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New here! Need Help with online Biology Degree - Laurie9973 - 02-27-2025
Hello-
I am new to this forum and trying to read everything I can. I have a Bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts from California State University, Fresno (from 2001) and recently received my Master's Degree in Elementary Education and a multi-subject credential from WGU. I realized I want to teach science in Middle/ High school and although there are a few ways of going about it I am thinking I might want to get the Bachelor of Arts, Biology degree from TESU. I am also interested in any ideas for other Bachelor's degrees I may be close to achieving. I'm very new to this and want to see if it's even worth it. I have quite a bit of college credits already form various sources as I've pursued a few different degrees over the years. Thank you so much!! See below.
Your Location: California, United States.
Your Age: 48
What kind of degree do you want?: Biological Sciences, possibly others if I am super close with all of my credits. If you hold a bachelor's degree in a subject you are eligible to teach that subject at the high school level.
Current Regional Accredited Credits: Break apart by school for ease of reading. Regional means the school has a regional accrediation. If you don't have any, that's okay leave it blank!
Cal State University: 52 credits
FSC 001 Intro to food science, 3, B
FSM 131 Intro to Food Systems Management, 3, c
Music 103WE Major performance ensemble, 2, A
Nutr 165 Weight Management, 3, C
Biol 110, Human Ecology, 3, C
ENOL 175 Winery Management, 3, C
WS 131 Soc of sex roles, 3, B
IS 105W, BUS COMM 3, C
A SCI 052, Beginning Equit, 2, B
Hist 002, West Civiliztn II, 3, D
GEOG 004 World Geography, 3, D
ENOL 135 Field Studies, 2, A
EHD 115, Lib studies Sen Proj, 3, A
ENG 102, MSTRPCS EN LIT, 4, A
MCJ 163, Radio/TV POP Cult, 3, B
MUSIC 187, POP MUS JZ ROCK, 3, A
MATH 043, ELEM PROB SOLV, 3, C
CLS 195, Diversity in US, 3, B
University of Riverside Extension - 4 credits
EDUC X450.16 Methods for teaching Secondary Sciences, 4, A
California Community Colleges: 91 credits
ENGL 1A Read and Comp, 4, C
ENGL 1B, Intro Literature, 3, C
POLSCI2 American GOVT, 3, C
Music 43 INT/ADV Woodwinds, 2, A
Music 40 Concert Band 3, A
BA 10 Intro to Business, 3, C
BUS 6 Computer Concepts, 3, C
PSY 2 General Psych, 3, C
MUS 40, Concert Band, 3, A
HLTH 1, Dim Personal Health, 3, A
Geog 4, Cultural Geography, 3, B
Econ1A, Macro-economics, 3, D
Stat 2, Elem Statistics, 3, C
Biol 10, Human Anatomy, 3, C
Chem 3A, Intro to Chem, 4, A
Music 45, Symphony Orchestra, 2, B
BA 38, Small Business Management, 3, C
SPCH 8, Interpersonal Communication, 3, A
Mus 49, Advanced LG Ensembles, 1, A
FN 1, Food Preparation, 3, B
ACCTG 4A, Financial Prin, 4, B
BA 51, Entrepreneurship, 1, A
FN 40, Nutrition, 3, B
FSM 35, San/Safety/Equip, 2, A
IS-52, Word Processing, .5, A
ENGL 2, Logic and Composition, 3, C
HIST 18, People of the US, 3, B
NUT FD 18, Nutrition, 3, A
Music 295a, Sequoia Winds, 1, A
Biol 100, Survey Anat/Phys, 3, A
Bio 31, Microbiology, 4, B
ESCI-119, Physical Geology w/o Lab, 3, A
PHYS-111, Descriptive Introduction to Physics, 3, A
National University - Total 49.5 Quarter Units TOTAL
Was pursuing an MBA in International Business (Didn't finish) - 27 Quarter Units
EXE 689 Leadership/21st Century, 4.5, A
EXE 680 Human Resource Management, 4.5, B+
EXE 687 Foundations of E-Business, 4.5, B
EXE 684 Global Management Strategies, 4.5, B
EXE 686 Data & Research Analysis, 4.5, B
EXE 682 ACC For Managers, 4.5, C+
Was pursuing a Masters in Forensic Science (Didn't Finish) 22.5 Quarter Units
FSC 643 Forensic Psychology, 4.5, B
FSC 648 Forensic Photography, 4.5, B+
FSC 631 Major Case Investigation, 4.5, A-
FSC 647 Crime Scene Investigation, 4.5, A
FSC 654 Profiling, 4.5, B-
Currently In progress at Community Colleges - 15 Credits done by May 2025
FM-26 Fabrics/Textiles, 3
GEOL 7, Weather and Climate, 3
HIST210 - History of CA, 3
FAM&CS31 - Family Life and Parenting, 3
ECON 201 - Microeconomics, 3
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: These are things like Study, Sophia, InstantCert InstantCredit, CLEP, Straighterline, Davar etc
None
Any certifications or military experience? Certificate in Small Business Management
Budget: I'd like to go the cheapest as possible but don't really have a budget.
Commitments: Husband and son, and subbing at schools on a part-time basis.
Dedicated time to study: Right now, through Summer, I can work on school mostly full-time.
Timeline: Finishing the courses required for the degree as fast as possible would be ideal.
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: none
Would like opinions on the best way to go about this. I need to do everything online and am OK at test taking but don't want to CLEP out of any classes.
RE: New here! Need Help with online Biology Degree - Avidreader - 02-27-2025
Welcome! You might wish to have a quick look at the TESU Biology degree plan. Seems like you might need Sophia's Biology and Bio Lab along with the Environmental Science. The Biology and Env courses at least for now have no touchstones so they can be done super fast. The lab has 2 touchstones but they give you grades quickly.
I think you should sign up for TESU with the 1 credit Medical Terminology TECEP that will let you send transcripts and see what are the exact courses you still need. You have tons of Humanities and Social science courses, but will need more hard science ones. You have Chemistry 1 but not Chemistry 2 and no Precalculus. Your Physics course should satisfy the Physics requirement. I am unsure if this degree requires a foreign language.
This is the wiki sample that could help orient you. Tesu accepts NA credit.
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sample_TESU_BA_Biology_Degree_Plan
RE: New here! Need Help with online Biology Degree - Laurie9973 - 02-27-2025
Thank you for your reply. Do I have to sign up with Study.com for the 1 credit class? I put my application into TESU today.
Thank You,
Laurie Gentry
RE: New here! Need Help with online Biology Degree - Avidreader - 02-27-2025
Tecep is a proctored online challenge exam exclusively offered at TESU. You are free to study for it and pass it for RA credit, but most forum members only sign up to become an active matriculated student so that they gain access to course evaluations and also see how each course can be applied to different degrees offered at the university. Feel free to look at the wiki and learn more.
RE: New here! Need Help with online Biology Degree - bjcheung77 - 02-28-2025
Welcome to the board, you're pretty far off from the BA Biology degree at TESU. I would suggest you take a look at WGU Teaching degrees here as they have several offerings that may be closer to what you're looking for: https://www.wgu.edu/online-teaching-degrees.html