Help making a degree plan!!

[rachel83az]

For TESU, you want these links:
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sa...ts_Roadmap
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sa...re_Roadmap
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sa...egree_Plan

Are you going to pay the waver or do the 16-credit-term? If you're going to pay the waiver, you can bring in credits from anywhere - as long as you have at least 24 RA credits (plus capstone & cornerstone for a total of 30). If you don't want to pay the waiver of $3192, you'll need to plan which credits to take at TESU. For the cheapest option, you must take exactly 16 credits at once. Details at https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Th...University to help you to decide which courses to take. Make sure to plan these first, then fit the rest of your plan around them.

[madiknune]

For TESU, you want these links:
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sa...ts_Roadmap
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sa...re_Roadmap
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sa...egree_Plan

Are you going to pay the waver or do the 16-credit-term? If you're going to pay the waiver, you can bring in credits from anywhere - as long as you have at least 24 RA credits (plus capstone & cornerstone for a total of 30). If you don't want to pay the waiver of $3192, you'll need to plan which credits to take at TESU. For the cheapest option, you must take exactly 16 credits at once. Details at https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Th...University to help you to decide which courses to take. Make sure to plan these first, then fit the rest of your plan around them.

This is super helpful! Thanks.

[dfrecore]

I think you could do the degree in 12-18 months, although 2 years is not out of the question. But, I'm going to assume that you want to have a life while you're doing this, including a job, so 12-18 months sounds very doable. You could get your degree and start working years before any of your friends do. What they might gain with internships and a "college experience", you will make up for with zero debt and 3 years of experience in business/finance. I think you'll be better of than most of them.

Plan your RA credits first, so that you get those done. After graduation, you may want to look at ONU's YourPace program (you have to be a HS grad to get those). If you're going to take a course for English Comp through Sophia or SDC, I think you're better off at ONU instead. They have a bunch of courses you'll need for GE as well: College Writing I & II, Fine Arts, World Lit, World Religions, Finite Math, Intro to Stats, Biology, chemistry, Physical Geography, Western Civ, Am Govt, and Sociology.

[madiknune]

I think you could do the degree in 12-18 months, although 2 years is not out of the question.  But, I'm going to assume that you want to have a life while you're doing this, including a job, so 12-18 months sounds very doable.  You could get your degree and start working years before any of your friends do.  What they might gain with internships and a "college experience", you will make up for with zero debt and 3 years of experience in business/finance.  I think you'll be better of than most of them.

Plan your RA credits first, so that you get those done.  After graduation, you may want to look at ONU's YourPace program (you have to be a HS grad to get those).  If you're going to take a course for English Comp through Sophia or SDC, I think you're better off at ONU instead.  They have a bunch of courses you'll need for GE as well: College Writing I & II, Fine Arts, World Lit, World Religions, Finite Math, Intro to Stats, Biology, chemistry, Physical Geography, Western Civ, Am Govt, and Sociology.

I have 18 gen ed credits from my local community college. How many more RA credits do I need? 24 or 30?

[dfrecore]

I have 18 gen ed credits from my local community college. How many more RA credits do I need? 24 or 30?

You need 30cr of RA in total - and 6cr will come from TESU.  So you need to bring in 24cr RA.  So you just need 6cr RA more.

[madiknune]

Here is what I threw together. I think that it totals 118 credits, but I have an extra class (legal environment of business) that I didn't include anywhere. I am a bit confused. Could someone tell me if this looks correct or if I am on the right track? BTW this might be totally wrong, but I tried my best.

I tried to attach, but it wont work, so here is a link to the doc..

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xd0Q...sp=sharing

[rachel83az]

First thing's first: you have 19 credits from TESU, not 16. The maximum you can take at once is 16.

College Algebra & Stats: Sophia is the easiest. US History, too.

English Comp II, I would strongly suggest Olivet Nazarene. It's $150 for a post-paid self-paced English Comp class. It'll be less work than either SDC or Sophia.

For the Civic Engagement requirement, we usually recommend American Government from InstantCert. It's cheaper and should be easier than the SDC course.

For Gen Eds, you need to make sure that you have enough credits of specific types. You have everything in a list, so I'm not sure it's sufficient. Intro to Business, for instance, is not a gen ed. I forget if Conflict Resolution is or is not; I'd have to look it up.

You have things listed as both Gen Eds AND as Business Core. TESU doesn't work like that. You need to have different classes. For instance, Intro to IT cannot be both a Gen Ed and part D for Business Core.

[bjcheung77]

Instead of using Word for documenting, I use Excel for reference/tracking purposes.  It might be a good idea for you to create your own spreadsheet with a few headers so you know which courses need to come in, what course options to select from and a provide you want to use.  You can add a "cost" as well if you wanted to and see how much it'll be for your degree...

Example Degree Plan and Links below may be helpful for your research... (least amount of written assignments and/or essays):
BALS/BSBA Double Degree using 5 TECEPS as of Jan 2021: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1...sp=sharing

Big 3/CBE Cost Comparison: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...andman-WGU
Big 3 PLA Compared: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...3-Compared
Courses vs Residency Waiver #1: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...ng-Courses
16 Credits vs Residency Waiver #2: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...Waiver-Fee
Transfer Policy: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...-Explained

[natshar]

question what is the name of your community college? If they accept CLEP or DSST you might be able to get an associates degree from them super cheap at the same time or even before you gradate high school. Just something to do before you get a bachelors.

[madiknune]

question what is the name of your community college? If they accept CLEP or DSST you might be able to get an associates degree from them super cheap at the same time or even before you gradate high school. Just something to do before you get a bachelors.

Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC). I will look into that thanks!