06-08-2020, 01:35 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-08-2020, 02:02 PM by scorpion.
Edit Reason: fix course cost error
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I accidentally yeeted my first draft of this post, so this is a short and sweet abbreviated version of my current degree plan.
My background:
I work full-time in a software engineering related field at a Big N. I have a 2013 associate degree from a Texas community college. I'm not a NJ resident.
I tried to start the WGU BSCS when it first opened (2017-2018?), which started a years-long transfer debacle that is still ongoing. I'll probably write a post about it later, because there's really no brief way I can express just how shady and incompetent WGU is.
At the end of April, I decided to try to finish my degree by 2020. I started taking Study.com and Sophia courses during the quarantine promos and I enrolled for a BA Computer Science at TESU. I later added a Psychology AOS and I'm tracking October 1st as my goal to have everything complete for a December graduation at TESU. Only time will tell how badly this turns out.
I'm currently enrolled in my first (and hopefully only) semester at TESU, taking 16 credits on the non-resident flat-rate tuition plan ($4928). My corporate tuition reimbursement will pay for it all as long as I pass.
My final degree plan looks like this:
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I keep a fancier Excel version of my plan and course costs, feel free to PM me if anyone's curious about it.
Here's how my initial CC transfer to TESU came in:
All these courses were taken as regular in-person/online classes, except for the "Computer Concepts and Applications", which was a very old (2011?) Info Systems CLEP. I didn't send any CLEP transcripts to TESU, but they took it straight off the CC transcript.
I also held Microsoft certifications and sent in my MCP transcript for evaluation. I had to massage this one a bit, because they initially added only the courses from the TESU Professional Learning Review. I got them to accept the NCCRS recommendations for Microsoft, and they came in as CIS- courses which didn't apply to my CS AOS. I successfully appealed this and had them add it to satisfy my CS AOS electives, saving me some UL credits.
Here are the other SDC/Coopersmith courses I've completed and transferred in so far:
Some cool takeaways:
Here is my current + planned course costs, hopefully finishing under $1600.
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My background:
I work full-time in a software engineering related field at a Big N. I have a 2013 associate degree from a Texas community college. I'm not a NJ resident.
I tried to start the WGU BSCS when it first opened (2017-2018?), which started a years-long transfer debacle that is still ongoing. I'll probably write a post about it later, because there's really no brief way I can express just how shady and incompetent WGU is.
At the end of April, I decided to try to finish my degree by 2020. I started taking Study.com and Sophia courses during the quarantine promos and I enrolled for a BA Computer Science at TESU. I later added a Psychology AOS and I'm tracking October 1st as my goal to have everything complete for a December graduation at TESU. Only time will tell how badly this turns out.
I'm currently enrolled in my first (and hopefully only) semester at TESU, taking 16 credits on the non-resident flat-rate tuition plan ($4928). My corporate tuition reimbursement will pay for it all as long as I pass.
My final degree plan looks like this:
I keep a fancier Excel version of my plan and course costs, feel free to PM me if anyone's curious about it.
Here's how my initial CC transfer to TESU came in:
Code:
Course/Section and Title Grade Credit
MAT-129 Precalculus A 4
BIO-241 Human Genetics A 3
CHE-121 General Chemistry I W/Lab A 4
ITS-231 Database Programming A 4
SOC-210 Marriage and the Family A 3
BIO-114 Biology II With Lab A 4
LIT-206 American Literature II A 3
PHI-190 Formal Logic A 3
PSY-232 Intro to Human Sexuality A 3
PSY-213 Child Development Psychology A 3
PSY-211 Developmental Psychology A 3
BIO-113 Biology I With Lab A 4
COS-241 Data Structures A 4
ENC-102 English Composition II A 3
ENC-101 English Composition I A 3
MUS-148 Musicianship I A 3
POS-211 State & Local Government A 3
HIS-113 American History I A 3
PEA-199 Special Topics in Physical Ed A 1
PSY-101 Introduction to Psychology A 3
AST-201 Stellar Astronomy A 4
COM-209 Public Speaking A 3
MAT-121 College Algebra A 3
POS-110 American Government A 3
PHI-180 Introduction to Ethics A 3
CIS-107 Computer Concepts and Appl CR 4
HIS-114 American History II A 3I also held Microsoft certifications and sent in my MCP transcript for evaluation. I had to massage this one a bit, because they initially added only the courses from the TESU Professional Learning Review. I got them to accept the NCCRS recommendations for Microsoft, and they came in as CIS- courses which didn't apply to my CS AOS. I successfully appealed this and had them add it to satisfy my CS AOS electives, saving me some UL credits.
Code:
Course/Section and Title Grade Credit
ITS-130 Database Fundamentals CR 3
CIS-399 Special Topics Comp Info Syst CR 4
CIS-299 Special Topics Comp Info Syst CR 4Here are the other SDC/Coopersmith courses I've completed and transferred in so far:
Code:
PSY-374 Physiological Psychology CR 3
PSY-229 Intro Research Methods in Psyc CR 3
COS-111 Intro to Programming CR 3
COS-240 Operating Systems CR 3
SOS-216 Ethics in the Social Sciences CR 3
COS-116 C Programming CR 3Some cool takeaways:
- Contact, contact, contact! I was perpetually just under the cutoff for both AOS'es and nearly missed getting my capstone in time for June. With enough emails/calls and pressure TESU was extremely helpful and I got everything evaluated and approved by the Heavin associate dean in time to enroll.
- Despite what many advisors and the program requirements on the academic eval say, you only need 97, not 100, credits in your AOS to unlock the capstone.
- Remember that applicants only get two free evaluations, and you're not considered an enrolled student until the 10th day of your first term. I nearly missed my capstone by sending in SDC transcripts as they came in, hitting the two eval limit, and then having to petition for a 3rd eval to get enough credits to unlock the capstone.
- I prefer collecting grades than CRs, so I took the ASU-EA Calculus instead of doing it through SL/SDC. Because the ASU-EA model lets you choose whether to convert the grade for credit, I'm going to try for an "A" there if I can make it, and if not, I'll use one of my SDC tests to just get an ungraded pass.
- I didn't use the SDC affiliate or my corporate discount because they prevent the full-time flat-rate tuition from kicking in.
Here is my current + planned course costs, hopefully finishing under $1600.
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