Capstone requirement change at TESU

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We still haven't seen any update from TESU on whether this new 2.0 GPA requirement applies to transfer students with no graded credits or not. My expectation (and hope) is that it will be waived, so this should only apply to people who have an actual GPA, and a lot of alt ed transfer students won't have a GPA at all until after they complete their capstone.

I don't think it's new.  I thought there was always a 2.0 requirement to enroll, so I'm not sure anything has changed.

dfrecore is correct.  The 2.0 is not new at all.  You always had to have a 2.0 or better in order to register for the Capstone.  And this shows up in your Academic Evaluation under Overall Degree GPA Needed (this shows 2.0 for everyone) and then what matters is Overall Degree GPA Requirement Met = Y or N.  You'd read "Y" unless you transferred in only D grades from B&M and then Alt Credits - Alt Credits like ACE by default earn you a 2.0 - because, as dfrecore mentioned in an earlier post, it is 'assumed' you have a 70 (aka 2.0) or better to earn credit.  Your 2.0 Alt Credits cannot alone make up for your "all Ds" one and only B&M transcript. If all you transfer in is Alt Credits then you get a 2.0 Overall GPA - nothing more.

The only thing this would impact is having to to wait for the initial evaluation to be complete (assuming you wait until you have 100+ credits when you apply).  You could not apply on a Monday, get a student ID Tuesday, Start sending all (100+) credit transcripts on the Wednesday, and then Register for your Capstone on Thursday (although you could register for the Cornerstone).  You would have to wait the 2/3 weeks for your evaluation to be complete prior to registering for your Capstone, as you won't have a "Y" to the Overall Degree GPA Requirement Met until an evaluation is completed. IMO it is another reason not to wait to apply, and just send provider  transcripts as you earn them (or monthly) - especially for those who offer then for free like SL and Study.com. The benefits of waiting to apply and get evaluated do not exist with TESU anymore, waiting to apply can actually hurt you in the long run; just look at the UL to LL with SL last year, and the Shmoop banishment.  If anyone has a good reason not to apply as early as possible I'd like to hear it - because I honestly can't think of one (if you've made up your mind that TESU is for you).