My TESC BALS roadmap. PLZ take a look.

[dirtybob]

Hey all just want to run this by everyone and see if anyone can find any mistakes with my plan so far.

I currently have 24.34 credits and need 95.66 to finish out my BALS.

English comp:
Eng101 COMPLETE
College Comp Clep w/essay WAITING FOR SCORE

Humanities:need 12 credits (Not Started)
Humanities Clep 6 credits
American Lit Clep 6 credits

Social Sciences: need 12 credits (not started)
History of the US I Clep 3 credits
History of the US II Clep 3 credits
American Government Clep 3 credits
Intro to Psyc Clep 3 Credits

Mathematics: need 3 credits (not started)
College Algebra Clep 3 credits

Natural Sciences: need 6 (in progress)
CSC139 Complete
Natural Sciences Clep 6 credits

General Electives: need 18 credits (not started)
Unsure what to go with here

Liberal Studies: need 18 upper level (not started)
I'm unsure how to fill the Upper level requirement.

Liberal Studies: need 15 maximum of 6 at the 100 level (not started)
Any Idea why this is listed twice like this?

Free Electives: need 9.32 credits (in progress)
Fema credits to fill this out.


I have a couple questions. How would I fill the Upper Level courses needed in the Liberal Studies section? Why is Liberal studies listed twice, once for 18 credits and once for 15?

Also, I've have been thinking about taking classes at my local community college to speed up the process. Any thoughts on what classes to take at the CC and which to Clep?

Thanks in advance.

DB

[NAP]

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Liberal Studies: need 18 upper level (not started)
I'm unsure how to fill the Upper level requirement.

Liberal Studies: need 15 maximum of 6 at the 100 level (not started)
Any Idea why this is listed twice like this?

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I have a couple questions. How would I fill the Upper Level courses needed in the Liberal Studies section? Why is Liberal studies listed twice, once for 18 credits and once for 15?

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The Liberal Studies section of the degree requires 33 credits. Another way to break it down is:

100 level - at most 6 credits
200 level - at least 9 credits
300/400 level - at least 18 credits

Several months ago, I was trying to learn about this degree while Kevin was creating one. Maybe you will get some ideas through these threads:

http://www.degreeforum.net/excelsior-tho...lease.html

http://www.degreeforum.net/excelsior-tho...tions.html

Be sure to read the whole threads and save the first link in the first post of the first thread. It is a great reference page to have on TESC credit-by-exam policies.

Also, since you may take courses. This post by Cookderosa should help you see how each course subject fits your degree plan. (Note: She recently said some of the comments about TESC are out of date.)

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

[plunkjunket]

I have earned my BALS using mainly CLEP/Dantes DSST credits.

The requirement is for 18 total General Education Electives credits in 2 subject areas. All could be full filled by a combination of CLEP and Dantes/DSST testing.
Example: below 3 in General Psychology and 5 in history for a total of 18 credits. It could be 12+6=18 etc..


BA General Education Electives (18 SH)
> Complete 18 semester hours from any of the following
> General Education subjects: Humanities, Social Sciences,
> Natural Sciences or Mathematics.
Semester Hours Completed: 18.00
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes
2.. PSY100 General Psychology....... 3.00 B PSY-101

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1.. HIS-114... American History II...... 3.00 CR HIS-114
1.. GOG-120... Intro. to Human Geography 3.00 CR GOG-120
1.. POS-110... American Government...... 3.00 CR POS-110
1.. HIS-113... American History I....... 3.00 CR HIS-113
1.. HIS-102... Western Civilization II.. 3.00 CR HIS-102

All 33 liberal studies upper and lower credit requirements can be full filledby a combination of CLEP and Dantes/DSST testing.

