Degree Plan Help

[Zillapilla]

Hello, my daughter, son and myself all graduated from TESU with BALS in 2013-2015. My daughters partner is now wanting to finish a BA with the goal of getting a Masters in Education. What would be the best plan for a bachelors with speed being the priority. I was thinking TESU as that is what I know, all thoughts and advice appreciated.
Thank you so much.

Your Location: Seattle, Washington
Your Age: 40
What kind of degree do you want?: The quickest one to complete, my goal is to continue on to WGU to get a Masters in Education.

SUNY Brockport

AAS460  MODERN AFRICA 3 / B
AAS461  SURVEY OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 3 /  D-
CMC202  PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNICATION 3 / B
CRJ101  INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE 3/ C
ECN202  PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS - MACRO 3 / A-
ENL112  COLLEGE COMPOSITION 3/ B-
ENL305  ADVANCED COMPOSITION 3 / D
ESC200  INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY 3 / B
GEP100  ACADEMIC PLANNING SEMINAR 1 / S
GEP150  COMPUTER SKILLS PREPARATION 1 / S
HST 101  THE WORLD AND THE WEST: THE ANCIENT ERA 3 / C
HST102   THE WORLD AND THE WEST: THE MODERN ERA 3 /  B
HST211  EARLY AMERICA  3 / C-
HST212  MODERN AMERICA 3 /  A-
HST221  MODERN EUROPE  3 / C+
HST388  TRADITIONAL CHINA  3 / B
PES335  PHYSIOLOGICAL BASES FOR EXERCISE AND SPORT  4 /  D
PES345  SKILL ACQUISITION AND PERFORMANCE  4 /  B
PES350  HISTORY OF SPORT, PLAY AND EXERCISE  3 / C-
PHL101  INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY  3 / C
PHL202  LOGIC  3 / C+
PHL308  THE ARTS IN SOCIETY  3 / D
PLS112  COMPARATIVE POLITICS   3  / C-
PLS113  AMERICAN POLITICS  3 / C
PSH110  GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY  3 / C+
SOC100  INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY  3  /  D+
PES213   SCUBA DIVING  2   / A-
THE112   LOOKING AT PERFORMANCE  3  / C+
AAS215  CARIBBEAN HISTORY 3  / B-


Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: None.
Any certifications or military experience? No
Budget: Speed is more important.
Commitments: I can make time to study.
Timeline: I would like to complete it as quickly as I can.

[jg_nuy]

With this number of credits, and with speed and cost in mind, it is hard to beat UMPI.

Recommend looking at UMPI's BLS options - for example, the BLS with a minor in Educational Studies:
He'll need to take 10 classes at UMPI (30 credits), which would likely take somewhere between 2-3 sessions at UMPI (8 week term, so around 16-24 weeks). Missing credits to get up to 90 transfer credits in can come from Sophia and Study.com

General Education:
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/UM...ts_Roadmap
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/UM...quirements

BLS Educational Studies: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/UM...egree_Plan

Another possible option from a gander at the credits already completed: BA in History https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/UM...egree_Plan

Additional UMPI links: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Category:UMPI

[bjcheung77]

@Zillapilla, Basically, for max transfer of credits, the TESU BALS or Excelsior BALS would work, if you're looking at competency based degree options, then TAMUC BAAS or UMPI BLS are your best bets, it really does matter what you need or want and how your addendum and template information variables play out.

[Zillapilla]

I have come up with this plan for TESU. Looking for feedback on any changes that need to me made or general observations. It has been a few years since I have done one of these, myself, my son and daughter all graduated from TESU. This plan is for my daughters partner. Thank you!!!

General Education - 60 Credits

1. Intellectual & Practical Skills 15 CREDITS
   

Written Communication
CLEP - COLLEGE COMPOSITION MODULAR - 3
ENL112  COLLEGE COMPOSITION 3/ B-
Oral Communication
CMC202  PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNICATION 3 / B
Quantitative Literacy 
ALEKS - COLLEGE ALGEBRA  -  3
Information Literacy - Must take @ TESU
SOS 110 - INFORMATION LITERACY 3 

1. Civic & Global Leadership 9 CREDITS
   

Diversity 
HST211  EARLY AMERICA  3 / C-
Ethics
PHI 180 - INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS - Sophia 3
Civic Engagement
PLS112  COMPARATIVE POLITICS   3  / C-

1. Knowledge of Human Culture 12 CREDITS
   

CRJ101  INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE 3/ C
HST 101  THE WORLD AND THE WEST: THE ANCIENT ERA 3 / C
HST102   THE WORLD AND THE WEST: THE MODERN ERA 3 /  B
PHL101  INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY  3 / C

1. Understanding Physical & Natural World 6 credits
   

ESC200  INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY 3 / B
COS-206 R Programming - 3 

1. General Education Electives 18 credits 
   

HST212  MODERN AMERICA 3 /  A-
HST221  MODERN EUROPE  3 / C+
ECN202  PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS - MACRO 3 / A-
AAS215  CARIBBEAN HISTORY 3  / B-
CLEP Analyzing and Interpreting Literature 6

