Degree Plan Help - COSC vs TESU

[regovista]

Hi All,

I've been working at my classes, on study.com and SL and really powering through. About 15 classes left.

I have a question about the timelines for TESU and graduation.


If I'm shooting for December, what is the drop-dead date to have all 120 completed?

I plan on registering for the capstone as soon as I have all the required courses completed (which should be by end of next month.)

If I were you, I would register NOW for the July Term (pay the late fee) so that you can finish before the Graduation Application Deadline of October 1st.  If you are still doing the capstone after that, I don't think TESU will let you graduate in December.  You can finish up your courses while doing the capstone, or right after you're done.  It's easy to finish your courses and send them in before the final audit around 3 weeks before graduation, as long as the capstone is completed and most of your courses are in.  But if you're in the middle of the capstone (or even close to finishing), they can clearly see that it won't be done in time, since they know when the grades come out.  It's almost an automatic no.

Also, if you register before June 30th, you save a boatload of cash with the Study.com affiliate membership discount, which ends June 30th.  You save $400 on the course tuition ($1098 instead of $1497), and you'll save $700 on the Residency Waiver ($1800 instead of $2500) if you pay it before June 30th.

You'll also save $300 on the cornerstone, although I think that waiver will stay in place after June 30th.

If you wait, you'll pay more, and your graduation won't be until March.

I figured that I should register soon.

Can I register for the capstone without all the prereqs completed for it? If I can, great! I can definitely be done before end of November.


Also: I've been revising (and revising) my degree plan from 2016 as I go, and I have the degree plan you sent me earlier this year. Your newest plan doesn't say that for the AOS, at least 12 credits have to be upper level. TESU's website doesn't say it either. Did this requirement change?