help please Spanish bachelors at TESU, spreadsheet?

[theduz]

Well, unfortunately you came too late, and the ACTFL expired - this would have been an easy 12cr (6 UL, 6 LL) that probably would have worked for this degree.  Instead, you need SPA-202 (basically 4th semester Spanish or Intermediate Spanish II), which is easy enough to get, although not inexpensive - about $500 (or more) for a course from either U or Arkansas Self-Paced, U of Idaho Independent Study, or LSU Independent Study.

The harder part is getting the Advanced II/6th semester of Spanish, which is UL.  I don't know how to get that, other than in the university you were already enrolled in.

Here are the options as I see them: 1) take Adv Spanish II at a 4-yr school this coming semester, in addition to taking one of the above Int II courses; 2) PLA your 2 Spanish courses (I am no longer familiar with the process or pricing of that option at TESU); or 3) switch to the BALS/Humanities degree.

If I were you, I would probably complete the Spanish degree just because you are so close, and it's not going to cost many thousands of dollars to do so.  I would say that a degree in Spanish is worth somewhat more than a BALS, depending on what you want to do with the degree (if you wanted to teach high school Spanish for instance, it would be worth a lot more).

But, I will include a spreadsheet for the BALS/Hum, so you can compare it to the eval from TESU.

It's easy enough to get the 5 GE courses required for either degree, as well as the remaining Free Electives you need.

Regarding the AP courses you alluded to, I don't know what TESU gives for the AP English Language and AP English Lit courses, so I just gave you 6cr for AP English Language.  If they give 6cr additional for AP English Lit, then you can use those in Free Electives.

You could also do your required courses for GE/Free Electives, and wait to see if ACTFL courses get renewed.  There's been some talk that they may, and it would be worth waiting a couple of months while you complete the rest of your courses to see if that happens - for $105 for the ACTFL exam, it is VERY worth waiting in my opinion.

So, here's what I would do if I was in your place:
1) Take the oral comm, quant lit, info lit ethics & civic engagement requirements from wherever you want (Modern States/CLEP if you want to save money for3 plus the free ethics course).
2) Take free/cheap courses for your Free Electives
3) Register for and take the cornerstone course (and sooner rather than later - they will be switching it to a $1100 3cr class come July 1, so do it now and get it over with)
4) Register for and take the Capstone - I don't think it matters which one, they are all the same for the BALS, so you don't lose anything.
5) At this point in time, if they haven't renewed the ACTFL, then you switch to the BALS, take your remaining 2 Free Elective courses, and you're done.  If they've renewed the ACTFL, take it and get the Spanish degree.


Thank you, this is very, very helpful.  I really appreciate that you gave me a specific plan so I know what is most urgent and where to do which things.  I think I'll do what you said and get started with the cornerstone course (do I have to register as a student at the school for this?) and then start doing free classes as I wait.  

I wasn't familiar with the ACTFL, so I googled it: 

https://www.actfl.org/assessment-profess...ing-office

It seems active.  Do you mean that TESU is not currently accepting it?  Do you know how I can tell if/when it becomes available again?  

Is there a list somewhere of which classes will work for the ones I need to do first (free/cheap)?  I'm guessing they'll be the same classes listed on the BALS spreadsheet so I can look at that one to get my options. 

I'm a homeschool mom without a degree and it's time I showed my kids I can do it.  I'll never forget your kindness in helping make it happen.  Thank you!