Area of Study: Liberal Studies - 30 Credits

1. Upper Level 15 CREDITS
   

AAS460  MODERN AFRICA 3 / B
HST388  TRADITIONAL CHINA  3 / B 
HST354  The Holocaust & World War II 3 - STUDY.COM
LIT460  Non-Western Literature - 3 - STUDY.COM 
PSY 360 - Organizational Theory - 3 -  Study.com

1. Lower Level 15 CREDITS
   

PHL202  LOGIC  3 / C+
PLS113  AMERICAN POLITICS  3 / C
PSH110  GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY  3 / C+
ANTH101 CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY - 3 STRAIGHTERLINE
BIO208 The Science of Nutrition - 3 STRAIGHTERLINE

Electives - 27 Credits
ITS-130 Database Fundamentals - 3
ITS-231 Database Programming - 3
ITS-199 Special Topics in ITS - 3
PES345  SKILL ACQUISITION AND PERFORMANCE  4 /  B
PES350  HISTORY OF SPORT, PLAY AND EXERCISE  3 / C-
PES213   SCUBA DIVING  2   / A-
THE112   LOOKING AT PERFORMANCE  3  / C+
PHL308  THE ARTS IN SOCIETY  3 / D
ENL305  ADVANCED COMPOSITION 3 / D
PES335  PHYSIOLOGICAL BASES FOR EXERCISE AND SPORT  4 /  D

LIB 495 - Liberal Arts Capstone - 3 Credits
Must take @ TESU


BLUE - NEED TO COMPLETE

IT CREDITS
Google Data Analytics Certification 
ITS-130 Database Fundamentals
ITS-231 Database Programming
ITS-199 Special Topics in ITS 
COS-206 R Programming


ALL OTHER CREDITS SUNY BROCKPORT


CREDITS Not used
SOC100  INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY  3  /  D+
GEP100  ACADEMIC PLANNING SEMINAR 1 / S
GEP150  COMPUTER SKILLS PREPARATION 1 / S

[jch]

Has TESU already evaluated the previous credits?  
I'm concerned that the written communication section of the plan won't work. It seems that the SUNY Brockport ENL112  COLLEGE COMPOSITION may be equivalent to English Composition I at TESU. If so, the CLEP College Composition Modular would duplicate that.  
Regarding the remaining outstanding credits:  Is there are reason why the plan includes so many different sources? It would likely be easier, faster, and cheaper to do everything possible on Sophia Learning plus CLEP and then move on to Study.com for the rest. ALEKS College Algebra will be a long slog compared to Sophia. StraighterLine can get expensive with course fees on top of membership, plus student experiences there can be iffy. They're going to be paying for a Sophia membership anyway, so why not do more than one course while there?

[Zillapilla]

Thank you. I think he is going to go with TESU and use CLEP, Sophia, Straighterline and study.com to complete the degree. I started a new post asking for help in looking over the plan.

https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...-TESU-BALS

[Zillapilla]

No this is just me coming up with a plan. 
CLEP College Composition for 6 credits would work though?

[bjcheung77]

Merging your threads, I would only focus on each provider at a time, so it'll look like this, CLEP/Modern States, Sophia.org, Study.com, I would skip the StraighterLine option unless they provide classes not offered by any of these above. You can also look at the cheapie & freebie options on the WIKI, such as Saylor.org, Onlinedegree.com, etc. As many of these would hit the free electives, see Link: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Fr..._of_Credit

Edit/Update: Here's a post in regards to inexpensive NCCRS options, LawShelf has many classes that can transfer into TESU, some being upper level as well. Link: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...#pid400969

[jch]

Yes, the CLEP College Composition (Full/Regular) gives 6 credits at TESU satisfying English Composition I&II. Alternatively, they could use the existing SUNY credit for English Comp I (Confirm what it comes in as at TESU first) and one of these options for Comp II: 

• TECEP ENC-1020
  
• DSST Principles of Advanced English Composition
  
• Sophia English Composition II  
  

See my edit to my initial reply regarding additional concerns about other credit source choices.

[Zillapilla]

Has TESU already evaluated the previous credits?  
I'm concerned that the written communication section of the plan won't work. It seems that the SUNY Brockport ENL112  COLLEGE COMPOSITION may be equivalent to English Composition I at TESU. If so, the CLEP College Composition Modular would duplicate that.  
Regarding the remaining outstanding credits:  Is there are reason why the plan includes so many different sources? It would likely be easier, faster, and cheaper to do everything possible on Sophia Learning plus CLEP and then move on to Study.com for the rest. ALEKS College Algebra will be a long slog compared to Sophia. StraighterLine can get expensive with course fees on top of membership, plus student experiences there can be iffy. They're going to be paying for a Sophia membership anyway, so why not do more than one course while there?

This is why I thought it would work, I figured ENG112 would be equivalent to English Comp 2

The composition program at Brockport consists of two classes:

ENG 102 provides foundational skills in expository writing and intensive work on the production of standard, written English.
ENG 112 focuses on the writing process, argumentative writing, and research. This course meets one of the general education requirements at the University.