Even without FEMA, you can still complete the BSBA at TESC for less than $3,000!

[sanantone]

BSBA in General Management

General Education

English Comp I: CLEP Composition General (6 credits) - $100
English Comp II: Overage from CLEP - $0
College Algebra or Quantitative Analysis: ALEKS College Algebra - $20
Managerial Communication: Saylor Corporate Communication - $25
Electives in Intellectual and Practical Skills: ALEKS Precalculus (or Trigonometry, duplicates) - $0
=$145

Human Cultures and the Natural and Physical World
Macroeconomics: Uexcel - $95
Microeconomics: Uexcel - $95
Statistics: ALEKS Intro to Statistics, Business Statistics, or Statistics for Behavioral Sciences - $0
=$190

Humanities, Social Science, Natural Science, or Interdisciplinary Electives (9 credits)
Any 6-credit liberal arts test - $100
ALEKS Intermediate Algebra- $0
=$100

Personal and Social Responsibility
Diversity/Global Literacy: Any qualified Uexcel - $95
Responsible Ethical Leadership: Any qualified Uexcel - $95
Ethics or Diversity Elective: Any qualified Uexcel - $95
=$285

General Education Electives (18 credits)
Saylor Intro to Western Political Thought - $25
Saylor Calculus I - $25
6-credit CLEP - $100
6-credit CLEP - $100
=$250

Business Core
Principles of Finance: Uexcel - $95
Business Law: Saylor Business Law and Ethics - $25
Business in Society: TECEP - $108
Strategic Management: TECEP - $108
Computer Requirement: Saylor Intro to Computer Science I - $25
Intro to Marketing: Saylor - $25
Principles to Financial Accounting: TECEP - $108
Principles of Managerial Accounting: TECEP - $108
Principles of Management – Saylor $25
=$627

Area of Study Options 18 credits (Credits must be in at least three areas out of Accounting, Management, Finance, and Marketing. At least 12 credits must be upper level.)
Saylor Business Statistics (transcribed as UL Operations Management) - $25
TECEP Federal Income Taxation – $108
TECEP Sales Management - $108
TECEP Advertising - $108
TECEP Security Analysis and Portfolio Management - $108
Any qualified business Uexcel - $95
=$552

Business Electives
6 credits from TEEX (I'm not sure if the 4 CIS credits will count, but some others do.)- $0
Any business Uexcel - $95
=$95

Free Electives (6 credits)
NFA (3 credits) - $0
Uexcel - $95
=$95

Total: $2339
With graduation ($290), application ($75), and technology services fee ($121): $2825
With transcript fees from ACE ($45), CLEP ($20), and DSST ($30): $2920

[ironheadjack]

I understand your goal here was to get the cheapest degree possible but I just wanted to point out that many of the listed Uexcel exams can be replaced with Straighterline courses. Just pointing this out for any newbies that come along. If you use the discount code and complete all necessary courses in one month it would probably be even cheaper/faster then having to deal with pearson.

[sanantone]

I forgot to put the disclaimer in this thread that the degree can be made cheaper if you can complete several Straighterline courses in one month. It can also be made cheaper if you can earn 12 credits on the language CLEPs. There are just too many variables to assume that most people can complete several Straighterline courses in one month.

I, personally, have been avoiding Straighterline courses like the plague. I have issues with inattention and procrastination, so whenever I can avoid having to complete several assignments, I do.

[sanantone]

Subtract $121 because students under the Per Credit Tuition Plan do NOT have to pay the technology service fee.

[sanantone]

I updated the plan using this academic year's pricing.

BSBA in General Management

General Education

English Comp I: CLEP Composition General (6 credits) - $100
English Comp II: Overage from CLEP - $0
College Algebra or Quantitative Analysis: ALEKS College Algebra - $20
Managerial Communication: Saylor Corporate Communication - $25
Electives in Intellectual and Practical Skills: ALEKS Precalculus (or Trigonometry, duplicates) - $0
=$145

Human Cultures and the Natural and Physical World
Macroeconomics: CLEP - $100
Microeconomics: CLEP - $100
Statistics: ALEKS Intro to Statistics, Business Statistics, or Statistics for Behavioral Sciences - $0
=$200

Humanities, Social Science, Natural Science, or Interdisciplinary Electives (9 credits)
Any 6-credit liberal arts test - $100
ALEKS Intermediate Algebra- $0
=$100

Personal and Social Responsibility
Diversity/Global Literacy: Any qualified CLEP/DSST - $100
Responsible Ethical Leadership: Any qualified CLEP/DSST - $100
Ethics or Diversity Elective: Any qualified CLEP/DSST - $100
=$300

General Education Electives (18 credits)
Saylor Intro to Western Political Thought - $25
Saylor Calculus I - $25
6-credit CLEP - $100
6-credit CLEP - $100
=$250

