Finally Done - BA in History from TESU

[npk32]

I finally made it from here - https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...-Questions to graduation. I wanted to share my experience in the hope that it will help someone else as much as this forum has helped me in the past.
 
To make a (really) long story short I ended up pursuing a BA in History from TESU. I previously attended a traditional 4-year school almost 20 years ago but only completed 58 credits, 55 of which were eligible for transfer to TESU, so I needed to complete 65 non-traditional credits.
 
I started out by completing 10 credits in about two weeks through free courses from TEEX, NFA, and Kaplan. Since I had a few outstanding math requirements, my next move was to complete College Algebra and Introduction to Statistics through ALEKS. Due to my subpar math skills these courses took a few months to complete but I knocked out 12 credits through Saylor (BUS203, BUS205, BUS208, BUS210) in the meantime so it wasn’t a total waste of time.
 
At that point, my wife and I welcomed our second child and free time was in short supply so I started my next push towards the completion of my degree about a year later. To fulfill all outstanding general education credits, I plowed through 8 courses from Straighterline in 2 months. These courses included Introduction to Religion, American Government, Business Ethics, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, and Western Civilization I.
 
Wrapping up the Area of Study requirements was a little trickier. I finished Shmoop’s American History I & II as well as Modern European History. Next, I signed up for Study.com, completed History of the Vietnam War (HIS-351) and The Civil War and Reconstruction (HIS-252), and took advantage of the relationship with TESU to get the Cornerstone waived. I rounded out the UL electives with UExcel’s World Conflicts Since 1900 and Louisiana History (HIST-3071) online from LSU Continuing Education. The LSU course took me a solid 4 months to complete so I wouldn’t recommend it for anyone looking for quick and easy UL history credits but it’s a great course, very interesting.
 
Next up, I fulfilled the Historical Methods requirement online with Fort Hays State University’s HIST-379 and completed the Non-Western requirement by taking the History of the Soviet Union DSST exam. Finally, I completed the Liberal Arts Capstone a few months ago.
 
There is absolutely no way I would have been able to complete my degree without the help of this forum. I’d like to thank all of you who take time out to help people understand that this goal is attainable without acquiring the crushing debt of a traditional 4-year school. Good luck to anyone setting out on this path, please feel free to reach out to me if I can help in any way.

[jsd]

Congrats, college grad!

[Jimmy999]

Awesome Story. I hope to be writing a Similar story in 3-4 months.

[davewill]

Congrats again!!!! These stories always warm my heart.

[burbuja0512]

Wow!!! So impressive!!! It's wonderful to show how YOU did it even though you had a LOT going on in your life!! Yes, it is possible to finish, but never easy. You're an amazing example of how even challenging circumstances aren't a barrier!

Congrats!!!

[cyork]

I finally made it from here - https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...-Questions to graduation. I wanted to share my experience in the hope that it will help someone else as much as this forum has helped me in the past.
 
To make a (really) long story short I ended up pursuing a BA in History from TESU. I previously attended a traditional 4-year school almost 20 years ago but only completed 58 credits, 55 of which were eligible for transfer to TESU, so I needed to complete 65 non-traditional credits.
 
I started out by completing 10 credits in about two weeks through free courses from TEEX, NFA, and Kaplan. Since I had a few outstanding math requirements, my next move was to complete College Algebra and Introduction to Statistics through ALEKS. Due to my subpar math skills these courses took a few months to complete but I knocked out 12 credits through Saylor (BUS203, BUS205, BUS208, BUS210) in the meantime so it wasn’t a total waste of time.
 
At that point, my wife and I welcomed our second child and free time was in short supply so I started my next push towards the completion of my degree about a year later. To fulfill all outstanding general education credits, I plowed through 8 courses from Straighterline in 2 months. These courses included Introduction to Religion, American Government, Business Ethics, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, and Western Civilization I.
 
Wrapping up the Area of Study requirements was a little trickier. I finished Shmoop’s American History I & II as well as Modern European History. Next, I signed up for Study.com, completed History of the Vietnam War (HIS-351) and The Civil War and Reconstruction (HIS-252), and took advantage of the relationship with TESU to get the Cornerstone waived. I rounded out the UL electives with UExcel’s World Conflicts Since 1900 and Louisiana History (HIST-3071) online from LSU Continuing Education. The LSU course took me a solid 4 months to complete so I wouldn’t recommend it for anyone looking for quick and easy UL history credits but it’s a great course, very interesting.
 
Next up, I fulfilled the Historical Methods requirement online with Fort Hays State University’s HIST-379 and completed the Non-Western requirement by taking the History of the Soviet Union DSST exam. Finally, I completed the Liberal Arts Capstone a few months ago.
 
There is absolutely no way I would have been able to complete my degree without the help of this forum. I’d like to thank all of you who take time out to help people understand that this goal is attainable without acquiring the crushing debt of a traditional 4-year school. Good luck to anyone setting out on this path, please feel free to reach out to me if I can help in any way.
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Would you be willing to share what you used to prepare for the UExcel's World Conflicts Since 1900? I've seen several disparaging reviews about Study.com, and I'm having trouble finding specific feedback on what to use for my preparation! 

[hsfamfun]

Congratulations!  Your story is amazing!

[npk32]

I finally made it from here - https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...-Questions to graduation. I wanted to share my experience in the hope that it will help someone else as much as this forum has helped me in the past.
 
