Transcript Review - Help, which of the big 3?

[andrewtn]

Thanks everyone for the great input. I don't really understand what could qualify as a Gen Ed Elective vs a Free Elective as I'm looking at options for how to fill my Gen Ed. Can anyone provide some guidance on how to know what qualifies as a Gen Ed at TESC? Also TESC put Personal Hyg & Comm Health as a Free Elective though this was required Gen Ed at Fort Hays State University. Any chance of getting them to treat this as a Gen Ed, thereby giving me 3 more open Free Electives?

[sanantone]

Thanks everyone for the great input. I don't really understand what could qualify as a Gen Ed Elective vs a Free Elective as I'm looking at options for how to fill my Gen Ed. Can anyone provide some guidance on how to know what qualifies as a Gen Ed at TESC? Also TESC put Personal Hyg & Comm Health as a Free Elective though this was required Gen Ed at Fort Hays State University. Any chance of getting them to treat this as a Gen Ed, thereby giving me 3 more open Free Electives?

Many colleges require a kinesiology course for gen ed; TESC does not. TESC only accepts humanities, natural science (including computer science), mathematics, and social science for gen ed. CLEPs and DSSTs are broken down by these categories on the website.
CLEP - College-Level Exam Program
DANTES

If you want to get a sense of what counts as natural science, social science, and humanities; take a look at the tests/Straighterline courses I listed for those degrees.
Sanantone's BA in Natural Sciences and Mathematics - Degree Forum Wiki
Sanantone's BA in Social Science - Degree Forum Wiki
Sanantone's BA in Humanities - Degree Forum Wiki

[andrewtn]

This is was I have left to decide on and then complete:

BSBA - MGMT @ TESC

TESC Requirement - Proposed Course

General Education
Mgrl Bus Communications - MAN-373 Managerial Comm Course at TESC
Gen Ed Elective 6 - DSST Intro to World Religions (Humanities)
Gen Ed Elective 7 - CLEP Introductory Sociology

Core
Intro to Financial Accounting ACC-101 - SL Accounting 1
Intro to Managerial Accounting ACC-102 - SL Accounting 2
Business Law - CLEP Business Law

Specialization
Complete one three semester hour course in three of the following four areas: Accounting, Finance, Management, Marketing. These courses must be above the introductory level. At least 12 semester hours within the entire specialization must be at the 300/400 level.
Spec Group 1 - DSST MAN331 Human Resource Management (MGMT)
Spec Group 2 - NEED MARKETING OR ACCOUNTING Non-intro Course
Spec Group 3 - DSST FIN-332 - Money and Banking (Finance)

Complete 9 more semester hours from any assortment of the four areas above. At least 12 semester hours within the entire Specialization must be at the 300/400 level.
Spec Elective 1 - DSST PSY361 Organizational Behavior (MGMT)
Spec Elective 2 - COMPLETED Applied Accounting @ CC / TESC ACC-110
Spec Elective 3 - NEED

Business Electives
Elective 2 - DSST MAN201 Principles of Supervision
Elective 3 - NEED

FREE ELECTIVES
Elective 2 - FEMA

My full eval from TESC (PDF for reference purposes):
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B5OAkmh3...sp=sharing

Does anyone have any comments about the classes I'm planning to take and maybe shouldn't be? Maybe there is a better option? I could also use some suggestion for the few where I haven't decided on a good class or test.

My primarily goal is to complete the degree as quickly and effortlessly as possible. My secondary goal is to make cost effective decisions. My lesser goal is to learn new things. This is a lesser goal because at this point I'm at a good place in my career and still enjoy plenty of learning opportunities outside of college. Lets get this degree done!

[chiquitacobbe]

why take Mgrl Bus Communications - MAN-373 Managerial Comm Course at TESC? I believe you can take that with SL and possibly even PF. But the SL course is Business Communications.

[andrewtn]

why take Mgrl Bus Communications - MAN-373 Managerial Comm Course at TESC? I believe you can take that with SL and possibly even PF. But the SL course is Business Communications.

Good question, thank you for asking. I'm planning to take it so that I can have a TESC GPA. It's the only class I'm planning to take at TESC. I chose it because I read somewhere, I think it was degreeforum, that taking that class with Dr. Young as the instructor is a pretty easy A. My goal is simply to get an A in one class at TESC so if you have another suggestion I should consider let me know. Thanks!

[armyb77]

For your marketing or accounting class I would do the TECEP for Advertising. PM me and I may have some stuff that will help you on it. I would probably also take Managerial Accounting from Straighterline only because the Money and Banking DSST I here is one of the hardest ones out there, so it may be good to knock out the accounting as a backup, just in case.

[andrewtn]

For your marketing or accounting class I would do the TECEP for Advertising. PM me and I may have some stuff that will help you on it. I would probably also take Managerial Accounting from Straighterline only because the Money and Banking DSST I here is one of the hardest ones out there, so it may be good to knock out the accounting as a backup, just in case.

Armyb77, I've been looking into the TESCEP for Advertising and this looks to be a great suggestion.

I don't understand you comment about Managerial Accounting. I am already planning to take Accounting 1 and 2 to fulfill the Financial and Managerial accounting requirements. Are you saying there is another SL course I should also take, rather than taking Money and Banking DSST?

[sanantone]

Straighterline's Managerial Accounting is transcribed by TESC as Cost Accounting. I listed almost all of the test and Straigherline options here.
Sanantone's BSBA General Management - Degree Forum Wiki

[armyb77]

Armyb77, I've been looking into the TESCEP for Advertising and this looks to be a great suggestion.

I don't understand you comment about Managerial Accounting. I am already planning to take Accounting 1 and 2 to fulfill the Financial and Managerial accounting requirements. Are you saying there is another SL course I should also take, rather than taking Money and Banking DSST?

Managerial Accounting from Straighterline is equal to Cost Accounting for TESC. The requirement is that you have 3 of the 4 areas of specialties (Management, Accounting, Marketing, and Finance) So Advertising, Cost Accounting, and your HRM will fulfill your degree requirement. If you pass the Money and Banking DSST that is great, and you can use the extra class as your special elective.

[Max Droid]

Managerial Accounting from Straighterline is equal to Cost Accounting for TESC. The requirement is that you have 3 of the 4 areas of specialties (Management, Accounting, Marketing, and Finance) So Advertising, Cost Accounting, and your HRM will fulfill your degree requirement. If you pass the Money and Banking DSST that is great, and you can use the extra class as your special elective.

The question then becomes "which is the path less traveled"? Money and Banking (DSST) or Managerial Accounting (SL)?

I'm a few weeks in on the Managerial Accounting course with Straighterline and currently struggling. I'm about to consider it sunk cost and opt to take the M&B exam instead.

But if you like and understand Accounting, then the Straighterline course maybe the way to go.

Edit: I just read andrewtn's post with his proposed plan. It looks like the Managerial Accounting course is the cheapest way to go "if" you are currently subscribed to Straighterline. If not then I think that a Penn Foster course in Accounting or Marketing would be the less painful way to go, I'm currently doing the Consumer Behavior PF (Marketing) course and I am really enjoying it.

I've also read that the TECEP Advertising is one of the easier ones.