BA Comm or BSBA Marketing - which one is quicker @ TESU?

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I've applied and been accepted at TESU because I heard they have the cheapest/fastest degree programs and most liberal credit transfer policy. TESU is currently reviewing my (88) credits (listed below) that I've completed from three separate regionally accredited schools. (I have an Associates of General Studies and have attempted my BA in the past.)

What's your opinion of the quickest Bachelor's degree to get with the credits I'm transferring? I've selected a BA Communications. However, I read on another forum that a BSBA in Marketing or OP Management might be quicker/easier due to no capstone requirement? What does a capstone require? I consider an easy degree without anymore math requirements, as I've already taken statistics. I'm looking to test out of as many classes and perhaps a PLA portfolio from years of real world work. Thank you for any advice or opinions.


FVT 150: Development of Film Expression - 3 credits
FVT 160: Video Equipment & Tech - 3 credits
FVT 254: Digital Editing - 3 credits
GAT 120: Adobe Photoshop - 3 credits
GAT 106: Adobe Illustrator - 3 credits
[COLOR="#0000FF"]PSY 101: Gen Psychology - 3 credits
PSY 102: Gen Psychology II - 3 credits
SPE 115: Speech Comm - 3 credits[/COLOR]
[COLOR="#0000FF"]SPE 125: Interpersonal Comm - 3 credits
ENG 121: Eng Comp - 3 credits
ENG 122: Eng Comp II - 3 credits
HUM 122: Survey of Humanities II - 3 credits
HUM 123: Survey of Humanities III - 3 credits[/COLOR]
ART 111: Art History - 3 credits
CIS 136: Power Point - 4 credits
CIS 125: MS Word - 4 credits
CIS 117: Web Page Essentials - 4 credits
MAT 135: Intro to Statistics - 3 credits
[COLOR="#0000FF"]AST 102: Astronomy
AST 103: Lab - 4 credits
GEO 105: World Regional Geography - 3 credits[/COLOR]
THE 111: Acting I - 3 credits

Art Institute
MM1360: Inside Multimedia - 3 credits
XD1301: Fund of Design - 3 credits
XD1310: Fund of Drawing - 3 credits
XD2302: Computer Paint - 3 credits
XD3303: Fund of Business - 3 credits

TOTAL: 88 credits

BLUE courses - general electives
Not-BLUE courses- free electives

My advice is not to earn any more credit until you've had an evaluation.

Once you've had an evaluation, you can use the tool in your TESU account to play with "what if" options.

Your list is approximately 50% transfer courses, and 50% non-transfer. The transfer courses will count no matter what degree you choose- that's not the issue.

The non transfer courses WILL transfer, but only as free electives to the 2 degrees you are considering (see exception below), so if you choose a degree that doesn't have slots for free electives, (or only has a small amount) those courses won't get used.

At TESU, it doesn't matter that you completed an associate degree elsewhere, they pull all of the credit out and re-place it into their distribution.

Communication: 27 free elective openings Thomas Edison State University: Communications *note, you already exceed 27 free electives

Marketing: 6 free elective openings BSBA in Marketing Degree Program *you really REALLY exceed 6 free electives

An idea- if you tried their art degree, it's possible that some of your free electives would actually be bumped into degree categories, meaning you might get to use all of your credit. This degree also only uses 27 free electives, but some of your classes would NOT be classified as free electives. I think it's worth getting an evaluation and then checking all 3 before you decide. Thomas Edison State University: Art