How to Completely Test Out of TESC Degrees

[skj]

Everyone, If I get a D in a straighterline course that is NOT in my area of study, example GE course. Will TESC still accept it? I read that because of ACE everything has to be 70% to transfer? I know TESC accepts Ds from other places but not sure about ACE/Straighterline

[dfrecore]

Everyone, If I get a D in a straighterline course that is NOT in my area of study, example GE course. Will TESC still accept it? I read that because of ACE everything has to be 70% to transfer? I know TESC accepts Ds from other places but not sure about ACE/Straighterline

You have to get 70% to pass the course. They don't give grades, so you either pass with 70%, or don't pass at all.

[lovewins]

Hi everyone, Its been 6 years since Ive been on this site and I see alot has changed at TESC (Cornerstone to name one, ((( ) I know this thread is a few years old, can someone guide me through with all the new requirements in place at TESU and if its possibly to still completely test out? or MOSTLY test out? I am interested in BA in Sociology.
Its a 120 credit degree and Im transferring 96 credits in but my Academic Evaluation on the website (I never enrolled but had my transcripts sent there years ago) says I still have 37 required credits to complete! Ahhhh! (See below)

Oral Communication
____________________________________________________ 3 credits needed
Information Literacy
____________________________________________________ 3 credits needed
Ethics
____________________________________________________ 3 credits needed
Civic Engagement
____________________________________________________ 3 credits needed
Social Theory
> Complete one Social Theory course with a grade of C or
> better.
____________________________________________________ 3 credits needed
C: Meth Soc Res or Stat
> Complete one Methods of Social Science Research or
> Sociological Research Methods course OR one Statistics
> course, with a grade of C or better.
____________________________________________________ 3 credits needed
: Sociology Electives
> Complete 21 Semester Hours (SH) of Sociology Department
> courses as electives, with a grade of C or better.
>
> **At least 15 of the 30 credits required within the entire
> Area of Study must be at the 300/400 level.**
Credits: 3
N) Group 1
____________________________________________________ 9 credits needed
I) Group 2

____________________________________________________ 9 credits needed
Liberal Arts Capstone________________________ 1 course needed


Help! I am so out of the loop with whats going on with TESC now and what free, quick courses are out there now besides the old TECEP and Dantes.


Yikes!


Thanks in advance!


Karen

[dfrecore]

Hi everyone, Its been 6 years since Ive been on this site and I see alot has changed at TESC (Cornerstone to name one, ((( ) I know this thread is a few years old, can someone guide me through with all the new requirements in place at TESU and if its possibly to still completely test out? or MOSTLY test out? I am interested in BA in Sociology.
Its a 120 credit degree and Im transferring 96 credits in but my Academic Evaluation on the website (I never enrolled but had my transcripts sent there years ago) says I still have 37 required credits to complete! Ahhhh! (See below)

Help! I am so out of the loop with whats going on with TESC now and what free, quick courses are out there now besides the old TECEP and Dantes.

You should actually post your entire eval, since we can't know which courses to suggest without knowing what you have already taken.

For Oral Comm, you can take the DSST, or the Straighterline (SL) Intro to Communications
For Info Lit, you can take A&I Lit CLEP, Technical Writing TECEP or DSST, or World Religions DSST or SL
For Ethics, there's a free course you can take (need 70% to pass): Preserve the trust on which insurance transactions are based with an understanding of ethics
For Civic Engagement, you can take American Government CLEP, SL, or study.com
For Statistics, you can take ALEKS ($20/mo), Saylor ($25), SL, DSST, or TECEP

For the rest, we need to know what is already in there.

[lovewins]

Here is my TESC online Academic Evaluation for the BA in SOCIOLOGY:



I) 1: BA General Education (60 SH)
Credits: 50

Complete all 5 subrequirements:
I) A: Intellectual Skills
> INTELLECTUAL AND PRACTICAL SKILLS (15)
> Complete 15 semester hours (SH) to include:
> *Written Communication (ENC-101 and ENC-102 w/grade of C or
> better), 6SH
> *Oral Communication, 3SH
> *Quantitative Literacy (College-Level Math), 3SH
> *Information Literacy, 3SH
Credits: 9
C) ENC-101
ENC-101 English Composition I...... 12/31/10 A 3 *TE
C) ENC-102
ENC-102 English Composition II..... 12/31/93 B 3 *TE
N) Oral Communication
__________________________________________________ __ 3 credits needed
C) Quantitative Literacy
MAT-104 Math Concepts.............. 12/31/93 C+ 3 *TE
N) Information Literacy
__________________________________________________ __ 3 credits needed

