TESU BA in Liberal Studies

[reid.cagle]

Houston, we have a problem.  This is how I would fix it... Before I provide any advice, I like the get the full picture... I need to know your end goal, most likely it's not just the BALS check the box degree.  If it is or is not, answer these questions before any recommendation can be provided to you.  I agree with getting all the FREE credits done, as it will hit your Gen Ed and Free Electives requirements just fine - complete them all - pronto.

1) What is your educational goal? Are you looking at getting the Masters in something after this degree or later on down the road?
2) You have completed a few courses (2) or in the process of completing them.  What other courses are you planning to take at TESU?  Are these courses or TECEPS?
3) Do you have an educational budget, since I read you're going for financial aid or tuition assistance, have you thought how you're going to spend it, or the excess if you have any?

4) One critical item that's missing is, are you going to pay the residency waiver or are you taking the residency credits.
5) As in #4, the critical item here that was overlooked earlier is, you're on the Military Comprehensive plan it's not 16 credits residency but 24 credits.  
6) I noticed you have an Associates of Arts, is that pending or completed? Would you want to "strike another off your list FREE?"
7) Since we're talking about FREE, would you like to strike out 12 credits GRADUATE credit at the same time as getting your BALS?

You pretty much have the answers provided to you by Natshar, but there are other options - you want to bring everything to the table and select the one that gets you there, cheap/easy/fast and for me, I like to add that extra value.  I'll explain further after your answers.

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You are right. I didn't realize OP was on the military plan. 

If that's the case then TECEPs count for residency so take all the TECEPs instead of courses. TECEPs only count for residency for the military.

Is your Associates of Arts pending or completed and is it from TESU or elsewhere? You can add a TESU associates degree (or one with two areas of study) it looks you might already have an AAS with all your technical/vocational credits, just do the associate capstone which would count towards your 24 credits. It might actually be a good balance to have a technical associates and liberal arts degree.

You need 24 credits, you currently have 7 credits done. If you did 3 cr capstone, 6 cr GE electives TECEP, a 3 credit UL TECEP (instead of 1 cr. Jane Austen course), 3 cr Ethics TECEP all at TESU plus then the 3 cr associate capstone that would put you at 25 credits total.

This, of course, is if you just want to get it done with and finish your degree and meet all the requirements without paying the wavier as quick as possible.

You could always take Bj's advice and get some grad credits as well, it depends on your goals.

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 Yes, I have had my associates for about 4 years now. I think the best bet would just to TECEP all the course you have laid out in order to complete in a timely manner. Paying the residency fee is not worth it.