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I have done a lot of research and switched many times, but have finally decided to pursue the BSBA General. My hope is to complete this and then pursue an MBA. Have I made any mistakes here? Are there any areas where I could use an easier method? I added in Calculus and Statistics at the suggestion of others pursuing an MBA after undergrad. Comments and suggestions are appreciated!
I. General Education Requirements 60
A. English Composition
College Composition CLEP ENC-101/102 6
B. Humanities 12
Straighterline Managerial Communications 3
Humanities CLEP HUM-101/102 6
INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL INQUIRY - done - transcript 3
C. Social Sciences 12
Macroeconomics CLEP ECO-111 3
Microeconomics CLEP ECO-112 3
US HISTORY I - done - transcript 3
A&I Lit CLEP 3
D. Natural Sciences and Mathematics 9
ALEKS Statistics or DSST Statistics 3
Principles of Statistics DANTES STA-201 3
Natural sciences (PARTIAL PART I) CLEP NAS 101 3
E. General Education Electives 21
UExcel Calculus 3
Business Law II DANTES LAW-202 3
Natural sciences (PARTIAL Part II) CLEP NAS 102 3
Substance Abuse Dantes SOS-305 3
The Race to Save the Planet Dantes ENS-201 3
Astronomy DANTES AST-101 3
Intro to world Religions DANTES REL-405 3
II. Professional Business Requirements 54
"A. Business Core 27
Principles of Finance DANTES FIN-301 3
Business Law CLEP LAW-201 3
Business Ethics & Society DANTES BUS-311 3
Business Policy TECEP 3
Introduction to Computers - done - transcript 3
Introduction to Marketing CLEP MAR-301 3
Principles of Financial Accounting DANTES ACC-101 3
Principles of Management CLEP MAN-301 3
Principles of Managerial Accounting Straighterline ACC102 3
B. Area of Study: BSBA in General Management (choose from below) 18
Area #1: Accounting
Area #2: Finance
Money and Banking DANTES eco-332 3
Area #3: Marketing
Advertising TECEP 3
Marketing Communications TECEP 3
Area #4: Management
Human Resource Management DANTES MAN-331 3
Management Information systems DANTES CIS-301 3
Organizational Behaviour DANTES MAN-311 3
C. Business Electives 9
Intro to Business DANTES BUS-101 3
Business Math DANTES BUS-311 3
Principles of Supervision DANTES MAN-201 3
III. Free Electives 6
Personal Finance DANTES BUE-101 3
Here's to your Health DANTES HEA-103 3
Total 120
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06-26-2012, 11:57 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-27-2012, 12:09 AM by cooperalex2004.)
-I'm not sure about your INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL INQUIRY course being under Humanities. Is that a COM course or a SOC course? COM is Humanites but if it is Sociology related then it is a Soc Sci or Gen Ed Elective course. If you believe it fits here make sure to watch how it is brought in (since I don't see it in the TESC database of courses) and if you don't agree note you can appeal the acceptance decision with an adviser or send in a written request for re-evaluation. If it's COM then it will fit no matter how they bring it in, but if it isn't then watch it carefully.
-A & I Lit is 6 credits so you will have the credits all appear there and the US History will move down to Gen Ed Electives (you still have to take Macro and Micro).
-You need more than just Stats. You should also note that DSST and DANTES are the same thing, TESC calls them DANTES which is the name of the military program for testing but your testing center will give you a DSST exam through Prometric's DSST website. You'll need Precalc (which I think has other options to fill in). You may be able to use Calculus which you have listed under Gen Ed Electives to fill in that requirement (ask an adviser or submit a written appeal once the credit is accepted and put in the wrong place).
-Your Nat/Sci and Gen Eds may be flipped around once accepted. The TESC system seems to accept the highest numbered applicable course to fill the most important requirement and prefers not to split the credits up (in other words your Nat Sci 6 credit exam may swap around to prevent it from splitting and cause Astronomy to move around). Just keep an eye on it because you will have courses which apply in several places and they may appear in either place (but will work out to fill the requirements). The furthest up requirement will fill first (nat sci before gen eds) but they may move around when the credits all arrive.
