TESC Evaluation for BSAST in Aviation

[gshelley61]

Well, TESC has basically completed my transfer credit evaluation for the BSAST in Aviation Flight Technology

I wound up with duplicate credits in English Comp and in helicopter flight training.

Also, my Army flight training courses were approved for transfer credit even though they were taken more than 20 years ago.

It appears all I have left to finish this degree is Technical Writing, Physics I and II, and the APS-401 Capstone (12 credits total)...

How should I proceed? Should I take Physics locally, or is there an online/testing option available?


Here are my eval results:

General Education (60 SH)

A: English Composition (Completed)
Semester Hours Completed: 5.00
GPA Achieved/Needed: 3.400 / 2.000
Group 1 (Completed)
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes
2.. ENC1101 Freshman Comm I.......... 3.00 B ENC-101 *CC *TE
4.. ENC1418 Argu & Pers Writing...... 2.00 A ENC-102 *TE


B: Humanities (In Progress) Semester Hours Completed: 11.00

TECHNICAL REPORT WRITING _________________________________________ 3 credits

SPEECH (Completed)
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes
3.. SPCH111 Fund Oral Communication.. 3.00 A COM-108 *TE

Group 3 (Completed)
!! Exception
short 1 sh in Eng Comp; need 7 sh - Semester Hours Completed: 8.00
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes
4.. MUL2011 Intro to Music Listen.... 2.67 B+ MUS-100 *TE
4.. ENL2130 Intro to Shakespeare..... 2.67 C+ LIT-320 *TE
4.. CLT2370 Myths Greeks & Romans.... 2.66 C ENG-346 *TE

C: Social Sciences (Completed)
Semester Hours Completed: 12.00

PSYCHOLOGY OR SOCIOLOGY (Completed)
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes
5.. PSY2012 Gen Psyc................. 3.00 B PSY-101 *CC *TE

Group 2 (Completed)
Semester Hours Completed: 9.00
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes
2.. ISS1010 Intro to Soc Sci......... 3.00 B SOS-101 *CC *TE
4.. ECO2013 Basic Economics 1........ 3.00 A ECO-111 *TE
4.. AMH2020 US Since 1877............ 3.00 B HIS-114 *TE


College Algebra & Above
Requirement fulfilled
Semester Hours Completed: 7.00
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes
2.. MAC1114 Trig & Analy Geo......... 3.00 B MAT-122 *CC *TE
3.. MATH200 Calculus I............... 4.00 A MAT-231 *TE

Statistics
!! Exception
requirement satisfied
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes
4.. STA3023 Intro to Statistics 1.... 2.67 C STA-201 *TE

[COLOR="red"]General Physics
Semester Hours Completed: 0.00
Complete 1 of 2 subrequirements:
A: General Physics (Not Started)

Semester Hours Completed: 0.00
Group 1 (Not Started)
______________________________________________________________________ 1 course
Group 2 (Not Started)
______________________________________________________________________ 1 course[/COLOR]

Meteorology
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes
1.. AVF-203... Aviation Weather......... 3.00 CR AVF-203 *NE

Computer Requirement
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes
5.. COC1201 Intro to Dp.............. 3.00 A CIS-101 *CC *TE

General Education Electives
Complete 9 semester hours from any of the following
General Education subjects: Humanities, Social Sciences,
Natural Sciences or Mathematics.
Semester Hours Completed: 9.66
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes
5.. DEP2004 Dev Psychology........... 3.00 D PSY-211 *CC *TE
4.. ANT3511 Physical Anthropology.... 3.33 B+ ANT-160 *TE
4.. ANT2402 Anthro & Modern Life..... 3.33 B ANT-270 *TE



Area of Study (45 SH including Current Trends)

GPA Achieved/Needed: none / 2.000
Complete all 4 subrequirements:

A: Private Pilot (Completed)
Semester Hours Completed: 6.00
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes
1.. AVF-111... Private Pilot Ground..... 3.00 CR AVF-111 *10Y *NE
1.. AVF-122... Private Pilot Rotocraft F 3.00 CR AVF-122 *10Y *NE

B: Commercial Pilot (Completed)
Semester Hours Completed: 12.00
Group 2 (Completed)
Semester Hours Completed: 12.00
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes
1.. AVF-211... Commercial Pilot Air Grou 3.00 CR AVF-211 *NE
1.. AVF-212... Commercial Pilot Ground B 3.00 CR AVF-212 *NE
1.. AVF-223... Commercial Pilot Roto Fli 3.00 CR AVF-223 *NE
1.. AVF-224... Commercial Pilot Roto Fli 3.00 CR AVF-224 *NE

C: Instrument Pilot (Completed)
Semester Hours Completed: 6.00
Group 2 (Completed)
Semester Hours Completed: 6.00
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes
1.. AVF-213... Instrument Pilot Ground.. 3.00 CR AVF-213 *NE
1.. AVF-226... Instrument Pilot Roto Fli 3.00 CR AVF-226 *NE

