Degree plan Charter Oak with goal of Georgia Tech OMSCS

[StudentOLife]

StudentOLife, COSC letter grading system is only for external GPA (courses taken elsewhere), their internal GPA is different when you take courses with them.  Actually, every college/university will have a different external GPA/internal GPA, courses you transfer over to TESU will NOT be looked at the same if you're doing the ACE credits from Sophia/SL/Study.com

From what I can gather, you're doing the same thing I did - the BSBA as a check the box degree and a BACS as the "real degree of choice".  Haha! That's great, if you truly want a BSBA as a check the box degree, then do it... if you don't need the check box, then skip it and go directly to the BACS at TESU.

Because U of People doesn't have Regional Accreditation, I would skip it.  I understand that you may be looking at saving some cash with these options by going to COSC and UofP, but you can get all the requirements missing with what you have and the Sophia.org special.

Can you do yourself a favor and copy/paste your TESU BSBA evaluation?  I think I know exactly what you mean but want to see what the real evaluation looks like.  You might want to do a pix or pdf but get rid of your personal details.  My guess is, you're missing the general eds which means, you can get most if not all done FREE with Sophia!

Thanks heaps bjcheung77 for offering, here's the evaluation from TESU BSBA attached, too long for this one post. 

Option 1) 
My rational for finishing COSC's business bachelors is because then it meets the first requirement, for a bachelors.
Many people pivot after a bachelors into a different Masters, and with a few accredited CS credits - so maybe i can get them from a 3rd party(Sophia/Study/Saylor) while I do my COSC Business Bachelors? 

Actually, every college/university will have a different external GPA/internal GPA, courses you transfer over to TESU will NOT be looked at the same if you're doing the ACE credits from Sophia/SL/Study.com

Does this mean, even if my 3rd party credits are accepted by COSC, it may not be beneficial for GT Masters application?

From what I can gather, you're doing the same thing I did - the BSBA as a check the box degree and a BACS as the "real degree of choice". Haha! That's great, if you truly want a BSBA as a check the box degree, then do it... if you don't need the check box, then skip it and go directly to the BACS at TESU.

Did it work out for you, the check box degree, do you wish you'd done it direct to what you wanted in the first place?


Thanks again all for the kind responses. Now to figure out my strategic path..

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@bjcheung77, not sure if the attachment worked, but here's the evaluation, thanks again!

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Program Summary: (In Progress)
Semester Hours (SH) Required: 120.00
SH Applied to Degree: 43.50
SH Remaining: 76.50
SH To Be Planned: 76.50
Thomas Edison State University GPA Needed: 2.000
Thomas Edison State University GPA Earned:
Overall Degree GPA Needed: 2.000
Overall Degree GPA Requirement Met: Yes
Community College SH (90 SH Maximum): 0.00
Foreign Credits (90 cr. Maximum): 43.50
These institutions/organizations are those from which credit has been applied toward your degree requirements. Use the number next to the institution in this list to identify the original source of a transfer course on your Academic Evaluation.
1 TESU-Foreign
Program Requirements:
1: BSBA General Education (60 SH) (In progress)
SH Earned: 10.5 Complete all 6 subrequirements:

A: INTEL & PRACT SKILLS (Not started)
For all TESU course options that will satisfy this area of the degree, go to Intellectual and Practical Skills Courses

SH Earned: 0

Written Communication 3SH (Not started)
Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) option: ENC-101 English Composition I *must earn a grade of C/CR or better
Source Course Title Term Grade SH TESU # Notes
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
3 credits needed
Written Communication 3SH (Not started)
Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) option: ENC-102 English Composition II *must earn a grade of C/CR or better
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
3 credits needed
Oral Communication 3SH (Not started)
Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) option: COM-209 Public Speaking
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
3 credits needed
Quantitative Literacy (DEGREE REQUIREMENT) 3SH (Not started)
Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) option: MAT121 College Algebra; other course option: MAT-119 Quantitative Business Analysis
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
3 credits needed
Information Literacy (INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENT) 3SH (Not started)
To meet this requirement, students MUST take SOS-110 Critical Information Literacy at Thomas Edison State University.
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
3 credits needed
B: CIV & GLOBAL LDRSHP (Not started)
For all TESU course options that will satisfy this area of the degree, go to Civic and Global Leadership Courses

SH Earned: 0

Diversity Intercultural Literacy 3SH (Not started)
Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) option: SOC-101 Introduction to Sociology
Source Course Title Term Grade SH TESU # Notes
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
3 credits needed
Ethical Leadership 3SH (Not started)
Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) option: ETH-230 Ethics in a Digital Age
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
3 credits needed
Civic Engagement 3SH (Not started)
Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) option: POS-110 American Government
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
3 credits needed
C: KNOWLDG HUMAN CULTRS (In progress)
For all TESU course options that will satisfy this area of the degree, go to Knowledge of Human Cultures Courses

Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) options, include but are not limited to:

HIS-114 American History II

LIB-342 Online Obsessions: Determining and Dealing with Digital Dependency

PHI-130 Critical Reasoning
Humanities and/or Social Sciences 9SH
SH Earned: 7.5
Required: 9
Remaining: 1.5
Source Course Title Term Grade SH TESU # Notes
1 ART100 Understanding Art 04/01/08 CR 2.25 ART-100
*FOR *TE
1 FRE101 Intro to Lang and Cult French 10/01/07 CR 2.25 FRE-101
*FOR *TE
1 MAN212 Organizational Behavior 04/01/07 CR 3.00 MAN-212
*FOR *TE
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
1.5 credits needed
D: UNDRST PHYS&NAT WRLD (Not started)
For all TESU course options that will satisfy this area of the degree, go to Understanding Physical and Natural World Courses
Natural Sciences 4SH
Source Course Title Term Grade SH TESU # Notes
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
3 credits needed
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
1 credit needed
E: MATHEMATICS (Not started)
For TESU course options, go to BUS 210 Quantit ative Skills for Business

or STA-201 Principles of Statistics
(DEGREE REQUIREMENT) 3SH
Source Course Title Term Grade SH TESU # Notes
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
3 credits needed
F: GE ELECTIVES (In progress)
For all TESU course options that will satisfy this area of the degree, go to General Education Elective Courses.

To identify which of these courses is Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC), go to Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Courses.
!! Exception over 1.50 HC take 18.50
General Education Electives 20SH
Source Course Title Term Grade SH TESU # Notes
1 STA299 Business Statistics 10/01/07 CR 3.00 STA-299
*FOR *TE
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
3 credits needed
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
3 credits needed
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
3 credits needed
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
3 credits needed
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
3 credits needed
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
0.5 credits needed

2: Core (36SH) (In progress)
SH Earned: 21 Complete all 10 subrequirements:

A: Accounting 6 SH (Complete)
For TESU course options, go to ACC-101 Princi ples of Financial Accounting

AND AC C-102 Principles of Managerial Accounting

SH Earned: 6

Group 1 (Complete)
SH Earned: 6
Source Course Title Term Grade SH TESU # Notes
1 ACC101 Managerial Accounting 1 04/01/09 CR 3.00 ACC-101
*FOR *TE
1 ACC102 Business Accounting I 04/01/07 CR 3.00 ACC-102
*FOR *TE
B: Business Law 3 SH (Not started)
For TESU course options, go to LAW-201 Busi ness Law
Source Course Title Term Grade SH TESU # Notes
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
3 credits needed
C: Computers 3 SH (Not started)
Choose an Introduction course in: Information Systems; Computer Literacy; Computing w/applications such as Word Processing, Spreadsh eets, Databases.
For TESU course options, please contact an Advisor
Source Course Title Term Grade SH TESU # Notes
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
3 credits needed
D: Finance 3 SH (Not started)
For TESU course options, go to FIN-301 Prin ciples of Finance
Source Course Title Term Grade SH TESU # Notes
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
3 credits needed
E: Management 3 SH (Complete)
For TESU course options, go to MAN-210 Princi ples of Management
Source Course Title Term Grade SH TESU # Notes
1 MAN210 Prin of Management 10/01/07 CR 3.00 MAN-210
*FOR *TE
F: Marketing 3 SH (Complete)
For TESU course options, go to MAR-201 Introd uction to Marketing
Source Course Title Term Grade SH TESU # Notes
1 MAR201 Marketing Fundamentals 10/01/07 CR 3.00 MAR-201
*FOR *TE
G: Business/Society 3SH (Complete)
Topics can include: International Management, Business in Society,International Marketing, and International Business.
For TESU course options, go to MAN-372 International Manage ment

OR BUS-311 Business in Society
Source Course Title Term Grade SH TESU # Notes
1 MAN271 International Business 10/01/09 CR 3.00 MAN-271
*FOR *TE
H: Economics 6 SH (Complete)
For TESU course options, go to ECO-111 Macroe conomics

AND ECO-112 Microeconomics< /a>

SH Earned: 6

Group 1 (Complete)
SH Earned: 6
Source Course Title Term Grade SH TESU # Notes
1 ECO112 Microeconomics 10/01/07 CR 3.00 ECO-112
*FOR *TE
1 ECO111 Macroeconomics 04/01/07 CR 3.00 ECO-111
*FOR *TE
I: Communications 3 SH (Not started)
For TESU course options, go to MAN-373 Manageri al Communications
Source Course Title Term Grade SH TESU # Notes
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
3 credits needed
J: Capstone 3 SH (Not started)
*must earn a grade of C/CR or better
This Capstone course must be taken with Thomas Edison State University or via an approved T homas Edison State University Academic Program Review. Baccalaureate students will not be permitted to register for a capstone cours e unless they have 100 credits applied toward the requirements for the declared degree and a GPA of 2.0 or higher.