-Business Law II (a LAW Course) will not be accepted as a Gen Ed Elective. For a full list of general ed elective categories see page 12 of the degree planning handbook:
http://www.tesc.edu/documents/Degree_Pla..._12.09.pdf
-Look at FEMA credits for your Free Electives. They are FREE and transfer to TESC for FREE too. Search this site or ask an adviser for the latest information on what is accepted (they don't take all of their courses, they have a list). If you choose, you can also complete the AAS in Environmental Safety and Security Technologies using FEMA credits for the entire area of study and use your other credits to meet the other requirements without penalty toward your BSBA and without a delay of your BSBA. Why not get a two year degree for free (except for the graduation fee) since you'll be enrolled anyway. You should be able to use Environment & Humanity DSST toward the area of study too (it may not be automatic, but you can ask them to move it and they should do it since they did for me).
You're well on the way! Good luck on the continued testing journey.
My completed "non-traditional" credits include 27 credits from CLEP, 30 credits from DSST, 6 credits from ALEKS, 19 credits from FEMA courses including PDS, 3 credits from NFA courses, 10 credits from ACE Workplace Training, 3 credits from a TESC TECEP exam, and 3 credits from a TESC PLA course.
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06-27-2012, 01:42 AM
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Statistics is a required course. Pre-calculus will do. When I was searching for AACSB-accredited MBA programs, I don't remember seeing one that required calculus as a prerequisite. I could be wrong, but I don't think it's all that common. Calculus will more than likely satisfy the requirement because it's a higher math, but I just think it's extra, unnecessary work. The TECEP is called Strategic Management, but it does fulfill the Business Policy requirement.
What are you using to fill the accounting course in the area of study? Straighterline Managerial Accounting can go there because it's transcribed by TESC as Cost Accounting. Critical Thinking is usually counted as a humanities course, but I've never heard of Critical Inquiry.
If you haven't seen this post, you should check it out.
http://www.degreeforum.net/excelsior-tho...grees.html
Graduate of Not VUL or ENEB
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc
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Thank you for the input! I posted a revised plan below.
INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL INQUIRY - The course syllabus says the course is focused on critical thinking, research, writing, and reasoning skills.
Can I drop this into General Education Electives?
Updated with corrections:
I. General Education Requirements 60
A. English Composition
College Composition CLEP ENC-101/102 6
B. Humanities 12
Straighterline Managerial Communications 3
Humanities CLEP HUM-101/102 6
World Religions DANTES REL-405 3
C. Social Sciences 12
Macroeconomics CLEP ECO-111 3
Microeconomics CLEP ECO-112 3
A&I Lit CLEP 6
D. Natural Sciences and Mathematics 9
Precalculus CLEP 3
Principles of Statistics DANTES STA-201 3
Natural sciences (PARTIAL PART I) CLEP NAS 101 3
E. General Education Electives 21
Natural sciences (PARTIAL Part II) CLEP NAS 102 3
Personal Finance DANTES BUE-101 3
Substance Abuse Dantes SOS-305 3
The Race to Save the Planet Dantes ENS-201 3
Astronomy DANTES AST-101 3
US HISTORY I - done - transcript 3
INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL INQUIRY - done - transcript 3
II. Professional Business Requirements 54
A. Business Core 27
Principles of Finance DANTES FIN-301 3
Business Law CLEP LAW-201 3
Business Ethics & Society DANTES BUS-311 3
Business Policy TECEP 3
Introduction to Computers - done - transcript 3
Introduction to Marketing CLEP MAR-301 3
Principles of Financial Accounting DANTES ACC-101 3
Principles of Management CLEP MAN-301 3
Principles of Managerial Accounting Straighterline ACC102 3
B. Area of Study: BSBA in General Management (choose from below) 18
Area #1: Accounting
Area #2: Finance
Money and Banking DANTES eco-332 3
Area #3: Marketing
Advertising TECEP 3
Marketing Communications TECEP 3
Area #4: Management
Human Resource Management DANTES MAN-331 3
Management Information systems DANTES CIS-301 3
Organizational Behaviour DANTES MAN-311 3
C. Business Electives 9
Intro to Business DANTES BUS-101 3
Business Math DANTES BUS-311 3
Principles of Supervision DANTES MAN-201 3
III. Free Electives 6
FEMA 3
FEMA 3
Total 120
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Double-check these 2 - A&I Lit is humanities or social science and Personal Finance is free elective or gen ed?
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NAP is right. The A&I CLEP is humanities and it can also go into general education electives. Personal Finance cannot be counted as gen ed.
