Greeting from a newbie and asking for some advice as well.

[AFSgt]

Im new to page after lurking and reading for a while. Currently active duty Air Force (13 years) stationed in Germany. I'm finally ready to start college again and become a contributing member to this online community. What you all have created here is a wonderful source for those seeking CLEP, DANTES, and online college information...Thank you!

Now what am I here for. As stated above I'm ready to get serious about getting my degree while the military will still pay for it. I'm looking to attend Thomas Edison but I'm undecided on what degree program to take. Honestly I'm looking for the fastest. Reason I dont have a lot time like most of us and I just want to get it behind me. The programs that have my interest at the moment are Social Science, General Management, and Organizational Leadership. Additionally, concerning the military credits would they be considered general elective credits? Thanks in advance for your help its greatly appreciated.




Associate Degree in Mechanical/Electrical Technology from the Community College of the Air Force

Physical Education: 4 credit hours
Technical Education: 24 credit hours
Leadership, Management, and Military studies: 6 credit hours
Program Electives: 15

GENERAL EDUCATION
Oral Communication: 3 credit hours (Speech)
Written Communication: 3 credit hours (Comp & Rhetoric 1)
Math: 3 credit hours (Immediate Algebra)
Social Science: 3 credit hours (Psychology)
Humanities: 3 credit hours (World Humanities)
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Hillsborough Community College (all 3 credit hours)
-Intro to music
-Ethics
-World Humanities
-Medical Terminology
-Development Psychology
-Elementary Spanish 1
-Elementary Spanish 2
-College Algebra
-Intro to sociology
-Intermediate Algebra

Central Texas College (all 3 credit hours)
-Principles of Supervision
-Comp & Rhetoric 1
-Comp & Rhetoric 2

CLEP & DANTES
-Speech
-Analyzing and Interpreting Literature
-Principles of management
-Organizational Behavior


Additional military school credits from the Community College of the Air Force:

Noncommissioned Officer Academy 11 credit hours

Senior Noncommissioned Officer (Course 14) 4 credit hours

I hope this post was in the right place if not my apologies.

[laughter]

Welcome onboard!

I'd let bricabrac or Sanantone work out a degree plan for you... :p Generally, though, if you're looking for speed, then the BA Social Science or BSBA General Management from TESC would be the quickest ones. The BSOL would require a few TESC courses. With the BA, you'd only need to take the Capstone as a TESC course, the rest of the credits can be transferred in or completed as TECEPs.

[rebel100]

I believe the only gen eds your missing for Charter Oak are Science (7 credits) and 3 credits in Global Understanding. That would leave only 30 UL credits plus whatever electives you would be missing. They won't take as many exams for UL credit at TESC....that may be a deal breaker.

I finished my degree with COSC using cheap self paced courses through CSU-Pueblo, particularly attractive if your using PELL Grant or other assistance that won't cover exams.

[bricabrac]

Hello, Since you are in the military, I would gather the PPC tuition plan is not as important as ease/interest/quickest results. Hope I understood and applied all existing credits. Good luck!

BA Social Sciences

General Education (60 SH)
A: Intellectual Skills (15 SH)
-Comp & Rhetoric 1 (3)
-Comp & Rhetoric 2 (3)
-Intermediate Algebra (3)
-College Algebra (3)
Choose 1 (couses will fill Section and GenEd)::
DSST Technical Writing (3)
TECEP CIS107 Computer Concepts & Applications (3)

B: Responsibility (9 SH)
-Intro to sociology (3)
-Ethics (3)
Choose 1 (courses will fill Section and GenEd):
CLEP or SL Intro to Anthropology
SL Intro to World Religions
TECEP SOC210 Marriage and the Family

C: Human Cultures (18 SH)
-Development Psychology (3)
-Elementary Spanish 1 (3)
-Elementary Spanish 2 (3)
-Intro to music (3)
-World Humanities (3)
DSST COS-101 Intro to Computing (3)

D: General Ed Electives (18 SH)
-Speech (3)
-Analyzing and Interpreting Literature (6)
Choose 3 (courses will fill Section and Area of Study 6-100 Level):
CLEP AOJ-102 Criminal Justice (3)
CLEP HIS-101 US History 1 (3)
CLEP HIS-102 US History 2 (3)
CLEP HIS-113 Western Civilization 1 (3)
CLEP HIS-114 Western Civilization 2 (3)

BA Social Science (30 SH) 15-300, 9-200, 6-100 Level
DSST HIS-386 Rise & Fall of the Soviet Union (3)
DSST HIS-351 Vietnam War (3)
DSST SOS-303 Substance Abuse (3)
DSST PSY-331(COU262) Fundamentals of Counseling (3)
- PSY361 Organizational Behavior (3)
DSST HIS-222 Western Europe since 1945 (3)
DSST HIS-252 Civil War and Reconstruction (3)
DSST PSY-211 Lifespan Development(3)
CLEP SOS-101/SOS-102 Social Science & History (6)

Liberal Arts Capstone (3 SH)
TESC LIB-495 Liberal Arts Capstone (3)

BA Free Electives (27 SH)
- Principles of Supervision (3)
- Principles of management (3)
- Medical Terminology (3)
- Military Credits (15)
Choose 1:
DSST BUS-101 Intro to Business (3)
NFA free courses (1@): Hydraulics Q137, Community Education Q118, Fire Service Supervision Q318 (3)
TEEX free online courses 2 tracks (2@): MAN-299, CIS-299 (4)