New to the forum, couple questions.

[bjcheung77]

Previously, when I wrote the Beginners Guide in 2016, TESU didn't start to make so many changes, and that was when I actually recommended to just work on all your general education/free electives that will transfer for the degrees at the Big 3 & WGU. It would be a waste of cash flow paying enrollment fees when you're just transferring the credits into the school. In fact, if you read the guide, it mentions to do up to 90 credits before even applying.

Since the changes, if you've decided on the Big 3/WGU, you should just continue taking courses for credit until you've maxed out - just make sure they hit the requirements for your degree. With TESU, I recommend doing all the ACE credits that are NOT from SL/Study.com or any provider that will send the transcripts to TESU for free, and just submit that first transcript for $20. The final transcript or subsequent transcripts you send will be $15 each.

If you're taking courses at Study.com/StraighterLine for example, you can keep adding them to ACE and also get them to send the updates to TESU for free. You just need to send in a final ACE transcript when you apply for graduation - thus, it would only cost you $35 total. I am frugal, I do things cheap/easy/fast and has value - as long as the ROI is great, I purchase that course as it interests me and gets me credits.

---

Update Edit: Unlike COSC/Excelsior, there is no yearly enrollment fee at TESU. You just have to keep your catalog year by taking a TECEP (cheapest option or paying an enrollment extension fee of $70/$75). In fact, you can take the Medical Terminology TECEP - previously, I was told the TECEP had to be 3 credits in 2016 - I believe now, it can be just 1 credit. So, technically, for $50 - if you pass or fail this TECEP, your catalog year is good for 1 year from that date. Now catalog year is important, it will determine your requirements for the degree.