I guess I'm the new guy...

[Flelm]

I suggest Globalization & International Management to satisfy the International Business requirement, and Principles of Finance.

Is it confirmed that Finance 101 will cover the FIN-301 Principles of Finance requirement for TESU? I'm not doubting you, I just want to be sure before I plan.

[Hunter91]

Thomas Edison State University Course Equivalency Guide | StraighterLine

[toocooltylerd]

Hi,
I too have a goal of getting a general management degree from TESU, may I have a copy of the spred sheet you have? I inteneded to use CLEP\DSST for most of my classes, but I'm up for any suggestion that's quicker\easier\cheaper.

If you tell me how you want to take your courses (Saylor, SL, CLEP, DSST, Study.com, etc), I can attach a spreadsheet showing where to take all of the courses you need to take.

[CGaboury]

Hi,
I too have a goal of getting a general management degree from TESU, may I have a copy of the spred sheet you have? I inteneded to use CLEP\DSST for most of my classes, but I'm up for any suggestion that's quicker\easier\cheaper.

I have not yet created a spreadsheet. When I come up with one I'll let you know.

[dfrecore]

Again, I have a spreadsheet, but you really need to understand how you want to take courses/exams before it's filled in completely. It does no good to have a spreadsheet filled with SL courses if you don't want to use SL to take them. I regularly get asked "can I take a different course than the one in your spreadsheet?" as if they are required to take the courses I suggested. So, I can put a generic spreadsheet in here, but in order to understand it and your options (you can take almost every required course another way, and there are plenty of ways to get the Gen Ed courses as well), you need to understand what all of the different sources offer and how they are different from each other.

My spreadsheet really just has the cheapest options available. I use free courses first (The Institute, TEEX, NFA), then cheap (ALEKS, Shmoop, Saylor), then into the more expensive options (SL, Study.com, CLEP, DSST).

But first, please read through the Beginner's Guide to make sure you understand the process. For instance, I would recommend the CLEP for English Comp I & II, but if you don't live near a testing center, or get test anxiety, then that's probably not the best way for YOU to take the course/exam. Instead, you would want to do SL. But you need to understand the pros/cons of the different methods. For the CLEP, it's fairly obvious. But for SL, do you really want to do all the work required for this course? I personally don't. Another option is the TECEP's, one of which I took. Their format stinks, but the test was not difficult, and I was glad to get it over with in a couple of hours, from home.

http://www.degreeforum.net/general-educa...llege.html

[CGaboury]

Again, I have a spreadsheet, but you really need to understand how you want to take courses/exams before it's filled in completely. It does no good to have a spreadsheet filled with SL courses if you don't want to use SL to take them. I regularly get asked "can I take a different course than the one in your spreadsheet?" as if they are required to take the courses I suggested. So, I can put a generic spreadsheet in here, but in order to understand it and your options (you can take almost every required course another way, and there are plenty of ways to get the Gen Ed courses as well), you need to understand what all of the different sources offer and how they are different from each other.

My spreadsheet really just has the cheapest options available. I use free courses first (The Institute, TEEX, NFA), then cheap (ALEKS, Shmoop, Saylor), then into the more expensive options (SL, Study.com, CLEP, DSST).

But first, please read through the Beginner's Guide to make sure you understand the process. For instance, I would recommend the CLEP for English Comp I & II, but if you don't live near a testing center, or get test anxiety, then that's probably not the best way for YOU to take the course/exam. Instead, you would want to do SL. But you need to understand the pros/cons of the different methods. For the CLEP, it's fairly obvious. But for SL, do you really want to do all the work required for this course? I personally don't. Another option is the TECEP's, one of which I took. Their format stinks, but the test was not difficult, and I was glad to get it over with in a couple of hours, from home.

Sorry, I should have been more specific in my previous posting. I prefer to take classes that will allow me to study on my own and just take the test VS having to complete weeks of course work. With that said, To my understanding I should avoid SL. Also, due to the high cost of Pen Foster, I don't really wish to use that method. The model that Saylor has going seems to be good for me; essentially taking the exams without having to complete a ton of course work. (I'm aware the materials are awful for the courses, but this can be avoided by studying in other ways) I'm not really sure what else to say. Perhaps I could Private message you and take this discussion off-line(in regards to this thread anyway)?

[dfrecore]

Sorry, I should have been more specific in my previous posting. I prefer to take classes that will allow me to study on my own and just take the test VS having to complete weeks of course work. With that said, To my understanding I should avoid SL. Also, due to the high cost of Pen Foster, I don't really wish to use that method. The model that Saylor has going seems to be good for me; essentially taking the exams without having to complete a ton of course work. (I'm aware the materials are awful for the courses, but this can be avoided by studying in other ways) I'm not really sure what else to say. Perhaps I could Private message you and take this discussion off-line(in regards to this thread anyway)?

Ok, I revised my spreadsheet, to utilize Saylor, ALEKS, The Institutes, CLEP, DSST. You can fill in the blanks however you'd like (most Gen Ed, Free Electives, AOS, etc.). There are plenty of Saylor courses you can use in these spots.

Also, from what I've heard from people on this forum, SL courses don't take weeks of studying. People manage to get MANY credits in a month utilizing SL on a regular basis. I've seen 30+ credits in a month from multiple people. Even if you only manage 9 or 12 credits in a month this way, that's a lot. Study.com & Shmoop also haven't been said to take weeks of work.

[CGaboury]

Thank you!

I'm not familiar with Shmoop. What is the format? Cost? Proctored?

[bceagles]

My plan of attack, which is not completely up to date, was...

With the help of this forum, start taking CLEP & DSST exams

Find a local test center (community college for me), figure out the test center hours, figure out the process of scheduling and paying for the exams (money order at the time).

Start with the usual suspects, Here's to your health, Ethics, Intro to computing, Counceling,etc.

Check out a bunch of last year's text books from the local library, subscribe to instacert

Start knocking out 2-3 of the easier exams per week

Enroll in English Comp 101 at your local community college, you can't CLEP out of this requirement

Keep reading the posts here about the degree requirements and attempt to mirror those exams

Once you estimate that you are at about 100 credits: officially enroll, pay first year tuition, send in transcripts, wait for evaluation

Take your last 10 or so exams

Pay graduation fee

Done

This was basically the road map for Excelsior College. I'm sure things have changed since I was going thru the process. But the general plan of attack is probably the same.

The most important step in this process, in my opinion, is to just start taking exams. Get a bunch of the easy exams out of the way. Once you get the test taking momentum going the whole process starts to get easier. Even if u bomb a few exams, which will happen if you are raking multiple exams per week (per day, I think I did 3 in one day and went 2 for 3) just keep going.

I believe I completed my EC undergrad in 2012. Please correct any outdated info in this post.

Good luck!

[inf]

Enroll in English Comp 101 at your local community college, you can't CLEP out of this requirement
!

Last time I checked you could.


English Composition I (ENC-101)
6 CLEP College Composition (6 CR) (3 credits for modular)
6 Uexcel English Composition, Essay Format (6 credits, covers Eng Comp II)
6 AP English Language and Composition (6 credits, covers Eng Comp II)
3 TECEP English Composition I
3 StraighterLine English Composition I
3 Penn Foster English Composition

English Composition II (ENC-102)
3 TECEP English Composition II
3 StraighterLine English Composition II