I want a CS degree and I need help please.

[Tomas]

I'm likely going to pick either WGU CS or TESU CS, but I'm now looking at UofPeople. Is their Ace credit transfer policy as good as TESU?

I doubt it will be worse. The downside od UoPeople is that they are not regionally accredited (yet) and likely not as fast to finish as TESU.

[bjcheung77]

No only that they're Nationally Accredited, but their administration, financial, learning system, support, and a whole slew of other things don't seem to be on par to getting RA any time soon. There are too many flaws and issues reported by students, they're not 'fixing' those yet, thus it's going to be a delay.

I haven't recommended UofPeople, the only program I was interested in was their MEd Advanced Teaching with the IB endorsement, however, someone mentioned it doesn't have any 'content' on IB and their methods of teaching, thus, now there is no program I am remotely interested from them.

[gamebradie]

@bjcheung77 thanks for your response. So that means I already have enough RA credits? I already have a mixture of ACE and CC credits. I plan on using Sophia and Study to get most of the remaining credits. And what 15 credits are best to get at TESU to avoid the residency fee?

Yes, you do. The only credits you need that you can't get from ACE providers are the cornerstone and capstone. If you're only doing the BACS, you can even get the cornerstone from EdX, leaving only the capstone to be taken at TESU. Now, some people go ahead and take 15cr in a single term so that they don't have to pay the residency waiver fee. It turns out that paying for a "Fixed Price Full Term" is cheaper than paying for the cornerstone/capstone+residency waiver. It's even cheaper than the EdX option. However, if you're more interested in speed and ease than cost, the residency waiver is the way to go.

In your case, tuition reimbursement will almost certainly pay for the Full Term option, but probably not the residency waiver. It also probably won't pay for ACE providers or EdX. However, 15cr is a lot to get through in 12 weeks, especially if you're trying to do CS area of study courses and not just picking the courses for ease of effort, like a lot of folks do. One thing to remember is that you can extend the term for a course for a couple hundred bucks. I recommend keeping that in mind for the capstone if you find that you're getting overwhelmed. It's better to to let the schedule slip (with instructor approval) than let your grade slip.

My recommendation is that you do the Full Term option, taking the corner/capstone and three "easy" ePack courses. E-Pack are self-study courses you work through on your own time. These will be courses that fulfill either GenEds or electives. Take everything else at Sophia and Study.com. If you feel that your CS knowledge will let you easily handle taking one or more CS courses instead of the easy ones, you can do that, instead.

BTW, your PE class will totally transfer. There is a limit, but my electives included Racquetball.

@davewill Thanks for your response.  For context, I plan to obtain a double major in CS and CIS. So for the 15 credits at TESU, the cornerstone and two capstones count as 3 classes, meaning I'd have to pick two more? I'm thinking CIS 107, CIS 351, and ART 1000 to be safe.

[bjcheung77]

It doesn't have to be classes, you can take E-Packs as well, in total, 15 credits for residency. TECEPS nor PLA will work unless you're military (active service person).

[bjcheung77]

Hello, 
Can you elaborate more on options 2 and 3 please. I see that UMPI had a great price for a Bachelor's. Most of those abbreviations I don't understand. 
Are there any degree plans for the Bachelor's and masters at those schools you mentioned in options 2 and 3? I've already seen 1 describing getting an associates from Pierpont I think and then Bachelor's at UMPI. From what I saw, I believe the Bachelor's Applied Science would be best for me.

https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...elp-please

I actually found the UMPI page on the wiki, so you can disregard some of the stuff I said in the prior message.

Thanks for your help.

Actually, options #2 and options #3 are very similar to a few others I was going to mention, you really just want to do the Pierpont BOG AAS Info Systems, BAS MIS+PM plus 3-4 classes that go towards the MAOL and finish off with the MAOL. You don't really need anything else as you're going to be getting a balanced mix/match of certs, degree, experience on route to completing these degrees. The main thing is you're checking the box for the Bachelors/Masters, your concentration or specialty won't really matter as the Coursera/TEEX and other certs/credits are going to round out your learning/knowledge gaps for Business and IT related subjects. People need to understand you don't need a specific degree to get into a specific field unless it requires certification or licensing and those specifically indicate a requirement for one.

[davewill]

@davewill Thanks for your response.  For context, I plan to obtain a double major in CS and CIS. So for the 15 credits at TESU, the cornerstone and two capstones count as 3 classes, meaning I'd have to pick two more? I'm thinking CIS 107, CIS 351, and ART 1000 to be safe.

Yes, you just need two more courses for a total of 15cr. It doesn't matter whether you are doing 1 or 2 degrees. The CS and CIS combo is considered two degrees, not a double major.

Double majors must come from the same degree and the same school within TESU. For example, you could get a double major in CS and Math because they both Bachelor of Arts degrees from the Heavin School of Arts and Sciences. CIS is a BS from the School of Business and Management.

The difference is not terribly important, mainly that there is a limit of two bachelor's degrees in total from TESU and you would receive two diplomas, not one.