HELP !!! New TESC requirements

[Firedup4Jesus]

I applied to TESC a couple of months ago. I found out that they changed their requirements for their AA of the Arts degree. So now I need :

Diversity and Global Literacy -two

Responsible Ethical Leadership

Someone told me that DSST General Anthropology, DSST Ethics in America and CLEP Intro to Sociology would cover these new courses. Is this correct? Do you have any other suggestions? Would it be easier to take the classes directly from TESC? Has anyone taken these particular (groups) of classes from TESC? Is the e-pack the easiest way to get done quickly? If you could just give me some of your thoughts on the different ways to take courses from TESC that would be great.

One more question... I have 6 credits left in the General Education Electives category. Would it be better to take the English Lit. test or two business type of 3 credit cleps? Could I take Principles of Marketing and Principles of Management instead?

Here are the credits I have...

TESC Associate of Arts with LEAP Requirements
I. New General Education Requirements
A. Intellectual and Practical Skills (15)
1. College Composition 3- CLEP English Composition I
2. Writing Intensive Coursework 3- CLEP English Composition II
3. Math 3- ALEKS Intermediate Algebra
4. IPS Electives 6- CLEP College Mathematics
B. Human Cultures and the Physical and Natural World (18)
1. Social Science 3-CLEP US History II
2. Natural Science 3- DSST Intro to Computing
3. Humanities 3- Analyzing and Interpreting Lit
4. HCPNW Electives 9- A&I Lit 3, Social Science and History 6
C. Personal and Social Responsibility (9)
1. Diversity and Global Literacy 3- NEED DSST General Anthropology
2. Responsible Ethical Leadership 3- NEED DSST Ethics in America
3. PSR Electives 3- NEED CLEP Intro to Sociology
D. General Education Electives (18)
1. CLEP American Government 3
2. CLEP College Algebra 3
3. DSST Management Information Systems 3
4. CLEP History of the US I 3
5. NEED CLEP English Literature 6

Thank you so much for your help!!!

[ironheadjack]

You could quickly and cheaply knock out the two "Diversity requirements" by using Straighterline and taking two of the following: Anthropology, World Religions, or Sociology. Use code BGS310 and you get a SL subscription[for a month] and two courses for $150. Last I checked CHEGG, had the required Anthro. & Religion e-books.

S.L. also offers a business ethics course, that will fulfill the Ethics requirements. So for $200+books, you could finish the Diversity/Global Literacy and Ethics requirements.


I don't think business courses will fulfill Gen. Ed. requirements, I could be wrong but I don't think so. If you aren't a business major, business courses fill free electives not Gen-eds.


If you like my Straighterline idea above, you could knock out two easy gen-ed courses with S.L. from the comfort of your home and be done.


http://www.tesc.edu/academics/courses/Ge...#Diversity

[EI2HCB]

Rachael, I'm still looking at finding a Christian based ethics program so please let me know if you discover anything as you find your remaining credits
regards
Desmond

[Firedup4Jesus]

How long does Straighterline usually take to complete? Is there a final exam at the end? Would this save time compared to CLEP and DSST? Thank you so much for your help!!!

[Daithi]

Your mileage may vary, but I've taken a few StraighterLine courses, and they took me about a week each. However, I think most people take a little longer.

In terms of cost, I think they are about the same. StraighterLine is $100 a month plus about $50 a course. So, if it takes you 2 weeks per course then you would be doing 2 courses for $100 each. You also need to buy textbooks for the StraighterLine courses. Used works just fine, and even an older edition of the text they recommend works fine too. I never paid more than $10 for a used textbook. BTW, textbooks are a must. The quizzes and the finals are open book, and basically you're just looking the answers up in the book.

StraighterLine's finals are proctored by an online service. You log into a website and they watch you take the test through your webcam. Once the test is over, you close the window and they are gone. I had no problems with it and found it really convenient. The cost of proctoring is included in the purchase price of the StraighterLine course.

I actually preferred CLEP/DSST over StraighterLine, but my local testing center was only open on Saturdays once a month, so I started doing the StraighterLine courses. Now I am an advocate.

[Lindagerr]

I see you seem to do OK with CLEP/DSST so I would find that faster then Straighterline if you have a convenient testing sight. Since I moved to NY there is not a good place to take DSST so I did Straighterline. I feel I put a lot more time and effort in to reading the chapters answering the quizzes and watching the videos then I would have put into studying for the DSST. Of course I was not especially interested in the course (Intro to Criminal Justice) it was just the final credits I needed for my AAS. I got so bored at the end and I knew I didn't need a high grade on the final to get the 70% so I did the final with little effort and guessed instead of looking up answers. Technically I failed the final with a 65, but since I had done well on quizzes I still had a 82% and passed the course.

[Firedup4Jesus]

How can I find out if the courses I want to take from Straighterline will meet the requirements that TESC has? I need to know if they will work for the three new required courses.

[ironheadjack]

How can I find out if the courses I want to take from Straighterline will meet the requirements that TESC has? I need to know if they will work for the three new required courses.

With the link I posted above. Match the course listed under each requirement with a Straighterline course.

>>> General Education Courses <<<<


And you can use this to verify what the SL course will transcribe as at TESC.

EquivalencySearchResults

[EI2HCB]

Are you enrolled in TESC at the moment? You should be able to seek approval for the course from your advisor. I'm enrolled in Excelsior which is less expensive per year to enroll in so I clear it with an advisor before you take the class. If you haven't enrolled in a school you should, this way the requirements will stand based on the date of your enrollment. If you can't afford to enroll at the moment (TESC is expensive that's why I choose Excelsior) you could call admissions and see if they would allow you to talk to an advisor about it. It's worth a try. I had a five credit course from Ireland that they didn't want to evaluate but I insisted that my enrollment hinged on it and so they included it in the initial evaluation.

[Firedup4Jesus]

Okay, so I called TESC today. They told me that SL Intro. to Sociology and Intro. to Anthropology will count as my Diversity and Global Lit. requirements, but not Into to religion. The SL Business Ethics will count towards the Ethics course.Whew!! No, I am not enrolled yet, but I hope to be in the next couple of weeks. Thanks for your help everyone!