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Forgive me if this is covered in another thread, but in searching the archive I couldn't find a current, clear post describing best options.
I have several colleagues who are specifically interested in a TESU degree (preferred over UMPI due to less stringent distribution requirements.)
Now that the Pierpoint associates degree is no longer as free/easy as it was, are there any inexpensive options to earn the minimum required RA credits for TESU? Obviously state community college programs with low/no tuition are one option, my question is whether there are other options that are quicker/easier than community college classes.
Thanks in advance!
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Fastest ways are the TECEP exams offered by TESU. They don't count towards residency unless you are military, but they can help very quickly obtain the other 15 credits out of the 30 RA or NA required by TESU. Another option is a school like Genesis University, where NA credits can be obtained through classes at 8 weeks. ASU Learner is a good option too, self-paced and around 6 weeks after enrolling, if you are quick.
Those are the ones that come to mind.
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You could also enroll at UMPI as a non-degree student to take courses to transfer to TESU.
TEL Learning is another option. Credit from RA partner schools for $100 per semester hour and largely self-paced.
Sterling College (Kansas) has a variety of online courses for $175 per semester hour.
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Cheapest RA credits?
1 Get an ENEB degree.
2 Pay for the agile methodology. Do 50 multiple-choice questions.
3 Evaluated it with ECE.
4 Then you'll easily earn 30 RA credits.
Not only do you have 30 RA credits, but you'll also have a "bachelor's degree".
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(7 hours ago)huiwh1998 Wrote: Cheapest RA credits?
1 Get an ENEB degree.
2 Pay for the agile methodology. Do 50 multiple-choice questions.
3 Evaluated it with ECE.
4 Then you'll easily earn 30 RA credits.
Not only do you have 30 RA credits, but you'll also have a "bachelor's degree".
Important caveat: If you present an FCE TESU accepts stating your foreign degree is equivalent to a US bachelor's, you become a Second or Successive Bachelor's student under the
Award of Degrees policy.
There's good and there's bad news about this. Good news is that you don't have to fulfill gen eds or information literacy. Bad news is that you must complete 24 credits in your major after the date your most recent degree was issued. By contrast, if you hadn't presented that "bachelor's degree," TESU would accept all credits toward your major no matter when they were completed.
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