TESU & Study.com - questions after searching PLS HELP

[Tripletmom]

After searching the degree forum and the TESU website, can you please help me with the following unanswered questions?  It's too much money to pay and screw it up because I thought I understood!

Are the following costs correct:
 
study.com disc versus normal costs
application fee - $75  (same)
graduation fee - $332 (same)
residency waiver - $1800 vs $2500
capstone - $1098 vs $1500
cornerstone - waived vs $300
Total:  $3305 vs $4707  ($1402 savings with study.com)

Also, 

1. To receive discounts, must enroll and start capstone by June 30.  Correct?
2. Residency waiver and capstone fee must be paid by June 30.  Correct?
3. Can you take an epack course (by June 30) instead of capstone and still receive the discount?
4. Are epack courses the same price as study guided ($499 per credit)?
5. Will TESU accept payment plans for the residency waiver & capstone and still apply the discount?
6. Is it true that once you pay the residency waiver, you MUST apply for graduation with 12 months?

And, lastly, has anyone had their employer pay for the residency waiver?  My employer will often cover the tuition.

Bottom line, it will take some time to put together the upfront fees so other options would be good to know.

Thank you in advance.  Your advice is invaluable.

[Ideas]

Are the following costs correct:
 
study.com disc versus normal costs
application fee - $75  (same)
graduation fee - $332 (same)
residency waiver - $1800 vs $2500
capstone - $1098 vs $1500
cornerstone - waived vs $300
Total:  $3305 vs $4707  ($1402 savings with study.com)

Yes.

6. Is it true that once you pay the residency waiver, you MUST apply for graduation with 12 months?

Not just apply. You have to graduate.

1. To receive discounts, must enroll and start capstone by June 30.  Correct?
2. Residency waiver and capstone fee must be paid by June 30.  Correct?
3. Can you take an epack course (by June 30) instead of capstone and still receive the discount?

It's very likely there will still be discounts July 1st and after, but the costs will probably be a lot more.

Yes, waiver by June 30 to get the current pricing.

I don't think you have to actually begin doing the capstone until July, but yes, June 30 to get the current pricing.

A loan or financial aid could be gotten for the capstone.

I'm confused about the e-pack question. You mean doing a capstone with zero help from a mentor? Doesn't seem like a good idea even if it were allowed.

[davewill]

I'm fairly confident if you start in the June term, you will get the current discount. It may be that if you register for the July term, which means paying the tuition in June, you will also get the current discount, but I would verify with TESU before relying on that.

There is no epack version of the capstone. However, if you were to do some other epack course, I don't see why the discount wouldn't be the same. I do think there's some confusion here. It's not a matter of qualifying by June then getting the discount later. Just taking a Study.com course qualifies you for the discount. However, we expect the prices to rise after June. That means you will get the current discount for anything between June and now, and will pay some higher rate for anything you do after June. So taking some other course in June will not get you the capstone cheaper later.

[dfrecore]

The June 30 deadline is for registering, because you pay at registration. Obviously you should verify, but if you're in the system as a Study.com affiliate member, then the system automatically applies the discount upon registration. If I'm correct, you could register for either the July or August term and still be ok, as long as you register and pay by June 30.

All of TESU's options for taking courses are the same price - guided study, online or e-pack. Not every class with have all 3 options. The capstone can only be taken via online or Guided Study. I did the GS, but if I had to do it over again, I'd probably choose online - I don't think it really mattered much. I did like the mentor I got though, he was very nice, helpful, and forgiving (as long as you contacted him BEFORE a problem and not after).

Regarding employer reimbursement, you might want to check first. That's the one thing that COSC has going for it that TESU and don't - employers will almost always pay tuition, but won't always pay fees. The RW is a mighty large fee you might have to pay, as opposed to COSC who only has a small fee to pay.

