Possible Degree Plan - BA English

[aperantosbias]

-I'm still waiting for 7 foreign university courses to be evaluated

-Of those, I included Physics 1 in the Science GE section because it's the most predictable of the lot
-The rest are temporarily in electives- still waiting on eval service + TESU eval, so it could take a week or three to know what's what

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POSSIBLE DEGREE PLAN: TESU BA English


General Education (24/45 Credits):

A. Intellectual and Practical Skills (12/15 credits)

1) Written Communication  (6/6)
*Writing for Success (TECEP) - ***Next term***
*English Composition II (TECEP) - ***Next term***
2) Oral Communication (3/3)
*Presentation Skills in the Workplace (Study.com)
3) Quantitative Literacy and Mathematical Skills (0/3) 
College Algebra (Sophia) - ***FINISHED***
4) Information Literacy (3/3)
*SOS-1100: Critical Information Literacy (TESU) [Cornerstone]

B. Civic and Global Learning (6/9 credits)

1) Diversity (3/3)
*Introduction to Sociology (TECEP) - ***Next term***
2) Ethical Leadership (0/3) 
_Introduction to Ethics (Sophia) - ***FINISHED***
3) Civic Engagement (3/3) 
*US Government (Sophia) - ***IN PROGRESS***
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C. Knowledge of Human Cultures (6/15 credits)

1) Social Sciences (0/3) 
_Microeconomics (Sophia) - ***FINISHED*** 
2) History (0/3) 
_US History 1 (Sophia) - ***FINISHED***
3) Humanities (0/3) 
_Visual Communications (Sophia) - ***FINISHED***
4) Social Sciences, History, and/or Humanities (6/6)
*Marriage and the Family (TECEP) - ***Next term***
*[To be determined] (maybe something from University transcripts, otherwise Sophia)

D. Scientific Knowledge (0/6 credits)

1) Natural Sciences and Computer Science (0/6)
_Introduction to IT (Sophia) - ***FINISHED***
_Physics 1 (University transcripts) - ***FINISHED***

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Area of Study (42/42 credits: 15/15 UL + 27/27 LL)

English AOS (30/30 credits):

Part A. Survey of Literature (6/6 credits)
*English 102: American Literature (Study.com) 
*ENG-202: American Literature Survey: 1900 to Present (Coopersmith)

Part B. Analyzing and Interpreting Literature (3/3 credits)
*English 103: Analyzing and Interpreting Literature (Study.com)

Part C. Non-Western Literature (3/3 credits)
*[UL1] English 301: Non-Western Literature (Study.com)

Part D. English Electives (18/18 credits)
*Technical Writing (TECEP) ***Next term***
*[UL2] English 305: Advanced Technical Writing (Study.com) 
*[UL3] LIT-401: Medieval Hispano-Jewish Poetry (Coopersmith)
*English 101: English Literature (Study.com)
*English 310: Short Stories (Study.com)
*ENG-211: Constructing and Writing Logical Arguments (Coopersmith)

Part E. Humanities Electives (12/12 credits)
*[UL4] Managerial Communications (TECEP) - ***IN PROGRESS***
*Intro to Critical Reasoning (TECEP) - ***IN PROGRESS***
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*[UL5?] History 301: Historiography & Historical Methods (Study.com)
*[UL5?] History 308: Causes and Effects of the Vietnam War (Study.com)
*[UL5?] History 311: The Holocaust & World War II (UL) (Study.com)
*[UL5?] History 306: The American Civil War Era (UL) (Study.com)
*[UL5?] Business 305: Leadership Communication (UL) (Study.com)
*[UL5?] Business 324: Managerial Communication (UL) (Study.com)
*[UL5?] Coopersmith - HIS-304: History of Food Trucks (Coopersmith)
-(Haven't decided which UL course(s) to do fifth/fourth and fifth, if Managerial Communications goes South)

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Liberal Arts Capstone (3/3 credits)
*LA Capstone (TESU)

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Electives (24*/30 credits)
_Project Management (Sophia) - ***FINISHED***
_Intro to Business (Sophia) - ***FINISHED***
_Anywhere between 0-18* RA credits (University transcripts, assuming they all go through and don't land elsewhere)

PLUS/OR:
*Sophia.org - Accounting [0ts] 
*Sophia.org - Principles of Finance [0ts] 
*Sophia.org - Business Law [1ts] 
*Sophia.org - Communication at Work [1ts]
-Etc-

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I used the wikis and tried to jot everything down.

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Credits:

Foreign University (0-21* credits or thereabouts)
_7 classes; not yet evaluated

Sophia (24 credits)
_Project Management (3)
_College Algebra (3)
_Intro to Business (3)
_Visual Communications (3)
_Intro to IT (3)
_History 1 (3)
_Microeconomy (3)
_Introduction to Ethics (3)
_*US Government (in progress)

TECEPS (anywhere from 0-21* credits)
_Plan to take 7 TECEPS



I would like to do the Cornerstone and the Capstone in one final term and probably just pay the residency waiver.


I would appreciate any corrections, advice, etc.

