TESU has stopped offering a BA in Computer Science?

[johnw]

Just checked and now it's listed as a Liberal Arts degree with a concentration in Computer Science.

https://www.tesu.edu/heavin/ba/computer-science

[Yenisei]

It's just a software bug- go to the BA in Liberal Studies Computer Science concentration and click on that- you'll see the BA in CS: https://www.tesu.edu/heavin/ba/computer-science1

[homeschoolmom1]

I am not so sure. There never was a concentration in CS before. The fact that the old BA in CS still comes up under the Liberal Studies tab might be the bug.

[dfrecore]

Looks like they've updated their website (the degrees portion), but it could be a problem that they're still working on, one way or another. I would wait a few days before panicking.

[davewill]

Now it reads like a concentration. No calc requirement, very limited choice of CS electives. No discrete math requirement.. No math at all beyond the minimal requirement for Liberal Studies that I can see. Anyone who wants to get an actual BACS needs to call in ASAP and try to get enrolled under the current catalog before this becomes official, if it isn't already.

https://www.tesu.edu/heavin/ba/computer-science

Computer Science concentration
The concentration in Computer Science offered under the BA degree in Liberal Studies is an 18-credit program that focuses on programming language, architecture and data structure. Students who complete this concentration earn an Undergraduate Certificate in Computer Science.

Learning Outcomes

• Analyze and solve computer problems
  
• Demonstrate knowledge in at least two programming languages
  
• Solve problems using discrete mathematics, differential and integral calculus, probability and statistics
  
• Apply the principles of software design to solve practical problems
  
• Demonstrate knowledge of emerging technologies and their societal impacts related to computing
  

 
BA in Liberal Studies: Computer Science Concentration
Concentration Requirements               Credits
Computer Programming Language             3
COS-330 Computer Architecture                3
COS-241 Data Structures                          3

Select 9 credits from the following:
COS-451 Artificial Intelligence
COS-231 Assembly Language
Computer Programming Languages
Database Design
Numerical Analysis
COS-352 Operating Systems Simulation      9
Total                                                      18 Credits

[ajs1976a]

Crap, that changes things . . . again . . .

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It's not just computer science. The same change was made for Psychology and Criminal Justice.

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Wait a minute. It looks like this may be a site issue. I now see what Yenisei was mentioning. I'm going to see how this works out.

[homeschoolmom1]

Might have to look into the CS degree at WGU more seriously. No idea why TESU would shoot themselves in the foot this way. Their CS degree was one of the most marketable, imo. Together with the age waiver going the way of the dodo, TESU not our first choice any more. Bummer.

[Yenisei]

WGU's CS degree has more depth than TESU's, so is recommended for someone looking to become a programmer. I'm not looking to become a programmer, so TESU's CS degree is fine for me.

EDIT: Even if CS has been relegated to a mere concentration in the BALA, you can still take additional CS and math (Calculus I-II, Linear Algebra and Discrete Math) as electives.

[jsd]

They have two sections for degrees: "online degrees" which you can complete completely through TESU, and "what you can study" which includes degrees that you need to transfer credit from elsewhere, like Psych. Psych is still there. Not sure about CS.

[davewill]

They have two sections for degrees: "online degrees" which you can complete completely through TESU, and "what you can study" which includes degrees that you need to transfer credit from elsewhere, like Psych. Psych is still there. Not sure about CS.

Right now going through the "what you can study" link for CS takes you to the concentration, unlike the psychology link which goes to the actual BA Psych. Hopefully, we'll find that this is a website mistake as they just got done tightening up the BACS requirements. However anyone who's counting on the BACS should call in tomorrow and get it clarified, and maybe needs to try and get enrolled.