(01-06-2018, 05:44 PM)bjcheung77 Wrote:

fingerscrossedx2 Wrote:Thanks! I applied to TESU last night and as my name suggestions, I have my fingers crossed.  I ordered all transcripts and many of the UCs send them electronically which I hope will speed things up a bit.

Did you apply anywhere else?  You should wait for an evaluation and then post it here so we can review it.  Suggestions below.
BTW, you mentioned POST training, did you get certificates or anything from them? You can PLA some credit if you have work/life experience as well for a BACJ degree.

TESU will require at least 18 UL credits and from what I see, none of your courses is upper level.  I highly suggest the BALS at this point to use all of your credits and finish it off with Shmoop for a month at $88. If your courses can transfer in properly, your general education/electives should have been met.  

Basically, you just need UL 5 courses from Shmoop and the capstone to finish off your BALS English Lit Concentration degree.  I think you should also complete the Associates in CJ since you're almost there, and/or an Associates in NSM Biology, you may require just another Biology course.

(01-06-2018, 06:19 PM)dfrecore Wrote: Assuming the 4 courses from UC Riverside Extension and UC Irvine Extension are valid (meaning college credit), you have 14 units UL right there (but I'm not certain if they're semester-units or quarter-units).  I also know that the UC system schools don't always number UL and LL courses the same as other schools (100/200 for LL, and 300/400 for UL).  So there's no way for us here to be able to determine what TESU will give for those courses.  With 196 quarter units at UCSB alone, I'm almost positive tons of those will be UL credits.  They wouldn't let you just rack up a bunch of LL credit like that.

You should definitely look at the BALS without a concentration if it makes a difference (BALS with concentration may add too many credits to your plan).  If you just need ANY degree, why would you make it more difficult to get one if you didn't have to?

I can do a plan for you later, but it's really hard to tell what's going on.  So, I think that you should wait for an eval to come through, and look at the BALS and see if you think you have everything you need in the Gen Eds.  Like, did you take English Comp I & II?  Do you have an ethics course?  How about Am Govt?  Math?  Fill in the spreadsheet with what you've done, and look at where you think you might be.  Then, take anything you need, transfer it to TESU, and get going.

Also, register for February's capstone course while you're waiting.  No matter what you end up with - BALS with or without a concentration - you'll need that capstone.

(01-06-2018, 06:49 PM)Life Long Learning Wrote: You should apply to all three of the Big 3.  They will all come out different.  Take the best deal.

(01-07-2018, 08:16 PM)cookderosa Wrote:

(01-06-2018, 06:49 PM)Life Long Learning Wrote: You should apply to all three of the Big 3.  They will all come out different.  Take the best deal.

And by "best deal" that usually means the ease of completing what remains - not necessarily what has already been filled.  They are different things, and looking at what is incomplete is the fastest way to get this done.  

Also, not that it matters entirely, but Dfrecore is a degree planning ninja for those who want a TESU degree- if you want the best help, she can do that for you.  There are fewer pursuing degrees at COSC and EC here, so it will require a little more muddling through on your part.  The only reason I bring this up is because time is of the essence.

(01-07-2018, 10:35 PM)dfrecore Wrote:

(01-07-2018, 08:16 PM)cookderosa Wrote:

(01-06-2018, 06:49 PM)Life Long Learning Wrote: You should apply to all three of the Big 3.  They will all come out different.  Take the best deal.

And by "best deal" that usually means the ease of completing what remains - not necessarily what has already been filled.  They are different things, and looking at what is incomplete is the fastest way to get this done.  

Also, not that it matters entirely, but Dfrecore is a degree planning ninja for those who want a TESU degree- if you want the best help, she can do that for you.  There are fewer pursuing degrees at COSC and EC here, so it will require a little more muddling through on your part.  The only reason I bring this up is because time is of the essence.

Thanks Jennifer!

