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Looking for help and feedback on picking a TESC degree plan - dfrecore - 10-09-2014
I agree with UptonSinclair, I am doing the General Management degree and there are SO MANY options to get those requirements met, including lots of alternatives for electives. Between Straighterline, CLEP, DSST, TECEP, UExcel, Saylor, TEEX, and I'm probably missing some - you can get every single requirement for $100 or less (some are even free).
Once you start looking at different degrees, you start to realize how hard it is to test out or find cheap options for many (most) of them. My husband currently works in and has 15 years of experience in IT, so that would be a great degree for him to get, and he would have a very easy time passing the courses - but the prices are outrageous for many of them. Even an inexpensive school charges upwards of $600 for each course.
So he will end up getting a BSBA in CIS from TESC, because as a business degree, he can test out of the majority of his courses. He will only have to take 1 TESC online course to take (at $1473!!).
Put the different degrees in a spreadsheet and include the price for each course/exam, that will help you to figure out what you want to do.
Good luck!
Looking for help and feedback on picking a TESC degree plan - hightecrebel - 10-10-2014
In case anyone is interested, I talked the OSI office and received clarification on the desired degrees for commissioning. They prefer 'criminal justice RELATED' degrees. Criminology, forensic computer, psychology/sociology with a focus on criminal activities, things like that. I'm apparently not the first person to be confused by that, so I don't feel quite so bad. Up side, they then said that general management style degrees are accepted as well if the applicant had previous military experience.
Looking for help and feedback on picking a TESC degree plan - UptonSinclair - 10-10-2014
Be sure to check out CSU-Pueblo for Sociology/Criminal Justice courses. They appear to have many in their independent study catalog.