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DSST not upper level - mark14 - 05-12-2021
Hi, Guys.
I need some help here. I am going for the TESU BSBA in General Management. I did a bunch of DSST's and noticed just today nothing transfered
over as Upper Level. I was following Sanantones' BSBA guide from before. I thought MAN INFO SYSTEMS transferred over as a UP. Also, OR Behavior isnt UP. Did something change? Hope someone can shed some light on this. Thanks.
RE: DSST not upper level - Flelm - 05-12-2021
That's correct. See this list on TESU's website.
https://www.tesu.edu/academics/catalog/dsst
RE: DSST not upper level - rachel83az - 05-12-2021
Not sure where you found it but I'm pretty sure that Sanatone's BSBA plan is years out of date. The newest plan I can see is from 2015. It's not going to work at all except by very broad strokes - in the same way that TESU's degree listing is a degree plan. For something that's actually up to date, check out https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sample_TESU_General_Education_Requirements_Roadmap
RE: DSST not upper level - bjcheung77 - 05-12-2021
Hey mark14, My question is have you applied to TESU and do you have credits transferred over to them already? You might want to copy/paste your academic evaluation or get a screenshot of your credits, we can see what is missing and can provide you cheap, easy, fast options to get the BSBA GM at TESU.
RE: DSST not upper level - dfrecore - 05-12-2021
(05-12-2021, 03:12 PM)mark14 Wrote: Hi, Guys.
I need some help here. I am going for the TESU BSBA in General Management. I did a bunch of DSST's and noticed just today nothing transfered
over as Upper Level. I was following Sanantones' BSBA guide from before. I thought MAN INFO SYSTEMS transferred over as a UP. Also, OR Behavior isnt UP. Did something change? Hope someone can shed some light on this. Thanks.
Yes, you used a plan that is years out of date. There are lots of newer plans available, and you can use those as LL electives, and then take the UL versions elsewhere (Study.com has the most UL available); also Davar, maybe Coopersmith, etc.
RE: DSST not upper level - mark14 - 05-14-2021
Thanks for the help everyone! That sinks but oh, well. I have taken two davar academy classes with went well. I was thinking on taking Internation Finace, Principles of Sales, and Org Behavior from there to finish the upper level classes. Would that work?
RE: DSST not upper level - bjcheung77 - 05-14-2021
Yup, take all 3 at Davar, it'll be the cheapest/easiest/fastest option to finish.
RE: DSST not upper level - LevelUP - 05-14-2021
(05-14-2021, 11:20 AM)mark14 Wrote: Thanks for the help everyone! That sinks but oh, well. I have taken two davar academy classes with went well. I was thinking on taking Internation Finace, Principles of Sales, and Org Behavior from there to finish the upper level classes. Would that work?
You need to email academic advising to confirm these classes are upper-level/fit in your degree plan before you take them.
Sending an email that takes 2min is a lot quicker than wasting time taking classes you don't need.
Pay $50 a year to stay enrolled by taking 1 credit TECEP. With the student discounts for Amazon prime, MS office, Spotify, etc you basically get your money back.
RE: DSST not upper level - dfrecore - 05-14-2021
(05-14-2021, 01:55 PM)LevelUP Wrote:(05-14-2021, 11:20 AM)mark14 Wrote: Thanks for the help everyone! That sinks but oh, well. I have taken two davar academy classes with went well. I was thinking on taking Internation Finace, Principles of Sales, and Org Behavior from there to finish the upper level classes. Would that work?
You need to email academic advising to confirm these classes are upper-level/fit in your degree plan before you take them.
Sending an email that takes 2min is a lot quicker than wasting time taking classes you don't need.
Pay $50 a year to stay enrolled by taking 1 credit TECEP. With the student discounts for Amazon prime, MS office, Spotify, etc you basically get your money back.
Luckily we have people on this forum who have actually brought these courses into TESU already, so we know how they'll come in.
But it certainly makes sense to get enrolled at TESU sooner rather than later. The main benefits (besides getting access to advising, which has downsides as well) is that you're locked into the catalog, and are normally notified of any upcoming changes, as well as getting any courses you take locked in at whatever they are when you send them in; so let's say you took the Davar courses and they were UL when you sent them to TESU - if at some point later in the process, they decide that all Davar courses are LL, if you have them on your eval as UL, they stay that way. So my advice is to apply, send in your transcripts, get an eval, take a TECEP exam that you need anyway, and then take courses alternatively and send them in as you go (at least several times a year). Especially with ones where it's free to send (SL, Study.com, Sophia, Davar, Coopersmith), there is just no downside to sending a course the minute you finish it and get it on your eval.
RE: DSST not upper level - rachel83az - 05-14-2021
(05-14-2021, 01:55 PM)LevelUP Wrote:(05-14-2021, 11:20 AM)mark14 Wrote: Thanks for the help everyone! That sinks but oh, well. I have taken two davar academy classes with went well. I was thinking on taking Internation Finace, Principles of Sales, and Org Behavior from there to finish the upper level classes. Would that work?
You need to email academic advising to confirm these classes are upper-level/fit in your degree plan before you take them.
Sending an email that takes 2min is a lot quicker than wasting time taking classes you don't need.
Pay $50 a year to stay enrolled by taking 1 credit TECEP. With the student discounts for Amazon prime, MS office, Spotify, etc you basically get your money back.
Stay clear of TESU advising as much as possible. Only contact them when there is no other choice. When it comes to Davar, they seem to be really on the ball about keeping their site updated as to which courses are accepted as what. So you don't really have to contact advising at all.
I do agree that you should enroll as soon as possible and stay enrolled by paying for the TECEP, though.