A Comparison: EC vs. TESC vs. COSC

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COSC Business Dept. gets pretty particular about the courses that have to be followed...I don't know if your plan will work as described or not. It was recommended to me that I choose Organizational Leadership instead of business to avoid the more onerous requirements. The "individualized studies" degree will let you blend a Business Concentration with a liberal Arts Concentration....that really opens up the possible uses of UL CBE. Remember that the Capstone is 3 UL credits in the major, so you only need 15 more in the master concentration then a plan to utilize any other UL credit for the remaining 12 UL credits. Note by using Business Ethics in Society you satisfy both an UL requirement and the LL ethics requirement, it's a nice twofor. That takes you to 6 UL credits, the major concentration might be filled out with the following:

Business Law 2 (DSST)
Money and Banking (DSST)
Personal Finance (DSST)
Principles of Finance (DSST)
Alternatives include any Business TECEP or EC exam, any transfer credit.

you need 12 more hours at the UL

DSST Substance Abuse is a favorite

I then like the history concentration as follows:
DSST Civil War
DSST Rise/Fall of the Soviet Union
EC World Conflicts since 1900

of course there are myriad ways to work this out, the above just reflects concentrating on test out options.

For the General Eds I put together the following a while back:

General Education requirements.

(6)English Comp 1,2 College Comp CLEP (satisfies both, 6 credits) OR Straighterline English Comp 1 (3 credits) and Technical Writing DSST (3 credits)
(3)Oral Communications Speech, DSST (3 credits)
(3)Literature/Fine Arts Analyzing and Interpreting Literature CLEP (6 credits)
(3)Math ALEKS College Algebra (3) OR CLEP College Math (6) OR CLEP College Algebra (3) OR Straighterline College math (3)
(3)Ethics Saylor Organization Business Ethics (3 credits)
(4-6)Natural Science Biology or Chemistry CLEP (6 each) OR Straighterline Science Course with Lab (4) OR DSST Geology (3) with DSST Astronomy (3)
(3)US History or US Gov. Any US History/Government DSST or CLEP (3)

Behavioral Science
Global Studies
Non-US History All three of these requirements are satisfied by the single exam DSST Human Cultural Geography (3)

The above completed would = 31-34 credits (assuming you took the 6 credit A&I Literature and on which Science route you take) This completes the Gen eds required for Associates and Bachelors Degree’s at Charter Oak.

Note that the Public Speaking requirement is often waived if you can demonstrate any experience (teaching, theater experience, toastmasters).

The information literacy requirement is satisfied by the cornerstone.

using these in lieu of some of those in your plan should bring the cost down by at least a few hundred bucks.