UMPI Degree Planning Advice - Course Requirements

[RJ77]

Your first choice should be TESU as it's a local, in-state institution, and doing the minimum residency requirements with them, I suggest doing the ASCJ, BALS (& BSBA) combo, it's just a few more classes, since you're in NJ and you get NJ tuition for the flat rate.  Your second option (of if you do choose, the Pierpont BOG AAS and then ladder up to the UMPI BAS/BLS with a minor in CJ).

Is TESU competency based and proctor free like UMPI? Currently looking into other degrees offered by UMPI that don't require anything outside of the online experience

Most TESU courses have a combination of reading, written assignments, classroom discussions, and exams. Some classes have a mid-term and a final exam, some just have a final exam. The majority of the exams are proctored. The courses are 12 weeks in length and are broken down into modules. Typically, each module will have a lot of reading throughout and conclude with a written assignment and a discussion. The classroom discussions usually require you to make an initial post on the subject, and then respond to at least two of your classmates' posts.