[bjcheung77]

Good stuff, yes, get all the Sophia.org credits while you're studying up for the TECEPs. I would finish the TECEPs before starting your Study.com so you don't have too many things on your plate. Seems like a good plan, instead of creating the spreadsheet you copy/pasted the requirements and what you're taking... I just reviewed your first initial thread here: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...ed-degrees

[rachel83az]

If it helps, I think that History 306 and History 308 are (relatively) easy courses. I would suggest taking those if you still need UL credit.

[aperantosbias]

Good stuff, yes, get all the Sophia.org credits while you're studying up for the TECEPs.  I would finish the TECEPs before starting your Study.com so you don't have too many things on your plate.  Seems like a good plan, instead of creating the spreadsheet you copy/pasted the requirements and what you're taking... I just reviewed your first initial thread here: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...ed-degrees

That makes sense. Finishing the TECEPS before doing SDC sounds like a good idea.

I have no idea how much study each one requires so I haven't set up any dates with the online proctor yet.


On the other hand, I want to be enrolled ASAP so I can send my Sophia transcript in once my uni courses get evaluated. 

I was told by TESU that my status will change from Applicant to Enrolled on the tenth day of the coming term. I will start studying for Writing for Success (English Composition I) today. If I take it around the time the term starts, will I become enrolled before ten days pass?

After that, I plan on spending up to a week preparing for the easier ones,  maybe two for the harder ones; or something like that.

If it helps, I think that History 306 and History 308 are (relatively) easy courses. I would suggest taking those if you still need UL credit.

That does help, thanks! 

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For the TECEPS, should I study only the topics and chapters they mention in the study guide? Or is it prudent to read the rest of (one or some of) the books as well?

[rachel83az]

For the English Comp ones, I think you don't really need to study at all. You just need to have a handbook to reference. If you're not currently in the US and don't already have one, good luck. They're kind of expensive and/or take a long time to arrive. Supposedly, you can use the Purdue OWL site, but I'm not trusting ProctorU about this.

Similar for Technical Writing: This is supposed to be very easy to pass with little/no study. Someone reported that they only studied for, like, 4 hours before the exam and they passed. No handbook allowed, but you can have a dictionary.

Intro to Sociology: I think you can probably prepare by doing the ModernStates course. It should be a pretty standard/easy exam.

Marriage and the Family: You probably do need to at least skim the rest of the textbook. I wouldn't bother spending money on the newest edition. Get a secondhand copy of the previous edition or buy the eTextbook on Amazon.

Managerial Communications: No idea. This one hasn't really been talked about. A few threads over the years, with this one being the most "helpful" one I can find: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...ation-Help I would probably study the book as thoroughly as possible because it's supposedly "not an easy test".

Intro to Critical Reasoning: This is a 100(0)-level course that has, historically, been reported to be extremely easy to pass. You probably don't need a textbook at all for this one. There is a free Critical Reasoning course listed in the test description; it should be sufficient. https://sites.google.com/courses.tesu.ed...00-te/home 5 modules; you can probably study everything in a day or two.

[aperantosbias]

For the English Comp ones, I think you don't really need to study at all. You just need to have a handbook to reference. If you're not currently in the US and don't already have one, good luck. They're kind of expensive and/or take a long time to arrive. Supposedly, you can use the Purdue OWL site, but I'm not trusting ProctorU about this.

Similar for Technical Writing: This is supposed to be very easy to pass with little/no study. Someone reported that they only studied for, like, 4 hours before the exam and they passed. No handbook allowed, but you can have a dictionary.

Intro to Sociology: I think you can probably prepare by doing the ModernStates course. It should be a pretty standard/easy exam.

Marriage and the Family: You probably do need to at least skim the rest of the textbook. I wouldn't bother spending money on the newest edition. Get a secondhand copy of the previous edition or buy the eTextbook on Amazon.

Managerial Communications: No idea. This one hasn't really been talked about. A few threads over the years, with this one being the most "helpful" one I can find: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...ation-Help I would probably study the book as thoroughly as possible because it's supposedly "not an easy test".

Intro to Critical Reasoning: This is a 100(0)-level course that has, historically, been reported to be extremely easy to pass. You probably don't need a textbook at all for this one. There is a free Critical Reasoning course listed in the test description; it should be sufficient. https://sites.google.com/courses.tesu.ed...00-te/home 5 modules; you can probably study everything in a day or two.

Very useful, thanks!

I'll see what I can do about the English Comps handbook situation. If it's absolutely necessary to use one, I'll ask ProctorU about the Purdue OWL site and see what other options I have.

[davewill]

You'll be enrolled ten days into the term whether you take the test then or not.

[aperantosbias]

You'll be enrolled ten days into the term whether you take the test then or not.

Gotcha, thanks.

[bjcheung77]

If you got the September TECEP freebies, you should already be an active and enrolled student... If your TECEPs are for October, you still have a few days wait to become active and enrolled...

[aperantosbias]

If you got the September TECEP freebies, you should already be an active and enrolled student... If your TECEPs are for October, you still have a few days wait to become active and enrolled...

For whatever reason, I got in on the 5 + 2 freebie TECEPS, despite them being in the October term, so yeah I'll have to wait.