BA Computer Science Questions

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Your Location: 
Ontario, Canada
Your Age: 
30
What kind of degree do you want?: 
BA CS
Current Regional Accredited Credits: 
42 RA credits derived from BABA at UMPI.
18 ACE credits from Sophia.
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:
None
Budget: USD 20K. 
Commitments: No other commitments.
Dedicated time to study: I can study 20+ hours a week.
Timeline:  Would like to finish within 1 year.
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: No.


Hello everyone.

I have applied for BA CS at TESU and my credits have transferred successfully. I hope to complete 47 RA credits (15 courses) at TESU. I plan to complete it in one year while graduating with a very high GPA (Close to 4).
I have been working as a software engineer for 6 years. I think some of these courses might be easier for me (or maybe it won't be easy). I completed a 60-credit BA BA degree from UMPI in the previous four months and earned a 4.0 GPA. I currently have 20 hours a week to devote to TESU.

I currently have some questions I would like to ask:
How difficult is the CS program at TESU? On average, how many hours do I need to spend on each course? Is 20 hours a week enough to enable me to complete 5 or 4 courses per semester?
Also I would like to get ASNSM at the same time. Will taking some of these math courses from Sophia satisfy this associate degree?
Why is it that compared to WGU, SNHU. TESU doesn't seem to have as strong of community support, for example, WGU, and SNHU both have active reddit & discord study groups.

Thanks to everyone!


My Degree Plan for BACS in TESU (47 RA Credits)
ITS-1500  Computer Programming I
COS-2410  Data Structures
MAT-2310  Calculus I
MAT-2700  Discrete Mathematics
COS-2400  Operating Systems
COS-3300  Computer Architecture
CIS-1070  Computer Concepts and App
CIS-3510  Software Engineering
CLD-4300  AI, Mach Lrng, Big Data
CMP-3540  Network Technology
COS-4510  Artificial Intelligence
MAT-3210  Linear Algebra I
MAT-2320  Calculus II
STA-2010  Principles of Statistics (Not Mathematics Electives)
LIB-4950  Liberal Arts Capstone

My Degree Plan for ASNSM 
(Calculus I + 15 Mathematics Electives credits)
1. TESU (Calculus I  + 10 credits)
MAT-2310  Calculus I
MAT-2320  Calculus II
MAT-3210  Linear Algebra I
MAT-2700  Discrete Mathematics I
2. Other (6 credits)
MAT-1210  College Algebra (Sophia)
MAT-1190  Quantitative Business Analysis (UMPI)

How difficult is the CS program at TESU? On average, how many hours do I need to spend on each course? 
You are taking all your courses at Sophia or Study.com.  You only need to take the Capstone at TESU which takes around 80 hours. (Your GE is waived since you have a BA at UMPI, and you may need to take the Network TECEP to meet the UL requirement)

Is 20 hours a week enough to enable me to complete 5 or 4 courses per semester?
Yes

Also I would like to get ASNSM at the same time. Will taking some of these math courses from Sophia satisfy this associate degree?
Yes. You can use all your math courses from the CS to apply to the associates. 

Why is it that compared to WGU, SNHU. TESU doesn't seem to have as strong of community support, for example, WGU, and SNHU both have active reddit & discord study groups.
I don't know, maybe because most people don't take many courses at TESU. 

For ASNSM you need Calculus I + 15 credits + 3 credits for GE  (total 19 math credits)