What is the most test friendly BALS

[AJ_Atlanta]

So looking at options today and I was wondering what is the most test friendly BALS now in 2017?

[dfrecore]

So looking at options today and I was wondering what is the most test friendly BALS now in 2017?

Are you asking which school? A certain concentration?

[AJ_Atlanta]

Yes

I suspect it is TESU from a school perspective but I certainly didn't want to limit any response

[KayV]

Only tests or including Straighterline, Study, Saylor and friends?

[AJ_Atlanta]

I think that makes sense to include them, people may find either option helpful

[dfrecore]

All 3 schools are about even, although TESU accepts more things as UL and/or 6cr CLEPS, while they also require fewer UL credits (15cr UL in the AOS in addition to the Capstone, EC and COSC require 30cr UL throughout the degree).

You're a little more limited on UL credits through the normal channels, since there are few to no options from Saylor, SL, CLEP, Shmoop, ALEKS, DSST, and Study.com.

One thing to keep in mind though, is that COSC and EC will take Business courses (of which there are a lot, and many UL) in their BALS degrees, while TESU will not (except in Free Electives). So that may even things out a bit.

I would really say that any of the Big 3 is good, and similar in cost.

[AJ_Atlanta]

Good summary, but does TESU added concentration in business effect how they accept business credits?

Any insights on concentrations?

[rlw74]

If you specifically want the BALS at TESU I know study.com has three psychology courses (103, 104 and 105) that all count as UL. There is a Business Organizational Behavior class that comes across as Psychology UL. The Vietnam course on study.com also comes across as UL. On shmoop there are 2 or 3 that come across as UL Literature courses. I know Modernist Lit and Holocaust Lit are definitely UL and I think Women in Lit is UL too. Without a concentration you only need 5 of those 8 listed here.

Business is completely different - many more options from many other providers.

[AJ_Atlanta]

If you specifically want the BALS at TESU I know study.com has three psychology courses (103, 104 and 105) that all count as UL. There is a Business Organizational Behavior class that comes across as Psychology UL. The Vietnam course on study.com also comes across as UL. On shmoop there are 2 or 3 that come across as UL Literature courses. I know Modernist Lit and Holocaust Lit are definitely UL and I think Women in Lit is UL too. Without a concentration you only need 5 of those 8 listed here.

Business is completely different - many more options from many other providers.

Good to know, doesn't sound like there is an easy option for the psychology concentration but just a BALS looks very possible

[dfrecore]

Good summary, but does TESU added concentration in business effect how they accept business credits?

Any insights on concentrations?

That I don't know - except that the General Management concentration under the BALS is very specific about which 6 courses you have to take. A couple are not able to be tested out of. So that's not a test-friendly BALS even if they accepted additional business courses into the Gen Ed or something like that.

I don't THINK they take business courses into Gen Ed, but I really don't know how that new concentration thing works at all. It's a bit confusing.