TESU Cornerstone SOS-110 Automatic Enrollment Outdated?

[rachel83az]

Thank you for your input. I've found it very valuable!

Do you know if RA credits from one geographic, regionally accredited school would transfer to and count towards TESU's RA credits? I have 15 credits from an regionally accredited community college in Kansas, which is a separate regional body.

Yes, that's fine. TESU doesn't care which regional body accredited the school you previously attended. All they care about is that it was regionally and not Nationally Accredited.

[schristian10]

Thank you for your input. I've found it very valuable!

Do you know if RA credits from one geographic, regionally accredited school would transfer to and count towards TESU's RA credits? I have 15 credits from an regionally accredited community college in Kansas, which is a separate regional body.

Yes, that's fine. TESU doesn't care which regional body accredited the school you previously attended. All they care about is that it was regionally and not Nationally Accredited.

Question about UL and LL course requirements at TESU; Do you know how many upper level courses are required for a TESU BSBA, or where I could check and how they might apply to gen. ed.'s, the core curriculum, and electives? Gen ed's might be universally LL courses, but I have no idea! Thanks!

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Thank you for your input. I've found it very valuable!

Do you know if RA credits from one geographic, regionally accredited school would transfer to and count towards TESU's RA credits? I have 15 credits from an regionally accredited community college in Kansas, which is a separate regional body.

Yes, that's fine. TESU doesn't care which regional body accredited the school you previously attended. All they care about is that it was regionally and not Nationally Accredited.

Question about UL and LL course requirements at TESU; Do you know how many upper level courses are required for a TESU BSBA, or where I could check and how they might apply to gen. ed.'s, the core curriculum, and electives? Gen ed's might be universally LL courses, but I have no idea! Thanks!

I just checked the wiki page which said there were 12 UL credits required for the core curriculum. Does the capstone count towards this requirement?

[rachel83az]

You actually need 15 UL credits for the BSBA. 3 come from the capstone. The rest need to come from other courses in the AOS exclusively. UL courses in the gen eds or general electives do NOT count toward the UL requirement. You could take Technical Writing on SDC for an UL elective credit but you'd still need 12 more UL business credits + the capstone.

[schristian10]

You actually need 15 UL credits for the BSBA. 3 come from the capstone. The rest need to come from other courses in the AOS exclusively. UL courses in the gen eds or general electives do NOT count toward the UL requirement. You could take Technical Writing on SDC for an UL elective credit but you'd still need 12 more UL business credits  + the capstone.

What is SDC? 

Is there a recommended selection of classes for taking the 16-18 TESU credits in one term to remove the residency waiver? I have 15 RA credits and this would also satisfy the rest of the RA requirements. I have been considering taking the cornerstone first with other ePacks etc. and a 1 credit course for 13 credits, followed by gen eds and core alt credits, and then the Capstone, alone, last, for $5,926 from TESU for courses as one option. I work and was hoping to find something manageable for just coming back to school. 

The courses I was considering so far for completing for the 13 credits in the first term were:

3 credits - Cornerstone
3 credits - CIS-107 Computer Concepts and Applications (ePack)
3 credits - ?
3 credits - ?
1 credits - PLA-100 Introdution to Prior Learning Assessment

[studyingfortests]

You actually need 15 UL credits for the BSBA. 3 come from the capstone. The rest need to come from other courses in the AOS exclusively. UL courses in the gen eds or general electives do NOT count toward the UL requirement. You could take Technical Writing on SDC for an UL elective credit but you'd still need 12 more UL business credits  + the capstone.

I'm not sure if this is true of any of the other programs such as the BSBA but I think the requirements for the BALS changed from 15 to 18 UL credits with the July '21 update. My degree credit evaluation plan (BALS-SS) now says "**At least 18 semester hours (SH) within the entire Area of Study (including the Capstone)must be at the upper (300/400) level**"  My memory of what my plan said prior to July 1st was 15 credits, but I could be mistaken. Fortunately, this did not pose a problem for me, but I know for some it may be.

[rachel83az]

What is SDC? 

SDC = Study.com

Is there a recommended selection of classes for taking the 16-18 TESU credits in one term to remove the residency waiver? I have 15 RA credits and this would also satisfy the rest of the RA requirements. I have been considering taking the cornerstone first with other ePacks etc. and a 1 credit course for 13 credits, followed by gen eds and core alt credits, and then the Capstone, alone, last, for $5,926 from TESU for courses as one option. I work and was hoping to find something manageable for just coming back to school. 