Business Core
Principles of Finance: DSST - $100
Business Law: Saylor Business Law and Ethics - $25
Business in Society: TECEP - $111
Strategic Management: TECEP - $111
Computer Requirement: Saylor Intro to Computer Science I - $25
Intro to Marketing: Saylor - $25
Principles to Financial Accounting: TECEP - $111
Principles of Managerial Accounting: TECEP - $111
Principles of Management – Saylor $25
=$644

Area of Study Options 18 credits (Credits must be in at least three areas out of Accounting, Management, Finance, and Marketing. At least 12 credits must be upper level.)
Saylor Business Statistics (transcribed as UL Operations Management) - $25
TECEP Federal Income Taxation – $111
TECEP Sales Management - $111
TECEP Advertising - $111
TECEP Security Analysis and Portfolio Management - $111
Any qualified business CLEP/DSST - $100
=$569

Business Electives
6 credits from TEEX (I'm not sure if the 4 CIS credits will count, but some others do.)- $0
Any business CLEP/DSST - $100
=$100

Free Electives (6 credits)
NFA (3 credits) - $0
Any CLEP/DSST not previously used - $100
=$100

Total: $2408
With graduation ($299) and application ($75): $2782
With transcript fees from ACE ($40), CLEP ($20), and DSST ($30): $2872

[TMW2010]

Sanantone-
Thank you for laying this information out. I'm actually considering swinging through TESC and grabbing a quick BSBA to get an understanding of the financial side of things that a lot of the managerial positions are asking for (as well as the piece of paper that 'shows' that I know the stuff). Yes, I'd considered just going for an MBA, but I'm not leaving my Doctoral program to do that, or attempting to do it concurrently. Besides, when it comes down to it, the prerequisite courses I'd need to get into the MBA programs I looked at basically are what I'd need to complete for the BSBA .

Question though: Has anyone ever gotten TESC to waive the English II requirement? I took the Uexcel (way back when) for the three credits in English because that's all I needed for my degree at EC. I've also got a M.Ed. and am working on a doctoral degree. Would I be stuck with having to take another English course/test? :p I do have 1 credit Writing in the Major class from the requirements for my Psych major, but obviously that still leaves me 2 credits short if they accepted that.

Thanks

[sanantone]

English requirements are pretty inflexible at most colleges. I think TESC would only be flexible with a quarter hour course that leaves you 0.33 credits short of 3 credits. But, it depends on what types of courses you took at the graduate level. TESC gave me credit for Statistics I and Statistics II for two graduate courses I took (Statistics in CJ and Linear Regression).

[TMW2010]

Cool, thanks for the response on that. It looks like I'd have to take English Comp II as a TECEP to get toward the total 8 I'd need for the Per Credit Tuition Plan anyway. I'm actually running out of places to use TECEPs for that purpose. Bleh.

Concerning the College Algebra/Quant Analysis, I've got Trig done through ALEKs, which according to your chart in the Wiki, counts as PreCalc. Since PreCalc is considered a higher level course, would they accept it in place of College Algebra, or should I just hit ALEKS up for the quick credit?

And I tellya, the whole Personal and Social Responsibility section is playing havoc with trying to figure out if I have it covered or not. I won't be able to apply for another two weeks so I guess I'll have my answer sometime in November as far as what I've got there. It should be interesting to see what they evaluate my Master's credits as; I know I've got one Ethics class in there that would fit (in Hey! Personal and Social Responsibility!) but I have no clue what they'd do with the other 9 courses.

[sanantone]

Concerning the College Algebra/Quant Analysis, I've got Trig done through ALEKs, which according to your chart in the Wiki, counts as PreCalc. Since PreCalc is considered a higher level course, would they accept it in place of College Algebra, or should I just hit ALEKS up for the quick credit?

I would think so, but their evaluation system is having problems. You might have to ask them to put pre-cal in the slot. They fulfilled my statistics requirement with the Statistics II equivalent even though I had Stats I.

[TMW2010]

Do you happen to know if any of the test-out communications courses *do not* overlap? I'm thinking (and yes, I'm going on a tangent from the topic of a TESC BSBA in General Management) that the BSBA in Human Resource Management might tie in better to my current program and still has the financial/accounting stuff covered. The reason I ask, is because Managerial Communications is in Section I. A. as well as being in the electives section under Section II. B ii Electives (being considered as Organizational Communication OR Managerial Communications). Especially since the Electives portion is fairly limited concerning areas to test out.

I actually have courses that would fit in the HRM electives, but they're part of my Doctoral program, and I don't want there being any impact as far as using those credits towards another degree until I'm finished with the program. They get pretty sticky as far as doing that with my school, and I'm not going to jeopardize the forward motion of my program.

Sorry for all the questions, but my interaction with TESC is quite limited. If you ever have questions about EC though, I might be able to answer them. ROFL.

Thanks