Help with TESU BSBA-CIS required

[rbellak@gmail.com]

Hello Degree Forum Gurus,

I'm new to the forum and cannot get over how much information and how helpful everyone is.  Absolutely fantastic community (that I plan to become part of as soon as I know stuff).

I was exploring options for programs and with the help of this forum I believe I have decided on pursuing my BSBA-CIS from TESU. A suggestion from the previous thread was that I start a thread here looking for assistance in creating my degree plan. Thank you in advance for your help.

Here is a bit about me and my background:

I am returning to school with the sole intent of getting an accredited piece of paper for my resume. I have 20+ years of experience in IT and business management

Class                                           Grade         Hours
Comp I (EGL 101)                         B                3
Intro to Philosphy (HUM 127)         B                3
Fundementals of Banking BNK 101) B                2
Prin of Economics (ECO 201)          B                3
CMTR APL Macro (ECO 211)           A                1
Logic (PHL 105)                            B                3

Total - 15 Hours 3.07 GPA


Certifications
PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) - Current
ISC2 CISSP - Expired
Microsoft MCSE 2003 - These don't expire but it is well out of date
Comptia A+ - Expired
Comptia Security+ - Expired
Comptia Network+ - Expired


Coursera Certificates
Customer Analytics (U of Pennsylvania)
Initiating and Planning Projects (UC Irvine)

[Lacedonia4]

It would be best not to use email address as username. Too many bots online.

[BrianFallon]

Hello Degree Forum Gurus,

I'm new to the forum and cannot get over how much information and how helpful everyone is.  Absolutely fantastic community (that I plan to become part of as soon as I know stuff).

I was exploring options for programs and with the help of this forum I believe I have decided on pursuing my BSBA-CIS from TESU. A suggestion from the previous thread was that I start a thread here looking for assistance in creating my degree plan. Thank you in advance for your help.

Here is a bit about me and my background:

I am returning to school with the sole intent of getting an accredited piece of paper for my resume. I have 20+ years of experience in IT and business management

Class                                           Grade         Hours
Comp I (EGL 101)                         B                3
Intro to Philosphy (HUM 127)         B                3
Fundementals of Banking BNK 101) B                2
Prin of Economics (ECO 201)          B                3
CMTR APL Macro (ECO 211)           A                1
Logic (PHL 105)                            B                3

Total - 15 Hours 3.07 GPA


Certifications
PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) - Current
ISC2 CISSP - Expired
Microsoft MCSE 2003 - These don't expire but it is well out of date
Comptia A+ - Expired
Comptia Security+ - Expired
Comptia Network+ - Expired


Coursera Certificates
Customer Analytics (U of Pennsylvania)
Initiating and Planning Projects (UC Irvine)

Ok - this will be a long thread but walk through it with me.  

You hold a PMP and that is a valuable credential for college credit.  Here's why.  From TESU's website:

"The University is a founding member of the Consortium for the Assessment of College Equivalency (CACE) along with Charter Oak State College, the Community College of Vermont, Granite State College, and SUNY Empire State College. CACE’s mission is to facilitate degree completion of adult learners by developing new pathways of cooperation among adult-centered colleges and universities regarding reviews of college-equivalent learning from organized, structured learning experiences not sponsored by an accredited college or university, including the promotion of rigorous common standards. Through CACE, the University may be able to accept credit recommendations or awards that result from another CACE institution’s review of a training program or professional credential without the requirement of a transcript from the reviewing institution, provided that the review is current or contemporary to the learning and that the University’s curriculum aligns with the credits recommended in the report. For more information, please contact OPLR’s Director at plr@tesu.edu."  https://www.tesu.edu/academics/oplr/students

SO, TESU is a member of CACE.  Charter Oak is also a member of CACE.  Guess what?  They reviewed the PMP credential for academic credit:

https://www.charteroak.edu/prior-learnin...l-cred.php

Charter Oak grants 9 UPPER level credit hours for this credential as follows:
Credit Recommendation

• MGT 460 - Fundamentals of Project Management: 3 credits, upper division level
  
  
• MGT 462 - Effective Project Management: 3 credits, upper division level
  
  
• MGT 464 - Mastering Project Management: 3 credits, upper division level
  

Effective Dates 

January 2008 through May 2021

Issuing Agency
Project Management Institute

SO, email PLR that you hold the PMP certification and want it considered for credit based on Charter Oak's CACE review granting 9 hours.  They will take some time BUT you should get an email that for credit, you send a notarized copy of your certificate with a cover letter they will send to you.  

