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Help with degree plan, lots of credits looking for best option - Zillapilla - 02-14-2024
Hello, my daughter, son and myself all graduated from TESU with BALS in 2013-2015. My daughters partner is now wanting to finish a BA with the goal of getting a Masters in Education. What would be the best plan for a bachelors with speed being the priority. I was thinking TESU as that is what I know, all thoughts and advice appreciated.
Thank you so much.
Your Location: Seattle, Washington
Your Age: 40
What kind of degree do you want?: The quickest one to complete, my goal is to continue on to WGU to get a Masters in Education.
SUNY Brockport
AAS460 MODERN AFRICA 3 / B
AAS461 SURVEY OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 3 / D-
CMC202 PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNICATION 3 / B
CRJ101 INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE 3/ C
ECN202 PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS - MACRO 3 / A-
ENL112 COLLEGE COMPOSITION 3/ B-
ENL305 ADVANCED COMPOSITION 3 / D
ESC200 INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY 3 / B
GEP100 ACADEMIC PLANNING SEMINAR 1 / S
GEP150 COMPUTER SKILLS PREPARATION 1 / S
HST 101 THE WORLD AND THE WEST: THE ANCIENT ERA 3 / C
HST102 THE WORLD AND THE WEST: THE MODERN ERA 3 / B
HST211 EARLY AMERICA 3 / C-
HST212 MODERN AMERICA 3 / A-
HST221 MODERN EUROPE 3 / C+
HST388 TRADITIONAL CHINA 3 / B
PES335 PHYSIOLOGICAL BASES FOR EXERCISE AND SPORT 4 / D
PES345 SKILL ACQUISITION AND PERFORMANCE 4 / B
PES350 HISTORY OF SPORT, PLAY AND EXERCISE 3 / C-
PHL101 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY 3 / C
PHL202 LOGIC 3 / C+
PHL308 THE ARTS IN SOCIETY 3 / D
PLS112 COMPARATIVE POLITICS 3 / C-
PLS113 AMERICAN POLITICS 3 / C
PSH110 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 / C+
SOC100 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 3 / D+
PES213 SCUBA DIVING 2 / A-
THE112 LOOKING AT PERFORMANCE 3 / C+
AAS215 CARIBBEAN HISTORY 3 / B-
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: None.
Any certifications or military experience? No
Budget: Speed is more important.
Commitments: I can make time to study.
Timeline: I would like to complete it as quickly as I can.
RE: Help with degree plan, lots of credits looking for best option - jg_nuy - 02-14-2024
With this number of credits, and with speed and cost in mind, it is hard to beat UMPI.
Recommend looking at UMPI's BLS options - for example, the BLS with a minor in Educational Studies:
He'll need to take 10 classes at UMPI (30 credits), which would likely take somewhere between 2-3 sessions at UMPI (8 week term, so around 16-24 weeks). Missing credits to get up to 90 transfer credits in can come from Sophia and Study.com
General Education:
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/UMPI_!General_Education_Requirements_Roadmap
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/UMPI_!Simplified_GEC_Requirements
BLS Educational Studies: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/UMPI_BLS_Educational_Studies_Degree_Plan
Another possible option from a gander at the credits already completed: BA in History https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/UMPI_BA_History_Degree_Plan
Additional UMPI links: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Category:UMPI
RE: Help with degree plan, lots of credits looking for best option - bjcheung77 - 02-14-2024
@Zillapilla, Basically, for max transfer of credits, the TESU BALS or Excelsior BALS would work, if you're looking at competency based degree options, then TAMUC BAAS or UMPI BLS are your best bets, it really does matter what you need or want and how your addendum and template information variables play out.
Help! Please review plan I made for TESU BALS - Zillapilla - 02-14-2024
I have come up with this plan for TESU. Looking for feedback on any changes that need to me made or general observations. It has been a few years since I have done one of these, myself, my son and daughter all graduated from TESU. This plan is for my daughters partner. Thank you!!!
