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Excelsior: Can you help me with a degree plan?
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(03-02-2023, 04:22 PM)SCYankee Wrote:
(03-02-2023, 01:56 PM)rachel83az Wrote: I wouldn't be afraid of TESU's RA credit requirements. You can easily/cheaply fill those requirements with TECEPs, Finnish credits, TEL Learning, and/or ASU Universal Learner. Possibly plus a flat-rate term.

With Excelsior, IIRC, only 9 credits of a BLS can be in a "professional" area. Everything else needs to be liberal arts. That means most business things are out.

If you're going for a Business degree, I don't think any communications course on SDC counts for the English/Writing requirement. You need to take the Business  Communications course from Coopersmith.

With TESU, because of RA requirement, I end up needing like 60 credits for the BSBA Entrepreneurship degree. Looks like I need about 36 or so for EU, and all but three are SDC courses.

I don't know what Excelsior IIRC is. Can you explain?

Business Communications from Coopersmith. You mean for the Business Communications requirement in the Business Component section? Because you already said English Comp 1 (SDC or Sophia) and Business Writing from Coopersmith for the English requirement.

And how do you know the Coopersmith course will work? I don't even see it listed on the degree wiki link you gave.

Thanks.

For Excelsior: the Business Communications requirement in the business core can be done with SDC's BUS 324: Managerial Communication (and no, Leadership Communication will not count towards this specific requirement as far as I know).
TESU BSBA/HR 2018 - WVNCC BOG AAS 2017 - GGU Cert in Mgmt 2000
EXAMS: TECEP Tech Wrtg, Comp II, LA Math, PR, Computers  DSST Computers, Pers Fin  CLEP Mgmt, Mktg
COURSES: TESU Capstone  Study.com Pers Fin, Microecon, Stats  Ed4Credit Acct 2  PF Fin Mgmt  ALEKS Int & Coll Alg  Sophia Proj Mgmt The Institutes - Ins Ethics  Kaplan PLA
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#12
How about this for an updated plan. I added two classes I don't need, because they look interesting. Otherwise, it now fits the 30 UL requirement. (Lines of stars indicate I still have to take the class.)

Only thing I don't know yet is whether/where I have to take Business Statistics for the EU BSBA

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EXCELSIOR BSBA

Written English Requirement:
English Comp 1: SDC *********************************************************
Business Writing: ENG-102 Business Writing, Coopersmith ****************************


HUMANITIES

Ethics course: BUS310 Advanced Business Ethics, SDC *******************************UL

Two elective courses:
1. COM102: Interpersonal Communication, SDC **********************************
2. Visual Communication, Sophia


SOCIAL SCIENCES / HISTORY ELECTIVES

Microeconomics: Microeconomics, Sophia

Macroeconomics: Macroeconomics, Sophia

Three elective courses:
1. US History 1, Sophia
2. US History 2, Sophia
3. PSY315: Psychology of Motivation, SDC ****************************************UL


NATURAL SCIENCES / MATHEMATICS ELECTIVES

College Algebra or above: Algebra, Sophia

Natural Science course: Natural Science, CLEP

Business Statistics: Statistics, Sophia *******************************************?


ARTS AND SCIENCES ELECTIVES

Organizational Behavior: Organizational Behavior, DSST

Quantitative Analysis: MAT-303: Quantitative Analysis, Coopersmith *******************UL

Additional credits to reach required credits
Intro to Psychology, Sophia
Public Speaking, Sophia


Free Electives
INL102 Information Literacy ***************************************************
Analyzing & Interpreting Literature, CLEP
Principles of Supervision, DSST
Human Resources Management, DSST
Intro to Ethics, Sophia
Intro to Sociology, CLEP
Intro to Educational Psychology, CLEP
Conflict Resolution, Sophia


BUSINESS COMPONENT

Financial Accounting: Financial Accounting, Sophia
Managerial Accounting: ACC102 Intro to Managerial Accounting, SDC **********
Intro to Business Law: Business Law, Sophia
Intro to Computers: Intro to Information Technology, Sophia
Business Communication: BUS324 Managerial Communication, SDC *******************UL
Management Concepts and Applications: Principles of Management, CLEP
Marketing Concepts and Applications: MAR302 Consumer Behavior *******************UL
Principles of Finance: Principles of Finance, Sophia (BUS350)
International Business: BUS308 Globalization and International Management, SDC *******UL
Strategic Management capstone ************************************************


CONCENTRATION (5 Business Electives)

Intro to Business DSST
Intro to Marketing, CLEP
BUS121 Intro to Entrepreneurship, SDC **************************************
MAR306 Principles of Selling, SDC **************************************UL
BUS-305 Leadership Communication, SDC **************************************UL

