Social Sciences at TESC

[GeorgiaPeachie]

I've flirted with credit by examination for awhile now. I recently checked out the social science degree and put this together. I'm interested in hearing feedback. Courses in green I have taken the actual class and will be transferring in. Courses in red, I still need.

ALSO, I need to take something in a class form to help a poor GPA (if my withdrawals/failures are going to follow me? Or will just what I've completed satisfactorily be considered?)

I. General Education Requirements
A. English (6)
[COLOR="#006400"]ENGL 1101- 3 hrs
ENG 102 - 3 hrs[/COLOR]

B. Humanities (12)
American Literature- 3 hrs
CLEP Technical Writing- 3 hrs
CLEP Analyzing and Interpreting Literature- 6 hrs

C. Social Sciences (12)
[COLOR="#006400"]ANTH 1102- 3 hrs
SOCI 1101- 3 hrs
Intro to Poli Sci- 3 hrs[/COLOR]
PSYCH 1101 - 3hrs

D. Natural Sciences and Mathematics (12)
[COLOR="#006400"]College Algebra- 3 hrs
Computer Applications- 3 hrs
Physical Science w/ Lab (not sure how many credits this will transfer in as?) [/COLOR]
TECEP Science of Nutrition (BIO 208)

E. General Education Electives (18)
[COLOR="#006400"]World History- 3 hrs
Accounting I- 3 hrs
US History- 3 hrs
Intro to Communications (Speech)- 3 hrs
Business Communications- 3 hrs [/COLOR]
??????

II. Area of Study: Social Sciences (33)
Microeconomics- 3 hrs
Human Growth and Development (PSY 211??)- 3 hrs
DSST Fundamentals of Counseling (PSY311)- 3 hrs
DSST Organizational Behavior (PSY 361)- 3 hrs
CLEP Intro Educational Psychology- 3 hrs
ECE Abnormal Psych (PSY 350)- 3 hrs

ECE Juvenile Delinquency (SOC 242) 3 hrs

[COLOR="#FF0000"]DSST Substance Abuse (SOS 305)- 3 hrs

DSST Human/Cultural Geography (GOG120)- 3 hrs

DSST History of Vietnam (HIS351)- 3 hrs
DSST Intro Modern Middle East (HIS309)- 3 hrs[/COLOR]

III. Free Electives (27)
[COLOR="#006400"]Wellness
Ethics
Medical Terminology
Study Skills [/COLOR]
FEMA????
??????????????

[sanantone]

TESC only gives a GPA for courses taken with them. If you're applying to graduate school, the grades from all of the schools you've attended will follow you. Remember, the liberal arts capstone is required and you have to take it with TESC. If you get a 4.0 in just that one course, then your GPA for TESC will be a 4.0. However, graduate schools will calculate your GPA based on all college courses taken. Accounting won't be placed in general education electives. It's not a social science, natural science/mathematics, or humanities course.

For courses in the social science major, I have listed just about all of the options here.
http://www.degreeforum.net/excelsior-tho...grees.html

[GeorgiaPeachie]

TESC only gives a GPA for courses taken with them. If you're applying to graduate school, the grades from all of the schools you've attended will follow you. Remember, the liberal arts capstone is required and you have to take it with TESC. If you get a 4.0 in just that one course, then your GPA for TESC will be a 4.0. However, graduate schools will calculate your GPA based on all college courses taken. [/QUOTE]

Hmmm... Not sure what to do. I would like to keep my options open for a Master's.

Accounting won't be placed in general education electives. It's not a social science, natural science/mathematics, or humanities course.
Hmmmm....

Noted. So could I move my Business Communications to General Education Electives and move Accounting to free electives?

For courses in the social science major, I have listed just about all of the options here.
http://www.degreeforum.net/excelsior-tho...grees.html

Off to check.. thank you!

[sanantone]

You already have Business Communications planned under general education electives. Ethics will probably fall under GE electives. It's usually transcribed as a philosophy course, which is humanities. Accounting will end up in free electives. The best way to boost your GPA is to take some cheap community college courses. I took psychology courses online at a local community college and TESC transcribed them as upper level credit. I didn't have a GPA with TESC, but the GPA on the last 60 credits of college coursework I had taken was high enough to get me into a graduate program. Of course, there are graduate programs that are basically open enrollment with a 2.0 or no GPA requirement.

Depending on how TESC transcribes computer applications, the Intro to Computing DSST will be the easiest option for completing the natural science requirement if it doesn't duplicate the course you already have. The next easiest options would be to complete Intermediate Algebra or Trigonometry through ALEKS and the Astrononmy and Environment and Humanity DSSTs. Being a Social Science major, the US History II CLEP would probably be an easy test for you to get 3 more credits in GE electives. The Lifespan Developmental Psychology DSST is supposed to be easier than the Human Growth and Development CLEP. They're transcribed as the same course.

