Brand New - Designing a Business Marketing Plan at TESU

[edwardtheprogseoul]

Hi all!

First off, Im quite new to this process. I have done some extensive research but I still feel like I'm missing a good chunk of the info I need.

Ive worked in the entertainment industry for the last 10 years and have decided to change up my life a bit. I plan on moving to Korea to teach English, but such visa requirements are a bachelors degree in any subject. This led me to DSST, CLEP, Study.com w/ TESU. This has led me to the following questions:

1. If I use these tests for all of the degree, does this still count as a 4 year degree? Even if its completed in a much shorter period of time?

2. Whats the most efficient way in building a plan w/ CLEP, DSST, Study.com, etc? Most cost effective, least time consuming, etc. Im planning on committing nearly 100% of my time over the next year to try and complete this.

3. Are you required to take ANY classes through TESU? Capstone, etc?

4. Which tests are the easiest? Most affordable? Etc. Obviously it'll be case dependent, but just speaking in general terms.

5. If I commit at least 8 hours a day, assuming Im pretty quick and already have a substantial amount of knowledge in this field, how long could this realistically take me? How much will it cost?

I really appreciate all your patience and if I've been redundant at all, my apologies!

Thanks again,
Edward

[TexasTink]

Welcome!

Yes, it is a legitimate Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited university. People may question it or not understand it, but it's real and legit!

You are required to take 2 classes (6 credit hours) through TESU and that includes your Capstone class.

Ease of a test depends on too many individual variables to be able to accurately say. There have been some classes I've taken that I thought were really easy and others have found difficult and vice versa. It depends on your past learning/experiences and also your personal learning style and the way the material is presented. Whatever you have a lot of experience, prior learning in, or enjoyment of is likely going to be easier for you. As for ease of use, I really like Study.com and Sophia.org. They are very user friendly. Most of their classes are also presented where you can either read the text or watch a video (or both!) so they cater to different learning styles. I also really like how you can study small chunks at a time if you just have a little time here or there.

Right now, Sophia courses are free (through the end of July) so I would recommend hopping on there and taking as much as possible. I've done a lot of their courses and have really enjoyed most of them! From what I'm aware of, Modern States is still giving out vouchers for free CLEP tests so that would be another cost effective route. The problem with that right now is finding a testing center that is still open. But CLEPs can be a great way to knock out a lot of credits at a time. They have several tests that are worth 6 credits each which is very helpful. The downside to CLEPs is that they are a one test, pass/fail option so for people with high test anxiety they may not be the best choice. If that doesn't make you too nervous though (and there is an open testing center nearby), I highly recommend CLEP!

I got my BA in about a year. I started in March 2018 with 12 prior credits, had all my outside classes finished by end of January 2019, started my Capstone at TESU in February, had finished all my papers by the end of March, Capstone class ended in April, and I officially graduated in June 2019. I was working part-time (~25hrs) and doing school part-time. Towards the end, I just wanted to power through and get it done so I was probably doing school more full-time. So it's definitely possible to do in a year - and I know there are some here who have done it faster than that!

[edwardtheprogseoul]

Thank you so much!!

Another quick question! Is anyone aware of a chart that shows DSST, CLEP, Study.com, Etc, equivalencies to TESU classes?

[rachel83az]

For SDC, there is this: https://study.com/directory/school/Thoma...ransferTab

DSST: https://www.tesu.edu/academics/catalog/dsst

CLEP: https://www.tesu.edu/academics/catalog/c...am-program

General exam page: https://www.tesu.edu/degree-completion/o...m-programs

[lacussucceed]

1 yes, same degree, same accreditation
2 start w/ sophia, for TESU: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...es-at-TESU
3 yes, capstone and cornerstone
4 depends, start w/ sophia
5 all depends, if you have substantial knowledge you might be able to fast track

[ss20ts]

Sophia.org has about 30 free classes right now. They're free until July 31st. I would start there. Gen ed credits are always helpful. They'll all be lower level courses, but are transferrable to most schools and they're free so even if you need to to take an advanced class later, you'll have just taken the foundation course.

[edwardtheprogseoul]

Thank you all so much! One more question...are there any specific perks to TESU over Excelsior?

[rachel83az]

TESU has more degrees available. Their transfer requirements are also less opaque (IMO) even though they aren't always the clearest. Their cost seems to be lower than Excelsior, in many cases, as well.

[edwardtheprogseoul]

Im curious, how so? It seems TESU has the highest cost non resident fee? Am I missing something?

[natshar]

If need any degree. Is there a specific reason you are picking marketing? Do you have any prior credit at all?