BSBA - COSC vs TESU?

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*Raise Hand**Answers Q* - My 3 reasons for deciding on TESU/WGU vs COSC/Excelsior

1) University vs College:  TESU recently changed their name from TESC to TESU, the name sounded better than the other two.
2) Course provider and equivalency is more transparent and known for the BALS/BSBA degrees, it's easier to determine which course goes where as the credit provider websites show an equivalency for transfer credits.
3) The main reason I chose TESU is for the secondary ACBSP accreditation before I would have recommended Excelsior as it has IACBE (although it is secondary programmatic accreditation, it's the least known), COSC doesn't.

Nowadays, my recommendations have changed for the different types of degrees.  If it was a degree in Arts or General Studies/Liberal Studies, I would recommend COSC for the cost.  For a business degree I recommend TESU, for ABET programs I recommend Excelsior, and for Education/Nursing or IT my recommendation is WGU.  

I look at three things, cheap/easy/fast when I search for online programs, but I also want the extra value for what I pay for... and even though TESU is slightly more expensive than COSC, it's ACBSP accredited status makes up for it!  You can't find another ACBSP program anywhere but at WGU, and I am heading there for the Masters level.

Doesn't Charter Oak also take the actual grades from any courses you transfer in? For instance, if you transfer Straighterline or Study.com credits to TESU, it's a pass/fail. I think with COSC, they document the actual grades. So you can't just skate along and get passes, you have to try to get high grades.

I think that if you send an ACE transcript, they give you Cr/NC.  If you send the transcripts from SL and/or Study.com, then you can get a grade.  At least, that's what I recall hearing in the past (although only about SL).  Not sure if they do this any longer or not.

Yes, that's right, any credits that come directly from the institution will receive grades, those that come from ACE Credit Registry will not - you will only get a P (pass) for those that come from ACE.  So, if you use ACE/NCCRS, if the course provider can send those credits directly to COSC, you'll have an external GPA.  See this post for details and a workable BSBA plan by screenshot https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...Transcript