[GeorgiaPeachie]

You already have Business Communications planned under general education electives.

Oopsie. You are right. I moved it so much, I forgot where it ended up.

Ethics will probably fall under GE electives. It's usually transcribed as a philosophy course, which is humanities. Accounting will end up in free electives.

Thanks.

The best way to boost your GPA is to take some cheap community college courses. I took psychology courses online at a local community college and TESC transcribed them as upper level credit. I didn't have a GPA with TESC, but the GPA on the last 60 credits of college coursework I had taken was high enough to get me into a graduate program. Of course, there are graduate programs that are basically open enrollment with a 2.0 or no GPA requirement.

Hmmm... I'll have to weigh that out. I was just looking at the options for a Master's.

Depending on how TESC transcribes computer applications, the Intro to Computing DSST will be the easiest option for completing the natural science requirement if it doesn't duplicate the course you already have.

Looking at the course descriptions.. It might be transcribed as the Computing course.

The next easiest options would be to complete Intermediate Algebra or Trigonometry through ALEKS and the Astrononmy and Environment and Humanity DSSTs.

I'll look into those. Thanks!

Being a Social Science major, the US History II CLEP would probably be an easy test for you to get 3 more credits in GE electives.

Thanks again!

The Lifespan Developmental Psychology DSST is supposed to be easier than the Human Growth and Development CLEP. They're transcribed as the same course.

I took HG and D already.. but I'm unsure what it will transcribe as.


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Off to do some editing with these thoughts in mind.

[GeorgiaPeachie]

Okay.. so I made some tweaks. (Ethics was only a 2 quarter hour course at my previous community college so I left it down in Free Electives.

I. General Education Requirements
A. English (6)
ENGL 1101- 3 hrs
ENG 102 - 3 hrs

B. Humanities (12)
American Literature- 3 hrs
[COLOR="#FF0000"]CLEP Technical Writing- 3 hrs
CLEP Analyzing and Interpreting Literature- 6 hrs [/COLOR]

C. Social Sciences (12)
ANTH 1102- 3 hrs
SOCI 1101- 3 hrs
Intro to Poli Sci- 3 hrs
PSYCH 1101 - 3hrs

D. Natural Sciences and Mathematics (12)
College Algebra- 3 hrs
Computer Applications- 3 hrs
Physical Science w/ Lab (not sure how many credits this will transfer in as?)
ALEKS Intermediate Alegbra

E. General Education Electives (18)
World History- 3 hrs
US History- 3 hrs
Intro to Communications (Speech)- 3 hrs
Business Communications- 3 hrs
[COLOR="#FF0000"]American History II
Need one more here [/COLOR]

II. Area of Study: Social Sciences (33)
Microeconomics- 3 hrs
Human Growth and Development (PSY 211??)- 3 hrs
[COLOR="#FF0000"]DSST Fundamentals of Counseling (PSY311)- 3 hrs
DSST Organizational Behavior (PSY 361)- 3 hrs
CLEP Intro Educational Psychology- 3 hrs
ECE Abnormal Psych (PSY 350)- 3 hrs

ECE Juvenile Delinquency (SOC 242) 3 hrs

DSST Substance Abuse (SOS 305)- 3 hrs

DSST Human/Cultural Geography (GOG120)- 3 hrs

DSST History of Vietnam (HIS351)- 3 hrs
DSST Intro Modern Middle East (HIS309)- 3 hrs[/COLOR]

III. Free Electives (27)
Wellness
Accounting I
Medical Terminology
Study Skills
FEMA????
??????????????

[sanantone]

This website kind of gives you an idea of which tests are more difficult than others. Some might tell you to just take the Social Sciences and History CLEP for 6 credits, but you have to be prepared to cover a lot of ground.

Free Clep Prep.com

[Lady Grace of Pemberley]

E. General Education Electives (18)
Need one more here

How about the Environment & Humanity DSST? Many people on this forum (including myself ) think it is an extremely easy exam, and there are some great study resources in the Specific Feedback section of the forum. Social Sciences & History, as sanantone suggested, might also work for you since you will have already taken courses related to psychology, sociology, political science, world history, U.S. history, microeconomics, and Human/Cultural Geography. You might be able to take it cold with all that background! :roflol: It is a 6-credit exam (which is more than you might need for your General Education Electives section), but you could either not take the American History II class you added earlier OR split the credit and put the other 3 in Free Electives.

[GeorgiaPeachie]

I just realized I left off the Capstone.

Sheesh.

That goes in the concentration area right? If so, I'd love to take off the Middle East test!

[cooperalex2004]

I just realized I left off the Capstone.

Sheesh.

That goes in the concentration area right? If so, I'd love to take off the Middle East test!

Yes, the capstone counts as an upper level course in your concentration/area of study