Thinking about changing my degree plan to BA in social sciences. Long Post.

[SuzanneD]

Thomas A. Edison State College
Academic Evaluation
Report Date: 10/17/15

Program: BA in History (BA.HIST)
Catalog: 2016
Anticipated
Completion Date:

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Program Summary: (In Progress)
Required Current Earned Current Remaining Anticipated Additional Anticipated Remaining
Institutional Credits: 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Institutional GPA: Met
Overall Credits: 120.00 96.00 24.00 0.00 24.00
Overall GPA: 2.000 3.094 Met

(*) Anticipates completion of in-progress and registered courses

Program Requirements:
1: BA General Education (60 SH) (In progress)
Credits Earned: 36 Complete all 5 subrequirements:

A: Intellectual Skills (In progress)
INTELLECTUAL AND PRACTICAL SKILLS (15) Complete 15 semester hours (SH) to include: *Written Communication (ENC-101 and ENC-102 w/gra de of C or better), 6SH *Oral Communication, 3SH *Quantitative Literacy (College-Level Math), 3SH *Information Literacy, 3SH

Credits Earned: 3
ENC-101 (Complete)
Course Title Needed Term Grade Credits Notes
1. ENC-101 English Composition I 08/01/92 B 3
*TE
ENC-102 (Not started)
1. 3 credits needed
Oral Communication (Not started)
1. 3 credits needed
Quantitative Literacy (Not started)
1. 3 credits needed
Information Literacy (Not started)
1. 3 credits needed
B: Civic Learning (In progress)
CIVIC AND GLOBAL LEARNING (9) Complete 9 semester hours (SH) to include: *Diversity, 3SH *Ethics, 3SH *Civic Engagement, 3SH

Credits Earned: 6
Diversity (Complete)
Course Title Needed Term Grade Credits Notes
1. SOC-101 Introduction to Sociology 12/01/07 A 3
*TE
Ethics (Not started)
1. 3 credits needed
Civic Engagement (Complete)
1. POS-110 American Government 12/01/11 A 3
*TE
C: Human Cultures (Complete)
KNOWLEDGE OF HUMAN CULTURES (12) Complete 12 semester hours (SH) in Humanities and/or Social Sciences.
Credits Earned: 12
Course Title Needed Term Grade Credits Notes
1. PSY-101 Introduction to Psychology 05/01/08 B 3
*TE
2. ART-100 A World of Art 05/01/08 A 3
*TE
3. PSY-211 Developmental Psychology 12/01/07 B 3
*TE
4. COM-330 Interpersonal Communication 08/01/92 A 3
*TE
Related/Not Applied:
D: Natural World (Complete)
UNDERSTANDING THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL WORLD (4) Complete 4 semester hours in the Natural Sciences. Mathematics courses cannot be u sed to satisfy this requirement.
Course Title Needed Term Grade Credits Notes
1. BIO-211 Anatomy and Phys I With Lab 05/01/92 B 4
*TE
Related/Not Applied:
E: GE Electives (In progress)
GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVES (20) Complete 20 semester hours (SH).
Credits Earned: 11
Required: 20
Remaining: 9
Course Title Needed Term Grade Credits Notes
1. COS-101 Introduction to Computers 05/01/12 C 3
*TE
2. BIO-212 Anatomy and Phys II With Lab 12/01/11 B 4
*TE
3. BIO-251 Microbiology 08/01/12 B 4
*TE
4. 9 credits needed
Related/Not Applied:

2: Area of Study (30SH: 15SH must be upper level) (In progress)
Credits Earned: 3 GPA Achieved/Needed: 4.000 / 2.000 Complete all 5 subrequirements:

A: Western or World Civ (Not started)
Complete one full year of Survey of Western Civilization OR one full year of World History (6SH).

Credits Earned: 0
Group 1 (Not started)
Course Title Needed Term Grade Credits Notes
1. 6 credits
Group 2 (Not started)
1. 6 credits
Group 3 (Not started)
1. 6 credits
Group 4 (Not started)
1. 6 credits
B: American History (In progress)
Complete one full year of American History (6SH).

