Need help to the finish line

[dnorton]

Hello all, I finally made a commitment to go back to college. I enrolled into TESU and transferred my JST that covered quite a bit.

I am working on the AAS in Military Technology Leadership and once I complete it I will be working on a BS in Criminal justice.

After my JST was transferred in I have 27 credits left to complete this. I am taking the intro course which counts as 3 credits to my required 12 credit residency thanks to goarmyed.

I would like to take the path of least resistance with the rest of my degree plan. Please advise

English I: would like to take this through a separate agency

English II: would like to take this through a separate agency

Public Speaking: would like to take this through a separate agency

Math: would like to take this through a separate agency

Diversity: intro to anthropology, I will take this or math at TESU

Ethics: would like to take this through a separate agency

Natural world: I will take forensic science at TESU

Capstone: will be taken through TESU

I have seen study.com and straighterline. I have very little knowledge on study.com

I would like to take the cost effective route. Please share with my your thoughts on this.

[dnorton]

As far as DSST/CLEP I have a test center that charges 25 dollars per test for military so it could be an option

[dfrecore]

Here are the no-brainers:

ALEKS Intermediate Algebra ($20/mo), and while you're at it you should continue on with College Algebra, Precalc, and Stats if you want more credit. 3cr each course.
If you want to take Applied Math at TESU, it's an easy one, especially after you've taken ALEKS Intermediate Algebra

Free Ethics course: Preserve the trust on which insurance transactions are based with an understanding of ethics


If you have access to cheap CLEP/DSST exams and don't mind testing, that's a good way to go. I would take the following:
College Comp w/Essay CLEP (6cr counts for both English I & II)
Public Speaking DSST (3cr)
Diversity: Sociology CLEP is supposed to be one of the easier ones


If you would prefer SL:
You can take English Comp I & II there, but it's a lot more work than just testing out. I would do the CLEP first.
Oral Comm: Intro to Communications, people seem to like this one more than the DSST
Diversity: Sociology, Intro to Religion or World History

I personally would probably do the English CLEP, then switch to SL for the remaining 2.

[Kaskadian]

I agree with everything @dfrecore said. Take advantage of CLEP/DSST programs; I found most tests were relatively easy to pass with a week or two of study. Sure beats sitting in a classroom for 3 months for the same results.

[dnorton]

Does ALEKS transfer into TESU as normal math? What about the ethics course? Thanks for the quick reply

[davewill]

I found the anthropology DSST to be quite accessible with a $10 textbook and the instantcert flash cards. I will admit I found the subject interesting, which helped a lot.

[dfrecore]

Does ALEKS transfer into TESU as normal math? What about the ethics course? Thanks for the quick reply

Here are the TESU equivalencies for each course:


ALEKS
Intermediate Algebra >> MAT-115
College Algebra >> MAT-121
Precalculus >> MAT-129
Statistics (any of the 3) >> STA-201

Insurance Ethics >> PHI-384