06-27-2016, 04:46 PM
No clue on the Financial Aid, I can't help you with that part.
As for being a NJ resident, I don't think it matter which school you go to, since there's not much of a discount for that at TESU except the Cornerstone (you will save $342). That wouldn't be a deciding factor for me to choose which school.
The degree is the most important thing, and there I might choose TESU. COSC is also a good option.
I think you just need to figure out which degree you want. If you're just looking at the BALS at TESU or COSC, those will probably be your cheapest options. Probably within a few hundred dollars of each other. You just need to figure out how you can take all of your courses. I don't think CLEP/DSST are your best options, given that you live out of the country. I think it would be much easier to figure out using financial aid to attend an inexpensive CC, and use the rest of the money to take courses through SL and study.com. Then, all your testing is done from home on your computer, with an online proctoring service. But to answer your question, I took 4 exams in one day (2 CLEP's and 2 DSST's) and passed all of them. Although, if you choose to use CLEP/DSST, especially to save some money by doing the general exams which are 6cr each instead of 3cr, that would be good.
Another option is to take the ACTFL exam(s) for Spanish. That should get you up to 6UL & 6LL credits for $115 for the speaking portion, and you can schedule an exam immediately on your computer. If you get pre-approval from the college you choose, you should also be able to pay another $115 and get up to 6LL credits for the written portion. You have to do this part through your employer, if that's an option you want to pursue. Unfortunately, they were just changed in December, and used to be much higher (6LL/8UL credit for each). Anyway, that's an easy way for you to get a bunch of credits (foreign language is considered a Humanities course) at either school.
If you haven't yet read the Beginners Guide, or Sanantone's list of GE's, that's a good way to start to understand the process. My other advice is to read through the degree plans at TESU and COSC. Once you put those all together, you should start to see how this all works.
http://www.degreeforum.net/general-educa...llege.html (Start at the beginning)
Sanantone's TESC General Education Options After July 1, 2015 - Degree Forum Wiki - Wikia
BA in Liberal Studies Degree at Thomas Edison State University
Thomas Edison State University | General Education - 2016 or After
Liberal Studies - Charter Oak State College Catalog
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Good luck!
As for being a NJ resident, I don't think it matter which school you go to, since there's not much of a discount for that at TESU except the Cornerstone (you will save $342). That wouldn't be a deciding factor for me to choose which school.
The degree is the most important thing, and there I might choose TESU. COSC is also a good option.
I think you just need to figure out which degree you want. If you're just looking at the BALS at TESU or COSC, those will probably be your cheapest options. Probably within a few hundred dollars of each other. You just need to figure out how you can take all of your courses. I don't think CLEP/DSST are your best options, given that you live out of the country. I think it would be much easier to figure out using financial aid to attend an inexpensive CC, and use the rest of the money to take courses through SL and study.com. Then, all your testing is done from home on your computer, with an online proctoring service. But to answer your question, I took 4 exams in one day (2 CLEP's and 2 DSST's) and passed all of them. Although, if you choose to use CLEP/DSST, especially to save some money by doing the general exams which are 6cr each instead of 3cr, that would be good.
Another option is to take the ACTFL exam(s) for Spanish. That should get you up to 6UL & 6LL credits for $115 for the speaking portion, and you can schedule an exam immediately on your computer. If you get pre-approval from the college you choose, you should also be able to pay another $115 and get up to 6LL credits for the written portion. You have to do this part through your employer, if that's an option you want to pursue. Unfortunately, they were just changed in December, and used to be much higher (6LL/8UL credit for each). Anyway, that's an easy way for you to get a bunch of credits (foreign language is considered a Humanities course) at either school.
If you haven't yet read the Beginners Guide, or Sanantone's list of GE's, that's a good way to start to understand the process. My other advice is to read through the degree plans at TESU and COSC. Once you put those all together, you should start to see how this all works.
http://www.degreeforum.net/general-educa...llege.html (Start at the beginning)
Sanantone's TESC General Education Options After July 1, 2015 - Degree Forum Wiki - Wikia
BA in Liberal Studies Degree at Thomas Edison State University
Thomas Edison State University | General Education - 2016 or After
Liberal Studies - Charter Oak State College Catalog
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Good luck!
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