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Hey guys,
So I am pretty new to the testing out scene, have been doing research on and off for the last 6 months or so. At first I thought it would be super easy! Just take all the CLEP test, transfer to a school, take a couple courses and DONE. Yea I dont think its that easy now that I have found this forum.
I have been reading some different threads about business degrees at TESC, as I see TESC as the best fit for me mostly because of the instituiton itself (probably niave thinking but whatever, open to suggestions!) I have not enrolled anywhere yet.
What I have found is a multitude of mix testing programs from CLEP to DSST to TECEP to some I have never heard of lol I hate to muddled up the boards here but this seems so personalized everyone has different angles and questions.
A couple of my main questions are:
What is the most straight forward, least amount of diversified testing, uncomplicated way to obtain the degree? Can I just take all the CLEP test, transfer to TESC and complete what is left for their requirements?
Is TESC the best fit for a straight forward, uncomplicated testing degree?
I am open to any suggestions and really just want to get going on this as soon as I can.
Thanks!
Justin
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Justin,
You're probably going to need to do some research no matter which way you go; there are not enough tests through CLEPs to just use that route.
TESC and a few other colleges made some changes a few months ago so I wouldn't go off of old Marketing Degree plans that have been posted (including mine).
However, the research involved is readily available and isn't difficult, and you could put together a decent plan in an evening.
I recently re-did my entire BSBA in Marketing Degree for TESC (due to the recent changes) and the steps I took were:
Went over TESC's credit distribution here:
BSBA in Marketing Degree Program
Then I went to the Degree Forum Wiki and checked out Sanantone's Gen Ed Options after July 2015 (You'll always want to make sure ideas you look at are after July 1, because that's when the last major changes were made.)
Sanantone's TESC General Education Options After July 1, 2015 - Degree Forum Wiki - Wikia
This information, coupled with the "search" feature of this forum, really helped me.
I will show you my updated plan when I get home from work tonight.
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JBowen Wrote:Hey guys,
So I am pretty new to the testing out scene, have been doing research on and off for the last 6 months or so. At first I thought it would be super easy! Just take all the CLEP test, transfer to a school, take a couple courses and DONE. Yea I dont think its that easy now that I have found this forum.
I have been reading some different threads about business degrees at TESC, as I see TESC as the best fit for me mostly because of the instituiton itself (probably niave thinking but whatever, open to suggestions!) I have not enrolled anywhere yet.
I would recommend planning your degree first. The school you choose will determine which classes/tests you need. It's not a one size fits all puzzle, each person's degree plan is very customized to their needs. I would suggest planning your degree and posting the plan for people here to offer input on, before you start plugging through tests.
What I have found is a multitude of mix testing programs from CLEP to DSST to TECEP to some I have never heard of lol I hate to muddled up the boards here but this seems so personalized everyone has different angles and questions.
A couple of my main questions are:
What is the most straight forward, least amount of diversified testing, uncomplicated way to obtain the degree? Can I just take all the CLEP test, transfer to TESC and complete what is left for their requirements?
Is TESC the best fit for a straight forward, uncomplicated testing degree?
I am open to any suggestions and really just want to get going on this as soon as I can.
Thanks!
Justin
The short answer is, it depends. If you have no existing credits -- I think TESC is a great way to get a degree. I really liked using straighterline, but I used CLEPS/DSSTs/TECEPS as well. Which way is better depends on you.
My preference was straighterline's self paced classes, because i could do them whenever I wanted. For me it was a challange to get to a testing center. It also helped to not have my entire pass/fail dependent on one test.
Currently studying for: Still deciding.
Done!
2020 - Harvard Extension School - ALM IT Management
2019 - Harvard Extension School - Graduate Certificate Data Science
2018 - Harvard Extension School - Graduate Certificate Cyber Security
2016 - WGU - MBA Mgmt & Strategy
2015 - Thomas Edison State College - BSBA Marketing & CIS
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I like TESC's plans, I think they are very straightforward. Not sure if it's the best fit for someone just starting out, as I haven't researched the EC and COSC plans. But, the ability to test almost entirely out of a BSBA, including the capstone, is a huge bonus.
Here are some Marketing options (get all except TECEP's planned into your degree BEFORE you take them to make sure they will fit in your plan):
Advertising, UL TECEP
Marketing Communications, UL TECEP
Sales Management, UL TECEP
Public Relations Thought & Practice, TECEP
Advertising Creativity, UL UofIdaho-IS
Consumer Economic Activity, UL UofIdaho-IS
Consumer Behavior, UL CSU-Global CBE
Merchandise Planning & Buying, Penn Foster
Supply Chain Management, Penn Foster
One of the main questions is, would you rather test, or take online courses? I'm a pretty good tester, but the testing center is quite far, and the hours not great, so I've chosen to take some online courses instead.