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Working towards:
  • BS Business @ Excelsior
Exams/Courses Taken (99 Credits)
  • CLEP (36) - English Comp, Natural Science, College Math, Principles of Mgmt, Intro Marketing, Intro Sociology, Analyzing & Interpreting Lit, Intro to Educational Psychology, Human Growth & Dev 
  • DSST (12) - Principles of Supervision, Intro to Business, Human Resources Mgmt, Organizational Behavior
  • Sophia Learning (51) - Developing Effective Teams, Student Success, Essentials of Managing Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Intro to Ethics, Visual Communication, Intro to Psychology, Public Speaking, Intro to Info Tech, Accounting, Statistics, Algebra, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Communication at Work, Principles of Finance, Business Law, US History 1&2
  • Study.com - Coming soon...
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(03-05-2023, 04:37 PM)SCYankee Wrote: How about this for an updated plan. I added two classes I don't need, because they look interesting. Otherwise, it now fits the 30 UL requirement. (Lines of stars indicate I still have to take the class.)

Only thing I don't know yet is whether/where I have to take Business Statistics for the EU BSBA

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EXCELSIOR BSBA

Written English Requirement:
English Comp 1: SDC *********************************************************
Business Writing: ENG-102 Business Writing, Coopersmith ****************************


HUMANITIES

Ethics course: BUS310 Advanced Business Ethics, SDC *******************************UL

Two elective courses:
1. COM102: Interpersonal Communication, SDC **********************************
2. Visual Communication, Sophia


SOCIAL SCIENCES / HISTORY ELECTIVES

Microeconomics: Microeconomics, Sophia

Macroeconomics: Macroeconomics, Sophia

Three elective courses:
1. US History 1, Sophia
2. US History 2, Sophia
3. PSY315: Psychology of Motivation, SDC ****************************************UL


NATURAL SCIENCES / MATHEMATICS ELECTIVES

College Algebra or above: Algebra, Sophia

Natural Science course: Natural Science, CLEP

Business Statistics: Statistics, Sophia *******************************************?


ARTS AND SCIENCES ELECTIVES

Organizational Behavior: Organizational Behavior, DSST

Quantitative Analysis: MAT-303: Quantitative Analysis, Coopersmith *******************UL

Additional credits to reach required credits
Intro to Psychology, Sophia
Public Speaking, Sophia


Free Electives
INL102 Information Literacy ***************************************************
Analyzing & Interpreting Literature, CLEP
Principles of Supervision, DSST
Human Resources Management, DSST
Intro to Ethics, Sophia
Intro to Sociology, CLEP
Intro to Educational Psychology, CLEP
Conflict Resolution, Sophia


BUSINESS COMPONENT

Financial Accounting: Financial Accounting, Sophia
Managerial Accounting: ACC102 Intro to Managerial Accounting, SDC **********
Intro to Business Law: Business Law, Sophia
Intro to Computers: Intro to Information Technology, Sophia
Business Communication: BUS324 Managerial Communication, SDC *******************UL
Management Concepts and Applications: Principles of Management, CLEP
Marketing Concepts and Applications: MAR302 Consumer Behavior *******************UL
Principles of Finance: Principles of Finance, Sophia (BUS350)
International Business: BUS308 Globalization and International Management, SDC *******UL
Strategic Management capstone ************************************************


CONCENTRATION (5 Business Electives)

Intro to Business DSST
Intro to Marketing, CLEP
BUS121 Intro to Entrepreneurship, SDC **************************************
MAR306 Principles of Selling, SDC **************************************UL
BUS-305 Leadership Communication, SDC **************************************UL

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Hey did they accept Statistics from Sophia for the business stats?
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(01-07-2025, 12:33 AM)Zacharysa Wrote:
(03-05-2023, 04:37 PM)SCYankee Wrote: ...
Hey did they accept Statistics from Sophia for the business stats?

 When I started this journey, it was a lot easier to get these degrees by online courses, CLEP, etc. Everybody has gotten stricter. And looking at the amount of courses I needed to take still, it just didn't/doesn't seem practical when I'm running a full-time business. So long story short is that I never moved forward with it past this stage of planning. Excelsior seemed to be the easiest but also the most vague.
Working towards:
  • BS Business @ Excelsior
Exams/Courses Taken (99 Credits)
  • CLEP (36) - English Comp, Natural Science, College Math, Principles of Mgmt, Intro Marketing, Intro Sociology, Analyzing & Interpreting Lit, Intro to Educational Psychology, Human Growth & Dev 
  • DSST (12) - Principles of Supervision, Intro to Business, Human Resources Mgmt, Organizational Behavior
  • Sophia Learning (51) - Developing Effective Teams, Student Success, Essentials of Managing Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Intro to Ethics, Visual Communication, Intro to Psychology, Public Speaking, Intro to Info Tech, Accounting, Statistics, Algebra, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Communication at Work, Principles of Finance, Business Law, US History 1&2
  • Study.com - Coming soon...
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