TESU BS plan for remaining courses?

[tumppi]

Hi, I am looking to select where to take the remaining courses I have at TESU. I checked some sample Degree Plans. The degree is Bachelor of Science (Aviation Flight Technology). I am looking for most convenient and cost efficient way to finish the courses as I am working full-time and most likely self-sponsoring everything. I will speak with an academic advisor next week to review the plan and confirm the courses will transfer.

I would be glad to hear if you have suggestions for course providers, I have written in bold what I think would be the preferred provider:

SOS-110 Critical Information Literacy (3) TESU
APS-401 Current Trends and Applications (3) TESU
EAS-131 Introduction to Meteorology (3) TECEP exam
MAT-121 College Algebra (3) Sophia, Straighterline
PHY-128 Physics I Lab (1) Straighterline
PHY-116 Physics II with Lab (4) TESU? (Study.com has PHY-112 without Lab? then only Lab with TESU)

ETHICAL LEADERSHIP
Select one course under Ethical Leadership
ETH-230: Ethics in the Digital Age (3) Sophia this course or something else?

SOCIAL SCIENCES
Select one course under Social Sciences
(need only 1.5 credit hours, most likely doing Introductory Psychology CLEP)

HIGHER LEVEL MATHEMATICS
Select one Math course from Quantitative Literacy
(could select Precalculus MAT-129 (3) Straighterline, study.com
or
Calculus I MAT-231 (3) Straighterline
don't want to CLEP mathematics)


Thanks!

[rachel83az]

Are you wanting to avoid paying the waiver or are you okay with paying the waiver? If you don't take at least 16 credits from TESU, there is a residency waiver fee of $3192.

[bjcheung77]

From the looks of things - in your previous thread https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...lan-urgent , you may have enough foreign/RA credits to meet the 30 RA requirements (if they take the Foreign credits as RA equivalent).  I also would recommend the 16 residency credits to get the rest of your required courses, so instead of TECEPS, look at E-Packs here: https://www2.tesu.edu/listallc.php?type=EP

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Oh, and instead of CLEP/StraighterLine/Sophia.org or whatever exams/courses you're thinking of, go for the E-Packs as I mentioned instead to get the 16 residency requirements

[dfrecore]

SOS-110 Critical Information Literacy (3) TESU (cornerstone)
APS-401 Current Trends and Applications (3) TESU (capstone)

EAS-131 Introduction to Meteorology (3) TECEP exam, Study.com
MAT-121 College Algebra (3) Sophia, Straighterline
PHY-128 Physics I Lab (1) Straighterline
PHY-116 Physics II with Lab (4) TESU? (Study.com has PHY-112 without Lab? then only Lab with TESU)

ETHICAL LEADERSHIP
Select one course under Ethical Leadership
ETH-230: Ethics in the Digital Age (3) Sophia this course or something else? Take any Ethics course you want

SOCIAL SCIENCES
Select one course under Social Sciences
(need only 1.5 credit hours, most likely doing Introductory Psychology CLEP)

HIGHER LEVEL MATHEMATICS
Select one Math course from Quantitative Literacy - Sophia doesn't have Precalc, Study.com does though
(could select Precalculus MAT-129 (3) Sophia, Straighterline
or
Calculus I MAT-231 (3) Straighterline
don't want to CLEP mathematics)

[tumppi]

Are you wanting to avoid paying the waiver or are you okay with paying the waiver? If you don't take at least 16 credits from TESU, there is a residency waiver fee of $3192.

Thanks, I’m aware of the waiver fee below 16 credits, and looks like I’ll be paying it. Also the TECEP exam doesn’t count toward TESU credits.

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From the looks of things - in your previous thread https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...lan-urgent , you may have enough foreign/RA credits to meet the 30 RA requirements (if they take the Foreign credits as RA equivalent).  I also would recommend the 16 residency credits to get the rest of your required courses, so instead of TECEPS, look at E-Packs here: https://www2.tesu.edu/listallc.php?type=EP

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Oh, and instead of CLEP/StraighterLine/Sophia.org or whatever exams/courses you're thinking of, go for the E-Packs as I mentioned instead to get the 16 residency requirements

Thanks. Yes I meet the RA credit requirement, just finished 4 courses at another US university that’ll transfer. I will look into the E-Packs - I didn’t consider them yet!

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HIGHER LEVEL MATHEMATICS
Select one Math course from Quantitative Literacy - Sophia doesn't have Precalc, Study.com does though
(could select Precalculus MAT-129 (3) Sophia, Straighterline
or
Calculus I MAT-231 (3) Straighterline
don't want to CLEP mathematics)

Thanks, I typoed: meant to write Straighterline there. Corrected now.

[tumppi]

One more thing: should I take Precalculus MAT-129 at study.com (Math 103), or at Straighterline (MAT201)? I’m reading mixed reviews on both. Priority is time efficient completion, but also the user/learning experience. For what it’s worth, I’m already going to take courses at both providers (Physics I Lab and Physics II course), so will be subscribed at both in any case. Thanks!

[bjcheung77]

Another option is ALEKS, they also have Precalculus and it's even more inexpensive! Link: https://www.acenet.edu/National-Guide/Pa...65f38bf0e1

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And then there is this CSM course (see if it would be allowed into your degree program, it's non-proctored and inexpensive as well): https://www.acenet.edu/National-Guide/Pa...0d3a33232a

[tumppi]

I used ALEKS on my Statistics course earlier and liked it. According to what I read however, it might not transfer since I already finished College Algebra at Sophia - they overlap or so, I guess.

[rachel83az]

Stats and Algebra don't overlap. If you did Algebra & Algebra, they would.

[tumppi]

Stats and Algebra don't overlap. If you did Algebra & Algebra, they would.

I did not mean Stats and Algebra would overlap, but College Algebra + Precalculus. "*Students cannot receive ACE credit for both of the courses in the following combinations: College Algebra and PreCalculus"

https://www.aleks.com/about_aleks/ace_credit

However, I think this would only be an issue if I did both College Algebra and Precalculus at ALEKS? I did College Algebra already at Sophia.