Newbie needs help with planning how to finish degree by testing out

[fcnew52]

Thanks for the advice. Since I am already back in the states, I will no longer mention anything about my previous trip. But I could still use someone's help on my previous questions. Thanks!

I have read through the forums some more and I understand now that the Ethics course will fulfill the Ethics requirement. And 1 credit will be added to one of my other requirements. I won't be able to tell for sure until my evaluation comes in. I hope I understood that correctly?

If someone can help me with my other inquires, that would be great!

Here's my updated list of requirements that I think I need:

TESU BA Liberal Studies
1. Info Lit Requirement(will probably take CLEP A&I Literature)
2. 5 Upper Level courses(maybe all DSST: Fundamentals of Cybersecurity/A History of the Vietnam War/Introduction to Law Enforcement/Substance Abuse/The Civil War and Reconstruction)
3. Capstone

Can anyone let me know if those courses in #2 are acceptable as Upper Level TESU BA Liberal Studies Area of Study courses?

Thanks a lot!

[bjcheung77]

I have read through the forums some more and I understand now that the Ethics course will fulfill the Ethics requirement. And 1 credit will be added to one of my other requirements. I won't be able to tell for sure until my evaluation comes in. I hope I understood that correctly?

Here's my updated list of requirements that I think I need:

TESU BA Liberal Studies
1. Info Lit Requirement(will probably take CLEP A&I Literature)
2. 5 Upper Level courses(maybe all DSST: Fundamentals of Cybersecurity/A History of the Vietnam War/Introduction to Law Enforcement/Substance Abuse/The Civil War and Reconstruction)
3. Capstone

Can anyone let me know if those courses in #2 are acceptable as Upper Level TESU BA Liberal Studies Area of Study courses?

Yes, The Free Ethics course is worth two credits and you need to make it up with a course.
In regards to your #2, not all will work as either they are not upper level or it's not in the AOS.

You should get TESU to give you the go ahead before you take the exams.
Here are your options directly from TESU equivalency for CLEP and DSST

DSST DSST (formerly DANTES)
CLEP CLEP - College-Level Exam Program

[KayV]

TESU BA Liberal Studies
1. Info Lit Requirement(will probably take CLEP A&I Literature)

- Good choice!

2. 5 Upper Level courses(maybe all DSST: Fundamentals of Cybersecurity/A History of the Vietnam War/Introduction to Law Enforcement/Substance Abuse/The Civil War and Reconstruction)

Intro to Law Enforcement won't work because it's a 100-level course, and Civil War is a 200-level at TESU. You could do any 5 of these DSST exams:
Fundamentals of Cybersecurity CIS-344 Computer Security
Management Information Systems CIS-301 Management Information Systems
Substance Abuse SOS-303 Substance Abuse
Fundamentals of Counseling PSY-331 Intro to Counseling
Organizational Behavior PSY-361 Organizational Behavior
Vietnam War HIS-351 A History of the Vietnam War
History of the Soviet Union HIS-386 Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union
Introduction to World Religions REL-405 Introduction to World Religions

3. Capstone

-Another necessary choice.

Good luck OP!

[fcnew52]

WOW! These are exactly the answers I was looking for! Thanks a lot guys! :patriot:

Since I am still waiting on TESU to accept my application and give me my evaluation, for now I will look into studying for the CLEP A&I Lit course. I'll probably sign up for InstantCert this coming weekend and begin my studies. I appreciate everyone's help! I will update on my progress when I get my evaluation. Thanks again everyone!

[dfrecore]

I would double-check with TESU on the CIS courses, as they are not always consistent in awarding CIS courses as CIS/Natural Sciences credit. Just get those pre-approved before you take them.

As for the World Religions DSST exam, and any ACE-recommended courses, any school has the right to accept, not accept, or award different credit for any of those courses/exams. So, ACE recommends the level of the course and number of credits, and then schools are free to do what they want. TESU has been accepting some CLEP & DSST exams as UL when ACE says they are LL for years (CLEP Marketing, CLEP Management, DSST Management Info Systems, etc.).