Degree planning for teen

[ElderlyLeemur]

BA History at TESU would be a good option that can be done quickly:
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sa...egree_Plan

A BA in Liberal Studies (BALS) with a concentration in humanities or social sciences is a very quick option, with the caveat that it is more of a check-the-box option: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sa...egree_Plan

Thanks, so it looks like they will have to take at least 29 credits at TESU since they have to have 30 RA credits per that page. Ughhhhh. I was trying to get them down to an absolute minimum. I wish they were old enough for UMPI, lol!

I really appreciate the info!

You don't have to take 29 credits at TESU. You can take RA credits externally and transfer them in. You could take as little as 6 credits at TESU (cornerstone and capstone) if you are willing to pay the residency waiver fee.

I would recommend taking a look at some of the easier classes for a 15-credit term at TESU, which is 12 weeks:
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Thomas_Edison_State_University#TESU_Credit_Optimization

ART-100 A World of Art
Should be relatively easy, especially after taking Art History I & II at Sophia.org. No exam. Final paper only counts for 20% of grade. So long as you do well on the rest of the course, you could get a C or even a B while still doing poorly on the final project paper.
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COM-339 The Story of Human Language
No exam. Final project is only worth 25% of grade. Short essays only need to be 250-300 words each. For an UL course, this one appears to be relatively straightforward.

GOG-230 World Geography
No exam. Final project consists of compare/contrast two different countries. Even if you do poorly on this final assessment (worth 30% of the grade), you could still scrape by with a C and a pass.

HIS-261 Introduction to Chinese History & Culture
For History majors. Meets non-Western civilization history requirement. One proctored midterm exam. No final exam. Final paper is only worth 20% of grade.

PHI-130 Introduction to Critical Reasoning
This is an easy and fun course in which there are no books to read, the discussion forums are worth 40% of your grade, the 200-500 word assignments are worth 40% of your grade, and the exams are only worth 20% of your grade. The exams you can get by with 2-5 hours of studying each. The entire course you can complete in just 20 hours.

It appears TESU does not allow under 18 students unless they have a "Professional Learning Review" set of credits which we do not have so it looks like I am back to the drawing board, lol.