Degree plan through Study.com

[alzee]

So if I just pay the application fee each year my course catalog will stay the same and I won't need to take any classes or TECEPs through TESU to stay enrolled and locked in to my catalog? I've seen posts about people doing this but I was under the impression that you had to take at least a TECEP every year to keep the catalog.

No, you need to be enrolled.. so you need at least one course or TECEP done per year. You need to pay the fee just once AFAIK, not once every year, but I could be remembering wrong.