A Comparison: EC vs. TESC vs. COSC

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BA in Liberal Studies at Thomas Edison State College (TESC)

I. General Education Requirements_______________________________60
__A. English Composition_________________________________________6
_____CLEP ENC101/102 College Composition w/Essay________________-6
__B. Humanities_________________________________________________12
_____CLEP HUM101/102 Humanities_________________________________-6
_____CLEP LIT111/112 American Literature________________________-6
__C. Social Sciences (2 subject areas)__________________________12
_____CLEP SOS101/102 Social Sciences and History________________-6
_____CLEP PSY101 Introductory Psychology________________________-3
_____CLEP SOC101 Introductory Sociology_________________________-3
__D. Natural Sciences and Mathematics___________________________12
_____CLEP MAT101/102 College Mathematics________________________-6
_____ALEK MAT121 College Algebra________________________________-3
_____DSST COS101 Introduction to Computing______________________-3
__E. General Education Electives________________________________18
_____CLEP BIO111/112 Biology____________________________________-6
_____ALEK MAT115 Intermediate Algebra___________________________-3
_____ALEK MAT129 Precalculus____________________________________-3
_____ALEK STA201 Intro to Statistics____________________________-3
_____DSST AOJ102 Introduction to Criminal Justice_______________-3

II. Area of Study: Liberal Studies______________________________33
__A. Lower Lever Courses (100 & 200 level; 2 @ 100 max.)________15
_____DSST ART166 Art of the Western World_______________________-3
_____CLEP LIT291/292 Analyzing and Interpreting Literature______-6
_____CLEP LIT208/209 English Literature_________________________-6
__B. Upper Lever Courses (300 & 400 level)______________________15
_____DSST REL405 Introduction to World Religions________________-3 UL
_____DSST CIS301 Management Information Systems_________________-3 UL
_____DSST SOS305 Drug & Alcohol / Substance Abuse_______________-3 UL
_____DSST PHI384 Ethics and the Business Professional___________-3 UL
_____DSST PSY361 Organizational Behavior________________________-3 UL
__C. Liberal Arts Capstone_______________________________________3
_____LIB495 Liberal Arts Capstone_______________________________-3 UL

III. Free Electives_____________________________________________27
__A. Free Electives_____________________________________________27
_____FEMA courses______________________________________________-27


COST OF TESC BALS DEGREE
Application Fee:______________$75
Annual Enrollment Tuition: $2,958
Technology Services Fee:_____$117
Course Tuition:______________$663 (3 credits @ $221)
Test Fees:_________________$1,800 (18 tests @ $100)
ALEKS Fees:___________________$40 (2 months @ $20)
Graduation fee:______________$280
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Total:_____________________$5,923 ($4,381 for NJ Residents)


Catalog: http://www.tesc.edu/documents/College_Catalog.pdf
Tuition: Thomas Edison State College: Enrolled Options Plan
Fees: Thomas Edison State College: Fees