I agree with your assessment of "best deal" is.  Get all the evals, and compare what is remaining in terms of credits, and how much it's going to cost to finish.  For example, if EC showed 111cr completed, but you're going to need 3 $1500 courses to graduate, that is NOT better than TESU showing that you have 102cr completed, but 5 of those courses can be completed for $100 or less, and the capstone for $1100.  This is just an example, but I think you get the idea.

I can really only help with TESU, but there are others here who can help with COSC and EC, and we're all happy to get you graduated ASAP!

(01-07-2018, 10:57 PM)Life Long Learning Wrote: If money is the only thing then maybe!  In 2017, TESU told me 93 credits done and Excelsior College said 116 credits done.  I care about TIME not money.  I would have spent more money on 4 credits than 27 any day if they BOTH completed the degree.  My time is more valuable at my age than money in many ways.

(01-07-2018, 10:57 PM)Life Long Learning Wrote:

(01-07-2018, 10:35 PM)dfrecore Wrote:

(01-07-2018, 08:16 PM)cookderosa Wrote:

(01-06-2018, 06:49 PM)Life Long Learning Wrote: You should apply to all three of the Big 3.  They will all come out different.  Take the best deal.

And by "best deal" that usually means the ease of completing what remains - not necessarily what has already been filled.  They are different things, and looking at what is incomplete is the fastest way to get this done.  

Also, not that it matters entirely, but Dfrecore is a degree planning ninja for those who want a TESU degree- if you want the best help, she can do that for you.  There are fewer pursuing degrees at COSC and EC here, so it will require a little more muddling through on your part.  The only reason I bring this up is because time is of the essence.

Thanks Jennifer!

I agree with your assessment of "best deal" is.  Get all the evals, and compare what is remaining in terms of credits, and how much it's going to cost to finish.  For example, if EC showed 111cr completed, but you're going to need 3 $1500 courses to graduate, that is NOT better than TESU showing that you have 102cr completed, but 5 of those courses can be completed for $100 or less, and the capstone for $1100.  This is just an example, but I think you get the idea.

I can really only help with TESU, but there are others here who can help with COSC and EC, and we're all happy to get you graduated ASAP!

If money is the only thing then maybe!  In 2017, TESU told me 93 credits done and Excelsior College said 116 credits done.  I care about TIME not money.  I would have spent more money on 4 credits than 27 any day if they BOTH completed the degree.  My time is more valuable at my age than money in many ways.

(01-08-2018, 01:20 AM)dfrecore Wrote:

(01-07-2018, 10:57 PM)Life Long Learning Wrote: If money is the only thing then maybe!  In 2017, TESU told me 93 credits done and Excelsior College said 116 credits done.  I care about TIME not money.  I would have spent more money on 4 credits than 27 any day if they BOTH completed the degree.  My time is more valuable at my age than money in many ways.

In general 5 courses that can be done for $100 each are going to be FAST!  Whereas 3 $1500 courses are going to be online courses that will take somewhere around 3 months apiece.  So even in this instance, time AND money is going to be less.

(01-08-2018, 01:20 AM)dfrecore Wrote:

(01-07-2018, 10:57 PM)Life Long Learning Wrote: If money is the only thing then maybe!  In 2017, TESU told me 93 credits done and Excelsior College said 116 credits done.  I care about TIME not money.  I would have spent more money on 4 credits than 27 any day if they BOTH completed the degree.  My time is more valuable at my age than money in many ways.

In general 5 courses that can be done for $100 each are going to be FAST!  Whereas 3 $1500 courses are going to be online courses that will take somewhere around 3 months apiece.  So even in this instance, time AND money is going to be less.

(01-08-2018, 02:09 PM)Life Long Learning Wrote: In many degree fields finding cheap exams is not even available.  That is the case in the HSEM degrees and many other specific or technical degrees.  

Folks should apply to all three of the Big 3 as only the official college will confirm how much is left and then they can try to figure out shortcuts, faster, cheaper, and or direct routes.  There are many factors to what is "best" and money is just one limited factor.    Exams/tests often limit your degree choices.