When I inquired on the CAPM from PMI and a CFE credential (both reviewed by Charter Oak), this is the end result from TESU:

"Dear Brian Fallon,

 
Thank you again for your patience as we worked with a variety of offices to fulfill your request. As part of the CACE consortium program, we will now grant credit for the following certification programs which have been reviewed by Charter Oak State College.  Below are the equivalencies, effective dates, and Source of Official Student Records for your reference for these reviews.  Please feel free to reach out if you have any additional questions or concerns and we will be glad to assist you.
 
CFE: Certified Fraud Examiner issued by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
Review Organization: Charter Oak
ACC 407 Financial Fraud Examination, 3 credits
ACC 406 Forensic Accounting 3 credits
AOJ 103 Criminology, 3 credits
CYB 321 Digital Forensics Techniques and Practices, 3 credits
Effective Dates: 03/01/2012-03/31/2022
 
SouSource of Official Student Records:
Students should submit a notarized copy of their CFE certificate issued by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners to the Office of the Registrar, Thomas Edison State University, 111 West State Street, Trenton, NJ 08608. Students should download and submit this cover sheet along with the notarized documentation.
 
CAPM: Certified Associate in Project Management issued by Project Management Institute (PMI)
Review Organization: Charter Oak
MAN 437 Effective Project Management, 3 credits
MAN 435 Project Management, 3 credits
Effective Dates: 05/01/2011-05/31/2021 
 
Source of Official Student Records:
Students should submit a notarized copy of their Project Management Institute issued CAPM certificate, which includes a unique certification number and  certification cycle dates, to the Office of the Registrar, Thomas Edison State University, 111 West State Street, Trenton, NJ 08608.  Students should download and submit this cover sheet along with the notarized documentation. PMI also offers an online registry search at https://www.pmi.org/certifications/registry."

[rbellak@gmail.com]

It would be best not to use email address as username. Too many bots online.

Thanks.  Didn't realize it would be my username when I created the account (just wasn't paying enough attention).  It's a spam collector for me for the most part anyway so not that big a deal. I did try to change it but I think I would need to create a new account to do that.

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Hello Degree Forum Gurus,

I'm new to the forum and cannot get over how much information and how helpful everyone is.  Absolutely fantastic community (that I plan to become part of as soon as I know stuff).

I was exploring options for programs and with the help of this forum I believe I have decided on pursuing my BSBA-CIS from TESU. A suggestion from the previous thread was that I start a thread here looking for assistance in creating my degree plan. Thank you in advance for your help.

Here is a bit about me and my background:

I am returning to school with the sole intent of getting an accredited piece of paper for my resume. I have 20+ years of experience in IT and business management

Class                                           Grade         Hours
Comp I (EGL 101)                         B                3
Intro to Philosphy (HUM 127)         B                3
Fundementals of Banking BNK 101) B                2
Prin of Economics (ECO 201)          B                3
CMTR APL Macro (ECO 211)           A                1
Logic (PHL 105)                            B                3

Total - 15 Hours 3.07 GPA


Certifications
PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) - Current
ISC2 CISSP - Expired
Microsoft MCSE 2003 - These don't expire but it is well out of date
Comptia A+ - Expired
Comptia Security+ - Expired
Comptia Network+ - Expired


Coursera Certificates
Customer Analytics (U of Pennsylvania)
Initiating and Planning Projects (UC Irvine)

Ok - this will be a long thread but walk through it with me.  

You hold a PMP and that is a valuable credential for college credit.  Here's why.  From TESU's website:

"The University is a founding member of the Consortium for the Assessment of College Equivalency (CACE) along with Charter Oak State College, the Community College of Vermont, Granite State College, and SUNY Empire State College. CACE’s mission is to facilitate degree completion of adult learners by developing new pathways of cooperation among adult-centered colleges and universities regarding reviews of college-equivalent learning from organized, structured learning experiences not sponsored by an accredited college or university, including the promotion of rigorous common standards. Through CACE, the University may be able to accept credit recommendations or awards that result from another CACE institution’s review of a training program or professional credential without the requirement of a transcript from the reviewing institution, provided that the review is current or contemporary to the learning and that the University’s curriculum aligns with the credits recommended in the report. For more information, please contact OPLR’s Director at plr@tesu.edu."  https://www.tesu.edu/academics/oplr/students

SO, TESU is a member of CACE.  Charter Oak is also a member of CACE.  Guess what?  They reviewed the PMP credential for academic credit:

https://www.charteroak.edu/prior-learnin...l-cred.php

Charter Oak grants 9 UPPER level credit hours for this credential as follows:
Credit Recommendation

• MGT 460 - Fundamentals of Project Management: 3 credits, upper division level
  
  
• MGT 462 - Effective Project Management: 3 credits, upper division level
  
  
• MGT 464 - Mastering Project Management: 3 credits, upper division level
  

Effective Dates 

January 2008 through May 2021

Issuing Agency
Project Management Institute

SO, email PLR that you hold the PMP certification and want it considered for credit based on Charter Oak's CACE review granting 9 hours.  They will take some time BUT you should get an email that for credit, you send a notarized copy of your certificate with a cover letter they will send to you.  

