Advice for degree plan TESU BA in Computer Science as a second degree

[Onlinestudydeg]

I have completed my TESU BSBA in general management last year with great help from this group. Due to some stupid checkbox at my company I am looking to get BA in Computer Science as my second degree. TESU has already evaluated my credits and below is the evaluation.

Please guide me on which exams to take for my remaining 39 credits.

Do I need to meet the residency requirement since I already have a degree from TESU?

A. Intellectual and Practical Skills - 15 Credits (3 pending)
- [x] College Composition (Clep) - 6 Credits
- [x] MAT-105 Applied Liberal Arts Mathematics
- [x] REL-405 Introduction to World Religions
- [ ] Oral Communication (Pending) - 3 Credits

B. Civic and Global Learning - 9 credits
- [x] SOC-101 Introduction to Sociology (SL) - 3 Credits
- [x] PHI-287 Ethics in America (DSST) - 3 Credits
- [ ] Civic Engagement (Pending) - 3 Credits

D. Understanding the Physical and Natural World - 4 credits
- [x] BIO-208-TE The Science of Nutrition (TECEP) - 3 Credits
- [ ] need something for 1 credit??

E. General Education Electives 20 credits
- [x] MAT-129 Pre-Calculus (Clep) - 3 Credits
- [x] MAT-121 College Algebra (Clep) - 3 Credits
- [x] MAT-102 & 103 College Mathematics (General) (Clep) - 6 Credits
- [x] ENG-201 Technical Writing (TECEP) - 3 Credits
- [x] LIT-291&292 Analyzing and Interpreting Literature (Clep) - 6 Credits
- [ ] TES-100 corner stone lifelong learning? 1 credit?? this is required for $300 ??

II. Area of Study: Computer Science 33 credits
A. Required Courses - 15 credits
- [x] COS-101 Introduction to Computing (DSST) - 3 Credits
- [ ] Data Structures (Pending) - 3 Credits
- [ ] Calculus I (Pending) - 3 Credits
- [ ] Calculus II (Pending) - 3 Credits
- [ ] Discrete Math / Linear Algebra (Calculus-based) (Pending) - 3 Credits

C. Computer Science Electives* - 15 credits
- [x] CIS-301 Management Information Systems (DSST) - 3 Credits
- [ ] Fundamentals of Cybersecurity (Pending) - 3 Credits
- [ ] System Analysis and Design (Pending) - 3 Credits
- [ ] Software Engineering (Pending) - 3 Credits
- [ ] SL Intro to programming in C++ (Pending) - 3 Credits

----------------------------------------------------- (Sections that are fully completed for reference ) ------

C. Knowledge of Human Cultures- 12 credits
- [x] ECO-111 Principles of Macroeconomics (Clep) - 3 Credits
- [x] ECO-112 Principles of Microeconomics (Clep) - 3 Credits
- [x] PSY-101 Introductory Psychology (Clep) - 3 Credits
- [x] COM-210 Public Relations Thought & Practice (TECEP) - 3 Credits

II. Electives - 21 credits
- [x] ACC-102 Principles of Managerial Accounting (TESU online) - 3 Credits
- [x] CMP-354 Network Technology (TECEP) - 3 Credits
- [x] FIN-321 Security Analysis and Portfolio Management (TECEP) - 3 Credits
- [x] ACC-101 Principles of Financial Accounting (TECEP) - 3 Credits
- [x] BUS-421 Strategic Management (Pen foster) - 3 Credits
- [x] LAW-201 Introductory Business Law (Clep) - 3 Credits
- [x] BUS-105 Business Communications (SL) - 3 Credits

---------------------------------- (Remaining courses not used from my BSBA, just in case if you think one of this could be used above ) -----------

BUS-101 Introduction to Business (DSST) - 3 Credits
MAN-331 Human Resources Management (DSST) - 3 Credits
MAN-201 Principles of Supervision (DSST) - 3 Credits
MAR-301 Introduction to Marketing (Clep) - 3 Credits
MAN-301 Principles of Management (Clep) - 3 Credits
BUE-101 Personal Finance (DSST) - 3 Credits
ECO-332 Money and Banking (DSST) - 3 Credits
PSY-361 Organizational Behavior (DSST) - 3 Credits
FIN-301 Principles of Finance (DSST) - 3 Credits
CAP-295 Intro to Security Basics (TEEX) - 2 Credits
CAP-385 Network Security (TEEX) - 2 Credits
CIS-244 Computer Security (TEEX) - 2 Credits
STA-201 Principles of Statistics (Sophia) - 4 Credits
PHI-384 Ethics & Business Professional (SL) - 3 Credits

Thanks in advance for the great help this forum provides to all of us seekers out here

[dfrecore]

I think that you won't have to take any of the Gen Ed courses - once you have a BA/BS at TESU, they accept that towards other degrees, and waive everything.

So you should only need your AOS and CS Electives for a total of 24cr.

Regarding residency, no one is sure there. I hope that you can use your previous residency, but I wouldn't let it go much more than a year from graduation. If you can get this degree sooner, then do it as quickly as possible so you can try to get in under your old residency.

Good luck!

[ekbenzo]

He doesn't have to another capstone?

[davewill]

Yes, he will.

[dfrecore]

He doesn't have to another capstone?

The capstone is one of the required courses, so yes, that's included in the 24cr AOS/Core that I talked about.

[TrailRunr]

Get rid of the GE by telling them you already have a bachelor's degree. You don't need to do it again. Once you have the GE waiver, advising will put random courses into the GE slots you haven't completed yet.

You will have to do the capstone. It's not listed in the eval you posted, but you will need to take it.

Ask TESU about the residency issue.

[Onlinestudydeg]

Thanks for the suggestions, can we put some suggestions on where to get the remaining credits from study.com, SL, TESU what are the options ?

[TrailRunr]

I'm skipping the GE section since you won't need it.

You'll need a linear algebra or discrete math course. I'd go for the linear algebra course at a 4-year school like APU to get rid of one of the UL requirements at half the cost of TESU. Online UL courses that fit in BA CS are very hard to find, so I'd get rid of UL AOS requirements early and often.

For data structures, I am not aware of any options outside of actual courses.

You'll need the capstone, which is only available as a course at TESU.

Calc 1 and Calc 2 you can do at SL.

I believe Saylor has a software engineering course that might come in as UL for CS.

The other known test-out options are the DSST Cybersecurity, DSST MIS, CSU Global System Analysis.

There are many options for programming courses to fill the rest of the AOS, so I won't go into them. Make sure you get everything preapproved because lots of computer related courses don't count.

The hardest part of this degree is the math. Hopefully you'll do ok in the three math courses.

My signature has a link to my specific sequence of courses for the CS portion of my degree.

Good luck.

[baconbacon]

I was told by TESU that Saylor's CS302 Software Engineering will transfer as CIS-351, and I think a couple others were told the same in this thread:

http://www.degreeforum.net/excelsior-tho...ience.html

[davewill]

Here is my latest BACS spreadsheet. It essentially covers the same info that TrailRunr did, but laid out in a table with costs. There are two main pages, one where you pay the residency waiver and get as many courses from outside TESU as possible, and one where you do TESU's comprehensive plan for one year and earn at least 16 credits at TESU to meet residency. As you can see the costs for both paths are fairly close. The cost of the comprehensive plan is a little overstated since you could use extra TESU courses and TECEPs (as long as you can fit them into the year) to replace some of those outside courses that are labeled $100. The waiver plan does not take the new $2500 residency waiver fee or the Study.com pricing into account.

I'll take the time to update when I get a round tuit.