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[IrishJohn]

IrishJohn, I have already sent my SMART transcript into Thomas Edison so they can evaluate my creidts and tell me what I need. I think I am going to try for a degree in Business Administration/ Operations Management.

Squid or Jarhead?

You'll probably have most, if not all, of your free electives filled from just your military schools. You may even get one or two regular courses taken care of as well. I know I was surprised when one course I took in the Navy gave me 4 UL computer credits!

Give the BSBA degree plans on this page a look-see: TESC Degree Plans - Degree Forum Wiki

Your intended program is a little different in the Area of Study, but much of the rest is the same as for BSBA General Management. We can help tweak the rest you'll need once you get your evaluation back from TESC.

Good luck!

[IrishJohn]

I will be back in the sates in June and plan on knocking out alot more classes through CLEP. How much studying is needed on average to pass a CLEP test? I have heard some people say only 6-8 hours studying the study guides on this site will make you pass. Is this true?

That's difficult to say, it depends upon how strong you are in the subject. Check out these study resources:

1. InstantCert: $20/month with material for about every CLEP and DSST exam.

2. Free Clep Prep.

3. Education Portal: free videos and quizes for many CLEPS.

4. Hippocampus: free videos for many CLEPS.

5. Khan Academy: free videos for many CLEPS -especially good for math and science.

6. Annenberg Media: free videos good for many CLEPS and DSST exams.

7. More study resources can be found at this page on Degree Forum Wiki.

8. Check this out too: Peterson's DOD MWR Library

[IrishJohn]

IrishJohn, I have already sent my SMART transcript into Thomas Edison so they can evaluate my creidts and tell me what I need. I think I am going to try for a degree in Business Administration/ Operations Management.

Btw, since you are going for the BSBA degree than definitely check out Saylor!


All 3 of these courses are transferrable to TESC and will fit into your degree plan for only $25/course!!!
http://www.degreeforum.net/general-educa...iness.html

[IrishJohn]

Some advice for you, take a course at TESC in whatever subject is easiest for you because anything you transfer in doesn't count towards your GPA. Your grade for that 1 course will be your GPA and you may need that someday if you decide to get a masters degree. You should be able to pay for TESC with TA (or whatever the Navy calls it now) or use the GI Bill.

[sanantone]

This is only necessary when one is completely testing out of a degree. Graduate schools will calculate your GPA based on all college courses completed. I had no GPA from TESC, but I had plenty of graded courses from other schools. I don't think one would be highly competitive anyway with just one graded course.

[CLEP_enthusiast]

You could take online classes from a community college right now. A lot of the gen ed's like English and even speech are offered online. My school had an online speech course last semester, where you just uploaded your speeches online. Also, a lot of business and computer classes are offered online as well

[IrishJohn]

This is only necessary when one is completely testing out of a degree. Graduate schools will calculate your GPA based on all college courses completed. I had no GPA from TESC, but I had plenty of graded courses from other schools. I don't think one would be highly competitive anyway with just one graded course.

That's true but I look at it as planning for any contingencies, which is especially a good idea if the military is going to pay for it anyways. I far prefer to show them a transcript with a GPA from the institution I earned a degree at than having to explain why I didn't get a GPA, but here is a class or two I took elsewhere that have high marks. I'm assuming that he's going to use military assistance to pay for a class or two at TESC or some other college, so there's not much of a difference. Yet, let's say you get an "A" in your class at TESC, which means you'll have a 4.0 GPA, than you can honestly put on your resume that graduated TESC with honors (because you'll get the Arnold Fletcher Award in that scenario).