Have a lot of credits, want a BA, need advice please!

[natshar]

So it just depends on what you think is "low cost" since that's completely relative.  If you truly want the lowest cost for the Big 3, then COSC would be the best.  Fastest would be TESU.  If you have financial aid, then really I'd look at out-of-pocket for each option.

For TESU's full-time tuition, trying to complete the degree in a single term, it will be a lot of work - you'd need 16cr there, and the cornerstone and capstone, plus the e-Pack courses.  And you'd still need to do an Ethics course, they don't have one as an e-Pack.  Nor are any of the 1cr courses e-Pack-able.  So, in looking at taking 16cr at TESU for a single term (12 weeks), you're looking at a total cost of $5,066.  Still quite a bit more than COSC, but a bit less than EC.

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I'd recommend taking:
-American gov pos 110 3 cr (as an e-pack which makes it more self-paced)
-a six-credit course like social psych (maybe as an epack)
-pla 100 1 cr (its only 4 weeks long)

Social Psych as an e-Pack course is only 3cr (it's called Social Psych I there).
For sure I'd take CIS-107: Computer Concepts & Applications as an e-Pack.  I might even take something OP has taken previously like Intro to Soc or Intro to Psych, and replace those courses with something easy from Saylor or something.[url=https://www2.tesu.edu/course.php?CourseCode=CIS-107&sem=][/url]
OP might also consider an ACTFL exam if they're fluent in Spanish.  If you score high enough on the speaking portion, it's worth UL credit (not really needed) and doesn't overlap with the previously taken Spanish courses.

Those are good points. CIS-107 does sound easy I think I've seen posts here about how easy it is. And remember that cost is assuming they get no financial aid.

[Kreid01]

Thank you all so much! There is so much information here that I have been trying to absorb it all!

I think I will look into your TESU and COSC suggestions. I think the tuition costs you gave are doable for me, and I would want an option where I could take things relatively slow. I have taken some self-paced continuing educations courses online, so that route will work for me. The Capstone course scares me but surely I could do it if I just worked through it.
Wow, I can't believe I might have a way to get a bachelors degree. I never thought I would do it!
I hate to ask this question, but do TESU or COSC accept D grades? If so, I may have a few more credits (embarrassing)! I just didn't care back then.

[rachel83az]

I think both of them accept D grades but they put them in electives or something like that. You would not be able to use a D grade in English Comp to prove that you know English Comp.

[Flelm]

Policy on D Grades
Students may transfer in or apply Thomas Edison State University course grades of D to their non area of study requirements as long as their overall grade point average is at least a 2.0, or higher as determined by the School in which they are enrolled, with the following exceptions:

• All area of study courses must be graded C or better in order to apply to area of study requirements
  
  
• All required composition courses must be graded C or better
  
  
• No course in which a student earned a D- grade will be accepted in transfer
  

https://www.tesu.edu/academics/catalog/p...on-grading

[bjcheung77]

And for COSC, it's here, pretty much the same thing as TESU: https://www.charteroak.edu/catalog/curre...policy.php

Charter Oak accepts in transfer grades of D- and above. Grades of C (2.0) or above are required in concentration and major courses, and English Composition. Neither the Cornerstone nor the Capstone course may be taken at another institution; these courses must be taken at Charter Oak State College.

[dfrecore]

Thank you all so much!  There is so much information here that I have been trying to absorb it all!

I think I will look into your TESU and COSC suggestions. I think the tuition costs you gave are doable for me, and I would want an option where I could take things relatively slow. I have taken some self-paced continuing educations courses online, so that route will work for me.  The Capstone course scares me but surely I could do it if I just worked through it.
Wow, I can't believe I might have a way to get a bachelors degree.  I never thought I would do it!
I hate to ask this question, but do TESU or COSC accept D grades? If so, I may have a few more credits (embarrassing)!  I just didn't care back then.

Post the bad grades too!  It's ok, we've all had bad times...

[davewill]

Post the bad grades too!  It's ok, we've all had bad times...

Yeah, this is hardly the place where all the valedictorians hang out...

[Kreid01]

Thank you all so much!  There is so much information here that I have been trying to absorb it all!

I think I will look into your TESU and COSC suggestions. I think the tuition costs you gave are doable for me, and I would want an option where I could take things relatively slow. I have taken some self-paced continuing educations courses online, so that route will work for me.  The Capstone course scares me but surely I could do it if I just worked through it.
Wow, I can't believe I might have a way to get a bachelors degree.  I never thought I would do it!
I hate to ask this question, but do TESU or COSC accept D grades? If so, I may have a few more credits (embarrassing)!  I just didn't care back then.

Post the bad grades too!  It's ok, we've all had bad times...

Here are the Ds:
Biol 114 Environmental Life Science Lab-2
Sosci 237 Geography of Kansas-3
Eng 300 Spanish Poetry-3

Thanks!

[dfrecore]

Thank you all so much!  There is so much information here that I have been trying to absorb it all!

I think I will look into your TESU and COSC suggestions. I think the tuition costs you gave are doable for me, and I would want an option where I could take things relatively slow. I have taken some self-paced continuing educations courses online, so that route will work for me.  The Capstone course scares me but surely I could do it if I just worked through it.
Wow, I can't believe I might have a way to get a bachelors degree.  I never thought I would do it!
I hate to ask this question, but do TESU or COSC accept D grades? If so, I may have a few more credits (embarrassing)!  I just didn't care back then.

Post the bad grades too!  It's ok, we've all had bad times...

Here are the Ds:
Biol 114 Environmental Life Science Lab-2
Sosci 237 Geography of Kansas-3
Eng 300 Spanish Poetry-3

Thanks!

Are they straight D's? Not D-?

So for COSC, there's no change (they don't fulfill any requirements, and you have enough credits).
For EC, they don't take D's, so no change.
For TESU, they fulfill the remaining credits you need in the Free Electives area, so you are down to just needing 12cr - Ethics, Am Govt, Cornerstone & capstone.

That would probably push me to TESU...

[Kreid01]

Wow.  4 classes?  I would be crazy to not do it.  I'm scared of the capstone, but this is the way to go!

Thanks to you guys, it would have been hard for me to figure this out by myself.  I'm gonna get the process started!