07-30-2023, 12:46 PM
(07-30-2023, 02:19 AM)rachel83az Wrote: For a motivated student with sufficient time, a TESU degree may be completed in maybe 6-10 months + final semester of at least capstone/cornerstone. If you need to slow down because work, it might take 10-18 months, plus final semester. Because you already have some Argentinian credits, that's a LOT of the potential time out of the way. You can focus entirely on the alt credit from Sophia, SDC, and Coopersmith without trying to fit standard university classes into your schedule.
Meanwhile, because of the reported relative difficulty of the UMPI classes, you're looking at a probable minimum of 6 months at UMPI, possibly 8 or 10. The time difference between TESU and UMPI is probably going to be 8-10 months at most, though it's hard to be certain. Certainly not over a year, assuming you put a good amount of effort into your work.
That's a great overview. Just the kind of ballpark I was looking for- thanks.
I'll be dropping a line at my previous universities sometime soon (I forgot I also did a few classes at another school!) in order to obtain transcripts or whatever I need for evaluation. I'm 90% sure that between the two, I passed no less than five or six classes. I'll need to get my hands on the required documentation and probably get it legalized here in order for it to be evaluated by TESU, I believe.
I'm fine with one school taking up to a year longer ("worst case scenario"), in exchange for a more attractive degree and curriculum (in my eyes).
That said, there shouldn't be anything external preventing me from dedicating long days to Sophia courses and the like, so I would be aiming for the 6-10 month + final semester category (TESU BA English) or thereabouts. Work will be at most a ~20-hour/week commitment for me, and I manage my own schedule. Especially if there are no hiccups in the process of acquiring and converting my uni classes into a decent amount of RA.
I don't mean to rush through the process but things seem to be panning out in favor of TESU BA English. It would appear to satisfy pretty much all of the criteria that I was considering. I think it might be time to slowly arrange a degree plan, keeping in mind a previous commenter's order of operations, so I'll get on that.