New to this - Advice Needed

[cleper123]

Hi Everyone!

Firstly, I'd like to say a big thankyou to everyone who has contributed so much time and information to making this forum what it is!  I first discovered the forum after signing up for InstantCert and wanted to look through the exam specific feedback.  This was late last year and I was trying to finish up an associates degree at a community college with 4 CLEP's.  Little did I know you can go much further with testing out.  Anyway, I graduated on schedule, and now I'm back on here ready to get back to it and earn a Bachelor's.

I have read through the newbie advice threads, and all the links they have, and so I believe I understand the basic concepts of ACE, the big three, SL, Study.com etc.

One of the first things it suggests is to make a spreadsheet plan, include what you already have, and then start filling in the GE credits first.  Not knowing exactly how my community college credits will transfer into to TESU (I've decided on TESU BSBA GM BTW!) I wonder if someone in the know would be able to put my existing credits into the template spreadsheet for me?  This would give me a bit of direction in filling in the gaps as I'm not really sure if they all transfer.

These are the credits I have from community college:
ENG-101 Composition I (A) 3cr
SPC-101 Fundamentals of Speech Communication (A) 3cr
MATH-118 General Education Mathematics (A) 4cr
MATH-299 Special Topics Mathematics (A) 2cr
FINT-104 The World of the Cinema (A) 3cr
CIS-120  Introduction to Microcomputers (A) 3cr  (more of a review of MS Office rather than CS stuff)
BUS-111 Introduction to Business (A) 3cr
BUS-181 Financial Accounting (A) 4cr
BUS-182 Managerial Accounting (A) 4cr
BUS-208 Federal Income Tax (A) 3cr  (individual and partnerships)
BUS-216 Entrepreneurship (A) 3cr
BUS-231 Marketing (A) 3cr
BUS-236 Advertising (A) 3cr
BUS-241 Introduction to Finance (A) 3cr
BUS-250 Computerized Accounting Systems (A) 3cr  (QuickBooks)
BUS-269 Principles of Management (A) 3cr

I also have these CLEP's:
Western Civilization I
History of the United States I
Analyzing & Interpreting Literature
Introductory Business Law

One question I had is that a few of my classes were for 4 or 2 credits rather than 3.  Does TESU take the number of credit hours from my transcript or do they give you the number of hours thier equivalent class is worth?

My degree was an AAS and so I know I'm light on GE credits, though that seems like it's not necessarily a bad thing.  What are your thoughts on SL vs Study.com?  I'm leaning towards Study.com because (as far as I can make out) I could potentially get all my remaining credits through them and I like what I have seen of thier website and study methodology.

My goal is to finish the degree in 2018.  I understand I would get certain benefits from being a study.com member, such as a discount on residency.  Are there any time limits I should be working to in regards to 1. saving money if I can, and 2. graduating at the very end of 2018 / very beginning of 2019?

Sorry, I know it's a lot!  Hopefully I'm not asking too basic of questions!

Thanks!

[Ideas]

They take the number from your transcript. Some of your 4 credit might be quarter hours, in which case that gets changed to semester hours.

Some prefer Study.com and some prefer SL. Many use both because of the courses offered.

The residency waiver amount (through Study.com discount) is expected to go up in July 2018, but you could probably pay in June to get the $1800 price. Then you would have a year to graduate after paying it.

[dfrecore]

TESU will take the credits you got (I took Accounting I at CC, and it was 4cr, and TESU gave me 4cr for it).

Here is a spreadsheet showing what you have.  The only one I'm not sure of is the Intro to Microcomputers.  If they consider it a CAP course, then it will go in the Free Electives.  If they consider it a CIS course, then it will go in the core.

You can definitely use Study.com to get the rest of your degree.  I suggest you apply for their scholarship to get the first 6 courses free.

The one issue you're going to have is that you took some AOS courses at a CC.  That means that you won't have enough UL credits there.  So, you'll need to replace some of the courses you have there with new UL courses.  I suggest that you take Study.com's Digital Marketing & Advertising course, since it would probably be fairly easy for you already having taken it.  You could take the Tax TECEP if you did well in that course.  Make sure to take 4 UL courses.

Also, take the new BUS 108: International Business course rather than BUS 308: Globalization and Int'l Mgmt - it's not necessary that it be an UL course, so why make it harder than it needs to be.

[cleper123]

They take the number from your transcript. Some of your 4 credit might be quarter hours, in which case that gets changed to semester hours.

Some prefer Study.com and some prefer SL. Many use both because of the courses offered.

The residency waiver amount (through Study.com discount) is expected to go up in July 2018, but you could probably pay in June to get the $1800 price. Then you would have a year to graduate after paying it.

Thanks for the info regarding the residency waiver, I'll have to keep that in mind as I get into the GE's.

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TESU will take the credits you got (I took Accounting I at CC, and it was 4cr, and TESU gave me 4cr for it).

Here is a spreadsheet showing what you have.  The only one I'm not sure of is the Intro to Microcomputers.  If they consider it a CAP course, then it will go in the Free Electives.  If they consider it a CIS course, then it will go in the core.

You can definitely use Study.com to get the rest of your degree.  I suggest you apply for their scholarship to get the first 6 courses free.

The one issue you're going to have is that you took some AOS courses at a CC.  That means that you won't have enough UL credits there.  So, you'll need to replace some of the courses you have there with new UL courses.  I suggest that you take Study.com's Digital Marketing & Advertising course, since it would probably be fairly easy for you already having taken it.  You could take the Tax TECEP if you did well in that course.  Make sure to take 4 UL courses.

Also, take the new BUS 108: International Business course rather than BUS 308: Globalization and Int'l Mgmt - it's not necessary that it be an UL course, so why make it harder than it needs to be.

Thanks so much!  That was exactly what I was looking for and thanks for all the other info.  Having reviewed what you put on the sheet and done a bit of searching on here, I feel like I have 95% of a plan now.