General Education - 60 Credits
- Intellectual & Practical Skills 15 CREDITS
CLEP - COLLEGE COMPOSITION MODULAR - 3
ENL112 COLLEGE COMPOSITION 3/ B-
Oral Communication
CMC202 PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNICATION 3 / B
Quantitative Literacy
ALEKS - COLLEGE ALGEBRA - 3
Information Literacy - Must take @ TESU
SOS 110 - INFORMATION LITERACY 3
- Civic & Global Leadership 9 CREDITS
HST211 EARLY AMERICA 3 / C-
Ethics
PHI 180 - INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS - Sophia 3
Civic Engagement
PLS112 COMPARATIVE POLITICS 3 / C-
- Knowledge of Human Culture 12 CREDITS
HST 101 THE WORLD AND THE WEST: THE ANCIENT ERA 3 / C
HST102 THE WORLD AND THE WEST: THE MODERN ERA 3 / B
PHL101 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY 3 / C
- Understanding Physical & Natural World 6 credits
COS-206 R Programming - 3
- General Education Electives 18 credits
HST221 MODERN EUROPE 3 / C+
ECN202 PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS - MACRO 3 / A-
AAS215 CARIBBEAN HISTORY 3 / B-
CLEP Analyzing and Interpreting Literature 6
Area of Study: Liberal Studies - 30 Credits
- Upper Level 15 CREDITS
HST388 TRADITIONAL CHINA 3 / B
HST354 The Holocaust & World War II 3 - STUDY.COM
LIT460 Non-Western Literature - 3 - STUDY.COM
PSY 360 - Organizational Theory - 3 - Study.com
- Lower Level 15 CREDITS
PLS113 AMERICAN POLITICS 3 / C
PSH110 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 / C+
ANTH101 CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY - 3 STRAIGHTERLINE
BIO208 The Science of Nutrition - 3 STRAIGHTERLINE
Electives - 27 Credits
ITS-130 Database Fundamentals - 3
ITS-231 Database Programming - 3
ITS-199 Special Topics in ITS - 3
PES345 SKILL ACQUISITION AND PERFORMANCE 4 / B
PES350 HISTORY OF SPORT, PLAY AND EXERCISE 3 / C-
PES213 SCUBA DIVING 2 / A-
THE112 LOOKING AT PERFORMANCE 3 / C+
PHL308 THE ARTS IN SOCIETY 3 / D
ENL305 ADVANCED COMPOSITION 3 / D
PES335 PHYSIOLOGICAL BASES FOR EXERCISE AND SPORT 4 / D
LIB 495 - Liberal Arts Capstone - 3 Credits
Must take @ TESU
BLUE - NEED TO COMPLETE
IT CREDITS
Google Data Analytics Certification
ITS-130 Database Fundamentals
ITS-231 Database Programming
ITS-199 Special Topics in ITS
COS-206 R Programming
ALL OTHER CREDITS SUNY BROCKPORT
CREDITS Not used
SOC100 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 3 / D+
GEP100 ACADEMIC PLANNING SEMINAR 1 / S
GEP150 COMPUTER SKILLS PREPARATION 1 / S
RE: Help! Please review plan I made for TESU BALS - jch - 02-14-2024
Has TESU already evaluated the previous credits?
I'm concerned that the written communication section of the plan won't work. It seems that the SUNY Brockport ENL112 COLLEGE COMPOSITION may be equivalent to English Composition I at TESU. If so, the CLEP College Composition Modular would duplicate that.
Regarding the remaining outstanding credits: Is there are reason why the plan includes so many different sources? It would likely be easier, faster, and cheaper to do everything possible on Sophia Learning plus CLEP and then move on to Study.com for the rest. ALEKS College Algebra will be a long slog compared to Sophia. StraighterLine can get expensive with course fees on top of membership, plus student experiences there can be iffy. They're going to be paying for a Sophia membership anyway, so why not do more than one course while there?
RE: Help with degree plan, lots of credits looking for best option - Zillapilla - 02-14-2024
Thank you. I think he is going to go with TESU and use CLEP, Sophia, Straighterline and study.com to complete the degree. I started a new post asking for help in looking over the plan.
https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-Help-Please-review-plan-I-made-for-TESU-BALS
RE: Help! Please review plan I made for TESU BALS - Zillapilla - 02-14-2024
No this is just me coming up with a plan.
CLEP College Composition for 6 credits would work though?
RE: Degree Plan Help - bjcheung77 - 02-14-2024
Merging your threads, I would only focus on each provider at a time, so it'll look like this, CLEP/Modern States, Sophia.org, Study.com, I would skip the StraighterLine option unless they provide classes not offered by any of these above. You can also look at the cheapie & freebie options on the WIKI, such as Saylor.org, Onlinedegree.com, etc. As many of these would hit the free electives, see Link: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Free_Sources_of_Credit
Edit/Update: Here's a post in regards to inexpensive NCCRS options, LawShelf has many classes that can transfer into TESU, some being upper level as well. Link: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-Cheap-ish-Biblical-Hebrew-and-Greek-credit?pid=400969#pid400969
RE: Help! Please review plan I made for TESU BALS - jch - 02-14-2024
Yes, the CLEP College Composition (Full/Regular) gives 6 credits at TESU satisfying English Composition I&II. Alternatively, they could use the existing SUNY credit for English Comp I (Confirm what it comes in as at TESU first) and one of these options for Comp II:
- TECEP ENC-1020
- DSST Principles of Advanced English Composition
- Sophia English Composition II
RE: Help! Please review plan I made for TESU BALS - Zillapilla - 02-14-2024
(02-14-2024, 03:00 PM)jch Wrote: Has TESU already evaluated the previous credits?This is why I thought it would work, I figured ENG112 would be equivalent to English Comp 2
I'm concerned that the written communication section of the plan won't work. It seems that the SUNY Brockport ENL112 COLLEGE COMPOSITION may be equivalent to English Composition I at TESU. If so, the CLEP College Composition Modular would duplicate that.
Regarding the remaining outstanding credits: Is there are reason why the plan includes so many different sources? It would likely be easier, faster, and cheaper to do everything possible on Sophia Learning plus CLEP and then move on to Study.com for the rest. ALEKS College Algebra will be a long slog compared to Sophia. StraighterLine can get expensive with course fees on top of membership, plus student experiences there can be iffy. They're going to be paying for a Sophia membership anyway, so why not do more than one course while there?
The composition program at Brockport consists of two classes:
ENG 102 provides foundational skills in expository writing and intensive work on the production of standard, written English.
ENG 112 focuses on the writing process, argumentative writing, and research. This course meets one of the general education requirements at the University.