FEES
COSC - Student Service Fee $275, Technology Fee $68, Graduation Fee $215 (total of $558 if you're there 1 term or $833 for 2 terms)
EC - Enrollment Fee $1095, Graduation Fee $495 (total of $1590)
TESU - RW $1800 (or $2500), Graduation Fee $332 (total of 2132 if paying RW before 6/30 or $2832 after)

[Tripletmom]

Are the following costs correct:
 
study.com disc versus normal costs
application fee - $75  (same)
graduation fee - $332 (same)
residency waiver - $1800 vs $2500
capstone - $1098 vs $1500
cornerstone - waived vs $300
Total:  $3305 vs $4707  ($1402 savings with study.com)

Yes.

6. Is it true that once you pay the residency waiver, you MUST apply for graduation with 12 months?

Not just apply. You have to graduate.

1. To receive discounts, must enroll and start capstone by June 30.  Correct?
2. Residency waiver and capstone fee must be paid by June 30.  Correct?
3. Can you take an epack course (by June 30) instead of capstone and still receive the discount?

It's very likely there will still be discounts July 1st and after, but the costs will probably be a lot more.

Yes, waiver by June 30 to get the current pricing.

I don't think you have to actually begin doing the capstone until July, but yes, June 30 to get the current pricing.

A loan or financial aid could be gotten for the capstone.

I'm confused about the e-pack question. You mean doing a capstone with zero help from a mentor? Doesn't seem like a good idea even if it were allowed.

I thought I read that you could complete any course by June 30 (not just the capstone) and still receive the discount, meaning the capstone could be taken later.  I must have misunderstood.

If you enroll without the study.com discounts, what fees are due up-front?

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The June 30 deadline is for registering, because you pay at registration.  Obviously you should verify, but if you're in the system as a Study.com affiliate member, then the system automatically applies the discount upon registration.  If I'm correct, you could register for either the July or August term and still be ok, as long as you register and pay by June 30.

All of TESU's options for taking courses are the same price - guided study, online or e-pack.  Not every class with have all 3 options.  The capstone can only be taken via online or Guided Study.  I did the GS, but if I had to do it over again, I'd probably choose online - I don't think it really mattered much.  I did like the mentor I got though, he was very nice, helpful, and forgiving (as long as you contacted him BEFORE a problem and not after).

Regarding employer reimbursement, you might want to check first.  That's the one thing that COSC has going for it that TESU and don't - employers will almost always pay tuition, but won't always pay fees.  The RW is a mighty large fee you might have to pay, as opposed to COSC who only has a small fee to pay.

FEES
COSC - Student Service Fee $275, Technology Fee $68, Graduation Fee $215 (total of $558 if you're there 1 term or $833 for 2 terms)
EC - Enrollment Fee $1095, Graduation Fee $495 (total of $1590)
TESU - RW $1800 (or $2500), Graduation Fee $332 (total of 2132 if paying RW before 6/30 or $2832 after)

Wow, I didn't realize COSC was so much cheaper.  I thought they were all similar.  Do EC and COSC both required 30 UL, and TESC 15?  That's a big difference in the three.

[leland.kirk]

I noticed when paying for courses TESU has an option for payment plans, does anyone know if this is the case for the residency waiver as well?

[dfrecore]

TESU has no fees due up front, except the application fee. That's one great thing about them, is that it doesn't cost anything to be enrolled.

Regarding UL credits, depending on the degree you get: the BSBA requires 12cr in the AOS, plus you'll automatically get 3cr UL for the capstone. Other degrees are 18cr UL in the major, but 3cr of that are the capstone.

And, overall, all 3 of the schools seem to have similar pricing, it's just spread out differently. I was telling you the actual "fees" for the schools, which is what we were discussing for tuition reimbursement purposes - when all is said and done, the costs for the degrees are fairly similar (assuming $100 per course, which you can totally do for less):
TESU $7205
COSC $6390 (with SL discount after taking 4 courses)
EC $6900 (with SL or Study.com discount)