TESC BSBA Accounting Degree Plan Review

[mccatm]

Hi,

Could you please let me know if my degree plan looks good? I have a questions in the accounting area.

Thanks!


I. General Education Requirements 60
A. Intellectual and Practical Skills 15 - have all credits from previous degree
B. Human Cultures and the Physical and Natural World 18 - have 15 credits from previous degree I need Statistics
Statistics (STA-201) -->SL statistics 3
C. Personal and Social Responsibility 9 - have all credits from previous degree
D. General Education Electives 18 - have all credits from previous degree

II. Professional Business Requirements 54
A. Business Core 27 - transferring in 24 credits.
Principles of Financial Accounting -->SL Finance 3
B. Area of Study: Accounting 18
Required Subjects
Intermediate Accounting I -->SHSU ACCT I transfer?
Intermediate Accounting II -->SHSU ACCT II transfer?
Recommended Subjects
Federal Income Taxation I --> CSU CBE Federal Income Taxation 3
Accounting Information Systems---> CSU CBE Accounting Information Systems 3
Auditing --> CSU CBE Auditing 3
Cost Accounting --> Can Straighterline Managerial Accounting be used/applied twice 3?
C. Business Electives 9 - have all of these credits from previous degree

III. Free Electives 7 - I have lots of Electives from previous degrees.

Total 121

[sanantone]

If those courses at SHSU were called Accounting I and Accounting II, then they aren't the equivalent of intermediate accounting anywhere. They are the equivalent of financial and managerial accounting at TESC. SL'S Accounting I and II are the equivalent of Financial and Managerial Accounting at TESC. SL Financial Accounting is Intermediate Accounting I, and SL Managerial Accounting is Cost Accounting. I know those are strange equivalencies for the financial and managerial courses, but that's what TESC has decided. The managerial accounting course cannot count as managerial accounting. TESC also never allows a course to fulfill two requirements.

Thomas Edison State College Course Equivalency Guide | StraighterLine

There is a TECEP for Federal Income Taxation that is open book and $100 cheaper than the CSU Global CBE. If you haven't already applied, TESC's BSBA programs have changed. There is no longer room for 9 business electives, and all of their BSBA pages have errors. There are too many credits.

[mccatm]

Thank you! Can I take Intermediate Accounting II from SL/DSST/TECEP or anywhere else?

[mednat]

I believe the Penn foster course has ACE approval.


**EDIT**
It does. I would just make sure you check before you take the course, as it changes from time to time.

http://www2.acenet.edu/credit/?fuseactio...ICE=191627

[sanantone]

There are also CSU Global CBEs for Intermediate Accounting I and II.

[mccatm]

Thank you both. Sanantone how was your experience taking an exam at CSU CBE. Are the fees truly only $250 per exam and did the material on your test follow the book/study guide well?

[sanantone]

Thank you both. Sanantone how was your experience taking an exam at CSU CBE. Are the fees truly only $250 per exam and did the material on your test follow the book/study guide well?

Yes, they are $250. I described my experiences in a couple of threads.
http://www.degreeforum.net/general-educa...lysis.html
http://www.degreeforum.net/general-educa...lobal.html

[mccatm]

Great threads and write ups! Really helpful information! I do have a few questions:
-once you pay the 250 how long do you have until you are forced to take the exam?
-could I buy the book now and start reading and stufying?
-does the 250 include the proctor fee?
-have you heard any reviews on the CBE for any accounting exams?
-any advice/tips?

[mccatm]

Hi Sanantone, will TESC allow me to transfer some of my MBA credits towards the BSBA in Accounting program? I have some management and and Finance Management courses. And I also completed a capstone that involved a whole section in accounting and finance and I was also part of an online business simulation that dealt heavily with Financial reviews of the balance sheets/income statements. Do you think TESC would accept and transfer my capstone and count it towards one of the upper level accounting courses?

Thanks for all your help and advice.

[Prloko]

Why not finish the MBA or get a Master's in Accounting?