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Upper Level Credit - Many Options - bjcheung77 - 07-13-2016
Forum Member Wrote:I've read your beginner post. Frankly a lot of it I was already aware of. I've been lurking here for ever. What I am not aware of is upper level.
I am trying to figure out what is the best way to go about getting a tesu degree business degree. . My focus will need to be on upper level
Can you describe how pen foster works is it like straighterline where you gotta do really good on a bunch of quizes.
Have you done study.com as well?
You mention a few others which ones would you recommend.
bjcheung77 Wrote:Forum Member Wrote:I am just curious on how many credits you have done so far?
Also have you done some upper level credits? I am trying to compile a list of all available upper level options and then figure out
Your beginner guide is quite helpful. What is your experience with Pen Foster would you say the courses are easy?
I have lots of credits, but not applicable for my degree. Before, I was wanting to get a COSC BSBA degree and the FEMA courses would have been a perfect fit. But now I have moved my decision to get a BSBA degree at TESU instead of COSC, if you read my posts before, I did so because of several reasons...
Several of my upper level credits were from Penn Foster, actually, all the courses I've taken at Penn Foster are upper level. They're relatively easy. There are many options for cheap UL credits, from all the providers I've mentioned in my Beginners Guide. Find your degree and get a spreadsheet to map what is required.
Upper Level is just another course within your degree plan, don't think of it as "a harder to complete course because it has a 300-400 level number".
Most of it can be done with the CBE's such as DSST, TECEP, UEXCEL, or CSU Global's CBE. If you are far from a testing site, TECEPS or courses from Penn Foster, Saylor, Straighterline, Study.com etc may be better for you.
In regards to Penn Foster courses, they're similar to Straighterline. The courses have the following components: Exams, Discussions/Webinars, Projects, Finals. Each course will be different, not all components are within each one. The best part of the exams is, it's non proctored and you have a retake option.
Discussions are simple, pass/fail, generally if you have 3 or more sentences within your answer, it's an automatic pass. Finals are non proctored and also in person proctored, depending on your course. The final usually is 33% of the course, the combination of the rest is 67%. The courses with the webinars take at least 3 weeks, you can have everything done before then, but a webinar a week is needed.
Forum Member Wrote:Can you do multiple pen foster courses at once? Why did you need to wait before you continue to the next one?Yes, I took 3 courses all at once. But generally, I finished one at a time - Took me three days for Strategic Business Management (2 days for testing/project, 1 extra day for project to make sure everything was good), two days for Financial Management, while my project was being graded I did the International Business management course exams.
Upper Level Credit - Many Options - bjcheung77 - 07-13-2016
One more thing to note and a reminder: Study.com is similar to Saylor in regards to having 1 test. It all depends on how well you have studied with the materials provided. They don't use ProctorU, instead they're using SoftwareSecure as the online proctor service. Since you're going for a TESU BSBA degree, you should take a look at the spreadsheet for BSBA General Management.
The wikia has several templates already available for you and ALL the applicable Upper Case alternatives for each course. If your degree is specific in concentration, such as accounting or marketing, cis, then the only difference within the degree template would be the AOS, again... Sanantone has a great set of templates that will show you how to knock those out on the wikia page.
Upper Level Credit - Many Options - sanantone - 07-13-2016
One thing to note about Study.com is that you do have to complete the quizzes with a certain average before you can take the final. With Saylor, it doesn't matter if you go through the course materials. They only grade the final.
Upper Level Credit - Many Options - TrailRunr - 07-13-2016
The title to this thread is a little misleading. The UL credits are useless if they don't fit in the area of study. Nontraditional UL credits are plentiful only for business and broad majors like BALS and BA-NSM. For example, it's been a struggle to find nontraditional UL courses for TESU BA in CS, and we are still lacking three courses (capstone and two UL AOS electives). On top of that, this major also has LL courses that can't be completed without traditional coursework.