05-05-2023, 03:42 AM
(05-05-2023, 12:41 AM)ItsNeverTheLionsYear Wrote: Earn at least 6 general science elective credits (unclear if they can also be CS-related or if they must NOT be CS-related)
It's really easiest, and cheapest, to just do Sophia's Human Biology and Environmental Science classes. You do not need the Human Biology lab. The science classes can, technically, be computer science-related if you really want (see part D here). However, there aren't that many available comp sci classes in the first place.
(05-05-2023, 12:41 AM)ItsNeverTheLionsYear Wrote: I took Calc I as an AP class, AB calc, in high school. Do I have to take it again? I've written the plan assuming the answer is "yes, I do have to take it again".
You do not have to take it again, so long as the AP exam is on a transcript that you can send to TESU. If you have difficulty with that, it might or might not be easier to just take the class again. However...
(05-05-2023, 12:41 AM)ItsNeverTheLionsYear Wrote: Is the minimum grade to transfer is a C, or something else? I did get some Cs, especially in Calculus classes.
You only need Calc I for a Comp Sci degree. If you took Calc II/III/etc., those can also be used for the calculus requirement. Per https://www.tesu.edu/admissions/ug-polic...e-progress English Comp and AOS classes must have at least a C grade.
(05-05-2023, 12:41 AM)ItsNeverTheLionsYear Wrote: Have the Sophia credits bolded above transferred successfully for other students before? (For SDC I assume their partnership catalog is correct.)
As long as the class has a transfer equivalency listed on https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/So...lency_List then someone has transferred it to TESU. If there is a blank space, nobody has reported transferring it; we won't know what it comes in as until someone reports it. If there is an explanation, such as "developmental credits", then it doesn't transfer.
(05-05-2023, 12:41 AM)ItsNeverTheLionsYear Wrote: I understand that I can get some elective credit beyond the second degree Gen ed/general electives waivers for AoS-relevant courses. Is Calc III one of those courses? I've (somewhat riskily) added it to the plan assuming "yes, it is AoS-relevant".
The degree plan will make a lot more sense once you're an actual TESU student. Comp Sci degrees require 6 additional credits of math, science, or computer science for the AOS electives. Calculus will count here, if not used for the Calculus AOS requirement.
(05-05-2023, 12:41 AM)ItsNeverTheLionsYear Wrote: I'm confused about when I should apply. The wiki says that if you apply, you have to register for a course or a TECEP to be "active" and get more than two transcript evaluations, but then also that you don't get a refund for that TECEP if you cancel, and that you have to do this every year. Assuming I take my capstone in spring 2025, should I just wait until Fall/Winter 2024 to apply?
You should apply immediately. It's already May and TESU publishes catalog changes, if applicable, in July. If you haven't at least applied, you will be beholden to whatever changes they make to the catalog. Some people have had their entire plan upturned because they weren't TESU students when the catalog changed, meaning they had to put in a lot of extra (and theoretically unnecessary) work to get their degrees.
There isn't really any reason why it should take you until 2025 to take your Capstone course. However, assuming your timeline is accurate, there are 2 potential catalog changes between now and fall 2024 that could make it more difficult to complete your degree and stretch out your timeline even longer. Don't get caught in that trap.
Yes, there is a $50 application fee. The Medical Terminology TECEP is another $50 every time you pay for it. Consider it as an enrollment fee. It's really a small price to pay to ensure that you're still able to obtain the degree you desire.
(05-05-2023, 12:41 AM)ItsNeverTheLionsYear Wrote: Am I correctly understanding that students seeking a second bachelor's degree only three big ($100+) fees: The $3288 residency waiver, $1605 in tution, and the $298 graduation fee?
Plus the application fee and TECEP(s). Transcript sending fees. Also, considering you'll have Canadian transcripts, you'll have to pay to have those evaluated. It should be about $200 for the first transcript and $100 for each additional transcript.
(05-05-2023, 12:41 AM)ItsNeverTheLionsYear Wrote: Community college courses:
CompSci 2XX (Advanced Java) - Local CC
CompSci 2XX (Web Programming) - Local CC
CSC 255 (Objects and Algorithms) - Oakton CC
CompSci 2XX (Objects in C++) - Local CC
First BA courses:
Math 2XX (Principles of Statistics I)
Math 2XX (Principles of Statistics II)
Math 2XX (Statistical Programming)
Math 1XX (Calculus II)
Math 3XX (Probability)
Math 3XX (Statistics)
Math 4XX (Regression & ANOVA)
These look good. They should all transfer just fine, though there isn't sufficient room on your transcript for all of those math courses. You might be able to pick up a BSBA CIS in addition to the BACS, if you want. It wouldn't be that many additional classes needed and this could help you with future promotions if you want to get into management. TESU's current policy should allow students to graduate with two TESU degrees, even if they have a prior degree from elsewhere. They might try to tell you no, but at least one student here has completed a non-TESU degree prior to their 2nd TESU degree. Picking up the BSBA CIS would result in more "useful" slots for at least Probability or Statistics. The BSBA is completely optional, though, and feel free to aim solely at the BACS.
Finally, I would go ahead and finish up any classes that you're already enrolled in and have paid for, but there is probably no reason why you need credits from a CC. Students here have gotten into grad school with fewer CC credits than you have now. This includes schools like Georgia Tech accepting Study.com classes as prerequisite courses. Which school(s) are you wanting to go to? We might have students here who can give you information on what they're actually looking for, not just assumptions.
In progress:
TESU - BA Computer Science; BSBA CIS; ASNSM Math & CS; ASBA
Completed:
Pierpont - AAS BOG
Sophia (so many), The Institutes (old), Study.com (5 courses)
ASU: Human Origins, Astronomy, Intro Health & Wellness, Western Civilization, Computer Appls & Info Technology, Intro Programming
Strayer: CIS175, CIS111, WRK100, MAT210
TESU - BA Computer Science; BSBA CIS; ASNSM Math & CS; ASBA
Completed:
Pierpont - AAS BOG
Sophia (so many), The Institutes (old), Study.com (5 courses)
ASU: Human Origins, Astronomy, Intro Health & Wellness, Western Civilization, Computer Appls & Info Technology, Intro Programming
Strayer: CIS175, CIS111, WRK100, MAT210