tsimmns CIS Degree Plan, hopefully it helps me stay on track

[tsimmns]

Like the title says this thread is to hopefully keep me on track with what I have left to complete a degree. So until then I will type out what I have left and see any suggestions on what I can take with TESU since I need 7 more classes with them since I am under the Military Degree Completion Plan.

A: Intellect/Prac Skill (Pending)
> INTELLECTUAL AND PRACTICAL SKILLS
> Complete 18 semester hours (SH) to include:
> *English Composition I, 3SH with grade of C or better
> *English Composition II (Writing Intensive), 3SH with grade
> of C or better
> *College Algebra OR Quatitative Business Analysis, 3SH
> *Statisticis, 3SH
> *Business/Managerial Communications, 3SH
> *Intellectual and Practical Skills Electives, 3SH
Semester Hours Completed: 18.00
ENC-101 (Completed)
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESU # Notes
2.. ENGL101 English Composition...... 3.00 ENC-101 *TE
ENC-102 (Writing Intensive) (Pending)
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESU # Notes
3.. ENGL102 Effectiveness in Writing. (3.00) --- ENC-102 *PL *TE
College Algebra OR Quantitative Business Analysis (Completed)
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESU # Notes
2.. MATH121 College Algebra.......... 3.00 MAT-121 *TE
Statistics (Completed)
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESU # Notes
2.. BUS230 Economic Statistics I.... 3.00 STA-211 *TE
Business/Managerial Communications (Completed)
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESU # Notes
2.. BUS271 Business Communication... 3.00 COM-300 *TE
Intellectual and Practical Skills (Completed)
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESU # Notes
2.. MATH267 Cal for Bus Econ & Accy I 3.00 MAT-231 *TE

B: Personal/Social Resp (In Progress)
> PERSONAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
> Complete 9 semester hours (SH) in Personal and Social
> Responsibility coursework to include:
> *Diversity or Global Literacy, 3SH
> *Responsible Ethical Leadership, 3SH
> *Personal and Social Responsibility Elective, 3SH
Semester Hours Completed: 3.00
Diversity or Global Literacy (Pending)
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESU # Notes
4.. SOC-210... Marriage and the Family.. (3.00) ___ *IP
Responsible Ethical Leadership (Not Started)
_____________________________________________________________________ 3 credits
Personal and Social Responsibility Elective (Not Started)
_____________________________________________________________________ 3 credits
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESU # Notes

C: Hum Cult & Phys Wrld (Completed)
> HUMAN CULTURES AND THE PHYSICAL WORLD
> Complete 15 semester hours (SH) in Human Cultures and the
> Physical and Natural World to include:
> *Macroeconomics, 3SH
> *Microeconomics, 3SH
> *Interdisciplinary, 9SH (Choose courses from Humanities,
> Social Sciences and/or Natural Sciences.)
Semester Hours Completed: 15.00


Macroeconomics (Completed)
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESU # Notes
2.. ECON203 Prin of MacRo............ 3.00 ECO-111 *TE
Microeconomics (Completed)
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESU # Notes
2.. ECON202 Prin of Economics II..... 3.00 ECO-112 *TE
Interdisciplinary (Completed)
Semester Hours Completed: 9.00
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESU # Notes
2.. SPAN102 Elementary Spanish II.... 3.00 SPA-102 *TE

2.. SPAN101 Elementary Spanish....... 3.00 SPA-101 *TE
2.. POL271 Intro to Criminal Justice 3.00 AOJ-102 *TE

D: General Ed Electives (Completed)
> GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVES
> Complete 18 semester hours (SH).
Semester Hours Completed: 18.00
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESU # Notes
2.. BISC102 Survey of Biology I...... 3.00 BIO-101 *TE
2.. THEA201 Apprec of Theatre........ 3.00 THA-101 *TE
2.. MUS234 University Band.......... 2.00 MUS-199 *TE
5.. ELT1210 Basic Elec Princ Ckts.... 1.00 ELE-111 *CC *TE
2.. MUS233 University Band.......... 2.00 MUS-115 *TE
2.. BISC103 Inquiry Into Life Laborat 1.00 BIO-199 *TE
2.. MUS133 University Band.......... 2.00 MUS-110 *TE
2.. MUS334 University Band.......... 2.00 MUS-399 *TE
2.. MUS333 University Band.......... 2.00 MUS-399 *TE

