Need help with fulfilling TESC degree plan.

[ruskuval]

Hi all, I'm active duty military hoping to use this degree for a commission. Any help you guys can provide in finishing this degree quickly would be appreciated. I'd like to test out of anything I can.

So far my completed cleps/dssts are:

Principles of management
Principles of supervision
Ethics in America
College math
Analyzing and interpreting literature
College composition modular

S.H. S.H. Applied S.H. Comm Coll S.H to Overall TESC
Required to Degree Req Remaining S.H. Applied be Planned GPA Met GPA
120.00 59.00 61.00 59.00 61.00 YES

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Source Institution Source Institution
1 CC of the Air Force 2 Tarrant County College


BSAST General Education Distribution (60SH)
Semester Hours Completed: 11.00
Complete all 4 subrequirements:
A: Intellectual Skills (In Progress)
> Complete 15 semester hours (SH) of Intellectual and
> Practical Skills coursework, to include:
> *English Composition I, 3SH with grade of C or better
> *English Composition II (Writing Intensive), 3SH with grade
> of C or better
> *College Algebra and Above, 6SH
> *Computer Concepts, 3SH
Semester Hours Completed: 3.00
ENC-101 (Not Started)
_____________________________________________________________________ 3 credits
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes
ENC-102 (Writing Intensive) (Not Started)
_____________________________________________________________________ 3 credits
College Algebra and Above (Not Started)
_____________________________________________________________________ 3 credits
_____________________________________________________________________ 3 credits
Computer Concepts (Completed)
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes
1.. EDP1139 Computer Sys Familiarizat 3.00 CR CIS-107 *CC *TE

B: Responsibility (In Progress)
> Complete 9 semester hours (SH) in Personal and Social
> Responsibility coursework to include:
> *Diversity or Global Literacy, 3SH
> *Responsible Ethical Leadership, 3SH
> *Elective, 3SH
Semester Hours Completed: 3.00
Diversity or Global Literacy (Completed)
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes
2.. SOCI1301 Introduction to Sociology 3.00 B SOC-101 *CC *TE
Responsible Ethical Leadership (Not Started)
_____________________________________________________________________ 3 credits
Personal and Social Responsibility Elective (Not Started)
_____________________________________________________________________ 3 credits
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes

C: Human Cultures (Not Started)
> Complete 20 semester hours (SH) in Human Cultures and the
> Physical and Natural World to include:
> *Statistics, 3SH
> *Technical Writing, 3SH
> *General Chemistry w/Lab OR General Physics w/Lab, 8SH
> *Psychology OR Sociology, 3SH
> *Second Science, 3SH
Semester Hours Completed: 0.00
Statistics (Not Started)
_____________________________________________________________________ 3 credits
Technical Writing (Not Started)
_____________________________________________________________________ 3 credits

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Chemistry w/Lab OR Physics w/Lab (Not Started)
_____________________________________________________________________ 3 credits
_____________________________________________________________________ 3 credits
_____________________________________________________________________ 2 credits
Psychology OR Sociology (Not Started)
_____________________________________________________________________ 3 credits
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes
Second Science (Not Started)
_____________________________________________________________________ 3 credits


D: General Ed Electives (In Progress)
> Complete 16 semester hours (SH) in General Education
> Electives.
Semester Hours Completed: 5.00 Required: 16 Remaining: 11
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes
2.. GOVT2305 U S Government........... 3.00 C POS-110 *CC *TE
1.. ELT1701 AC Circuits.............. 2.00 CR ELE-212 *CC *TE
_____________________________________________________________________ 3 credits
_____________________________________________________________________ 3 credits
_____________________________________________________________________ 3 credits
_____________________________________________________________________ 2 credits
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Area of Study (21SH with grade of C or better)
Semester Hours Completed: 23.00
GPA Achieved/Needed: none / 2.000
Complete 1 of 11 subrequirements:
B: Electrical Studies (Completed)
> Take 21 credits in one discipline. A total of 12 Area of
> Study credits must be from 300/400 level courses (6 of these
> credits are satisfied with the Technical Core requirement).
Semester Hours Completed: 23.00
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes
1.. ELT1713 Trans/Recvr Systems...... 3.00 CR ELC-201 *CC *TE
1.. ELT1702 DC Circuits.............. 3.00 CR ELE-211 *CC *TE
1.. ELT2112 Radio Equipment Theory... 12.00 CR ELC-215 *CC *TE
1.. ELT2106 Mobile Comm Sys Maint.... 5.00 CR ELM-161 *CC *TE