For T ESU course options, go to BUS-421 Business Administration Capstone
Source Course Title Term Grade SH TESU # Notes
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
3 credits needed

3: General Mngt (18SH: 12SH must be upper level) (In progress)
SH Earned: 6 GPA Achieved/Needed: none / 2.000 Complete both subrequirements:

A: GMS Required 9 SH (In progress)
*must earn grades of C/CR or better
Complete three courses (one course from three of the following four areas)

Accounting

Finance

Management

Marketing

**At least 12 semester hours within the ent ire Specialization must be at the 300/400 level.

SH Earned: 6

Group 1 (Not started)
Source Course Title Term Grade SH TESU # Notes
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________

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3 credits
Group 2 (Complete)
1 FIN299 Security Analysis & Portfolio 04/01/09 CR 3.00 FIN-299
*FOR *7Y *TE
Group 3 (Complete)
1 MAN299 Practice of Entrepreneurship 10/01/09 CR 3.00 MAN-299
*FOR *TE
B: GMS Elective Area (Not started)
*must earn grades of C/CR or better
Complete 9 more Semester Hours (SH) from any assortment of the areas below.

Accounting

Finance

Management

Marketing

**At least 12 semester hours within the entire Sp ecialization must be at the 300/400 level.

SH Earned: 0

Group 1 (Not started)
Source Course Title Term Grade SH TESU # Notes
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
3 credits needed
Group 2 (Not started)
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
3 credits needed
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
3 credits needed

4: Electives (6sh) (Complete)

For TESU course options, go to Elective Courses (business related courses preferred)
SH Earned: 6
Source Course Title Term Grade SH TESU # Notes
1 HRM232 Performance & Compensation Man 04/01/09 CR 3.00 HRM-232
*FOR *7Y *TE
1 FIN299 Financial Analysis 04/01/09 CR 3.00 FIN-299
*FOR *TE

Other Courses:
Source Course Title Term Grade SH TESU # Notes
1 CAP101 Computer Systems & Application 04/01/07 CR 3.00 CAP-101 *TE *FOR
1 CDR199 Applied Prin for Effective Liv 04/01/07 CR 0.00 CDR-199 *RI *TE *FOR *CD
1 ACC299 Business Accounting 2 10/01/07 CR 3.00 ACC-299 *TE *FOR *7Y
1 HRM231 Human Resource Management 04/01/08 CR 3.00 HRM-231 *TE *FOR
1 MAN299 Entrepreneurship Project Inter 04/01/08 CR 2.25 MAN-299 *TE *FOR
1 FIN211 Business Finance 04/01/08 CR 3.00 FIN-211 *TE *FOR
1 MAN230 Basics of Entrepreneurship 04/01/08 CR 0.75 MAN-230 *TE *FOR
1 CDR199 Applied Prin for Effective Liv 04/01/08 CR 0.00 CDR-199 *RI *TE *FOR *CD
1 HRM299 Recruitment & Human Resource a 10/01/08 CR 3.00 HRM-299 *TE *FOR
1 MAN299 Manageing Business Systems 10/01/08 CR 3.00 MAN-299 *TE *FOR
1 FIN221 Fund of Investment 10/01/08 CR 3.00 FIN-221 *TE *FOR
1 BUE101 Personal Financial Planning 10/01/08 CR 3.00 BUE-101 *TE *FOR
1 HRM265 Management of Employee Relatio 10/01/08 CR 3.00 HRM-265 *TE *FOR
1 CDR199 Applied Prin of Effective Liv 04/01/09 CR 0.00 CDR-199 *RI *TE *FOR *CD
1 COP199 Student Internship Program 10/01/09 CR 6.00 COP-199 *TE *FOR
1 HRM244 Human Resource Development 04/01/09 (3.00) HRM-244 *PTE *FOR *PL *DOC
1 ACC199 Managerial Acctg 2 10/01/09 (3.00) ACC-199 *PTE *FOR *PL *DOC
(Credits in parentheses are anticipated earned)

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