I) B: Civic Learning
> CIVIC AND GLOBAL LEARNING (9)
> Complete 9 semester hours (SH) to include:
> *Diversity, 3SH
> *Ethics, 3SH
> *Civic Engagement, 3SH
Credits: 3
C) Diversity
POS-368 International Politics..... 12/31/93 B 3 *TE
N) Ethics
__________________________________________________ __ 3 credits needed
N) Civic Engagement
__________________________________________________ __ 3 credits needed

C) C: Human Cultures
> KNOWLEDGE OF HUMAN CULTURES (12)
> Complete 12 semester hours (SH) in Humanities and/or
> Social Sciences.
Credits: 12
HIS-113 American History I......... 05/01/12 A 3 *TE
HIS-114 American History II........ 12/01/12 C+ 3 *TE
POS-110 American Government........ 05/01/12 A 3 *TE
GOG-100 Introduction to Geography.. 05/01/12 A 3 *TE

C) D: Natural World
> UNDERSTANDING THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL WORLD (4)
> Complete 4 semester hours in the Natural Sciences.
> Mathematics courses cannot be used to satisfy this
> requirement.
BIO-212 Human Anatomy & Physiology 08/31/10 B 4 *TE



C) E: GE Electives
> GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVES (20)
> Complete 20 semester hours (SH).
Credits: 22
ECO-112 Microeconomics............. 05/01/12 A 3 *TE
ECO-111 Macroeconomics............. 12/01/11 B+ 3 *TE
JOU-101 Mass Media and Society..... 12/01/11 A 3 *TE
COM-108 Fundamentals of Speech..... 08/01/11 A 3 *TE
PSY-101 Introduction to Psychology. 05/31/94 B 3 *TE
ART-199 Spec. Stud. in Selected Top 12/31/92 C- 3 *TE
SPA-101 Elementary Spanish I....... 12/01/11 B+ 4 *TE
================================================== ==============================

I) 2: Sociology (30SH: 15SH must be upper level)
Credits: 6
GPA Achieved/Needed: 2.650 / 2.000
Complete all 4 subrequirements:
C) A: Intro to Sociology
> Complete one Introduction to Sociology course with a grade
> of C or better.
SOC-101 Introduction to Sociology.. 05/31/10 B+ 3 *TE

N) B: Social Theory
> Complete one Social Theory course with a grade of C or
> better.
__________________________________________________ __ 3 credits needed

N) C: Meth Soc Res or Stat
> Complete one Methods of Social Science Research or
> Sociological Research Methods course OR one Statistics
> course, with a grade of C or better.
__________________________________________________ __ 3 credits needed

I) D: Sociology Electives
> Complete 21 Semester Hours (SH) of Sociology Department
> courses as electives, with a grade of C or better.
>
> **At least 15 of the 30 credits required within the entire
> Area of Study must be at the 300/400 level.**
Credits: 3
N) Group 1
__________________________________________________ __ 9 credits needed
I) Group 2
SOC-210 Marriage and the Family.... 12/31/94 C 3 *TE
__________________________________________________ __ 9 credits needed
================================================== ==============================
N) 3: Liberal Arts Capstone (3 SH)
> Complete course LIB-495 Liberal Arts Capstone for 3
> semester hours (SH). A grade of C or better is required in
> this course as well as within all courses that make up the
> Area of Study.
LIB-495 Liberal Arts Capstone________________________ 1 course needed
================================================== ==============================
C) 4: Electives (27SH)
> Complete 27 semester hours (SH) of college level coursework
> as Electives.
Credits: 27
PSY-370 Social Psychology I........ 12/01/11 A 3 *TE
NUT-101 Human Nutrition............ 05/31/10 A 3 *TE
COM-300 Intro. to Business Commun.. 12/31/94 B+ 3 *TE
PSY-301 Human Sexuality............ 12/01/12 B 3 *TE
BIO-211 Human Anatomy & Physiology 05/31/10 A 4 *TE
NUR-110 Fundamentals of Nursing I.. 12/31/10 C+ 8 *TE
PEA-199 Spec. Stud. in Selected Top 05/31/10 A 2 *TE
NUR-199 Spec. Stud. in Selected Top 12/31/10 B 1 *TE
================================================== ==============================
OTHER COURSES: Registered Earned
Credits Credits
ENC-101............. 12/31/92 C- 3.00 3.00 *RI *TE
English Composition I
SOC-101............. 12/31/92 D 3.00 3.00 *RI *TE
Introduction to Sociology
EDM-203............. 01/06/12 CR 1.00 1.00 *NE
Exercise Design
EDM-107............. 01/07/12 CR 1.00 1.00 *NE
Principles of Emer Management
EDM-224............. 12/27/12 CR 1.00 1.00 *NE

