Questions on TESC Organizational Theory and Organizational Development and Change

[bigjimindfw]

Hello from N. Texas !!!

I am working on my Thomas Edison BS in Business Administration with a H.R.M major.

Request: I need a course equivalent for Organizational Theory or Organizational Development and Change on my HRM degree plan.

Is there any readers here on this forum that can provide me with a DSST, Excelsior (UExcel) or CLEP equivalent test to "test out" of this 3 credit requirement.

I hope to finish out of testing in May for graduation.

Finally, Happy Holidays to all on this forum !!!

Please reply.

BigJiminDfw

[mrs.b]

I never found any CBE options to fill this requirement. Personally, I ended up taking the course in GS-form through TESC, and do not recommend it, at least in GS; maybe the OL version is better. The book used was tedious, the GS version of the course required an obscene volume of time-wasting papers that focused on obscure points rather than the meat of the subject, and the course mentor I had seemed incapable of any type of feedback even when asked directly. There are better mentors, but that does not resolve the poor course design of the GS-version.

Brigham Young U. has an Independent Study course, ORG B 320 Organizational Effectiveness that you could ask about fulfilling the requirement. Looking at the description, I'm inclined to think it would match Organizational Behavior instead (which is better-completed with the DSST), but it's worth an email or call to Advising or Registrar.

I know I've seen Organizational Theory courses available at some of the commonly-recommended schools around here, but I'm not remembering where. Look around for an independent-study version. That's your best bet if you understandably do not want to subject yourself to the TESC course.