I don't have any easy classes geared towards BSBA-seekers yet, but you can see suggestions at https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Th...University

You actually need 15 UL credits for the BSBA. 3 come from the capstone. The rest need to come from other courses in the AOS exclusively. UL courses in the gen eds or general electives do NOT count toward the UL requirement. You could take Technical Writing on SDC for an UL elective credit but you'd still need 12 more UL business credits  + the capstone.

I'm not sure if this is true of any of the other programs such as the BSBA but I think the requirements for the BALS changed from 15 to 18 UL credits with the July '21 update. My degree credit evaluation plan (BALS-SS) now says "**At least 18 semester hours (SH) within the entire Area of Study (including the Capstone)must be at the upper (300/400) level**"  My memory of what my plan said prior to July 1st was 15 credits, but I could be mistaken. Fortunately, this did not pose a problem for me, but I know for some it may be.

The requirements haven't changed, they've just been updated to be more clear. I checked an old BALS evaluation and it was 15 + capstone, too. BSBA is still 12 + capstone.

[schristian10]

What is SDC? 

SDC = Study.com

Is there a recommended selection of classes for taking the 16-18 TESU credits in one term to remove the residency waiver? I have 15 RA credits and this would also satisfy the rest of the RA requirements. I have been considering taking the cornerstone first with other ePacks etc. and a 1 credit course for 13 credits, followed by gen eds and core alt credits, and then the Capstone, alone, last, for $5,926 from TESU for courses as one option. I work and was hoping to find something manageable for just coming back to school. 

I don't have any easy classes geared towards BSBA-seekers yet, but you can see suggestions at https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Th...University

You actually need 15 UL credits for the BSBA. 3 come from the capstone. The rest need to come from other courses in the AOS exclusively. UL courses in the gen eds or general electives do NOT count toward the UL requirement. You could take Technical Writing on SDC for an UL elective credit but you'd still need 12 more UL business credits  + the capstone.

I'm not sure if this is true of any of the other programs such as the BSBA but I think the requirements for the BALS changed from 15 to 18 UL credits with the July '21 update. My degree credit evaluation plan (BALS-SS) now says "**At least 18 semester hours (SH) within the entire Area of Study (including the Capstone)must be at the upper (300/400) level**"  My memory of what my plan said prior to July 1st was 15 credits, but I could be mistaken. Fortunately, this did not pose a problem for me, but I know for some it may be.

The requirements haven't changed, they've just been updated to be more clear. I checked an old BALS evaluation and it was 15 + capstone, too. BSBA is still 12 + capstone.

I'm abusing this thread to just ask you questions at this point. For alt credits through study.com, for example, do these first need to be sent to ACE, or can they go directly to TESU?

[bjcheung77]

hahaha, no worries, there are no dumb questions, if you don't know, you don't know... we're always here to help... https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Ca...%26_Credly

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Furthermore, I suggest doing the capstone/cornerstone and 3 e-packs, do any easy 3 you need to hit the 15 credits, plus your PLA 100 or the Jane Austen 1 credit course.

[schristian10]

hahaha, no worries, there are no dumb questions, if you don't know, you don't know... we're always here to help... https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Ca...%26_Credly

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Furthermore, I suggest doing the capstone/cornerstone and 3 e-packs, do any easy 3 you need to hit the 15 credits, plus your PLA 100 or the Jane Austen 1 credit course.

Thank you! Is that recommendation for the 16 credits in one term savings plan, or 16 overall credits to just remove the Residency Waiver Fee? 

Are ePacks at the regular tuition price of $519 (I'm out-of-state) per credit?

How's your MBA program going?

[rachel83az]

For Study.com, you'll send a SDC transcript directly to TESU. For everything else ACE (Sophia, SL, InstantCert), it needs to go on an ACE (Credly) transcript.

Yes, bjcheung77's recommendation is for 16 credits in one term. ePacks are the regular tuition price of $519 per credit AND they count for residency. But they, like TECEPs, are based on a single exam. TECEPs do NOT count toward residency, but they do count toward the required 30 RA credits.