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Guidance for Newbie - katelynn - 05-01-2018
Hey everyone, this is my first day on this site and I'm super encouraged to seek out a college education. I'm currently sitting on ZERO credits and need to build up my Gen Eds.
I'm thinking a degree in Business Administration is what I'll work towards. I was advised to take College Algebra on ALEKS before their ACE accreditation expires. Which other courses should I prioritize right now, that will also count towards a business administration degree? Thanks in advance.
RE: Guidance for Newbie - Ideas - 05-01-2018
Statistics, which can also be done through ALEKS.
Do you think you will do General Management? It is the most flexible concentration.
RE: Guidance for Newbie - rlw74 - 05-02-2018
Start with anything that has a deadline - like ALEKS, then knock out the free courses, especially the ethics course because it's required for any TESU degree. Apply for the study.com Guardian scholarship now because that is six courses for free. Also, if you want to do CLEP exams, I believe Modern States is still giving out vouchers for free exams if you take their courses. Basically, I would try to do anything I can for free, or cheap. Once you've finished all that up, check around for SL coupons if you want to use them as a course provider. Most importantly, keep checking the forum. Things change, sometimes overnight. You'll get the most updates on what to take and when, if you check the forums frequently. Even little things, like comparing courses between different providers can help.
RE: Guidance for Newbie - dfrecore - 05-02-2018
If you haven't read the Beginner's Guide, that's a good place to start. Reading this forum at least an hour a day for several weeks is good too. Read every new post, and any that interest you, read all the way from the beginning. That will help you to understand what's going on here.
Finally, you need to figure out the way that you learn best. ALEKS can be good, if you are good at math, or a visual learner - but really slow if you aren't. SL is also good for visual learners, and they have open-book final exams. I found them quite tedious, but everyone is different. Study.com and Sophia are good if you like video-based learning. Study.com has a lot of quizzes, but I find the learning style there works for me personally (although I don't do the videos, I have gotten used to the small pieces of info that I can digest to be helpful in my old age!
).There are a lot of choices, lots of courses in the $100/course price, lots of free courses, lots of tests, lots of everything - it all just depends on what works for you in terms of learning style, price that you want to pay, speed at which you learn, distance to a testing center, etc.
RE: Guidance for Newbie - quigongene - 05-02-2018
(05-02-2018, 12:56 AM)rlw74 Wrote: Also, if you want to do CLEP exams, I believe Modern States is still giving out vouchers for free exams if you take their courses.
They are still giving out vouchers. I just took Introductory Sociology yesterday on their dime.
RE: Guidance for Newbie - MNomadic - 05-02-2018
(05-02-2018, 07:21 AM)quigongene Wrote:(05-02-2018, 12:56 AM)rlw74 Wrote: Also, if you want to do CLEP exams, I believe Modern States is still giving out vouchers for free exams if you take their courses.
They are still giving out vouchers. I just took Introductory Sociology yesterday on their dime.
Do you know if that will satisfy the diversity requirement at tesu?
RE: Guidance for Newbie - jsd - 05-02-2018
Yes, Sociology will fulfill diversity.
https://www.tesu.edu/academics/courses/2016-and-after2
RE: Guidance for Newbie - katelynn - 05-02-2018
(05-01-2018, 09:27 PM)Ideas Wrote: Statistics, which can also be done through ALEKS.
Do you think you will do General Management? It is the most flexible concentration.
I'm a bit confused on the business concentrations, honestly. I've always heard of a degree in business administration, although now I'm reading a lot about general management. I think either one will benefit me, so I'm not picky. My goal is to get a bachelor's in business, and then possibly an associate's in counseling sometime later down the line.
I'm not 21 yet, so I can't get into TESU right now unless I can convince them otherwise. In the meantime, my main focus is earning as many Gen Ed credits along with those that will satisfy business degree requirements.
RE: Guidance for Newbie - allvia - 05-02-2018
All the BSBA degrees are Business Administration degrees. The General Management (GM) is the most flexible as it is the least focused concentration - it gives you the most test-out, low-cost course options in a broader range of topics than the others. In example, if you wanted to be an accountant then you'd want to get your BSBA (Business Administration degree) in Accounting. You can see TESU lists of concentrations here: https://www.tesu.edu/business/bsba. Since you're not 21 yet you won't have to worry about that yet, focus on all the Gen Eds and Core credits - they apply to all the concentrations (AOS), and in the process you may find a topic area that interests you more than another.
RE: Guidance for Newbie - katelynn - 05-02-2018
(05-02-2018, 02:21 PM)allvia Wrote: All the BSBA degrees are Business Administration degrees. The General Management (GM) is the most flexible as it is the least focused concentration - it gives you the most test-out, low-cost course options in a broader range of topics than the others. In example, if you wanted to be an accountant then you'd want to get your BSBA (Business Administration degree) in Accounting. You can see TESU lists of concentrations here: https://www.tesu.edu/business/bsba. Since you're not 21 yet you won't have to worry about that yet, focus on all the Gen Eds and Core credits - they apply to all the concentrations (AOS), and in the process you may find a topic area that interests you more than another.
Thank you for clearing that up!