Credits Earned: 3
Group 1 (In progress)
Course Title Needed Term Grade Credits Notes
1. HIS-113 American History I 1 course needed
2. HIS-114 American History II 08/01/92 A 3
*TE
Group 2 (Not started)
1. HIS-115 American History: 1st Quarter 1 course needed
2. HIS-116 American History: 2nd Quarter 1 course needed
3. HIS-117 American History: 3rd Quarter 1 course needed
C: Non-Western History (Not started)
Complete one course (3SH) in Non-Western/Non-U.S. History (e.g., Africa; Asia; Latin America; Middle East).
Course Title Needed Term Grade Credits Notes
1. 3 credits needed
D: Historical Methods (Not started)
Complete 3 semester hours (SH) in Historical Methods/Historiography.
Course Title Needed Term Grade Credits Notes
1. 3 credits needed
E: History Electives (Not started)
Complete 12 Semester Hours (SH) of History Department courses as Electives. **At least 15 of the 30 credits required within the ent ire Area of Study must be at the 300/400 level.**

Credits Earned: 0
Group 1 (Not started)
Course Title Needed Term Grade Credits Notes
1. 9 credits needed
Group 2 (Not started)
1. 3 credits needed
Related/Not Applied:

3: Liberal Arts Capstone (3 SH) (Not started)

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.
Course Title Needed Term Grade Credits Notes
1. LIB-495 Liberal Arts Capstone 1 course needed

4: Electives (27SH) (Complete)

Complete 27 semester hours (SH) of college level coursework as Electives.
Credits Earned: 27
Course Title Needed Term Grade Credits Notes
1. HEA-299 Special Topics in Health 01/24/15 A 3
*TE
2. GER-199 Special Topics in Gerontology 02/14/15 A 3
*TE
3. HEA-299 Special Topics in Health 03/07/15 A 3
*TE
4. HEA-242 Legal Aspects Health CareFac. 04/04/15 A 3
*TE
5. HEA-299 Special Topics in Health 04/25/15 B 3
*TE
6. NUT-205 Introduction to Nutrition 05/01/92 C 3
*TE
7. APS-100 Medical Terminology 08/01/92 C 3
*TE
8. HEA-299 Special Topics in Health 08/14/15 A 6
*TE
Related/Not Applied:

Other Courses:

Course Title Term Grade Registered Credits Earned Credits Notes
1. DMT-001 Developmental Arithmetic 05/01/08 A 0.00 0.00 *RI *TE
2. PNU-299 Special Topics Practical Nurs 08/01/93 C 1.00 1.00 *TE
3. PNU-199 Special Topics Practical Nurs 05/01/93 C 5.00 5.00 *TE
4. PNU-212 Medical Surgical Nursing II 05/01/93 C 9.00 9.00 *TE
5. DEV-001 Other Developmental Course 12/01/92 A 0.00 0.00 *RI *TE
6. PNU-103 Basic Nursing Skills 12/01/92 B 6.00 6.00 *TE
7. PNU-111 Medical Surgical Nursing 12/01/92 B 9.00 9.00 *TE
8. DMT-003 Developmental Interm. Algebra 05/01/91 C 0.00 0.00 *RI *TE
9. DMT-001 Developmental Arithmetic 08/01/90 B 0.00 0.00 *RI *TE

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In addition to what you see here, I have taken intro to business,business ethics, and almost through with business law, and English comp 2.
I am wondering how long the capstone takes to finish and if this would be a quicker easier route to a degree. I posted the history eval. Either way :_) history or social sciences.

All help appreciated.

[swalke321]

Since TESC has done an academic eval you can go into Online Student Services and under academic evaluation there is an option to select a different program such as social sciences to see how your credits might be applied if you change programs. It is unofficial and not 100% accurate but is helpful for planning. The history area of study has specific requirements for courses that must be completed. The social sciences is broader so there is more flexibility in courses, more UL options. The capstone course must be completed through TESC and is 12 weeks. The capstone course covers the area of study. If you study history the capstone would cover a topic relating to history. If you study social sciences then the capstone would cover a topic relating to the social sciences. It looks like you mostly have a few Gen Ed credits and the area of study left to complete. The area of study requires 30 credits, 15 must be upper level. The challenge would be getting the 15 UL credits. There are more UL options to choose from for social sciences then history. The social sciences area of study requires at least 3 different topics within the social sciences such as history, psychology, sociology, etc. and up to 6 credits can be at the 100 level.

[SuzanneD]

Thanks for your response. I am still rolling it around in my head. I think it might be faster to stay with the BSBA and test/SL out as opposed to taking 12 weeks for the capstone.

[groundhog]

Historical Methods/Historiography Requirement: new requirement as of July 2015 at TESC

If you stick with the History Degree, I am curious to know how you will fulfill the Historical Methods/Historiography requirement since TESC doesn't offer either one of these courses. My cousin asked TESC how she should accomplish that requirement, but since she is not yet enrolled at TESC, they told her they couldn't help her until then. Is there a way to test out of this requirement? Have they told you how to complete it? Thank you for your help!

[SuzanneD]

I don't know the answer to this question. Maybe there is a Penn Foster class or something offered at BYU, or Torah that will fill that requirement. Anyone??