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RE: Plan eval and new user help - dfrecore - 12-06-2022

TESU's IT degree cannot be done via Alt-credit; I would suggest WGU instead.

RE: Plan eval and new user help - faptaincrunch - 12-06-2022

(12-06-2022, 05:01 PM)dfrecore Wrote: TESU's IT degree cannot be done via Alt-credit; I would suggest WGU instead.

I thought about WGU but decided on TESU since im in NJ. Still, I might give WGU a second look. Are there any Chem/Phys labs 1 and 2 that work for the TESU degree? Maybe Sophia's new courses?

RE: Plan eval and new user help - dfrecore - 12-11-2022

(12-06-2022, 07:52 PM)faptaincrunch Wrote:
(12-06-2022, 05:01 PM)dfrecore Wrote: TESU's IT degree cannot be done via Alt-credit; I would suggest WGU instead.

I thought about WGU but decided on TESU since im in NJ. Still, I might give WGU a second look. Are there any Chem/Phys labs 1 and 2 that work for the TESU degree? Maybe Sophia's new courses?

You could take Study.com's

  • Physics 111: Physics I
  • Physics 112: Physics II
And then take your Physics Labs at TESU or take the Physics I lab at SL and the Physics II lab at TESU

You could take Straighterline's
  • Physics I
  • Physics I Lab
And then take Physics II at SDC, then the Physics II lab at TESU

Just depends on whether you like SL or prefer SDC as to which you choose.

But the main issue at TESU is not the science w/labs (although it's a hurdle); your main problem is the major courses - they take almost nothing alt-credit wise for the major, so you have to take everything through TESU, which is a very expensive proposition; I think it makes the degree close to $20k, which is not worth it IMHO.  I'd go elsewhere for sure.  They're just not a good enough school to fork out that kind of cash.

RE: Plan eval and new user help - faptaincrunch - 12-11-2022

(12-11-2022, 03:07 PM)dfrecore Wrote:
(12-06-2022, 07:52 PM)faptaincrunch Wrote:
(12-06-2022, 05:01 PM)dfrecore Wrote: TESU's IT degree cannot be done via Alt-credit; I would suggest WGU instead.

I thought about WGU but decided on TESU since im in NJ. Still, I might give WGU a second look. Are there any Chem/Phys labs 1 and 2 that work for the TESU degree? Maybe Sophia's new courses?

You could take Study.com's
  • Physics 111: Physics I
  • Physics 112: Physics II
And then take your Physics Labs at TESU or take the Physics I lab at SL and the Physics II lab at TESU

You could take Straighterline's
  • Physics I
  • Physics I Lab
And then take Physics II at SDC, then the Physics II lab at TESU

Just depends on whether you like SL or prefer SDC as to which you choose.

But the main issue at TESU is not the science w/labs (although it's a hurdle); your main problem is the major courses - they take almost nothing alt-credit wise for the major, so you have to take everything through TESU, which is a very expensive proposition; I think it makes the degree close to $20k, which is not worth it IMHO.  I'd go elsewhere for sure.  They're just not a good enough school to fork out that kind of cash.
Thank you for the science class options! With my degree plan I have 9 (8 with the science options) classes total I'd have to take at TESU. Factoring in 2 terms at the flat rate (in state) I'm somewhere in the $7-9k range with grad fees. Since I'd need to take 9 classes that should also waive the residency fee. To me it sounds reasonable unless im missing a big "gotcha" somewhere?

RE: Plan eval and new user help - LevelUP - 12-11-2022

(12-11-2022, 06:35 PM)faptaincrunch Wrote:
(12-11-2022, 03:07 PM)dfrecore Wrote:
(12-06-2022, 07:52 PM)faptaincrunch Wrote:
(12-06-2022, 05:01 PM)dfrecore Wrote: TESU's IT degree cannot be done via Alt-credit; I would suggest WGU instead.

I thought about WGU but decided on TESU since im in NJ. Still, I might give WGU a second look. Are there any Chem/Phys labs 1 and 2 that work for the TESU degree? Maybe Sophia's new courses?

You could take Study.com's
  • Physics 111: Physics I
  • Physics 112: Physics II
And then take your Physics Labs at TESU or take the Physics I lab at SL and the Physics II lab at TESU

You could take Straighterline's
  • Physics I
  • Physics I Lab
And then take Physics II at SDC, then the Physics II lab at TESU

Just depends on whether you like SL or prefer SDC as to which you choose.

But the main issue at TESU is not the science w/labs (although it's a hurdle); your main problem is the major courses - they take almost nothing alt-credit wise for the major, so you have to take everything through TESU, which is a very expensive proposition; I think it makes the degree close to $20k, which is not worth it IMHO.  I'd go elsewhere for sure.  They're just not a good enough school to fork out that kind of cash.
Thank you for the science class options! With my degree plan I have 9 (8 with the science options) classes total I'd have to take at TESU. Factoring in 2 terms at the flat rate (in state) I'm somewhere in the $7-9k range with grad fees. Since I'd need to take 9 classes that should also waive the residency fee. To me it sounds reasonable unless im missing a big "gotcha" somewhere?

Josh Madakor's original plan for the IT TESU degree was around 20k to complete. You now have a much better plan. 

You are correct that it would come to around 9k with two 3-month terms at TESU, which is reasonable.

Considering a butt-in-seat college might take 50k and five years to do, that is a lot of savings in both time and money.

RE: Plan eval and new user help - dfrecore - 12-11-2022

(12-11-2022, 06:35 PM)faptaincrunch Wrote: Thank you for the science class options! With my degree plan I have 9 (8 with the science options) classes total I'd have to take at TESU. Factoring in 2 terms at the flat rate (in state) I'm somewhere in the $7-9k range with grad fees. Since I'd need to take 9 classes that should also waive the residency fee. To me it sounds reasonable unless im missing a big "gotcha" somewhere?

2 12-week terms with 5 courses in 1 term and 4 courses in the other, including the capstone - that's going to be a rough few months!  Especially if you're taking all UL major courses?  Maybe think about taking a month off between terms, so that if you need an extension for a class, you can get that without affecting any subsequent courses.

I'd probably also take both Physics courses at SDC, and then both labs at TESU - one each term.  If you took the lab at SL, it's $99 for a month of membership, then $49 for the course, then $163 for the lab kit; whereas if you took it at TESU, it's included in the price of the term, and then $136 for the lab kit.  You save money just going through TESU.