Tesc - Gpa?

[HorseManiac]

The college requires an overall GPA of at least 2.0 to graduate (basically a C grade).

Now, if your son takes other TESC courses and the average scores of those courses yields a GPA of at least 2.0, then your son will be fine.

Does this mean that if you take classes from TESC you have to get a 2.0 GPA in order to graduate, but that if you completely test out that you don't have to have a GPA?

Thanks.
Horsemaniac

[Levi]

Does this mean that if you take classes from TESC you have to get a 2.0 GPA in order to graduate, but that if you completely test out that you don't have to have a GPA?

Thanks.
Horsemaniac

Well, first of all, you have to make sure that it's even possible to completely test out of your degree. For example, in my case, I would have chosen to test out of Managerial Communications in a heartbeat, but there is no CLEP/DSST/TECEP to satisfy that required course. I didn't have much of a choice.

I suppose it is not required to have a GPA to graduate since Thomas Edison boasts that you can have up to 120 transferred credits. But if I did not take Managerial Comm. from TESC, I still would have had to take it somewhere else, such as a community college.

[HorseManiac]

Well, first of all, you have to make sure that it's even possible to completely test out of your degree. For example, in my case, I would have chosen to test out of Managerial Communications in a heartbeat, but there is no CLEP/DSST/TECEP to satisfy that required course. I didn't have much of a choice.

I suppose it is not required to have a GPA to graduate since Thomas Edison boasts that you can have up to 120 transferred credits. But if I did not take Managerial Comm. from TESC, I still would have had to take it somewhere else, such as a community college.

I am pretty sure that I am going to get an ASBA from TESC. So I think I will be in the same boat as you because I have to take Managerial Accounting and I can't find a CLEP/DSST/TECEP for it. Is Man. Accouting different from Man. Comm? I just wanted to make sure that if I didn't take the class from TESC that I would not have to have a GPA in order to graduate.

Thanks.
Horsemaniac

[Levi]

I am pretty sure that I am going to get an ASBA from TESC. So I think I will be in the same boat as you because I have to take Managerial Accounting and I can't find a CLEP/DSST/TECEP for it. Is Man. Accouting different from Man. Comm? I just wanted to make sure that if I didn't take the class from TESC that I would not have to have a GPA in order to graduate.

Thanks.
Horsemaniac

You should be able to take Managerial Accounting from Straighterline (the SL course is known as Accounting II). This is what I did.

[cookderosa]

"Having" a GPA is not a graduation requirement, but if you do have a GPA, it must be equal or greater than 2.0

EVERY class you take at TESC will give you a grade, thus GPA points.
If you take even 1 class, you have a GPA.

The following do not give a grade, thus no GPA points:
CLEP
DSST
ECE
Transfer credit from another college
Prior learning assessment
Credit for prior teaching
ALEKS
ACE
FEMA
Straighterline
TESC Exams

If you type in "GPA calculator" into google, you'll see easy calculators that allow you to keep track of your GPA progress. GPA is easiest to change when you have the fewest courses. The more courses you have, the LESS a class raises/lowers your GPA.

Scenario A: You have 1 class, 3 credits, grade A, you have a GPA of 4.0 (perfect)

Scenario B: 10 classes, 3 credits, grade A, you have a GPA of 4.0 (perfect)


Say that you take another 3 cr class and earn a "C" grade. In scenario A, your new GPA is now 3.0 (a huge drop) but in scenario B it would still be 3.8

So, the point is, if you intend on taking only 1-2 classes, you NEED HIGH ENOUGH GRADES to graduate. Pay attention.

If you are taking a course elsewhere (like managerial communications) and transfer it into TESC, it can be a C- because that won't influence your GPA at all.

If you have 60 community college credits and had a kick butt GPA of 3.875, even a single class at TESC of C- will mean a GPA of 1.7 and you won't graduate.

It's not terribly complected, but everyone should have a solid understanding of how it works.

[HorseManiac]

"Having" a GPA is not a graduation requirement, but if you do have a GPA, it must be equal or greater than 2.0

EVERY class you take at TESC will give you a grade, thus GPA points.
If you take even 1 class, you have a GPA.

The following do not give a grade, thus no GPA points:
CLEP
DSST
ECE
Transfer credit from another college
Prior learning assessment
Credit for prior teaching
ALEKS
ACE
FEMA
Straighterline
TESC Exams

If you type in "GPA calculator" into google, you'll see easy calculators that allow you to keep track of your GPA progress. GPA is easiest to change when you have the fewest courses. The more courses you have, the LESS a class raises/lowers your GPA.

Scenario A: You have 1 class, 3 credits, grade A, you have a GPA of 4.0 (perfect)

Scenario B: 10 classes, 3 credits, grade A, you have a GPA of 4.0 (perfect)


Say that you take another 3 cr class and earn a "C" grade. In scenario A, your new GPA is now 3.0 (a huge drop) but in scenario B it would still be 3.8

So, the point is, if you intend on taking only 1-2 classes, you NEED HIGH ENOUGH GRADES to graduate. Pay attention.

If you are taking a course elsewhere (like managerial communications) and transfer it into TESC, it can be a C- because that won't influence your GPA at all.

If you have 60 community college credits and had a kick butt GPA of 3.875, even a single class at TESC of C- will mean a GPA of 1.7 and you won't graduate.

It's not terribly complected, but everyone should have a solid understanding of how it works.

Thanks for explaining that.
Horsemaniac