Core (27sh)
Semester Hours Completed: 17.00
Complete all 8 subrequirements:
A: Intr Finl/Mgrl Acctg (Completed)
> Complete one full year of Introductory/Principles of
> Accounting (Introduction to Financial Accounting and Intro-
> duction to Managerial Accounting)
Semester Hours Completed: 6.00
Group 1 (Completed)
Semester Hours Completed: 6.00
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESU # Notes
1.. ACC1213 Principles of Accounting 3.00 ACC-101 *CC *TE
1.. ACC1223 Principles of Accounting 3.00 ACC-102 *CC *TE

B: Business Law (Completed)
> Complete 3 semester hours of Business Law.
!! Exception
req met

Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESU # Notes
2.. BUS250 Legal Environment of Busi 2.00 LAW-201 *TE

C: Compu Lit/Intr CIS (Completed)
> Complete 3 hours in an introduction to information systems,
> introduction to computers, computer literacy, or an intro-
> ductory computing course with applications such as word pro-
> cessing, spreadsheets, and databases.
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESU # Notes
2.. MIS241 Management Information Sy 3.00 CIS-110 *TE


D: Princ of Finance (Not Started)
> Complete 3 semester hours of Principles of Finance.
_______________________________________________________________ 1 course needed

E: Prins of Management (Completed)
> Complete 3 semester hours of Principles of Management.
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESU # Notes
2.. MGMT371 Prin of Management....... 3.00 MAN-301 *TE

F: Intro to Marketing (Completed)
> Complete 3 semester hours of Introduction to Marketing.
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESU # Notes
2.. MKTG351 Marketing Principles..... 3.00 MAR-301 *TE

G: Bus in Soc/Int'l Mgt (Not Started)
> Complete 3 semester hours of business in society, introduc-

> tion to international business, international management or
> international marketing.
_____________________________________________________________________ 3 credits

H: Strategic Management (Not Started)
> Complete 3 semester hours in Strategic Management or
> Business Policy.
_______________________________________________________________ 1 course needed

[tsimmns]

Computer Inf Sys (18SH: 12SH must be upper level)
Semester Hours Completed: 0.00
GPA Achieved/Needed: none / 2.000
Complete all 3 subrequirements:
A: Programming (Not Started)
> Complete 3 semester hours in a computer programming
> language with a grade of C or better.
_____________________________________________________________________ 3 credits

B: Systs Analy & Design (Not Started)
> Complete 3 semester hours in systems analysis or systems
> analysis and design I, with a grade of C or better.
_____________________________________________________________________ 3 credits

C: CIS Electives (Not Started)
> Complete 12 semester hours in other computer information
> systems courses or in computer application courses, with a
> grade of C or better.
>
> Of these 12 semester hours, 3 semester hours may be
> additional programming language credits.
>
> *At least 12 semester hours within the entire
> Specialization must be at the 300/400 level.*
Semester Hours Completed: 0.00
Group 1 (Not Started)
_____________________________________________________________________ 3 credits
Group 2 (Not Started)
_____________________________________________________________________ 3 credits
Group 3 (Not Started)
_____________________________________________________________________ 3 credits
Group 4 (Not Started)
_____________________________________________________________________ 3 credits


Business Electives (9sh)
Complete 9 sh from accounting, banking, business, computer
applications, computer information systems, finance,
management, hotel/motel/restaurant management, insurance,
operations management, public administration, real
estate, law, marketing, and retailing management,
fundraising.
!! Exception
under 1 SH core
take 10 SH

Semester Hours Completed: 10.00
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESU # Notes
2.. MGMT383 Human Resource Management 3.00 HRM-331 *TE
5.. EDP2183 Adv Computer Networking.. 3.00 CAP-181 *CC *TE
5.. LMM1101 Leadership Management I.. 3.00 HRM-215 *CC *TE
5.. LMM1102 Managerial Communications 1.00 MAN-273 *CC *TE