To make a (really) long story short I ended up pursuing a BA in History from TESU. I previously attended a traditional 4-year school almost 20 years ago but only completed 58 credits, 55 of which were eligible for transfer to TESU, so I needed to complete 65 non-traditional credits.
 
I started out by completing 10 credits in about two weeks through free courses from TEEX, NFA, and Kaplan. Since I had a few outstanding math requirements, my next move was to complete College Algebra and Introduction to Statistics through ALEKS. Due to my subpar math skills these courses took a few months to complete but I knocked out 12 credits through Saylor (BUS203, BUS205, BUS208, BUS210) in the meantime so it wasn’t a total waste of time.
 
At that point, my wife and I welcomed our second child and free time was in short supply so I started my next push towards the completion of my degree about a year later. To fulfill all outstanding general education credits, I plowed through 8 courses from Straighterline in 2 months. These courses included Introduction to Religion, American Government, Business Ethics, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, and Western Civilization I.
 
Wrapping up the Area of Study requirements was a little trickier. I finished Shmoop’s American History I & II as well as Modern European History. Next, I signed up for Study.com, completed History of the Vietnam War (HIS-351) and The Civil War and Reconstruction (HIS-252), and took advantage of the relationship with TESU to get the Cornerstone waived. I rounded out the UL electives with UExcel’s World Conflicts Since 1900 and Louisiana History (HIST-3071) online from LSU Continuing Education. The LSU course took me a solid 4 months to complete so I wouldn’t recommend it for anyone looking for quick and easy UL history credits but it’s a great course, very interesting.
 
Next up, I fulfilled the Historical Methods requirement online with Fort Hays State University’s HIST-379 and completed the Non-Western requirement by taking the History of the Soviet Union DSST exam. Finally, I completed the Liberal Arts Capstone a few months ago.
 
There is absolutely no way I would have been able to complete my degree without the help of this forum. I’d like to thank all of you who take time out to help people understand that this goal is attainable without acquiring the crushing debt of a traditional 4-year school. Good luck to anyone setting out on this path, please feel free to reach out to me if I can help in any way.
_____________________________________
Would you be willing to share what you used to prepare for the UExcel's World Conflicts Since 1900? I've seen several disparaging reviews about Study.com, and I'm having trouble finding specific feedback on what to use for my preparation! 

I read the recommended books in the UExcel World Conflicts Since 1900 Official Content Guide and then used the practice exams on the UExcel site. I wouldn't trust Study.com with any test prep whatsoever. In my experience they deliberately label some courses as "test prep" for specific exams and once you pay their membership fee to access these courses you're SOL.

[cyork]

I finally made it from here - https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...-Questions to graduation. I wanted to share my experience in the hope that it will help someone else as much as this forum has helped me in the past.
 
To make a (really) long story short I ended up pursuing a BA in History from TESU. I previously attended a traditional 4-year school almost 20 years ago but only completed 58 credits, 55 of which were eligible for transfer to TESU, so I needed to complete 65 non-traditional credits.
 
I started out by completing 10 credits in about two weeks through free courses from TEEX, NFA, and Kaplan. Since I had a few outstanding math requirements, my next move was to complete College Algebra and Introduction to Statistics through ALEKS. Due to my subpar math skills these courses took a few months to complete but I knocked out 12 credits through Saylor (BUS203, BUS205, BUS208, BUS210) in the meantime so it wasn’t a total waste of time.
 
At that point, my wife and I welcomed our second child and free time was in short supply so I started my next push towards the completion of my degree about a year later. To fulfill all outstanding general education credits, I plowed through 8 courses from Straighterline in 2 months. These courses included Introduction to Religion, American Government, Business Ethics, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, and Western Civilization I.
 
Wrapping up the Area of Study requirements was a little trickier. I finished Shmoop’s American History I & II as well as Modern European History. Next, I signed up for Study.com, completed History of the Vietnam War (HIS-351) and The Civil War and Reconstruction (HIS-252), and took advantage of the relationship with TESU to get the Cornerstone waived. I rounded out the UL electives with UExcel’s World Conflicts Since 1900 and Louisiana History (HIST-3071) online from LSU Continuing Education. The LSU course took me a solid 4 months to complete so I wouldn’t recommend it for anyone looking for quick and easy UL history credits but it’s a great course, very interesting.
 
Next up, I fulfilled the Historical Methods requirement online with Fort Hays State University’s HIST-379 and completed the Non-Western requirement by taking the History of the Soviet Union DSST exam. Finally, I completed the Liberal Arts Capstone a few months ago.
 
There is absolutely no way I would have been able to complete my degree without the help of this forum. I’d like to thank all of you who take time out to help people understand that this goal is attainable without acquiring the crushing debt of a traditional 4-year school. Good luck to anyone setting out on this path, please feel free to reach out to me if I can help in any way.
_____________________________________
Would you be willing to share what you used to prepare for the UExcel's World Conflicts Since 1900? I've seen several disparaging reviews about Study.com, and I'm having trouble finding specific feedback on what to use for my preparation! 

I read the recommended books in the UExcel World Conflicts Since 1900 Official Content Guide and then used the practice exams on the UExcel site. I wouldn't trust Study.com with any test prep whatsoever. In my experience they deliberately label some courses as "test prep" for specific exams and once you pay their membership fee to access these courses you're SOL.

Thanks for the feedback!!

[mysonx3]

How did you prepare for the Soviet Union exam? I've got that one coming up in just under two weeks and feel dreadfully unprepared