Yet another request for advice on schools.

[dfrecore]

Hey guys thanks for taking your time out to give me all of this advice. sorry for the delayed response. I believe what I will do is what dfrecore implied and work towards a single bachelors. My goal really is the Bachelors. And follow wikis provided. I do like that there is an option to go for another degree and it is something I want to keep in mind because of the versatility in education. I notice a thread that states a change in catalogs 2021 and 2022 for general education. Does this happen often and would be a cause for concern? I wanted to follow the wiki but I worry there could be a possible change to my approach. Do you guys consider starting general Ed or would you go for RA at a different institution or a hybrid of both?

TESU changed their GE requirements in July 2016, July 2019, and July 2021; so my guess is they won't do it again until July 2023 at the earliest.  But, the way to get around that is to apply to TESU, send in any credits, and then register for the Medical Terminology TECEP exam (you don't have to take it).  Once you do this, you are considered an enrolled student, and can then send in as many credits as you'd like, and they will update your eval each time you send something in; it also locks in your catalog, so your degree requirements will not change as long as you continue to stay enrolled (which you should do once a year by registering for a TECEP each time).

If I were you, I would get ACE/NCCRS and RA credits as you see fit - if you're a good test-taker, take the English Comp II TECEP exam for both RA credit and enrollment (instead of the Medical Term TECEP).

I also wouldn't necessarily start with GE.  Start wherever you want, go in whatever order you'd like.  It really doesn't matter.  I know people that have done all GE first, ones that have done all of the major first, and ones that do some of each.  I am a fan of doing courses in the major (core and AoS) because I think it's better to figure out if you hate your major sooner rather than later.  For CompSci, I'd say that you should start with the math - if you can't pass (or hate) Calc, then it's better to know that early on and adjust as necessary.

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I would also consider EC, since they don't have an RA requirement, and their BSB is similar to TESU's, except that you don't have a concentration (they have a few, but aren't alt-credit friendly).  If you just want a fast business degree, this is a good and cheaper by $2,600 option.  You could do it and then move onto that WGU degree (or even a WGU master's degree) after you're done, and have saved that money; EC is also more FAFSA-friendly, as there is no large fee that you pay (I think it's all covered by FAFSA).