Degree in USA for international Student

[Michaelz101]

My Location: Ghana
Your Age: 25
Budget: $5500
What kind of degree do you have?: BS Medical Radiography and Radiological Science
What kind of degree do you want?: Computer Science or Any Science degree
Any certifications or military experience?[/b]HCPC, PGDip in Computed Tomography and Mammography

Current Regional Accredited Credits: N/A


Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: N/A


I was planning to move to the USA for a job and to get certified as a radiologic tech, but I have to start over and do a 2-year college and its too costly. I would like to get a degree in computer science or any science degree at TESU so I can get a better Job. Please what would be the cheapest way to go about applying to TESU as an international student? Is there another alternative than TESU?

[bjcheung77]

@Michaelz101, Welcome to the board, you've done the template but missed the last post addendum here: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...Area-works | You're pretty young, I suggest getting the TESU BSBA CIS and BACS combo.  Here's the WIKI: TESU BACS & BSBA CIS

I would suggest you apply to TESU and have your credits evaluated for transfer, you also need to create an action plan on how to get credits.  I suggest Sophia.org/Study.com for remaining credits, you then need to decide on paying the residency waiver or taking 16 credits to get rid of that waiver fee.

[rachel83az]

Unfortunately, I'm not sure that $5500 USD will work to get a TESU degree. You might need a little more. But, you'd need to do a spreadsheet to figure out your exact costs. If you have a prior BS that is evaluated as being equivalent to a US Bachelor's degree, you are waived from having to complete everything except the AOS. This means you don't have to pay for the TESU cornerstone, but you still have to pay for the capstone.

The capstone would be $560x3 = $1680 + residency waiver fee of $3288 = $4968. This does not include the cost of credits Study.com, Sophia, etc.

A 16-credit flat-rate term would be $4778, so it'd be slightly cheaper for you. Especially since you could take 1 or 2 classes at TESU instead of having to pay for them from Study.com or elsewhere.

You can see suggested courses for the AOS here: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sa...ience_Plan

You need to get your prior BS evaluated and sent to TESU so that you know what's left to take.

[davewill]

Become very familiar with the application process for an international student: https://www.tesu.edu/admissions/apply-in...al-student

In particular, you'll have to have your foreign transcripts evaluated, and you'll have to meet the English language requirements. I'd climb through the admissions hoops and get an academic evaluation from TESU before getting too far down the road of taking alternative credits.

[gams007]

Unfortunately, I'm not sure that $5500 USD will work to get a TESU degree. You might need a little more. But, you'd need to do a spreadsheet to figure out your exact costs. If you have a prior BS that is evaluated as being equivalent to a US Bachelor's degree, you are waived from having to complete everything except the AOS. This means you don't have to pay for the TESU cornerstone, but you still have to pay for the capstone.

The capstone would be $560x3 = $1680 + residency waiver fee of $3288 = $4968. This does not include the cost of credits Study.com, Sophia, etc.

A 16-credit flat-rate term would be $4778, so it'd be slightly cheaper for you. Especially since you could take 1 or 2 classes at TESU instead of having to pay for them from Study.com or elsewhere.

You can see suggested courses for the AOS here: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sa...ience_Plan

You need to get your prior BS evaluated and sent to TESU so that you know what's left to take. 

Rachel you put only the capstone you missed the SOS-110 Critical Information Literacy that's another $1680

[rachel83az]

Rachel you put only the capstone you missed the SOS-110 Critical Information Literacy that's another $1680

No, I didn't miss it. If you have a foreign degree that is evaluated as being equivalent to a US Bachelor's degree, you do NOT have to do the cornerstone or any other gen eds.