Emergency Planning
EDM-207............. 12/29/12 CR 1.00 1.00 *NE
Leadership and Influence
EDM-208............. 01/07/13 CR 1.00 1.00 *NE
Decision Making & Problem Solv
EDM-209............. 01/08/13 CR 1.00 1.00 *NE
Effective Communications
EDM-241............. 01/10/13 CR 1.00 1.00 *NE
Mitigation for Homeowners

[jsd]

For your area of study courses, see my sociology degree map on the wikia
JSD's BA in Sociology (after July 1st, 2015) - Degree Forum Wiki - Wikia

[lovewins]

Here is my TESC online Academic Evaluation for the BA in SOCIOLOGY:



I) 1: BA General Education (60 SH)
Credits: 50

Complete all 5 subrequirements:
I) A: Intellectual Skills
> INTELLECTUAL AND PRACTICAL SKILLS (15)
> Complete 15 semester hours (SH) to include:
> *Written Communication (ENC-101 and ENC-102 w/grade of C or
> better), 6SH
> *Oral Communication, 3SH
> *Quantitative Literacy (College-Level Math), 3SH
> *Information Literacy, 3SH
Credits: 9
C) ENC-101
ENC-101 English Composition I...... 12/31/10 A 3 *TE
C) ENC-102
ENC-102 English Composition II..... 12/31/93 B 3 *TE
N) Oral Communication
__________________________________________________ __ 3 credits needed
C) Quantitative Literacy
MAT-104 Math Concepts.............. 12/31/93 C+ 3 *TE
N) Information Literacy
__________________________________________________ __ 3 credits needed

I) B: Civic Learning
> CIVIC AND GLOBAL LEARNING (9)
> Complete 9 semester hours (SH) to include:
> *Diversity, 3SH
> *Ethics, 3SH
> *Civic Engagement, 3SH
Credits: 3
C) Diversity
POS-368 International Politics..... 12/31/93 B 3 *TE
N) Ethics
__________________________________________________ __ 3 credits needed
N) Civic Engagement
__________________________________________________ __ 3 credits needed

C) C: Human Cultures
> KNOWLEDGE OF HUMAN CULTURES (12)
> Complete 12 semester hours (SH) in Humanities and/or
> Social Sciences.
Credits: 12
HIS-113 American History I......... 05/01/12 A 3 *TE
HIS-114 American History II........ 12/01/12 C+ 3 *TE
POS-110 American Government........ 05/01/12 A 3 *TE
GOG-100 Introduction to Geography.. 05/01/12 A 3 *TE

C) D: Natural World
> UNDERSTANDING THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL WORLD (4)
> Complete 4 semester hours in the Natural Sciences.
> Mathematics courses cannot be used to satisfy this
> requirement.
BIO-212 Human Anatomy & Physiology 08/31/10 B 4 *TE



C) E: GE Electives
> GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVES (20)
> Complete 20 semester hours (SH).
Credits: 22
ECO-112 Microeconomics............. 05/01/12 A 3 *TE
ECO-111 Macroeconomics............. 12/01/11 B+ 3 *TE
JOU-101 Mass Media and Society..... 12/01/11 A 3 *TE
COM-108 Fundamentals of Speech..... 08/01/11 A 3 *TE
PSY-101 Introduction to Psychology. 05/31/94 B 3 *TE
ART-199 Spec. Stud. in Selected Top 12/31/92 C- 3 *TE
SPA-101 Elementary Spanish I....... 12/01/11 B+ 4 *TE
================================================== ==============================

