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#1
Hi everyone,

I am new here and looking for advice. I would like to take BSBA Operations Management from TESC. Currently I have no college credits but im working on earning some from Straighterline and Clep. Where else can I earn college credits? Anyone with an outline of how to go about BSBA Operations Management from TESC ...... like what credits are transferable? Thanks
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#2
have you looked through the wiki? Degree Forum Wiki
Andy

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TESC - BSBA: CIS

Current Degree Plan
Complete:  TECEP Eng Comp I, Marriage and Family, Strategic Management, Networking, Computer Concepts, Liberal Math, Tech Writing, Managerial Accounting DSST MIS, Cybersecurity Study.com Macroeconomics
Remaining:  Waiting for credits to process

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ajs1976 Wrote:have you looked through the wiki? Degree Forum Wiki

No, I haven't.

Im checking it right now. Thanks for the link and your reply.
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#4
Operations Management is going to take some creativity on your part. I completed the OM concentration because I had transferable credit from the Air Force. You are going to have to piece-meal credits from TESC and other institutions in your major. Do you have any work experience in OM? You may be able to get a PLA done, but those are usually a lot of work with little reward.
CLEPS Passed: 10 DSST Passed: 11 TECEPS: 1

PrLoko-isms
Don't waste time by trying to save time. The only sure way to complete your degree is to knock out credits quickly and efficiently.

Don't let easiness bite you in the rear. Know your endgame (where you want to be) and plan backward from there. Your education is a means to an end.

Be honest professionally, socially and academically. There are people (especially little ones) who look up to you and they're going by your example.

Be proud. Whether you're an Engineer or Fast Food worker, there is honor and dignity in hard work.

Picking on people weaker than you only proves that you are a weak person.
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Prloko Wrote:Operations Management is going to take some creativity on your part. I completed the OM concentration because I had transferable credit from the Air Force. You are going to have to piece-meal credits from TESC and other institutions in your major. Do you have any work experience in OM? You may be able to get a PLA done, but those are usually a lot of work with little reward.

Prloko, why do you say PLA is usually a lot of work with little reward?
Associate in Arts - Thomas Edison State University
Bachelor of Arts in Humanities - Thomas Edison State University
pursuing Master's degree, Applied Linguistics - Universidad Antonio de Nebrija

*credit sources: Patten University, Straighterline, Learning Counts, The Institutes, Torah College Credits, Kaplan Open College, UMUC, Thomas Edison State University (guided study liberal arts capstone)
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#6
Hi - I'm almost finished with my BSBA Operations Management degree. I had lots of credits from other colleges but after the eval I was still left with sixty three credits to take which meant 21 classes.

Thanks to the advice from the good folks on these forums, I was able to test out or do accelerated self study for of 19 of them - they are listed as part of my signature. They all transferred into the degree plan with no problem.

The only two classes that did not have a test or a self study option (like sophia or penn foster) were Total Quality Management and Logistics. Both are required for the OM specialization.

For the classes I don't have listed, you'll no doubt get very helpful advice from folks posting replies to your question. Since the OM degree is almost the same as the general BSBA, I believe the lower level classes can be done as Cleps & DSSTs.
-Dina
DBA - researching options currently (if you have any wisdom to share, please do!)
MBA - Management & Strategy, WGU, July 2016
BSBA - Operations Management, TESU, Sept. 2015
AAS - Dietetic Technology, Middlesex County College, May 1999
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passit1 Wrote:Hi - I'm almost finished with my BSBA Operations Management degree. I had lots of credits from other colleges but after the eval I was still left with sixty three credits to take which meant 21 classes.

Thanks to the advice from the good folks on these forums, I was able to test out or do accelerated self study for of 19 of them - they are listed as part of my signature. They all transferred into the degree plan with no problem.

The only two classes that did not have a test or a self study option (like sophia or penn foster) were Total Quality Management and Logistics. Both are required for the OM specialization.

For the classes I don't have listed, you'll no doubt get very helpful advice from folks posting replies to your question. Since the OM degree is almost the same as the general BSBA, I believe the lower level classes can be done as Cleps & DSSTs.

Thanks so much. This helps a lot.
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ladylearner Wrote:Prloko, why do you say PLA is usually a lot of work with little reward?

ive never done it myself, but several people I have known have soent a lot of time putting portfolios together and not getting much credit. it depends on the student and the school. Have you had success with PLA?
CLEPS Passed: 10 DSST Passed: 11 TECEPS: 1

PrLoko-isms
Don't waste time by trying to save time. The only sure way to complete your degree is to knock out credits quickly and efficiently.

Don't let easiness bite you in the rear. Know your endgame (where you want to be) and plan backward from there. Your education is a means to an end.

Be honest professionally, socially and academically. There are people (especially little ones) who look up to you and they're going by your example.

Be proud. Whether you're an Engineer or Fast Food worker, there is honor and dignity in hard work.

Picking on people weaker than you only proves that you are a weak person.
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Prloko Wrote:ive never done it myself, but several people I have known have soent a lot of time putting portfolios together and not getting much credit. it depends on the student and the school. Have you had success with PLA?

Yes, through Learning Counts. I love to write and am better at it than taking exams (though I've gotten much better at testing). I think portfolios are great if you have strong writing skills, an interest in a subject, and the ability to document it. The turnaround time was 2 weeks.
Associate in Arts - Thomas Edison State University
Bachelor of Arts in Humanities - Thomas Edison State University
pursuing Master's degree, Applied Linguistics - Universidad Antonio de Nebrija

*credit sources: Patten University, Straighterline, Learning Counts, The Institutes, Torah College Credits, Kaplan Open College, UMUC, Thomas Edison State University (guided study liberal arts capstone)
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#10
Here are some options for the area of study:

TECEP OPM301 Operations Management (required)
Saylor OPM351 Business Statistics
DSST CIS301 Management Information Systems
Sophia MAN435 Project Management

Penn Foster
BUS220 Supply Chain Management
EST110 Manufacturing Materials and Processes

"Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan." -Tom Landry

TESC:
AAS, Admin Studies. 2010
BA, Social Sciences. 2010. Arnold Fletcher Award.
AAS, Environmental, Safety & Security Technologies. 2011
BSBA, General Management. 2011. Arnold Fletcher Award. Sigma Beta Delta (ΣΒΔWink!
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