When I inquired on the CAPM from PMI and a CFE credential (both reviewed by Charter Oak), this is the end result from TESU:

"Dear Brian Fallon,

 
Thank you again for your patience as we worked with a variety of offices to fulfill your request. As part of the CACE consortium program, we will now grant credit for the following certification programs which have been reviewed by Charter Oak State College.  Below are the equivalencies, effective dates, and Source of Official Student Records for your reference for these reviews.  Please feel free to reach out if you have any additional questions or concerns and we will be glad to assist you.
 
CFE: Certified Fraud Examiner issued by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
Review Organization: Charter Oak
ACC 407 Financial Fraud Examination, 3 credits
ACC 406 Forensic Accounting 3 credits
AOJ 103 Criminology, 3 credits
CYB 321 Digital Forensics Techniques and Practices, 3 credits
Effective Dates: 03/01/2012-03/31/2022
 
SouSource of Official Student Records:
Students should submit a notarized copy of their CFE certificate issued by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners to the Office of the Registrar, Thomas Edison State University, 111 West State Street, Trenton, NJ 08608. Students should download and submit this cover sheet along with the notarized documentation.
 
CAPM: Certified Associate in Project Management issued by Project Management Institute (PMI)
Review Organization: Charter Oak
MAN 437 Effective Project Management, 3 credits
MAN 435 Project Management, 3 credits
Effective Dates: 05/01/2011-05/31/2021 
 
Source of Official Student Records:
Students should submit a notarized copy of their Project Management Institute issued CAPM certificate, which includes a unique certification number and  certification cycle dates, to the Office of the Registrar, Thomas Edison State University, 111 West State Street, Trenton, NJ 08608.  Students should download and submit this cover sheet along with the notarized documentation. PMI also offers an online registry search at https://www.pmi.org/certifications/registry."

Thanks BrianFallon, that's great stuff.  I spoke with one of the advisors at Charter Oak and they had confirmed that the PMP cert will get me 9 credits.  Now just need the other 111

[LevelUP]

They do take Comptia Security+ & Comptia Network+.  Not sure how the expired works or if that matters.

https://www2.tesu.edu/OPLR/company.php?c...nt=CompTIA

https://www.tesu.edu/academics/oplr/plr

You can send your transcripts to TESU and register.  To stay active with TESU, you have to pay for 1cr TECEP each year which is $50. 

One thing you have to watch out for is people literally spend years going back and forth with schools trying to get that one last class to transfer when these classes don't take that long to complete.

Considering you plan to spend 20hrs a week working on this degree, right now you could only be 3-6 months away from hitting 100 total credits and starting your capstone which by then you would be 3 months away from finishing the entire degree.

What I recommend is maxing out classes you can do with Sophia, by the time you complete 3 Sophia courses, you should know in your heart if you are willing to complete degree college online and also be able to get a rough calculation of how long it will take.

[allvia]

The downside of COSC is that although you will get 9 UL credits towards a degree is that they now require you to have 24 RA credits (in addition to their required courses) and you only have 15. Could you get the missing 9 credits (three courses) - sure, but it will cost you more time and money than earning alt credits to replace the 9 the PMP "lost" credits at TESU.

[allvia]

Here is the thread about maximizing the Sophia credits at TESU - keep in mind you need both College Algebra and Statistics for the BSBA
https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...es-at-TESU

A spreadsheet for yourself is a great way of listing and tracking what you need vs what you have that aligns with the program requirements. https://www.tesu.edu/business/bsba/compu...on-systems

Also everything can be LL except what you need in the AOS - not the CORE (Professional Business Requirements) those can all be LL. Your UL will most likely be obtained using Study.com, although there are other options. I'm sure there are many here who can suggest options for you to meet the UL AOS courses for the BSBA-CIS needs.

[allvia]

GizmoJack just posted a spreadsheet template that has a tab specific to the degree you're planning out.
https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...U-BSBA-CIS

[rbellak@gmail.com]

GizmoJack just posted a spreadsheet template that has a tab specific to the degree you're planning out.
https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...U-BSBA-CIS

Awesome!  Thank you Allvia.  I've been off and running taking Sophia courses so I guess my college experience is underway.