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Area of Study (18SH with grade of C or better)
GPA Achieved/Needed: none / 2.000
> Complete 18 semester hours from any discipline/department
> in Applied Science and Technology. A total of 12
> Area of Study credits must be from 300/400 level courses (6
> of these credits are satisfied with the Technical Core
> requirement).
Semester Hours Completed: 12.00 Required: 18 Remaining: 6
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes
1.. COM2734 Satcom Operation......... 8.00 CR ELC-299 *CC *TE
1.. COM1404 Comm Network Equip Oper.. 4.00 CR ELC-251 *CC *TE
_____________________________________________________________________ 3 credits
_____________________________________________________________________ 3 credits
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Technical Core (6SH with grade of C or better)
Semester Hours Completed: 0.00
Complete both subrequirements:
A: Current Trends & Aps (Not Started)
> Complete 3 semester hours in Current Trends & Applications.
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes

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___ APS-401___ _________________________ ______________________ 1 course needed

B: Project Management (Not Started)
> Complete 3 semester hours in Project Management.
> MAN-435
_______________________________________________________________ 1 course needed
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Free Electives (15SH)
> Complete 15 semester hours of Free Electives.
!! Exception
Over in AOS 2 sh
13 sh req

Semester Hours Completed: 13.00
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes
1.. EDP1601 Cyber Surety............. 1.00 CR CAP-199 *CC *TE

1.. PHE1000 Physical Education Wellne 4.00 CR PEA-199 *CC *TE
1.. INT5000 Journeyman............... 8.00 CR COP-299 *CC *TE
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OTHER COURSES:
Src Course # Title S.H. Grd TESC # Notes
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1 ELT1712 Basic Solid State Theory 6.00 CR ELT-201 *TE*CC
1 ELT1282 Multiplexer Maint 2.00 CR ELM-199 *TE*CC
1 ELT1451 Fiber Optic Ca Inst/Main 2.00 CR ELM-198 *TE*CC
2 ENGL1301 Composition I 3.00 D ENC-101 *TE*GPA*CC
1 ELT2113 Ground Radio Theory 2.00 CR ELC-299 *TE*CC

[OfficerA]

My "perfect" plan for TESC would involve knocking out the 24 credit residency requirements first (preferably the easier courses, such as the gen ed ones, for which you can also do TECEPs for) and then just clepping everything else afterwards; I ended up cornering myself in the process as I went ahead and did the CLEPs/DSSTs for the easier courses before hearing of TESC, and now have to take upper level courses through TESC just to meet the residency requirement.

Just throwing that out there; I'm doing the BSBA - General Management degree, which is one of the more flexible degrees out there, but thanks to my drive to CLEP/DSST as much as possible I didn't realize how little room I had left that I must do at TESC (and also how easy some upper level business courses are through CLEP/DSST).

Here's a site to help out for the general courses you can test out of: http://degreeforum.wikia.com/wiki/Sanant...on_Options; unfortunately I could not find one for the BSAST, although that might be cause of how specifically I searched for it.

Edit: Also wanted to add, commissioning programs tend to look at GPA heavily (and I believe through all sources); what I'm suggesting is to essentially secure your TESC GPA by scoring high on the "easy" courses you take through them for residency, then just testing out of everything else; CLEPs/DSSTs are just for credit after all, so your GPA will not be impacted in case you barely pass one.

[sanantone]

That link's not working.
Sanantone's General Education Options - Degree Forum Wiki

The BSAST in Electrical Studies is not test friendly. Penn Foster might offer some ACE-approved courses that are applicable. You have to make sure the ACE approval is current.
ACE CREDIT | The National Guide to College Credit for Workforce Training

Sophia Learning offers a self-paced, ACE-approved course in project management. Straighterline offers physics I and II with labs.

[ruskuval]

I guess I never said the actual degree. That is the evaluation for a BSAST in Technical Studies (not electrical studies). I'm not sure if that makes much of a difference. I picked it because my associates degree carries over to it well.

[OfficerA]

I guess I never said the actual degree. That is the evaluation for a BSAST in Technical Studies (not electrical studies). I'm not sure if that makes much of a difference. I picked it because my associates degree carries over to it well.

I compared the two quickly: Thomas Edison State College: Technical Studies

And there's a lot more flexibility with the degree you're after as far as courses you can take are concerned, but maybe not necessarily whether you can test out of it any easier (then again, they seem to be heavy on electives too).