TESU BACJ: AOJ-484 Public Policy, Crime and Criminal Justice

[Joeman200]

When I joined this forum you guys helped me with my criminal justice spreadsheet (thank you again!!). I have refined my spreadsheet a bit and I seem to be on the right track. I have emailed advising and they confirmed all the propero/penn foster courses will transfer [forest green in image].

For Research Methods in the Social Sciences, they said CSU's Research Methods in the Social Sciences will work. I did not ask if Research Methods in Psychology (Study.com/UExcel) would transfer since CSU has a matching course. (The suggestion for the psychology course was brought up in my previous thread).

The one I'm having issues with is AOJ-484 Public Policy, Crime and Criminal Justice. I asked advising whether Penn Foster's Administration of Justice would transfer (the course description sounded similar), but they said it only transfers as AOJ-104 Administration of Justice (an elective). Using CSU-Global's Law Enforcement & American Policing was suggested in my old thread. When reading the description though, it doesn't sound like what I need. I just found out about CSU's CRJ540 Criminal Justice Policy Development and Analysis and it sounds very familiar to TESU's course. Before I bother advising again, I wanted to get your opinions and suggestions. Thank you!





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• TESU AOJ-484 Public Policy, Crime and Criminal Justice
  
• CSU's catalog
  
• 8/16 thread
  

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One last thing, the course needs to be upper level to fulfill the requirement.

[KUJO]

My last 6 credits (2 courses) ended up being the 2 courses you are asking about. I highly recommend the study.com Research Methods course. You can complete it in 3 days of hard work or a week if you take it slow. It transferred in and met the requirements in the AOS. I was unable to find a Public Policy course that would work from another source. I ended up taking it through TESU. The Public Policy course was surprisingly easy considering the 400 level TESU gives it. Straight forward questions on the exams, easy discussions and papers.

[Joeman200]

Thanks for the reply! That would be sweet if I could take Research Methods though Study.com since I'm going to take some courses with them anyway.

[KUJO]

Let me know if you end up taking the Public Policy course at TESU. I will try to locate the book and if I find it I will give it to you if you pay shipping.

I dreaded taking both classes. I stalled for nearly 3 years. When I finally took them I was shocked at how easy they were. It made me mad that I wasted so much time.

[Joeman200]

I wonder if I were to "homeschool" myself by reading the TESU and CSU books for the course, if I could do a PLA for the class. I'm considering doing a PLA via learningcounts anyway for elective credits (fire science, CPR/First Aid, Music Theory, etc...). In a way, making it like a MOOC course...

[jsd]

I'm considering doing a PLA via learningcounts

Why not just do your entire PLA through TESU (or whatever school you plan on finishing at) instead of throwing money at a not-so-great company at an inflated rate?

[Joeman200]

My understanding was that it is $379 per credit awarded going through TESU's PLA. With LearningCounts, there's the fee for the course, and then an assessment fee. Overall a lot cheaper if your going for 12 credits.

[KUJO]

I also looked into learning counts. After many emails back and forth, I was still unsure if I had the experience or the writing ability to receive credit in Public Policy. Learning Counts wouldn't even tell if they have ever awarded credits similar to Public Policy.

[jsd]

My understanding was that it is $379 per credit awarded going through TESU's PLA.

No, it's $379 for the whole first 12 credits, then each additional 6 credits after that is $215. It's not a per-credit fee.

[dfrecore]

No, it's $379 for the whole first 12 credits, then each additional 6 credits after that is $215. It's not a per-credit fee.

Works out to $31/cr, so similar to CLEP, Study.com, SL, etc. It's a great deal if you need the credits and can't find cheap courses.