I don't have a problem with this Residency Waiver Fee myself. If you estimate $1,500 for the capstone, $2,000 for waiver fee, $100 average for each CLEP, DSST, SL, ALEKS, etc. (you'll need 39 of them + capstone for 120 credits) so $3,900 total, $300 for the cornerstone course, ~$300 for graduation fee then the grand total is $8,000. That isn't too bad.
Just keep in mind that TESU has very liberal credit transfer policies. Other than the Cornerstone and Capstone courses you don't have to take any other courses at TESU. This is also $8,000 for your entire degree. Even most public universities charge more than this for a single year of tuition. Heck, you may pay more than this for just your books at some universities (40 courses at $200 in book fees per course).
If you want the cheapest degree possible then try Patten University. They'll allow you to transfer in 90 credits in CLEP, DSST, SL, ALEKS, etc. So you will only need to take 30 credits at Patten (i.e. 10 courses), and they only charge $350 a month or $1,400 for a semester. If you paid $3,000 for the 90 credits that you transferred into Patten, and then busted butt and completed your last 10 courses at Patten in one semester your total cost would be $4,400. You'll probably have to add an application fee and a graduation fee to this, but you could still do it for under $5,000. The trade off is that you are severely limited in your choice of degree.
Just keep in mind that TESU has very liberal credit transfer policies. Other than the Cornerstone and Capstone courses you don't have to take any other courses at TESU. This is also $8,000 for your entire degree. Even most public universities charge more than this for a single year of tuition. Heck, you may pay more than this for just your books at some universities (40 courses at $200 in book fees per course).
If you want the cheapest degree possible then try Patten University. They'll allow you to transfer in 90 credits in CLEP, DSST, SL, ALEKS, etc. So you will only need to take 30 credits at Patten (i.e. 10 courses), and they only charge $350 a month or $1,400 for a semester. If you paid $3,000 for the 90 credits that you transferred into Patten, and then busted butt and completed your last 10 courses at Patten in one semester your total cost would be $4,400. You'll probably have to add an application fee and a graduation fee to this, but you could still do it for under $5,000. The trade off is that you are severely limited in your choice of degree.
BA Liberal Studies from Thomas Edison State University
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