COSC no longer one of the 'big 3'

[nosey561]

Interestingly, many people are pointing to them as the potential new "chosen one" with TESU changing some policies. So while you may consider them no longer one of the big 3, many others think they're taking the lead over the other 2

When I started this process back in 2010-2011, I was "attending" COSC along with rebel100 and burbuja0512. I applied and was working on my degree plan for several months before real life caught up with me and I had to postpone until I returned in late 2017. When I came back I ended up at TESU because my interests had changed; they offered the BSBA CIS focus and their degree plans seemed more streamlined with fewer UL requirements.

Given the recent changes, if I was starting today I'd probably go with WGU for their BSCS or BSSD degree instead. COSC doesn't offer any degrees I'd be interested in, and in my recollection, their degree planning process was much more cumbersome to navigate. It may be more streamlined now though. For someone interested in a standard BBA, they will probably be a superior option to TESU once July hits... primarily for monetary reasons.

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If it's true that COSC only accepts three FEMA credits now, someone will have to reevaluate the typical cost for the more popular degrees.

Oh yeah, I forgot about that. That does make them a bit less useful. I still have like 10-12 FEMA credits sitting in my back pocket that I haven't been able to use towards a degree since moving from COSC to TESU invalidated my opportunity to use them.

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Interestingly, many people are pointing to them as the potential new "chosen one" with TESU changing some policies. So while you may consider them no longer one of the big 3, many others think they're taking the lead over the other 2

When I started this process back in 2010-2011, I was "attending" COSC along with rebel100 and burbuja0512. I applied and was working on my degree plan for several months before real life caught up with me and I had to postpone until I returned in late 2017. When I came back I ended up at TESU because my interests had changed; they offered the BSBA CIS focus and their degree plans seemed more streamlined with fewer UL requirements.

Given the recent changes, if I was starting today I'd probably go with WGU for their BSCS or BSSD degree instead. COSC doesn't offer any degrees I'd be interested in, and in my recollection, their degree planning process was much more cumbersome to navigate. It may be more streamlined now though. For someone interested in a standard BBA, they will probably be a superior option to TESU once July hits... primarily for monetary reasons.

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If it's true that COSC only accepts three FEMA credits now, someone will have to reevaluate the typical cost for the more popular degrees.

Oh yeah, I forgot about that. That does make them a bit less useful. I still have like 10-12 FEMA credits sitting in my back pocket that I haven't been able to use towards a degree since moving from COSC to TESU invalidated my opportunity to use them.

"You don't have to pay it but then you have to be rematriculated and will likely lose credits" 
In other words, you can get out of the $300 fee by re-applying and paying $50, but you might lose some credits. Most applicants will not lose credits,unless they have FEMA credits or similar,which are now limited.