My Chapter is Finished!! :D

[HorseManiac]

Hi everyone!

So, I know I've been a little MIA on the board here lately since I had moved on from testing to taking classes, but I wanted to come back here and post a HUGE thank you to everyone on this board. You guys are the best and so helpful!! I learned so much from this board and I'm so grateful for all of your help! I'm so thankful that the Lord guided me to this site and that He provided this avenue for me to pursue higher education!

I'm happy to report that as of today I have completed all my requirements for a BSBA in Accounting from TESC!! I'm so excited!! I started testing when I was a sophomore in high school and now at 19, I'm finished!! I'll be graduating in June!!

To all of you still working on your degree, keep plugging away!! You'll get there! Many times I wanted to quit, but it's worth it when you're finally done!

I'm posting my degree plan here. If anyone wants to put it on the wiki page, feel free! lol I'm not real savvy with those pages yet! Anyone who views this later on, remember that I was enrolled under the old catalog at TESC and the general education requirements have changed!

BSBA Accounting - TESC
General Education (60sh)
A: English Comp (Completed)
* English Compostion - CLEP (6 credits)

B: Mgrl/Bus Communs (Completed)
* Corporate Communications - Saylor course (3 credits)

C: Humanities Electives (Completed)
* Analyzing & Interpreting Literature - CLEP (6 credits)
* Introduction to World Religions - DSST (3 credits)

D: Macro/Microeconomics (Completed)
* Macroeconomics - CLEP (3 credits)
* Microeconomics - CLEP (3 credits)

E: Social Sciences (Completed)
* Western Civilization I - CLEP (3 credits)
* American History I - CLEP (3 credits)

F: BSBA Mathematics (Completed)
* College Algebra - ALEKS (3 credits)

G: Statistics (Completed)
* Principles of Statistics - ALEKS (3 credits)

H: Natural Sci/Math (Completed)
* Biology - CLEP (3 credits partial)

I: General Educ Elects (Completed)
* Biology - CLEP (3 credits partial)
* Chemistry - CLEP (6 credits)
* Natural Sciences - CLEP (6 credits)
* American Literature - CLEP (6 credits)

Business Core:
A: Intr Finl/Mgrl Acctg (Completed)
* Principles of Financial Accounting - DSST (3 credits)
* Principles of Managerial Accounting - Penn Foster (3 credits)

B: Business Law (Completed)
* Business Law - Saylor course (3 credits)

C: Compu Lit/Intr CIS (Completed)
* Introduction to Computers - DSST (3 credits)

D: Princ of Finance (Completed)
* Principles of Finance - DSST (3 credits)

E: Prins of Management (Completed)
* Principles of Management - CLEP (3 credits)

F: Intro to Marketing (Completed)
* Introduction to Marketing - CLEP (3 credits)

G: Bus in Soc/Int'l Mgt (Completed)
* Business Ethics and Society - DSST (3 credits)

H: Strategic Management (Completed)
* Strategic Management - Penn Foster (3 credits)

Specialization:
A: Intermed Acctg (1yr) (Completed)
* Intermediate Accounting I - Penn Foster (3 credits)
* Intermediate Accounting II - Penn Foster (3 credits)

B: Accounting Electives (Completed)
* Auditing - Adams State (3 credits)
* Advanced Accounting - Louisiana State Univ. (3 credits)
* Cost Accounting - Penn Foster (3 credits)
* Federal Income Taxation - TECEP (3 credits)

Business Electives:
* Principles of Supervision - DSST (3 credits)
* Introduction to Business - DSST (3 credits)
* Human Resources Management - DSST (3 credits)

Free Electives:
* American History II - CLEP (3 credits)
* Civil War and Reconstruction - DSST (3 credits)

Total cost for degree - $9,406! (This includes a couple of tests that I took that ended up not being used in my degree plan. Without those it probably would have been closer to $9,000.)

[mog538]

Congrats. I know exactly what you mean about plugging away at it, I am a few weeks away from being finished too and this board is good motivator as there are always people who can think of another option when you think it might be too big a hurdle to jump!

Enjoy your graduation!

[AngelaP]

Congratulations!cheersmate

[sanantone]

Congratulations.

[HorseManiac]

Congrats. I know exactly what you mean about plugging away at it, I am a few weeks away from being finished too and this board is good motivator as there are always people who can think of another option when you think it might be too big a hurdle to jump!

Enjoy your graduation!

Exactly! A few of my classes really made me want to just forget it, but you can't quit in the middle! Yes, the people on here are so awesome!

[lavagirl]

HorseManiac,

Congratulations!!! cheersmate

And THANK YOU for the meaningful paticipation on this board : your detailed feedback of the courses that you took is invaluable ! You are an inspiration for the "youngsters" on this board. :-) Wish you good luck and a bright future!

[bricabrac]

Woot! Woot! Congratulations!!! :coolgleam::hurray:
Couldn't use the cheers-mate smiley because you are sitill under legal drinking age...How Darn Cool Is That!!! So maybe have a virgin girly mixed drink (Mai Tai, Sex on the Beach, both yummy) on the house? With a slice of rich dk chocolate cake on the side? WoooHooo, nice combo!! You definitely deserve it!!!

I have one note, I think AOS should read Intermed Acct I and Intermed Acct II, correct?

Call the BFs, turn up the music, laugh and DANCE, DANCE, DANCE!!!

[topdog98]

Congratulations! I wish you the very best for the future!

[alleycat]

Congrats to my horse loving friend! Excellent job. I am so proud of you. Congrats! Please keep us posted on what's coming up next for you.

[NAP]

:hurray: :hurray: I have been looking forward to this! So happy and proud to celebrate this tremendous accomplishment with you! Congratulations to our newest college graduate! You did it!!! :hurray: :hurray: