Considering TESU - Bachelors ASAP

[bustinjon]

Your Location: NY, USA
Your Age: 28
What kind of degree do you want?: Bachelors, preferably in IT/CS. Coming from a CIS associates in progress at my local community college. Looking at the dual TESU CIS & CS bachelors degrees. Ideally getting the two free associates as well.
Current Regional Accredited Credits:
Computer Science & Information Systems

• Computer Programming: 4 Credit hours
  
• Applied Database Concepts: 3 Credit hours
  
• Data Communication Concepts: 3 Credit hours
  
• Linux Using Python: 3 Credit hours
  
• Computer Systems & Applications: 3 Credit hours
  

English & Humanities

• Composition I: 3 Credit hours
  
• Composition II: 3 Credit hours
  
• Introduction to Philosophy: 3 Credit hours
  
• Acting I: 3 Credit hours
  

Social Sciences & History

• History of the United States I: 3 Credit hours
  
• History of United States II: 3 Credit hours
  
• American National Experience: 3 Credit hours
  
• Macro Economics: 3 Credit hours
  
• Social Problems Today's World: 3 Credit hours
  

Math & Natural Sciences

• General Chemistry I / Lab: 4 Credit hours
  
• Algebra & Trig Precalc: 3 Credit hours
  
• College Algebra: 3 Credit hours
  

Total of 53 RA credits. 

Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:
Sophia Intro to Nutrition, Intro to Stats, Workplace Communication (planning a lot more). Additionally planning on study.com courses.
Any certifications or military experience?: None relevant.
Budget: No cap. 
Commitments: 40 hour workweek. I can do some schoolwork at work, and have a large amount of PTO.
Dedicated time to study: 40+ hours a week
Timeline: ASAP, preferably within a year.
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: Likely from my employer. I'd prefer to have them reimburse the whole thing, but I don't think they will if I do the fee for accelerating. I think a 16 credit semester may be too much. 

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So, looking to see if my plan makes sense. I've made the spreadsheet below to organize the courses I need to take. Taken from the example on the wiki. I removed the CIS gen ed section as its a copy. I know its counter intuitive to try to speed two bachelors, but the difference between them is negligible and can be taken primarily at Sophia/Study.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1...sp=sharing

Spreadsheet also attached. It's not perfect as a lot of the credits go into multiple spots, but it gives a good overview of what to take where. My understanding is I don't need to take all the courses in each category, so I will prioritize sophia classes, followed by study classes, then elsewhere if needed. Yellow courses I'm seeking clarification on from TESU.

WGU only gave me around 7 courses (including the ACE credits), where TESU I am basically halfway done with the bachelors. I have attached that evaluation as well for the CS degree. 

My current career is Emergency Manager / Response where I participate in a lot of IT projects.

Essentially, I want to take as many classes as possible at Sophia/Study, then take the bare minimum at TESU. Opinions? I appreciate it.

[LevelUP]

The plan looks good.  It shouldn't take too long to complete all the credits.

[bustinjon]

Appreciate it! I've heard the capstones are time consuming but not terribly difficult, so taking both and the cornerstone wouldn't be too bad right?

[LevelUP]

Appreciate it! I've heard the capstones are time consuming but not terribly difficult, so taking both and the cornerstone wouldn't be too bad right?

The capstones aren't original research, so writing these papers is pretty easy. Doing both in the same term is doable.

[bjcheung77]

Basically, it's 15 credits now, no longer 16. You can do the flat rate with the cornerstone, two capstones, and if you wanted two easy classes or two epacks, or a mix of them. You should transfer as many credits as you can with the Study.com classes available for upper level credit. Furthermore, your associates should be complete by the time you finish your requirements for residency credits, as all the classes should be from your bachelors.

[bustinjon]

Hi all, just wanted to update. I spoke to an academic advisor and they said they will no longer offer both CIS / CS degrees at the same time, since there is too much overlap. It's unfortunate.

Also, I confirmed that these still transfer in for credit until this year or next:
Data Structures 3 Study.com Computer Science 201: Data Structures & Algorithms Sept 30 2027
Discrete Mathematics 3 Study.com Math 108: Discrete Mathematics May 31 2027
Operating Systems 3 Study.com Computer Science 105: Introduction to Operating Systems April 31 2027
Computer Architecture (UL) 3 Study.com Computer Science 306: Computer Architecture Sept 30 2027 Upper Level
CS Elective (UL) 3 Study.com Business 303: Management Information Systems June 30 2026 CIS3010 - UL
CS Elective (UL) 3 Study.com Computer Science 302: Systems Analysis & Design Oct 31 2026 CIS3200 - UL
CS Elective (UL) 3 Study.com Computer Science 303: Database Management Oct 31 2026 CSI3110 - UL

[LevelUP]

Hi all, just wanted to update. I spoke to an academic advisor and they said they will no longer offer both CIS / CS degrees at the same time, since there is too much overlap. It's unfortunate.

Also, I confirmed that these still transfer in for credit until this year or next:
Data Structures 3 Study.com Computer Science 201: Data Structures & Algorithms Sept 30 2027
Discrete Mathematics 3 Study.com Math 108: Discrete Mathematics May 31 2027
Operating Systems 3 Study.com Computer Science 105: Introduction to Operating Systems April 31 2027
Computer Architecture (UL) 3 Study.com Computer Science 306: Computer Architecture Sept 30 2027 Upper Level
CS Elective (UL) 3 Study.com Business 303: Management Information Systems June 30 2026 CIS3010 - UL
CS Elective (UL) 3 Study.com Computer Science 302: Systems Analysis & Design Oct 31 2026 CIS3200 - UL
CS Elective (UL) 3 Study.com Computer Science 303: Database Management Oct 31 2026 CSI3110 - UL

Well, you can still do a Business Administration degree. With Study.com’s unlimited plan, it’s a lot cheaper now.

I would suggest starting by completing as many of the required courses for your CS degree as possible first. Then decide whether you have the time and patience to pursue another degree. You’ll get a better feel for what you want to do as you get closer to finishing your first degree.

[Phyexial]

Hi all, just wanted to update. I spoke to an academic advisor and they said they will no longer offer both CIS / CS degrees at the same time, since there is too much overlap. It's unfortunate.

This is super interesting. Which advisor did you speak with?

My Advisor set me up with to have a dual degree BA CompSci + BS CIS about a week ago and I am already registered to start both Capstones on 5/4 (I'm a new student here so not using any old grandfathered degree plans or anything).

[bustinjon]

Hi all, just wanted to update. I spoke to an academic advisor and they said they will no longer offer both CIS / CS degrees at the same time, since there is too much overlap. It's unfortunate.

This is super interesting. Which advisor did you speak with?

My Advisor set me up with to have a dual degree BA CompSci + BS CIS about a week ago and I am already registered to start both Capstones on 5/4 (I'm a new student here so not using any old grandfathered degree plans or anything).

Sorry for the late reply! I had spoken with Chrystal Guadarrama and she said I can't do both. Maybe it's based on the advisor? Who did you speak to I'd like to try to do both still. I appreciate it!

[Mint Berry Crunch]

Hi all, just wanted to update. I spoke to an academic advisor and they said they will no longer offer both CIS / CS degrees at the same time, since there is too much overlap. It's unfortunate.

This is super interesting. Which advisor did you speak with?

My Advisor set me up with to have a dual degree BA CompSci + BS CIS about a week ago and I am already registered to start both Capstones on 5/4 (I'm a new student here so not using any old grandfathered degree plans or anything).

This is my goal after graduating from their DBA program.