Critique and Advice on Plan for Computer Science BA from TESU

[rachel83az]

TESU will accept up to 90 credits from outside sources like Study and Sophia, but I've also seen some other information that had to do with the residential tuition that I don't completely understand.

TESU will accept up to 114 credits from non-TESU sources. For a BACS only, this can actually be 117 credits (due to the edX cornerstone). The following limitations are in place:

• Up to 90 credits from a single ACE/NCCRS source.
  
• Up to 90 ACE/NCCRS credits total.
  
• Up to 90 credits from a community college
  
• Up to 90 credits from a foreign college or university
  
• Unlimited credits from an American 4-year university.
  

And, of course, the courses must be relevant and not duplicate one another. You cannot transfer in "English 101" from 4 different sources and expect to get 12 credits, for instance.

All of this results in needing at least 30 RA credits. I don't see anywhere near enough on your spreadsheet. If you're going to do the dual degree, you could do the following as a 15-credit flat-rate term:

• Cornerstone
  
• Capstone #1
  
• Software Engineering
  
• 2 easy ePacks or courses from https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Th...University I would suggest CIS-107 + something else
  

Then do Capstone #2 separately. This will cost a bit more, but will be easier than doing two capstones at once. It should also be marginally cheaper than doing only the two capstones + cornerstone at TESU and transferring in everything else. It will give you 18 RA credits toward your degrees.

You'll need 12 more RA credits. These can come from things like TECEPs (English Comp 1 & 2 are kind of bizarre, IMO, but are relatively easy), ASU classes for $425 each, maybe TEL ($225 per class), or other colleges/universities listed on https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sources_of_Credit

If you're only doing the BACS and not the BS CIS, you can do the flat-rate term and then get 15 credits from whatever RA source(s) you like most.

One thing I would caution against would be to avoid the Network Technology TECEP. It's passable, but only just barely. It's not uncommon for students to be unable to pass, even without significant study, thus wasting time and money better spent elsewhere.  If you want to take other TECEPs, check the forum for reviews from past students.