D: Aviation Electives (Completed)
Semester Hours Completed: 18.00

Group 1 (Completed)
Semester Hours Completed: 12.00
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes
1.. AVF-382... Aircraft Performance..... 3.00 CR AVF-382 *10Y *NE
1.. AVF-301... Flight Physiology........ 3.00 CR AVF-301 *10Y *NE
1.. AVF-312... Navigation............... 3.00 CR AVF-312 *10Y *NE
1.. AVF-201... Government & Aviation.... 3.00 CR AVF-201 *10Y *NE

Group 2 (Completed)
Semester Hours Completed: 6.00
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes
1.. AVM-205... Aircraft Systems......... 3.00 CR AVM-205 *10Y *NE
1.. AVM-321... Powerplants, Gas Turbine. 3.00 CR AVM-321 *10Y *NE

[COLOR="red"]Current Trends
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes
___ APS-401___ _________________________ ______________________ 1 course needed[/COLOR]


Free Electives (15 SH)
!! Exception
Credit overages,. only need 12.67 s.h. here

Semester Hours Completed: 13.00
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes
6.. AVTYF202 Flgt Instr Ground Sch.... 3.00 A AVF-331 *10Y *TE
5.. STD1100 Ind Chang Env............ 3.00 B FEL-199 *CC *TE
1.. MAN-201... Principles of Supervision 3.00 CR MAN-201 *NE
1.. HRM-315... Leadership............... 3.00 CR HRM-315 *NE
6.. PHYSF113 Concepts of Physics...... 1.00 A PHY-101 *TE




OTHER COURSES:
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes
--- ---------- ------------------------- ------- --- ---------- ---------

1 HEA-195 First Aid 1.00 CR HEA-195 *NE
1 MSC-161 Outdoor/Survival Skills 1.00 CR MSC-161 *NE
1 MSC-131 Marksmanship 1.00 CR MSC-131 *NE
1 PEA-199 Spec. Stud. in Selected T 1.00 CR PEA-199 *NE
1 AVF-111 Private Pilot Ground 3.00 CR AVF-111 *RI*NE*DUP*10Y
1 AVF-122 Private Pilot Rotocraft F 3.00 CR AVF-122 *RI*NE*DUP
1 AVF-122 Private Pilot Rotocraft F 3.00 CR AVF-122 *RI*NE*DUP*10Y
5 ENC1102 Writing Lit 3.00 B ENC-102 *RI*TE*DUP*CC
2 EGN1001 Engr Problems 1.00 A SUR-202 *TE*CC
4 LIT2214 World Lit Med & Ren 2.67 D LIT-217 *TE
4 MAF2200 Marriage and Family 2.67 B SOC-210 *TE
4 PSC2501 Our Environment 2.67 B+ ENS-200 *TE

[dew125]

Physics I and II are listed as coming soon at straighterline. It might be worth a phone call to see when they will be available.

[gshelley61]

Thanks for the tip about Straighterline... I will definitely give them a call to find out what the status is on their upcoming Physics courses.

[hkhart]

I'd go with SL as well, however since you have to take the APS course, TESC does have OL physics I and II if that would be easier and/or quicker. May not be cheaper than local however the online vs. classroom time may work better as well.

[cookderosa]

Physics 1 AND 2? Wow! I can't figure out why you need physics...I mean, you'd think if you "needed" physics to do what you do, you'd have had to have learned it by now hilarious

Best of luck to you, that was my brick wall, but you've had calc, so I imagine you're going to do fine. SL is a good option, I'd wager it'll be algebra (not calc) based. It also looks like you don't need labs, that'll save you $$$.


OH!!!! I just remembered something (thanks Geezer)!!! TESC will exempt you from physics 1 if you successfully complete physics 2! You'll have to scan their catalog to find the exact sequence rule, but if you think you can do Physics 2 through SL, you'll get both for the price/work of 1!

[gshelley61]

I called Straighterline yesterday about their upcoming Physics courses... Physics I may be available in a few weeks. Physics II is still in process and no timeframe for availability is known yet.

In the meantime, I should study Technical Writing and test out of that. Should I take the DSST or TECEP for that? Which is easier?

Also, about the APS-401 capstone... what exactly is involved? Has anyone here taken it and knows what I can expect?

I'm also very interested in earning a second bachelors degree at TESC. Since I'm no longer flying for a living, either a Liberal Arts or a Business degree would probably be my two best options. I've been in television advertising sales for the past 17 years, so a Business degree in Marketing would probably be the most beneficial to me career-wise... and I could go on to earn an MBA or MS in Marketing later if I wanted to.

The downside is that I need to earn at least 50 more credits to get a Business degree. I would only need about 30 credits to finish a Liberal Arts degree. Physics I and II could be 6 of those hours - leaving me with the minimum 24 credits beyond the first degree to earn. Plus, I have some other credits not used for the BSAST that might apply to the Liberal Arts degree. So, a BALS would seem to be much closer at hand than a Business degree.

Any words of advice on working on two degrees at the same time? Can I finish two degrees in a year?