TESU Cornerstone Deadline

[Merlin]

I got an email from an admissions expert at TESU asking if I would like to enroll soon, so changes that happen do not affect my studies/credits earned. I currently have only 21 credits. I was thinking of approaching them once I have like 45-50 credits. But going by your suggestions, I should probably enroll right away?
How much more expensive will a 12-week SOS course be in comparison to the Cornerstone?

There are pros and cons to enrolling early. But neither option is really better or worse, it depends on your approach to earning a degree.

The pros are:

• You gain access to advising to help plan your degree and pre-plan courses when needed
  
• You are no longer limited to two free evaluations transcripts you send to TESU
  
• You lock in your academic calendar for one year, which limits the impact of changes to the TESU curriculum and degree requirements
  

The cons are:

• It costs money. You have to either pay for an online course via TESU or a 3-credit TECEP to earn enrollment. This can be the cornerstone course though.
  
• It takes a bit of time. Your enrollment doesn't kick in until 10 days after the start of the term you paid for.
  
• A one year clock starts ticking before you either need to graduate or pay for another course to extend your enrollment date.
  

Given the upcoming changes on the cornerstone, you still have some time. They don't kick in until July of 2019, so you could earn your entire degree and graduate before they kick in. Either way, as long as you take your cornerstone course by the end of June you should be fine. Doing so will enroll you if you haven't already enrolled before then.

As far as pricing goes. The current capstone (TES-100) is a 1-credit course that costs $300. The new course (SOS-110) is a 3-credit course that costs full price tuition ($525 per credit normally, or $366 per credit with the Study.com affiliate discount), so either $1,575 or $1,098. This means the new course is roughly $800-$1300 more expensive. Additionally, TES-100 can be done in an hour and at any time you want, where SOS-110 requires registering for a specific term and takes 12-weeks to complete. SOS-110 will meet the Information Literacy GE requirement, so there is one small bonus if you have to take it anyway.

So, I'd make sure to take the cornerstone before the end of June instead of waiting until July 1st or later, and getting stuck with the new required course.