I) 2: Sociology (30SH: 15SH must be upper level)
Credits: 6
GPA Achieved/Needed: 2.650 / 2.000
Complete all 4 subrequirements:
C) A: Intro to Sociology
> Complete one Introduction to Sociology course with a grade
> of C or better.
SOC-101 Introduction to Sociology.. 05/31/10 B+ 3 *TE

N) B: Social Theory
> Complete one Social Theory course with a grade of C or
> better.
__________________________________________________ __ 3 credits needed

N) C: Meth Soc Res or Stat
> Complete one Methods of Social Science Research or
> Sociological Research Methods course OR one Statistics
> course, with a grade of C or better.
__________________________________________________ __ 3 credits needed

I) D: Sociology Electives
> Complete 21 Semester Hours (SH) of Sociology Department
> courses as electives, with a grade of C or better.
>
> **At least 15 of the 30 credits required within the entire
> Area of Study must be at the 300/400 level.**
Credits: 3
N) Group 1
__________________________________________________ __ 9 credits needed
I) Group 2
SOC-210 Marriage and the Family.... 12/31/94 C 3 *TE
__________________________________________________ __ 9 credits needed
================================================== ==============================
N) 3: Liberal Arts Capstone (3 SH)
> Complete course LIB-495 Liberal Arts Capstone for 3
> semester hours (SH). A grade of C or better is required in
> this course as well as within all courses that make up the
> Area of Study.
LIB-495 Liberal Arts Capstone________________________ 1 course needed
================================================== ==============================
C) 4: Electives (27SH)
> Complete 27 semester hours (SH) of college level coursework
> as Electives.
Credits: 27
PSY-370 Social Psychology I........ 12/01/11 A 3 *TE
NUT-101 Human Nutrition............ 05/31/10 A 3 *TE
COM-300 Intro. to Business Commun.. 12/31/94 B+ 3 *TE
PSY-301 Human Sexuality............ 12/01/12 B 3 *TE
BIO-211 Human Anatomy & Physiology 05/31/10 A 4 *TE
NUR-110 Fundamentals of Nursing I.. 12/31/10 C+ 8 *TE
PEA-199 Spec. Stud. in Selected Top 05/31/10 A 2 *TE
NUR-199 Spec. Stud. in Selected Top 12/31/10 B 1 *TE
================================================== ==============================
OTHER COURSES: Registered Earned
Credits Credits
ENC-101............. 12/31/92 C- 3.00 3.00 *RI *TE
English Composition I
SOC-101............. 12/31/92 D 3.00 3.00 *RI *TE
Introduction to Sociology
EDM-203............. 01/06/12 CR 1.00 1.00 *NE
Exercise Design
EDM-107............. 01/07/12 CR 1.00 1.00 *NE
Principles of Emer Management
EDM-224............. 12/27/12 CR 1.00 1.00 *NE

Emergency Planning
EDM-207............. 12/29/12 CR 1.00 1.00 *NE
Leadership and Influence
EDM-208............. 01/07/13 CR 1.00 1.00 *NE
Decision Making & Problem Solv
EDM-209............. 01/08/13 CR 1.00 1.00 *NE
Effective Communications
EDM-241............. 01/10/13 CR 1.00 1.00 *NE
Mitigation for Homeowners

For your area of study courses, see my sociology degree map on the wikia
JSD's BA in Sociology (after July 1st, 2015) - Degree Forum Wiki - Wikia

JSD,

Is your BA in Soc Plan on Wikia up to date? I just downloaded this Academic Eval yesterday and it says only 15 credits must be upperlevel but your Plan on Wikia says 18. Not sure if there are any other discrepancies.. Appreciate your help!


Thanks
Lovewins

[jsd]

It is up to date. It says 15, not including the Capstone. As the capstone is UL, that makes 18.


From the latest catalog: http://www.tesu.edu/heavin/ba/Sociology.cfm

Courses transferred to Thomas Edison State University are equated to the following levels: 100, 200, 300 or 400. A minimum of 18 credits equating to 300 or 400 are required.

Emphasis added. You'll be covered.