04-04-2017, 07:10 PM
Just some notes that I've gleaned from communications with TESU about this program.
First, for folks interested in a deeper dive into the field - the R and Python courses will fit into the Undergrad Certificate in Computer Science. However, while ACE lists a couple of classes as CS options (eg Social Network Analysis), TESU transcribes them as Data Science (DSI-prefixed) classes, so these will not count toward CS. Still, a CS certificate does lend a little more heft to an analytics degree.
Next, TESU will accept area of study electives outside of the eight listed on their degree plan. Statistics.com has a number of ACE-accredited options. I submitted them all to my advisor, who is passing them on to the dean for approval. So far, R Programming - Intro 2 is definitely accepted. Will update when I get an answer.
Finally, and maybe best of all...the degree requires 12 credits (4 classes, basically) of AOS electives. TESU lists 8 possible courses. If you select the right group of 4, you will complete the entire grad certificate in data analytics! Once you finish the BS degree, you can turn around and immediately request conferral of the grad certificate. (You do have to wait for the BS conferral - they won't award them concurrently.) Also, these 4 classes complete the Optimization specialization at Statistics.com, so you could request that credential, too. Some decent bang for the buck.
As far as tuition at Statistics.com...this is sort of interesting. First, if you go with the payment plan at Statistics.com, you will be limited to only the classes TESU lists on the degree plan. For any of the other ACE-accredited options at Statistics.com, you'll have to pay up front separately, even if TESU says they'll accept them for your degree. So for me to go "off piste" and take R Intro 2, I had to pay separately for that class...and it won't count toward the Statistics.com credential, though it will count towards the TESU degree. On the plus side, though, Statistics.com gave me an $80 discount on R-2, through my educational affiliation (see the option at checkout when you register for classes @ Statistics.com). Also, I still have the 4 paid-for electives from *within* the degree/PASS path...so I still can do the 4 grad-cert-eligible electives within the payment plan. (If that's confusing, I can try to explain further using my degree plan.)
First, for folks interested in a deeper dive into the field - the R and Python courses will fit into the Undergrad Certificate in Computer Science. However, while ACE lists a couple of classes as CS options (eg Social Network Analysis), TESU transcribes them as Data Science (DSI-prefixed) classes, so these will not count toward CS. Still, a CS certificate does lend a little more heft to an analytics degree.
Next, TESU will accept area of study electives outside of the eight listed on their degree plan. Statistics.com has a number of ACE-accredited options. I submitted them all to my advisor, who is passing them on to the dean for approval. So far, R Programming - Intro 2 is definitely accepted. Will update when I get an answer.
Finally, and maybe best of all...the degree requires 12 credits (4 classes, basically) of AOS electives. TESU lists 8 possible courses. If you select the right group of 4, you will complete the entire grad certificate in data analytics! Once you finish the BS degree, you can turn around and immediately request conferral of the grad certificate. (You do have to wait for the BS conferral - they won't award them concurrently.) Also, these 4 classes complete the Optimization specialization at Statistics.com, so you could request that credential, too. Some decent bang for the buck.
As far as tuition at Statistics.com...this is sort of interesting. First, if you go with the payment plan at Statistics.com, you will be limited to only the classes TESU lists on the degree plan. For any of the other ACE-accredited options at Statistics.com, you'll have to pay up front separately, even if TESU says they'll accept them for your degree. So for me to go "off piste" and take R Intro 2, I had to pay separately for that class...and it won't count toward the Statistics.com credential, though it will count towards the TESU degree. On the plus side, though, Statistics.com gave me an $80 discount on R-2, through my educational affiliation (see the option at checkout when you register for classes @ Statistics.com). Also, I still have the 4 paid-for electives from *within* the degree/PASS path...so I still can do the 4 grad-cert-eligible electives within the payment plan. (If that's confusing, I can try to explain further using my degree plan.)
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