Just Joined - Introduction and Question About Instantcert

[LaceyLady]

Accounting is going to cost you a little bit I think. You can do straighterline accounting I and II cheap, 39 bucks per class and you only need one book. Plus the 100 dollar straighterline monthly fee and your good to go.
I did acc I,II and biz comm in one month at SL for a cost of $220.

Penn Foster has some accounting classes that are ace approved. You can do these for TESC but they are not cheap. I think its about 300 each, I can't remember exactly. You can search for their classes on ACE | Home Thats the ACE site where you will pull in your ALEKs and PennFoster credits as you get them. ALEKs for stats and college algebra is a great choice.

General management will be cheaper to do since it can be done with more DSSTs I think. I am doing Computer Information Systems and had to pay 900 bucks to Penn Foster for 3 classes. They have a Financial Management class you can take which is easier for some of us than the DSST Finance.

Good luck and ask any questions you like.

Yes, accounting would cost more than general management because I could almost completely test out of general management and accounting requires more courses. That is why I am divided. I like accounting and think that a degree in accounting would look better than a degree in general management, but accounting is more costly and would take longer.

I have already done Accounting I and II and Intermediate Accounting I and II. I took CLEP Financial Accounting for accounting I and took the other accounting courses at TESC (I did not know about these other options). I enrolled in the Comprehensive Tuition at TESC for one year, so I did all the courses I wanted within that year. The only course I still have to do is Managerial/Business Communication. I am looking into the Staighterline course for that, since my comprehensive year is over.

I did not know about ALEKS either, I did the CLEP College Algebra and I took Statistics and Precalculus with TESC.

Thank you for the information and the link. I'll check to see if Pen Foster has higher level accounting courses that I could use if I decide to go for accounting.

[burbuja0512]

Yes, accounting would cost more than general management because I could almost completely test out of general management and accounting requires more courses. That is why I am divided. I like accounting and think that a degree in accounting would look better than a degree in general management, but accounting is more costly and would take longer.

I have already done Accounting I and II and Intermediate Accounting I and II. I took CLEP Financial Accounting for accounting I and took the other accounting courses at TESC (I did not know about these other options). I enrolled in the Comprehensive Tuition at TESC for one year, so I did all the courses I wanted within that year. The only course I still have to do is Managerial/Business Communication. I am looking into the Staighterline course for that, since my comprehensive year is over.

I did not know about ALEKS either, I did the CLEP College Algebra and I took Statistics and Precalculus with TESC.

Thank you for the information and the link. I'll check to see if Pen Foster has higher level accounting courses that I could use if I decide to go for accounting.

I don't know anything about accounting (as you can see from the wonderful grades in my signature), but would it be possible to do the general management degree and then do some sort of accounting masters degree?

I just wanted to mention it as I know that in some situations, your undergrad doesn't have to be the same as the masters. If you could do that, it would enable you to get a quicker degree through testing then focus more time/money at the graduate level.

[LaceyLady]

I don't know anything about accounting (as you can see from the wonderful grades in my signature), but would it be possible to do the general management degree and then do some sort of accounting masters degree?

I just wanted to mention it as I know that in some situations, your undergrad doesn't have to be the same as the masters. If you could do that, it would enable you to get a quicker degree through testing then focus more time/money at the graduate level.

That is a good idea. I might look into that. It seems, though, that masters degrees in accounting are more advanced and I probably would have to know the bachelor level acc. before I could do a masters.

Also, I am actually planning to do something completely different for masters. Accounting is not my currently planned field. That is why I am not sure whether I want to invest the time and money into an accounting degree. Now you are probably wondering why am I doing something completely different from my chosen field anyway. The reason is that I want to have a good knowledge of business, and maybe start my own company in my desired field in the future. While getting my degree in general management, I took an accounting course, liked it, took another, then another, ... you get the idea. Originally, doing a degree in accounting had not crossed my mind, now I am wondering if I should do accounting instead of having a general management degree with many accounting credits.

[LaceyLady]

I know you said that you didn't know if you wanted to spend the $20/month, but if you do then YES you can cancel your membership and still have access to this forum. You can still post and respond to threads. I think you can even keep the same username when you sign back up again. I canceled mine while I'm not testing!

Thank you for the information. That is what I was wondering. Is it easy to join and cancel? I might do it for one month using the discount code just to see if I like it.

[burbuja0512]

Thank you for the information. That is what I was wondering. Is it easy to join and cancel? I might do it for one month using the discount code just to see if I like it.

Yes very easy. I know your budget is tight, but IC is so worth it. The Flashcards are usually excellent, and as I mentioned before the specific feedback is great. I can tell you're not totally convinced, but it's SO worth it.

I look at the specific feedback like filling in the blanks on my own study. Yes I use as many resources as I need, sometimes only IC and sometimes IC + others, but the feedback has always been helpful. It's kind of like having a friend who just took the test help you study.. of course without giving you any actual questions, but just making sure that you're not missing something important.

I'm in a different situation than you - I'm 34 with full time job and kids; money isn't as big of a deal as time. I need to be efficient or it will cost me more in the long run. So maybe using 100% free resources would be better for you. If you spend a few weeks studying something that's not on the test, it's not a big deal. I can't afford that. You'll just need to check it out and make your own decision.

[PonyGirl93]

By the way, you were homeschooled as well, weren't you?

Lovely to meet you, too.

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[LaceyLady]

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Yes, I thought I read something about that somewhere. I just saw your age poll in the off topic area. Looks like we are close to the same age, too!

I put my exams and courses in my signature. Does anyone have any input on the layout, etc? This is the first time I've been a member of a forum (except TESC's discussion board, but that is different) so I am still learning my way around.

[ryoder]

I didn't realize you already had intermediate accounting I and II. Penn foster has those plus cost accounting and federal taxation. There may be more that apply to your electives.


Their classes are at your own pace and very doable in a couple of weeks.
How many accounting