BA Liberal Studies 2010 (33 Sh)
Semester Hours Completed: 33.00
GPA Achieved/Needed: none / 2.000
Complete both subrequirements:

A: Lbrl Stds 18 upr lvl (Completed)
> Complete 18 semester hours of 300 and 400 level Liberal
> Studies coursework. At least TWO or more different subjects
> must be included to provide breadth of knowledge in the
> Liberal Studies Area (e.g., AREA I: Humanities courses:
> 18 semester hours; AREA II: Social Sciences courses: 9
> semester hours; AREA III: Natural Sciences courses: 6
> semester hours). The two areas can span the 15 credit and
> 18 credit requirements. **It is highly recommended that
> course LIB-495 be completed to satisfy 3 semester hours of
> this requirement.**
Semester Hours Completed: 18.00
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes
1.. REL-405... Intro. to World Religions 3.00 CR REL-405
1.. HIS-351... A History of Vietnam War. 3.00 CR HIS-351
1.. SOS-303... Substance Abuse: Fund. Fa 3.00 CR SOS-303
1.. HIS-309... Intro. to Modern Middle E 3.00 CR HIS-309
1.. HIS-386... Rise and Fall of Soviet U 3.00 CR HIS-386
1.. PSY-361... Organizational Behavior.. 3.00 CR PSY-361

B: Liberal Studies 15 (Completed)
> Complete 15 semester hours of Liberal Studies coursework. A
> maximum of 6 credits can be at the 100 level.
Semester Hours Completed: 15.00
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes
1.. CIS-301... Management Information Sy 3.00 CR CIS-301
1.. HIS-222... Contemp. W. Eurp.: 1946-1 3.00 CR HIS-222
1.. PSY-211... Developmental Psychology. 3.00 CR PSY-211
1.. HIS-252... Civil War and Reconstruct 3.00 CR HIS-252
1.. SOC-101... Introduction to Sociology 3.00 CR SOC-101

Thomas Edison State College
BA in Liberal Studies
Subject Category Class Grade
General Education Requirements 60
A: English Composition (Complete) 6/6
ENG-101 English Composition I C+
ENG-102 English Composition II B

B: Humanities (Complete) 12/12
MUS-391 Jazz B
ENG-201 Technical Writing CR
COM-300 Intro. to Business Communication CR
IREL-405 ntroduction To World Religion DANTES

C: Social Science (Completed) 12/12
AOJ-101 Introduction to Law Enforcement DANTES
AOJ-102 Criminal Justice DANTES
SOC -101 Introduction To Sociology CLEP
HIS-114 American History II DANTES

D: Mathematics (Completed) 3/3
MAT-105 Applied Liberal Arts Math B+

E: Natural Sciences (Completed) 9/9
COS -101 Introduction to Computers CR
ELE-211 DC Circuits CR
ELE-212 AC Circuits CR

General Education Electives (Complete) 18/18
PSY-101 General Psychology PSY-101 B
HIS-113 American History I CLEP
HIS-101 Wester Civilization I HIS-101 CLEP
HIS-102 Western Civilization II DANTES
PHI-281 Ethic In America DANTES
PSY-230 Introduction To Education Psychology CLEP

Liberal Studies Upper Level (Complete) 18/18
HIS-351 A history of The Vietnam War DANTES
PSY-361 Substance Abuse DANTES
HIS-381 Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union DANTES
PSY-361 Organizational Behavior CR
CIS-301 Management Information System CR
HIS-309 Introduction to The Modern Middle East DANTES

Liberal Studies Lower Level (Complete) 15/15
HIS-222 Western Europe Since 1945 DANTES
PSY-211 Human Growth and Development CLEP
HIS-252 Civil War and Reconstruction DANTES
GOG-120 Intro to Human Geography DANTES
POS-110 American Government CLEP

Free Elective 27/27
HCAP-104 ardware and Software
MAN-331 Human Resorce Management DANTES
CAP-181 Network CR
OPM-301 Operations Management CR
MAN-201 Principles Of Superviision CR
MAN-391 Project Management CR
HEA-103 Hear's To Your Health DANTES
FIN-445 Planning & Budgeting CR
MAN-299 Special Study Select CR



The letter grades were from traditional college classes. The CR was credit
granted for my 24 yr military experience and the rest are from CLEP/DANTES.


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