TEL Learning - your new best friend (cheap RA credits)

[robertsted]

I have option for multiple countries ( from drop down box) on checkout . So i dont think its an issue to take the courses for an international students

Yeah they just got it fixed this past week, prior to that there wasn't a drop down menu for country options, I reached out to them on Facebook and someone replied that they are facing technical glitch with their communication channel and checkout page.

[Cofffeee]

Good its fixed. Few international students here who need these courses

[Murdockb]

New coupon code: LEARN15 to get 15% off one course until June 30, 2021

[SweetsugarNL]

They dont have English comp 2, right?

[rachel83az]

They dont have English comp 2, right?

They do, but it's a lot of work. It would be Literature & Composition if you transcript through MACU. (Language & Composition is English Comp I.) If you want RA English Comp credit, I would suggest ONU. I think ASU seemed like less work than TEL. TEL has quizzes & 5 assignments + 2 proctored exams. English Comp at ASU doesn't have proctored exams.

[Cofffeee]

How does English composition look at ONU? Is it onky assignments?

[rachel83az]

How does English composition look at ONU? Is it onky assignments?

College Writing II is divided into 6 modules and each of these has a number of units. Some units have a quiz/test and some have a writing assignment. At the end, you are expected to write an essay of 8-10 pages in length that appears to build on what you have done in the prior assignments.

[BrendaB]

With TESU's new policy (90cr max alternative credit, need 30cr RA to get a degree starting 1/1/20), and COSC having this requirement as well, I thought I'd give some info on TEL Learning.

First, they are $67/cr - not the very cheapest RA credits you can find (in-state as some schools will be less, I'm looking at you California) - but they are the cheapest self-paced RA credits you can find.

No UL, unfortunately, but with smart planning, you can use these for your GE and/or Free Electives to get those needed 24cr of RA at COSC and TESU; save your alt-credit for hard-to-find requirements and UL Core/AOS courses!

My DD18 (college freshman) has a long 6-week winter break, but the winter intercession courses are only 4 weeks long, they don't make use of the next 2 weeks she has off, and 1 week at the end (finals) overlaps with a vacation she's taking, so that's not an option for her. The self-paced format will work perfectly for her, since she'll have no other courses to take for the next 5 weeks. She does want to take Bio & Chem as recommended but not required pre-reqs to Intro to Anatomy & Physiology that she'll take next fall.  So she's going to take Bio starting next week, and Chem in the summer.

I've heard some good things about the format and content of a different TEL course, so I'm hoping the quality is good here as well. I'll report back as we go.

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Also, there are 4 partner schools you can use to transcribe the credits.  TEL has a page showing the course equivalencies for each school.  This is very important - you want a course to be called something that the receiving school will understand and give you credit where you think it should go easily, no need to fight about it. The only TEL course that won't work is the ENG1100: Intro to Reading & Writing which is deemed pre-English Comp I at all 4 schools. Don't take it.

Here's a breakdown of the issues at the 4 schools:

Mid-American Christian University (MACU)
PROS: It looks like you get 5cr for Latin - a bonus there!  Every course is named something that's an easy transfer to most schools, so it's probably going to be the best option for everyone.
CONS: PHY1103: Physical Sciences comes in as NATS2103: Environmental Science, which may or may not be an issue for some people.
This school gets top billing because it's the best option for the most number of people; it has every course; and the equivalencies are great.
This school is 1st on my list of 4

Lane College
PROS: All courses except the "cons" ones have good equivalencies
CONS: BIO1303: Intro to Biology comes in as BIO143: Biological Science for Education, which I don't love.  Latin, Chinese and Intro to IT aren't available here
This school is 2nd on my list of 4

Oklahoma Christian University
PROS: It looks like you get 4cr for Chinese, and 5cr for Latin - a bonus there!  All other courses except the "cons" ones have good equivalencies
CONS: ENG2303: Literature & Composition comes in as ENGL-2213: Perspectives in Literature rather than English Comp II, which may be a big issue for many.  HUM1103: Intro to Christianity isn't available.  And the 3 science courses all require you to do the lab before you can get credit; if you don't need a lab, this is an issue. 
This school is 3rd on my list of 4.

Greenville University
PROS: none
CONS: You're required to take both ENG1303: Language & Composition and ENG2303: Literature & Composition to get 3cr for ENGL105: Writing & Critical Inquiry - NO THANKS!  AND, they did not give course number for all of the courses; they seem to have just showed what area the course will work at THEIR school.
This school is 4th on my list of 4. Actually it doesn't even hit 4th - since there is no real reason to use this school, I wouldn't do it.

I have 2 children who have taken courses at TEL... one through York University and one through Greenville.   Do you think the Greenville University courses will still transfer to COSC?  

Thank you

[rachel83az]

They should at least transfer as elective credit. But Greenville doesn't really have good equivalencies listed so it's harder to tell what they might come in as.

[dfrecore]

I have 2 children who have taken courses at TEL... one through York University and one through Greenville.   Do you think the Greenville University courses will still transfer to COSC?  

Thank you

It depends on the courses.  Which ones?