Thinking of switching from TESC to PennFoster

[mrs.b]

Like others have said, Penn Foster is definitely not a good idea over any other RA, particularly for the HR field. You'll be applying for HR positions, screened by other HR people. The snobbery is rampant; HR is the field that picks apart others' credentials. Many companies prefer to hire HR from within their own company, so there is already an uphill climb to convince that you are a better candidate than someone who already knows the company's needs without giving fodder to question the integrity of your degree due to accreditation of the school. That does not mean TESC is your best option, but it is miles better than Penn Foster.

If you do choose TESC...
You can use most of the general BSBA degree plans available to pick and choose courses to fulfill the general ASBA degree requirements, and others have much better suggestions than I could give; I went the course route in a lot of cases, though I wish I had not. If you want to use the CBEs available for HR as electives to the ASBA, it'll save you time later.

Once you get into the HR Area of Study requirements for the BSBA-HR/Org Mgmt, your CBE options become limited. The HR Mgmt and Org Behavior DSSTs fulfill the first two requirements. From there, you'll need to find Organizational Theory and three electives (9) credits elsewhere. If finances permit, TESC offers an e-pack of Industrial Psychology for one of the electives (essentially a TECEP with a few extra study aids...at the cost of a full course). Excelsior has a Labor Relations ECE that can fill another elective. That just leaves Org Theory and one elective to find in course form somewhere. You can use Penn Foster for individual courses; I had a couple approved to my evaluation at varying points, but opted to use TESC courses instead.

One last plug for my alma mater... Your degree will list only as a BSBA so you have the flexibility, should you not want to limit yourself only to the HR field, of using it as a more general BSBA. The transcript indicates the area of study, but your diploma is a BSBA.