I've got 78 credits from two four year institutions considering largely of general ed classes, as well as a few 4000 level history classes and a few education classes. I also graduated from a police academy and received 29 credits from a two year institution in criminal justice classes.
My credits are going to mostly line up with most Social Science programs and I am eligible for a pretty decent chunk of financial aid. I get a sizable bonus per month for having a bachelors degree, so I am looking for the fastest way to get finished up, preferably in Social Sciences, but I am open to other options.
Which of the big 3 do you guys think would be the easiest road for me?
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Upon graduating, I was presented with a technical certificate in Law Enforcement (from the same institution where I credits above). I also have numerous law enforcement certifications and the NIMS/ICS FEMA certs.
I see that you potentially have 12 (maybe 15) upper level credits in social science (history and psychology). At TESC, that would leave you with one upper level test and the capstone to fulfill your upper level requirements. For COSC and Excelsior, you will need to take more upper level tests/courses. I do not know the exact credits any of the Big 3 will award you for your law enforcement training. There may or may not be upper level credits there, but most of them will probably be considered applied/professional credits as opposed to social science/liberal arts. Some of the criminal justice courses you took will count as lower level social sciences such as juvenile justice, intro to CJ, and criminal law.
When you have a lot of transfer credits, it is usually advised to get an evaluation at all of the Big 3. Even if you settle on one beforehand, you should get an evaluation at the school before you start testing. You look to be very close to a BA in Social Science at TESC.
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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
You'd have to apply to get your evals, yes, but I would just look into what the schools requirements are on their websites.
Excelsior's Social Sciences major is much less flexible and would probably be quite a bit more expensive than TESC. I don't know if COSC offers a general social science concentration.
If you prefer taking classes to testing out then you could also look into CSU-global. They have a self-paced "independent study" program and offer a social sciences degree. At less than $500 a class (that's per class, not per credit) they're also very reasonably priced. Not as fast as testing out would be, probably, but not everyone is a fan of testing.
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Leherself Wrote:You'd have to apply to get your evals, yes, but I would just look into what the schools requirements are on their websites.
Excelsior's Social Sciences major is much less flexible and would probably be quite a bit more expensive than TESC. I don't know if COSC offers a general social science concentration.
If you prefer taking classes to testing out then you could also look into CSU-global. They have a self-paced "independent study" program and offer a social sciences degree. At less than $500 a class (that's per class, not per credit) they're also very reasonably priced. Not as fast as testing out would be, probably, but not everyone is a fan of testing.
I think you mean CSU-Pueblo. CSU-Global is more expensive and does not have self-paced courses.
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
From what you've described and from what I see, TESC will be a better bet. I personally recommend people to do a BS in BA when they are interested in it, or want to graduate with minimal prep while being mindful of cost. COSC is not so good for anything else besides that at least for the purpose of testing out of the entire degre imo and that's where a TESC degree might be better even if it may cost a little more.
That said, 9/10x, I just can't see how an Excelsior degree is comparable to either one from TESC or COSC (not to offend anyone) - due to the high(er) price & the lack of testing options for the whole degree unless someone has a penchant to going there (and there are some people who were like that).
tl;dr - Go to TESC and figure out if you want to do the TECEP tuition plan or the "enrolled options" tuition plan if you want to do a degree in social sciences.
sanantone Wrote:When you have a lot of transfer credits, it is usually advised to get an evaluation at all of the Big 3. Even if you settle on one beforehand, you should get an evaluation at the school before you start testing. You look to be very close to a BA in Social Science at TESC.
I agree with this suggestion- it will not be a waste of time or money. If you only had 12 or 15, I'd say skip it because most of these are fairly obvious, but with so many, the distributions will matter- not only what they AWARD you, but the bigger question - what REMAINS. HOW you meet remaining credits will be the primary factor in determining the amount of time it takes (a class vs a test?) as well as cost (from free to $$$$).
KittenMittens Wrote:From what you've described and from what I see, TESC will be a better bet. I personally recommend people to do a BS in BA when they are interested in it, or want to graduate with minimal prep while being mindful of cost. COSC is not so good for anything else besides that at least for the purpose of testing out of the entire degre imo and that's where a TESC degree might be better even if it may cost a little more.
That said, 9/10x, I just can't see how an Excelsior degree is comparable to either one from TESC or COSC (not to offend anyone) - due to the high(er) price & the lack of testing options for the whole degree unless someone has a penchant to going there (and there are some people who were like that).
tl;dr - Go to TESC and figure out if you want to do the TECEP tuition plan or the "enrolled options" tuition plan if you want to do a degree in social sciences.
I wouldn't be against the BA but with as many credits as I have in Social Sciences, is it a better option? It looks like there would be a slew of other classes I'd have to take according to the site. Am I missing something? I guess I'd have to wait and see what credits I'm given.
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