Free Electives (6sh)
> Complete 6 semester hours.
Semester Hours Completed: 6.00

Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESU # Notes
5.. ELT1712 Basic Solid State Theory. 3.00 ELT-200 *CC *TE
5.. AVI1707 Fund of Avi Systems...... 3.00 ELA-202 *CC *TE

[tsimmns]

I guess one question is, can I take the CIS 107 exam and it fit in the elective area since I do not have CIS 107 showing anywhere on my evaluation. I know this is a LL course, I'll also take a LL programming course which will leave me needing the rest of the 12 hours in the concentration to be UL.

[tsimmns]

Also, do yall feel it would be better to switch to the Enrolled Plan and test out of what I have left as it might be cheaper and quicker. I just feel like I might have a hard time getting 7 more classes in with TESU.

[dfrecore]

Why did they stick Advanced Computer Networking in Business Electives??? I would ask them to move it to the AOS, since their own Networking TECEP counts in that area.

Yes, the CIS-107 TECEP can go in the AOS.


Switching to the EO tuition plan is $3300 out-of-state, whereas taking 8 TECEP's is $888. It might be faster, but it certainly won't be cheaper.

You could easily take these TECEP's:
Any 2 of 6 different TECEP's under Personal & Social Responsibility Thomas Edison State University | General Education Courses - 2015 or Before
Business in Society
Strategic Management
Networking
Computer Applications
Any additional 2 TECEP's (replace something you've already taken with one, English Comp I & II are good choices because they're easy to pass, but you can do any of them). Or choose 2 really easy ones like Applied Math and Technical Writing

[tsimmns]

If they stick Advanced Computer Networking in the AOS then taking the CIS 107 TECEP is pointless. Well maybe not pointless for the residency, but it won't help as that would be 6 hours in LL and still needing Programming which will put me over 6hrs in LL and you apparently need 12 UL classes if I'm reading correctly.

[bjcheung77]

Hey,
You are so close to completing the degree. I am envious and yet excited for you.
Did you have a chance to take a look at Sanantone's Wikia page for CIS?

Your best bets and alternative courses for them are listed. I pretty much am going to follow it exactly.
Sanantone's BSBA in Computer Information Systems post-July 1, 2015 - Degree Forum Wiki - Wikia
Do you get CLEP and DSST free? If so, go for them as they should be your first option.

I assume you will need residency requirements met, you can take these recommended courses.
As long as it will go into your degree and is available as a TECEP, these have study links to sites.
TECEP Resources

The recommendation for the UL courses and the remaining courses on Sanantone's page is pretty spot on.
Thanks,

[tsimmns]

Hey,
You are so close to completing the degree. I am envious and yet excited for you.
Did you have a chance to take a look at Sanantone's Wikia page for CIS?

Your best bets and alternative courses for them are listed. I pretty much am going to follow it exactly.
Sanantone's BSBA in Computer Information Systems post-July 1, 2015 - Degree Forum Wiki - Wikia
Do you get CLEP and DSST free? If so, go for them as they should be your first option.

I assume you will need residency requirements met, you can take these recommended courses.
As long as it will go into your degree and is available as a TECEP, these have study links to sites.
TECEP Resources

The recommendation for the UL courses and the remaining courses on Sanantone's page is pretty spot on.
Thanks,

Thanks for the kinds words, but don't be envious. It's been a long road and a long time since I was originally in a B&M college where I accumulated most of these credits. Along the way I picked up a few from ACE credits for military training and courses, but basically no credits in over 5 years so in a way I envy everyone else who has pushed through and completed or at least who has taken courses recently.

I do get CLEP and DSST test free for the first try, so I will go that route with some. However with needing the few credits that I do and needing 24 (21 now) credits with TESU, I'm trying to fit them in for residency purposes. I do however hate classes and TECEP test that require essays and projects so I'm trying to avoid all of those. I guess you could always say I was the kind of person who enjoyed getting a test, solving the problem, and being done. I absolutely hate writing and compiling essays and am getting worse about that the older I get. As for the Sanatone link it does provide valuable information and I am trying to follow it step by step as well.