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

[sanantone]

There are a few different communications courses that are coded differently, but can be used for the managerial communications requirement. There is a chance they won't overlap. They can have the COM or MAN prefix. My requirement was fulfilled with COM-300. Managerial Communications is MAN-373.

[TMW2010]

Whoops, I actually just saw that info on another listing you'd posted that I saved (concerning that degree program specifically).

Thanks again!

[three3nine]

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.

Is Straighterline as many courses as you can do in a month for their standard price? Are they laid out in modules, or how does it work? I've been a bit apprehensive about them, exactly for the same reason you mention.

[TMW2010]

They've changed it to a monthly subscription where you pay $99 for the month and then can pay ~$49 per course to take each course for the 'basic' package. You can pay more for some of the courses to get added material & tutoring for it as well as an instructional contact which whom you can communicate about the material. If you can get the courses done in a month, you're good, but if not, you're paying another $99 for the next month. I believe there are also proctor fees now for the end of each course.

Disclaimer: I haven't touched SL outside of looking at their website over the last few years, I'm just going by what I can decipher on the site.

[three3nine]

That makes me wonder if it's a reasonable idea, given that, as you said, you've got a month before the charges set in again. Even with that, though, it's still cheaper than a standard college classroom. Community college classes, though, are in the ballpark if one doesn't finish in a month. Having never taken a SL course, I wonder how feasible it is to finish a course in a month. If they're standard courses, that would be pretty darned accelerated -- maybe even too much if you're working, family, etc.

[laughter]

That makes me wonder if it's a reasonable idea, given that, as you said, you've got a month before the charges set in again. Even with that, though, it's still cheaper than a standard college classroom. Community college classes, though, are in the ballpark if one doesn't finish in a month. Having never taken a SL course, I wonder how feasible it is to finish a course in a month. If they're standard courses, that would be pretty darned accelerated -- maybe even too much if you're working, family, etc.

I think it depends a lot on the individual student. Some take months to complete a course, some just 2 weeks, maybe less. StraighterLine offers several coupon codes which helps bring the cost down. For your first enrollment, you can use a code to get $50 off the monthly fee. When registering for your second course (in the same month), use another code to get $20 off. If you're re-enrollling for the second month, use another code to get $50 off the monthly fee again. I haven't tried that, but a friend did it recently and save a bomb off the total cost. It may turn out to be cheaper than a CLEP or DSST, but again it depends on the speed of the individual.

[sanantone]

Thanks to KayV reminding me about the Kaplan PLA and new Saylor courses, I have revised my plan again. This time, I added recommendations.

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) (easier alternative is ALEKS Intermediate Algebra) - $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 (Recommended: Analyzing and Interpreting Literature) - $100
ALEKS Intermediate Algebra (if used above, replace with Intro to Psychology CLEP and add $100) - $0
=$100

Personal and Social Responsibility
Diversity/Global Literacy: Any qualified CLEP/DSST (Recommended: Intro to Sociology CLEP) - $100
Responsible Ethical Leadership: Any qualified CLEP/DSST (Recommended: Ethics in America DSST) - $100
Ethics or Diversity Elective: Any qualified CLEP/DSST (Recommended: Human/Cultural Geography or General Anthropology DSST) - $100
=$300

General Education Electives (18 credits)
Saylor Intro to Western Political Thought - $25
Saylor Calculus I - $25 (easier alternative is Environment and Humanity DSST, add $75)
Saylor Chemistry - $25
Saylor Biology - $25
6-credit CLEP (Humanities, Social Science and History, Natural Science, English Literature, American Literature, or foreign language) - $100
=$200

Business Core
Principles of Finance: DSST - $100
Business Law: Saylor Business Law and Ethics - $25
Business in Society: Business Ethics and Society DSST - $100
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
=$633

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.)
Marketing: TECEP Public Relations Thought and Practice - $111
Accounting: TECEP Federal Income Taxation – $111
Marketing: TECEP Sales Management (or Marketing Communications) - $111
Marketing: TECEP Advertising (or Marketing Communications) - $111
Management: Saylor Business Statistics (counts as Operations Management) - $25
Marketing: TECEP Marketing Communications - $111
=$580

Business Electives
6 credits from TEEX - $0
Any qualified business CLEP/DSST (Recommended: Principles of Supervision or Intro to Business DSST) - $100
=$100

Free Electives (6 credits)
NFA (3 credits) - $0
Kaplan PLA - $0
=$0

Total: $2258
With graduation ($299) and application ($75): $2632
With transcript fees from ACE ($40), CLEP ($20), and DSST ($30): $2722

[TMW2010]

So, does the obscenely stupid and excessive twenty business days for the evaluation start on the date they received the transcripts or the date that they email to say that they received the transcripts two weeks earlier? This wait is frustrating.

[loops77]

What is NFA under Free Electives? This plan would also work great under the Per Credit Tuition Plan, right?

[sanantone]

What is NFA under Free Electives? This plan would also work great under the Per Credit Tuition Plan, right?

Some NFA courses are ACE-approved for college credit. Q118, Q318, and Q137 are offered online for free.
USFA NFA Courses, Schedules and Instructors Course Search Results
ACE CREDIT | The National Guide to College Credit for Workforce Training

This plan only works under the Per Credit Tuition Plan.