Also, if you're going to be going to TESC, you need to decide if you are going to do the regular enrollment for $3000+ or the 24 residency credits, which would mean that you need to take 8 TECEP's ($888). If that's the case, you need to plan those in from the start.
Don't forget to plan in DreamDegree (30cr free if you get in), Saylor ($25/course), ALEKS ($20/mo), the free Ethics course, TEEX (free), NFA (free), and edX ($49), in addition to CLEP's, DSST's, UExcel's, SL ($99/mo + $49 per course) and JumpCourse ($149).
TESU BSBA/HR 2018 - WVNCC BOG AAS 2017 - GGU Cert in Mgmt 2000
EXAMS: TECEP Tech Wrtg, Comp II, LA Math, PR, Computers DSST Computers, Pers Fin CLEP Mgmt, Mktg
COURSES: TESU Capstone Study.com Pers Fin, Microecon, Stats Ed4Credit Acct 2 PF Fin Mgmt ALEKS Int & Coll Alg Sophia Proj Mgmt The Institutes - Ins Ethics Kaplan PLA
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chattenoire Wrote:Justin,
You're probably going to need to do some research no matter which way you go; there are not enough tests through CLEPs to just use that route.
TESC and a few other colleges made some changes a few months ago so I wouldn't go off of old Marketing Degree plans that have been posted (including mine).
However, the research involved is readily available and isn't difficult, and you could put together a decent plan in an evening.
I recently re-did my entire BSBA in Marketing Degree for TESC (due to the recent changes) and the steps I took were:
Went over TESC's credit distribution here:
BSBA in Marketing Degree Program
Then I went to the Degree Forum Wiki and checked out Sanantone's Gen Ed Options after July 2015 (You'll always want to make sure ideas you look at are after July 1, because that's when the last major changes were made.)
Sanantone's TESC General Education Options After July 1, 2015 - Degree Forum Wiki - Wikia
This information, coupled with the "search" feature of this forum, really helped me.
I will show you my updated plan when I get home from work tonight.
I recommend going over my post-July 2015 BSBA in General Management plan and using only the marketing portion of the BSBA in Marketing plan since it's from before July 1, 2015. I haven't gotten around to updating all of the BSBA plans, but they're mostly the same as the BSBA in General Management.
Sanantone's TESC BSBA in General Management After July 1, 2015 - Degree Forum Wiki - Wikia
Graduate of Not VUL or ENEB
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc
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chattenoire Wrote:Justin,
You're probably going to need to do some research no matter which way you go; there are not enough tests through CLEPs to just use that route.
TESC and a few other colleges made some changes a few months ago so I wouldn't go off of old Marketing Degree plans that have been posted (including mine).
However, the research involved is readily available and isn't difficult, and you could put together a decent plan in an evening.
I recently re-did my entire BSBA in Marketing Degree for TESC (due to the recent changes) and the steps I took were:
Went over TESC's credit distribution here:
BSBA in Marketing Degree Program
Then I went to the Degree Forum Wiki and checked out Sanantone's Gen Ed Options after July 2015 (You'll always want to make sure ideas you look at are after July 1, because that's when the last major changes were made.)
Sanantone's TESC General Education Options After July 1, 2015 - Degree Forum Wiki - Wikia
This information, coupled with the "search" feature of this forum, really helped me.
I will show you my updated plan when I get home from work tonight.
Spot on 
CLEPS Passed: 10 DSST Passed: 11 TECEPS: 1
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Don't let easiness bite you in the rear. Know your endgame (where you want to be) and plan backward from there. Your education is a means to an end.
Be honest professionally, socially and academically. There are people (especially little ones) who look up to you and they're going by your example.
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Yea I would rather do as much testing as possible. I am a good tester, I have multiple testing centers around me, and I hate course work lol
I guess I am just confused as to why I would have to use 5+ different services/test programs, I know CLEP doesn't cover everything, but it would be ideal to only use like 3 services.
But maybe I just haven't done enough research, thats why I am here!
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Thank you for the feedback!
Ideally I would like to do as many tests as possible, I am a good tester and have testing locations near me. I didn't realize there were so many things to combined to do this, I guess I need to do more research.
For those that have done the 8 TECEPs to reduce tuition, did you do all your outside testing/courses then enroll in TESC?
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