(06-08-2026, 07:01 AM)Jonathan Whatley Wrote: On TESU’s landing page for the Foreign Language major, toward the bottom of the page, “Note 2: All courses applied toward the foreign language area of study are REQUIRED to be taught in that specific foreign language, not in English translation.” That appears to rule out ENGL 271 and ENGL 272 from that space.

For the Philosophy major, TESU treats Ethics as one category and Major Field(s) of Philosophy as another category. It’s possible that they wouldn’t let you fill Major Fields of Philosophy with two additional ethics/morals courses. It’s additionally possible that they wouldn’t let two courses from much the same field count in that space.

In that case they’d move the those two courses into Philosophy Electives. However, you could move Newlane PHIL 314 Arendt into Major Philosophers alongside Descartes which would make Major Philosophers the one area you fulfill 6 credits in (in lieu of Major Fields). Next, hopefully they’d accept Newlane PHIL 317 Philosophy of Science towards the 3 credits you’d then need in Major Field of Philosophy.

Completing an AA in Spanish at one CC and an AA in Modern Languages at another in which most or all that language credit is Spanish feels redundant. Could you use those residency credits to earn something in a more separate subject at one of those two CCs?

(06-08-2026, 08:28 AM)wow Wrote: One thing to keep in mind is that if you transfer into Newlane based on previously having a bachelor's (which I understand you to be saying you already have), you only take the 10 courses for your major. No extras -- at least that is my understanding from talking to the founder. You may be able to request extras (I'm guessing, didn't ask him in our conversation), but IDK what the process is. So if you were planning to take more than the 10 philosophy courses, that is something to consider.

Another thing to consider: If you complete 10 philosophy courses at Newlane, you've completed the degree requirements and qualify for a degree from there. So if their degree conferral process is automatic, you'll have earned a degree in philosophy from Newlane and can't get one at TESU. In addition, you'll need to time your Spanish credits so that the required number are earned *after* the Newlane degree conferral, or you'll need to take additional ones to get the TESU degree.

And one more consideration: Colleges try to maintain a certain graduation rate (percentage of enrollees who graduate). Completing *all* the requirements of a degree but then refusing the degree harms those figures the same as if you took a few classes and then left. Thus, it's in a college's interests to discourage plans like yours. I can't say whether Newlane has policies in place to prevent/prohibit what you're planning (which could include statement of degree conferral on your transcript, but also things like not providing access to transcript until full degree fees are paid, among others), but it's something to look into.

For your UL humanities credits for the Spanish major, if Newlane doesn't work out, history or literature from study.com is another way to fulfill the requirement.