I am writing this post because I haven't come across one like this and thought it might be helpful for someone in a similar situation.

Today, I am in my middle 40's and am a multiple, traditional school, dropout.

I, with the help of people on this board (I am talking to you DFRECORE), have created a spreadsheet with my degree requirements (TESU, BSBA Finance). This sheet provides me a specific road map towards earning my degree. I plan on using my existing credits + study.com + TESU and hopefully the ChFC® coursework through the American College to make this happen.  I know there may be slightly less expensive or quicker ways to do this, but for me, the $199 per month for two classes (up to 6 credits) is doable and gives me hope I can do this.

I have worked in the financial services industry for more than 20 years (1997). Today, I provide comprehensive financial planning to the mass affluent.

I wanted to complete my CFP® designation, but knew this requires not just the coursework and comprehensive exam, it also requires an undergraduate degree within five years of passing the comprehsive exam.  While doing my research, I discovered that the ChFC® designation through The American College has similar coursework. In fact, when I completed 7 of the 9 courses, I would be eligible to sit for the CFP® comprehensive exam.

I did just that.  I started my journey in September of 2016 with this forum and the American College.  I completed the first 7 courses of the ChFC® coursework and then signed up for the CFP® comprehensive exam.  I did take a 4 day crash course through Brett Danko (Highly Recommended), and was able to pass the comprehensive on 11/11/2017!  Of course, I cannot call myself a CFP® until I complete my undergraduate degree.  I have five years from 11/11/2017 to complete the undergraduate work.  I completed the last course of the ChFC® designation on 12/08/2017!  I should be able to use this designation as of February 1, 2018.

So, the next step in my journey was to apply to TESU.  I did that a few days ago ($75 cost). It is a very basic application (they don't require you to submit your prior credits ahead of time).  I received my acceptance email this morning.  Since I have never seen this on this site, I thought I would share it (attached). Maybe it will provide some insight? You can see it below.

I have attached my course requirement spreadsheet.  It is a consolidated version of what someone else on this site provided to me, free of charge and with only a thank you. I will take this opportunity to say THANK YOU once again, just in case that person is reading this.  It sounds basic, but this sheet is what helped me to visualize my course to completion. You will note, I filled in the ChFC® coursework where it would fit.  The website does not currently show these courses as having been renewed, so I will have to report back in to let you know if they are in fact accepted.

As of today, assuming the American College credits count, I still need 69 credits to be done.  I used to think it would be impossible, not anymore. I now know I can do this.

My first college class through study.com is English 104: College Comp I (ENC-101 at TESU).  I took the quizzes and the comprehensive. I just need to complete and submit the three essays to finish. I hope to do it this coming weekend. My spreadsheet has links built in to where I found the information.

I know this won't help many, but if it helps 1 or more, it was worth it.
Happy Holidays!
Gloddy

(12-14-2017, 11:53 PM)dfrecore Wrote: So I see a problem here, and I'm not sure if you're getting the info from your spreadsheet from TESU directly, or you just put it in your spreadsheet yourself?  But all of the courses you took from American College are not considered Gen Ed.  They SHOULD be going to the AOS for Finance, instead of the ones you have in there.  For sure anything that is ACC, BUS, or INS will NOT count as Gen Ed.

You should also make sure that the course you have in there for English 2 is what TESU will count for English 2.  Usually, people don't take English 2 without taking English 1, so I'm not sure what TESU will do there.

I would do your Gen Ed's and wait to get your eval before going any further.

Also, you need to make sure that the American College credit comes in.  I can't find it on ACE, and it shows as expired on TESU's website, so you need to hear back on that.

Then, once you get your eval back, you can see what they count where.  At that point, if the INS courses come in but not as a FIN degree, then you may want to look at the BSPS degree instead.  Because you'll have all of those nice UL courses that won't count in a BSBA.

So, do your Gen Ed's, and wait for your eval.  Then come back here and post what you have, and we'll take it from there.

Good luck!!

(01-19-2018, 06:50 PM)dfrecore Wrote: Normally, the eval will tell you what each course came in as (TESU's course numbering system) and include number of credits.  Is that not on there?  Because if they've given you credit for certain courses, you need to know what those are, or you might end up duplicating them with other courses and waste a whole bunch of time and money.

Can you cut and paste that section of your eval so we can see it?

(01-19-2018, 11:20 PM)dfrecore Wrote: My eval looks exactly like this, because it's too big for the screen.  I think you need to open up your window bigger, or scroll to the right to get more info.

(01-20-2018, 06:58 AM)Gloddy Wrote: 2 - The more important questions are, how do I get 1.34 Credits in a 300/400 Credit Class and 1 credit in the Group II classes?

3 - Can I take 2, 3 Credit, level 300/400 classes and this will settle the entire 5.34 credits I still need?

4 - Does anyone know the best TECEP Finance Classes to meet these requirements? I would specifically love classes that I could study from something like existing quizlettes to get through it.

Any guidance is always appreciated.

Gloddy