Alternative Capstone - Academic Community Impact

[bjcheung77]

I wonder how hard it is to get the "tuition waiver".  With the NEW Capstone option and if there is a tuition waiver, there will be no price difference, you just have to take the SOS-204 Academic Community Impact before you take the NEW Capstone.  It's an alternative option for the capstone, it's more hands-on and helps the community, also helps you with networking as well.  

The kicker is it gives you 6 credits towards residency vs the old capstone, gives you 3 credits only. The value is the ROI, it won't cost you anything or much at all for the alternative credits needed, you may take an extra term to finish the required courses, but that would mean you get the extra Bachelors and/or another Associates FREE.  Please see below for the cost break down, I've written about this before...

If you are just taking the two required courses at TESU (Cornerstone/Capstone), you just get an Associates en route to the Bachelors.
Cost: App fee $50
Cornerstone: $1557
Capstone: $1557
Residency Waiver: $3192
Grad fee: $298
Total: $6654 USD - You no longer have the Study.com discount on capstone/cornerstone

If you are looking to get 16 undergraduate credits, these can be anything + cornerstone/capstone
Cost App Fee: $50
13 Credits exactly in a 3 month term: $4639
3 credits for Capstone 3 month: $1557
Grad Fee: $298
Total: $6544 - you save $100+ USD

Now, with the NEW Liberal Arts Capstone option, it'll look like similar to the 16 credits where you can take any course + cornerstone and capstone.  Since you can take anything you want, I would rather choose a course or two that I need to finish my degrees, and if it allows me to complete a second capstone, why not? Further to that, it would be easier than taking 13 credits in 1 term, and then the Bachelors Capstone to round out the 16 credits.

If you are looking to get 16 undergraduate credits, these can be anything + cornerstone/capstone
Cost App Fee: $50
Take lesser courses here for 10-12 Credits in a 3 month term: $4639
3 credits for Liberal Arts Capstone - FREE if there is a tuition waiver
3 credits for Business Capstone 3 month: $1557
Grad Fee: $298
Total: $6544 - you save $100+ USD

--- To get more info on the course and capstone waiver, I sent them this message ---

Subject: How do I sign up for SOS-204 and the LIB-495 tuition waiver?

Hi Academic Advising and Academic Community Impact Teams,

A fellow TESU student received this email and for some reason I missed it.  I am very interested!

Anyways, How do I sign up for the SOS-204 and how do I get a LIB-495 tuition waiver?

I was just wondering, for the LIB-495 tuition waiver, how much is the waiver and when is this going to expire?


--- The reply I received ---

Happy to hear that you are interested in the Academic Community Impact program.

Students interested in participating should enroll in SOS 204 Academic Community Impact – Theory, Methods, and Practice. This course will support students with tools necessary to prepare a project proposal and orient folks to the concepts of community based learning.

Below- I’ve provided the link to the course here:
https://www2.tesu.edu/course.php?CourseCode=SOS-204&sem

After students successfully complete this course, I will manually register students to the LIB-495 Liberal Arts Capstone ( Community Engagement Section) – where you will work with your community partner and execute your project proposal.

Students who successfully complete SOS 204, qualify to apply for a tuition waiver scholarship for a limited number of students enrolling in LIB-495 Liberal Arts Capstone ( Community Engagement Section). Questions about applying for the waiver scholarship – should be directed to me.

I also think it’s a good idea to discuss this with an academic advisor. I’ve CCed Donald Stoltz from Academic Advising who has been supporting students interested in the ACI program – on how this best fits your academic pathway.

I’m more than happy to address other questions you may have as well. I hope you find this helpful.

Looking forward to keeping in touch with you.


Cheers,
Dr. Tomé

Daniel Fidalgo Tomé, Ed.D. | Community Engagement Program Manager
Thomas Edison State University
301 West State Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08618
p. (609) 984-1120, ext. 2315
e. dtome@tesu.edu
w. https://www.tesu.edu/aci