TESU to finish my bach in Crim Jus QUES about PLA?

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Thanks everyone. I've spoken with TESU reps about my eval briefly and how did I NOT get credit for "INTRO to Law Enforcement" That's a JOKE. 22+ yrs of law enforcement with all kinds certs in classes they are giving. Then talking to them about the PLA was difficult. I got two diff answers from people on the phone. Then emailed them and someone didn't answer my specific question at all. It was basically a YES OR NO question you would get on the stand in court and it never got answered............ Ughhhh

Your best bet, if you want to go with TESU, and you want to do PLA's, is to go through their process. On their website, TESU does show that you have to complete PLA-200 in order to get credits assessed. That would mean paying $792 for tuition for that 2cr course (you get in-state tuition of $396/cr). Then, you pay $389 for 12cr to get assessed, and then $221 for every additional 6cr. That works out to $33-$37 per credit for your PLA's, if you just look at the cost of the PLA tuition. BUT, if you look at the tuition of the PLA course + that first $389, then you're looking at $98/cr. Which you could find for less elsewhere.

If you know that you can get some of those credits that are harder to find, then it's probably worth it. If that was the case, I would probably do at least 12, if not 18 or 24cr.

If, on the other hand, you think it might just be faster and easier to test out of these, you could probably start doing the CSU-Global CBE's ($250 each), and the Propero courses ($299-$330/course). But this is only worth it if you an get ALL of your credits done this way. If you have to take even 1 course at TESU, then you may be better off doing a combination. Find out (get pre approved) all of the CSU-Global CBE's and Propero courses, to make sure that all of the requirements for the degree are covered. If they are, then I would just test out and take courses. But, if there's a requirement that cannot be completed between all of these courses, then you may be better off PLA-ing the courses you need for the requirement that can't be found, and then testing out of the rest.

If you post the courses that TESU gave you credit for - course number at TESU (not at the previous school), course name, and where they put it - then we can create a degree plan for you showing what you need to still get, and you can work with TESU to get the requirements hammered out.