Updating my TESU knowledge (to help a friend)

[studyingfortests]

Hey, folks. 

I graduated from TESU in 2021 and was just looking through to see what's changed (and/or, what I don't remember).

I have a friend who is interested in TESU. (She prefers the more flexible general ed requirements at TESU vs UMPI, among other reasons, even though it is likely more expensive.)

- For the Civic Engagement requirement, will a basic Intro to Government (sophia, CLEP, etc) that TESU accepts still work to meet this requirement?

- For UL courses for LSSS, it appears that TESU accepts Sophia Organizational Behavior and Intro to Marketing as upper level courses, and, in turn, that those courses would count as UL social science courses.  Is that correct? If not, are there other Sophia courses or other least expensive UL course options?  (In my day, it was Coopersmith.)

- Has anyone had success using a third-party private financial aid source/broker such as Ascent, Sallie Mae or College Ave to get financial aid to cover the residency waiver, which is considered a fee and thus not eligible for Federal financial aid or Pell grants? It's my understanding that the private lenders will cover expenses and fees like this.

Thanks in advance!
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[Avidreader]

Tesu accepts TECEPs for lots of these requirements. I think Living in the digital age TECEP counts for the Civics requirement. That exam was super easy, doesn't require much studying. You just have to follow the rubrics, prepare two word doc assignments prior to taking the proctored exam and have a sheet of paper you show to the proctor where you write down the bibliography sources used on your assignments because you must add APA citations in the exam. Exam costs 156 usd.

There's other UL Teceps that fulfill the other requirement for 231 USD. The Advertising exam was brutal and I barely passed it but the Marketing Communications one is much easier.

Only downside to Teceps is that they don't fulfill the 15 residency requirement except for military personnel.

[bjcheung77]

Basically, depending on the energy/money/time you have... You can try the 15 credit residency instead of paying the residency waiver fee...

[studyingfortests]

Basically, depending on the energy/money/time you have... You can try the 15 credit residency instead of paying the residency waiver fee...

That was my thought as well. But she works full time, has a child, and is a single parent.  So that makes the possibility of a 15 credit semester, especially with all the work that goes along with the capstone, less practical for her.


As for Avidreader's comment, the TECEP could be an option, but my hope was that coursework at either CLEP or Sophia would meet the requirement, as those are either free or cheap.


If anyone has any specific answers to the other questions I asked, that would be super helpful:

- For the Civic Engagement requirement, will a basic Intro to Government (sophia, CLEP, etc) that TESU accepts still work to meet this requirement?

- For UL courses for LSSS, it appears that TESU accepts Sophia Organizational Behavior and Intro to Marketing as upper level courses, and, in turn, that those courses would count as UL social science courses.  Is that correct? If not, are there other Sophia courses or other least expensive UL course options?  (In my day, it was Coopersmith.)

- Has anyone had success using a third-party private financial aid source/broker such as Ascent, Sallie Mae or College Ave to get financial aid to cover the residency waiver, which is considered a fee and thus not eligible for Federal financial aid or Pell grants? It's my understanding that the private lenders will cover expenses and fees like this.