Graduate of Not VUL or ENEB
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc
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Can A&I Lit CLEP split into two sections? Meaning can its 6 credits fall 3 to fufill Humanities and the other 3 into General Education Electives?
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Yes A&I Lit is Humanities and it can be split to fulfill the Humanities requirement and Gen. Ed. Electives.
I am not sure about your Introduction to Critical Inquiry course, but if it is considered COM it can fulfill the Humanities req. as well.
You need 6 more credits to fulfill the Social Science req. (actually you only need 3, your US History I can go in Soc. Sci., but you need something to replace it in Gen Ed). Options include CLEP Social Science and History, or any history, psychology, sociology, etc.
Personal Finance cannot go in Gen Ed, it can only go in Free Electives.
The business section is fine. You only need to have 3 of the 4 areas in the area of study, so you are just fine.
Everything else looks good. Good luck!
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Started June 2009 with zero credits, now have 133!
CLEP:
English Literature - 67, Chemistry - 60, Microeconomics - 69, Macroeconomics - 77, U.S. History I - 68, U.S. History II - 64, American Government - 64, Humanities - 68, College Algebra - 64, English Composition - 56, Financial Accounting - 80  , Principles of Management - 74, Intro. Business Law - 73, Principles of Marketing - 79, Info. Systems & Computer Applications - 77
DSST:
Introduction to Business - 446, Human/Cultural Geography - 69, Personal Finance - 463, Principles of Supervision - 443, Organizational Behavior - 76, Human Resource Management - 77, Business Ethics and Society - 468, Principles of Finance - 471, Management Information Systems - 447, Money and Banking - 73
TECEP:
Financial Institutions and Markets, Federal Income Taxation, Strategic Management
Straighterline Course:
Business Communication
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Ok Everyone. I can't thank you enough for your help! Below is my revised plan with all your input... let me know if it looks good? Also, will you add input if I am taking a Harder CLEP where there is a suggestion for an easier one to fulfill the requirement?
This week my employer gave me the ok that they will reimburse CLEP as part or their education assitance program. I am ready to start taking tests!
I. General Education Requirements 60
A. English Composition
College Composition CLEP ENC-101/102 6
B. Humanities 12
Straighterline Managerial Communications 3
Humanities CLEP HUM-101/102 6
A&I Lit CLEP - SPLIT BETWEEN HUM AND GEN ED 3
C. Social Sciences 12
Macroeconomics CLEP ECO-111 3
Microeconomics CLEP ECO-112 3
Intro Sociology CLEP 3
US HISTORY I - done - transcript 3
D. Natural Sciences and Mathematics 9
Precalculus CLEP 3
Principles of Statistics DANTES STA-201 3
Natural sciences (PARTIAL PART I) CLEP NAS 101 3
E. General Education Electives 21
Natural sciences (PARTIAL Part II) CLEP NAS 102 3
A&I Lit CLEP - SPLIT BETWEEN HUM AND GEN ED 3
World Religions DANTES REL-405 3
Substance Abuse Dantes SOS-305 3
The Race to Save the Planet Dantes ENS-201 3
Astronomy DANTES AST-101 3
INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL INQUIRY - done - transcript 3
II. Professional Business Requirements 54
"A. Business Core 27
Principles of Finance DANTES FIN-301 3
Business Law CLEP LAW-201 3
Business Ethics & Society DANTES BUS-311 3
Business Policy TECEP 3
Introduction to Computers - done - transcript 3
Introduction to Marketing CLEP MAR-301 3
Principles of Financial Accounting DANTES ACC-101 3
Principles of Management CLEP MAN-301 3
Principles of Managerial Accounting Straighterline ACC102 3
B. Area of Study: BSBA in General Management (choose from below) 18
Area #1: Accounting
Area #2: Finance
Money and Banking DANTES eco-332 3
Area #3: Marketing
Advertising TECEP 3
Marketing Communications TECEP 3
Area #4: Management
Human Resource Management DANTES MAN-331 3
Management Information systems DANTES CIS-301 3
Organizational Behaviour DANTES MAN-311 3
C. Business Electives 9
Intro to Business DANTES BUS-101 3
Business Math DANTES BUS-311 3
Principles of Supervision DANTES MAN-201 3
III. Free Electives 6
FEMA 3
FEMA 3
Total 120
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I don't have any advice to offer you, but I want to wish you luck as you start your studies AND welcome you to the forums.
Ann in Baton Rouge
BALS--Thomas Edison State College
December 2012
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