoming a pain. I already took the 1 Credit conerstone but want to change from a BSBA in Management to a BSBA in Accounting. I get the feeling that TESU is going to make me take SOS-110. I already have fulfilled all my general electives credits with my Navy and CC credits.
The conerstone won't do anything for me and I'll basically throw $300 down the drain if TESU makes me take SOS-110.

If you are already enrolled, and were required to take the old cornerstone for your degree plan (prior to catalog 19A) then you are fine - this doesn't pertain to you.

Also, when changing concentrations, you're not changing catalogs, so this also won't apply.  You can just call and ask them to make the change, and they will without anything else happening.

Thanks for the advise. I was getting bummed out and was thinking of going back to a local school or even ASU since I'll qualify for financial aid. Now I can go back to having my job pay for my school. 
I guess that I'm glad I stuck with a BSBA all along.