TESU Degree planning

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They did not move the goal line - you did not do what you should have to keep your catalog.  The rule is, you need to remain enrolled, which can be done via registering for a TECEP once per year.  You didn't do that, hence, you lost your enrollment status.

The OP didn't lose their catalog year, advising and you weren't aware of the other options available to inactive students, there are so many things 'hidden'.  BTW, I don't see how your comment above actually tried to help the OP in any way.  

Anyways, it's great the OP got where they needed.  For those reading, it's best to "wait" for answers as senior members may not always have the correct answers.  We're all human and mistakes are made, it's not the fault of that one person, we should work together in finding options to help if at all possible.  You may want to PM senior members or even moderators to see if alternative options exist...

bjcheung, I was responding specifically to this post, and these words (which I included in my post):

wxcooper Wrote:

With the end zone in sight, they moved the goal line !

The goal line was NOT moved, so my answer stands.

In response to your saying I did not help the OP, you give PLENTY of advice that I don't think is helpful to students at times.  BUT, my answer is not just for the OP, it is also for other users who come and read here - and knowing that you need to remain enrolled is IMPORTANT.  Now, the fact that you can come back and stay in your catalog 3 years later is also important - but that is also NEW.  And, TESU may decide that they no longer want to have that policy at any time in the future, at which point, you're screwed.  SO, my answer stands - you should ALWAYS remain an enrolled student at TESU, to stay in your current catalog.  You should also stay enrolled because, if you don't, you may also lose the way they bring in credits, or lose policies that greatly affect your plan.  For instance, when I enrolled, the policy was that you needed 24cr of TESU credits for residency, and TECEP's counted.  That went away, but the fact that I was in the 2014 catalog meant that I got to stay under that policy, and I saved thousands.  My catalog also did not require a cornerstone.  Again, thousands saved.  TESU also brought in the Principles of Marketing and Principles of Management CLEP exams as UL, which they stopped doing at some point after I had them evaluated.  If my enrollment ended, not only would new things apply, but I would have lost those UL credits, which I needed.

So, again, my answers stand - remain enrolled, because it's 100% upside to you to do so, and only costs $50/yr.  If you want to switch to a newer catalog for some reason, you can.  If TESU changes their policy at some point in the future, and won't go back 3 years, you have insulated yourself from that change by staying enrolled.  There is absolutely zero downside to maintaining enrollment.