Starting from scratch, where to begin?

[SweetsugarNL]

Thank you.

[davewill]

Thank you. That is good to know! I was wondering, are the courses wich they are for every degree the same? I have looked into a lot of program examples but dont find it. If so maybe i can take a course first to find out how it is to take an english course and study in English. I dont have a clept center in my country or neigbour countrys.

At TESU, the General Education section is virtually the same for every degree. Certainly the basic English courses will apply to not only all TESU degrees, but the rest of the Big3 as well. Courses like College Algebra, Sociology, World History, etc will also be universally useful.

[SweetsugarNL]

So with the international tuition, it looks like TESU is the most expensive option. What about a bals or sociology from the other two?

[lacussucceed]

It depends. You need to have your existing credits evaluated first.

[davewill]

So with the international tuition, it looks like TESU is the most expensive option. What about a bals or sociology from the other two?

What international tuition? TESU charges international students the same tuition they do U.S. students. The only extra expenses would be fees for the TOEFL to have your foreign transcripts evaluated.

[SweetsugarNL]

I thought for out of state students the credits are less then $544 ? This is the price for international students.

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Maybe is a bals not a good idea. Nobody in my country knows it. Common degrees are bachelor in communication, laws, sciense, business administration etc. I have a look to the oppurtunitys for transfer my credits, this also not a easy proces. And it have no general courses.

[allvia]

It depends. You need to have your existing credits evaluated first.

Also you stated you had mostly communications courses - those that don't fall into your AOS will likely fill many slots of your Gen Eds (as Communications falls under Humanities at TESU- https://www.tesu.edu/academics/courses/2016-and-after).  Until you have your formal evaluation you won't know for sure what your missing, but you may be closer than you realize.

[SweetsugarNL]

Thank you. But i think things like algebra are not in that category? I dont see it in that list.

[Supermind]

There is a section in TESU’s degree requirements called ‘Gen-Ed Electives. For most degrees, this section requires about 12 credits. All Math courses would satisfy these requirements. You could also use other Humanities courses, like Political Science, Philodophy, Language etc. to fill up this section. There is another section called ‘Free Electives’, and this is usually between 21-27 credits. Here too, you could use Math courses. If your communication courses are evaluated and accepted, some of them would fall either in the Free Electives section or the Gen-Ed Electives section. Here, you could use a wider variety of courses to satisfy the requirements. For example, I completed four courses on Education- all of which, fall into the Free Electives section.

[bjcheung77]

Hallo, mijn vriend uit Nederland! Hmm, I see you posted on the sister forum (DegreeInfo) the same question within the Beginner's Guide... Have you read the guide on either site? The following is the recommendation I would go by:

1) Kizmet sent you a link to a university in the Netherlands - Utrecht University, they seem to offer online Bachelors and Masters. I would research more in regards to that school and other Universities in the Netherlands that may offer online degrees. The main reason is cheap/easy/fast, a Dutch education is actually cheaper than in the US. It's local to you as well...

2) If you need to get a USA education, then you can get your Communications credits evaluated. Most likely you will have your major and free electives completed or very close, you will mainly need to get you General Education courses completed. In fact, the general education course are the easiest to get!

3) Review the advice provided, the one thing to note is, you do not need to take courses at TESU. You can transfer up to 114 credits into a 120 credit program. You just pay for what you take, the Cornerstone and Capstone. In the odd chance your missing required courses, you can try to complete 16 credits at TESU, this will remove the residency waiver fee requirement.

BTW, Welcome to the board! I hope to read more of your journey... if you need help, don't hesitate to ask, we're here for you.
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