TESU BALS Degree Plan Help

[allvia]

The nice thing about Rio Salado that the other schools don't have is rolling starts.  They pretty much start every Monday.  And, with many courses, you can also choose an 8-week or 16-week option.  The other schools are going to have your regular old Semester-based system, with 16-week courses that only start at the beginning of the semester.  I personally would pay more to choose my start date and do an accelerated option.

Now I see the appeal - rolling start dates and course length options are gold.

[dfrecore]

The nice thing about Rio Salado that the other schools don't have is rolling starts.  They pretty much start every Monday.  And, with many courses, you can also choose an 8-week or 16-week option.  The other schools are going to have your regular old Semester-based system, with 16-week courses that only start at the beginning of the semester.  I personally would pay more to choose my start date and do an accelerated option.

Now I see the appeal - rolling start dates and course length options are gold.

Yep.  Especially if you have time on your hands, or if you have a block of time available where you could fit in an accelerated course.

Just a personal preference, but 16-week semesters drive me insane.  I lose interest halfway through, and have been known to drop courses MANY times over the years with a regular semester.  I have never dropped a course that was shorter (TESU's 12-week capstone, 8-week accelerated courses, 5-week + weekend intensive courses, etc.).

[Airframer]

Roger that - I will look into this as I get closer to the lab requirements! I also noticed that TESU Physics II lab begins every month, but is only 6 weeks in length. Anyone have experience with it?

ALEKS College Algebra complete. Awaiting ACE credit, then moving on to Trig....

[Airframer]

On another note, I received my official BS Tech Studies evaluation this morning. Looks like not much, if anything, changed. Still need that cornerstone waiver - plan to call advising today and also ask about the labs.

Program Summary: (In Progress)
!! Exception: over 2.65 free elec take 122.65
Semester Hours (SH) Required: 122.65
SH Applied to Degree: 83.65
SH Remaining: 39.00
SH To Be Planned: 39.00
Thomas Edison State University GPA Needed: 2.000
Thomas Edison State University GPA Earned:
Overall Degree GPA Needed: 2.000
Overall Degree GPA Requirement Met: Yes
Community College SH (80 SH Maximum): 36.65
These institutions/organizations are those from which credit has been applied toward your degree requirements. Use the number next to the institution in this list to identify the original source of a transfer course on your Academic Evaluation.
1 TESU-Assessment Credit
2 Eastern New Mexico Univ
3 TESU-Navy
4 Everett CC
Program Requirements:
1: BS General Education Distribution (60SH) (In progress)
SH Earned: 28.31 Complete all 6 subrequirements:

A: IntellecSkills 15 SH (In progress)
For TESU course options, go to Intellectual and Practical Skills Course s

SH Earned: 6.66

ENC-101 3 SH *must earn a grade of C/CR or better (Complete)
English Composition I
Source Course Title Term Grade SH TESU # Notes
4 ENGL&101D English Composition I 05/15/11 C+ 3.33 ENC-101
*CC *TE
ENC-102 3 SH *must earn a grade of C/CR or better (Not started)
English Composition II
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
3 credits needed
Oral Communication 3 SH (Complete)
4 CMST&220 Public Speaking 05/15/11 B- 3.33 COM-209
*CC *TE
MAT-121 (DEGREE REQUIREMENT) 3 SH (Not started)
College Algebra (or above)
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
3 credits needed
Information Literacy 3 SH (Not started)
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
3 credits needed
B: Civic Learning 9 SH (Not started)
For TESU course options, go to Civic and Global Leadership Courses< /a>

SH Earned: 0

Diversity 3 SH (Not started)
Source Course Title Term Grade SH TESU # Notes
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
3 credits needed
Ethics 3 SH (Not started)
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
3 credits needed
Civic Engagement 3 SH (Not started)
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
3 credits needed
C: Human Cultures 9 SH (Complete)
For TESU course options, go to Knowledge of Human Cultures Courses
Humanities and/or Social Sciences
SH Earned: 9.99
Source Course Title Term Grade SH TESU # Notes
4 ART115 Drawing I 08/15/11 A 3.33 ART-101
*CC *TE
4 MUSC&105 Music Appreciation 12/15/10 C 3.33 MUS-100
*CC *TE
4 POLS&200 Introduction to Law 01/15/11 C 3.33 POS-299
*CC *TE
D: Natural World 8 SH (Not started)
For TESU course options, go to Chemistry and Physics Courses

General Chemistry with Lab and/or General Physics with Lab (DEGREE REQUIRMENT)

Choose two of the following :

CHE-121 4 SH, CHE-122 4 SH, PHY-115 4 SH, PHY-116 4 SH
Source Course Title Term Grade SH TESU # Notes
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
3 credits needed
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
3 credits needed
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
2 credits needed
E: Mathematics 3 SH (Not started)
For TESU course options, go to Higher Level Math Courses
Higher Level Mathematics (DEGREE REQUIREMENT)
Source Course Title Term Grade SH TESU # Notes
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
3 credits needed
F: GE Electives 16 SH (In progress)
For TESU course options, go to TES-100 Corne rstone: Lifelong Learning Strategies Course

and General Education Elective Courses

SH Earned: 11.66

TES-100 1 SH (Not started)
Cornerstone: Lifelong Learning Strategies
Source Course Title Term Grade SH TESU # Notes
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
1 credit needed
STA-201 (DEGREE REQUIREMENT) 3 SH (Not started)
Principles of Statistics
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
3 credits needed
Computer Concepts (DEGREE REQUIREMENT) 3 SH (Complete)
4 CL101 Computer Literacy 01/15/11 B+ 3.33 COS-101
*CC *TE
General Education Electives 9 SH (Complete)
!! Exception over .66 sh intel, over .99 sh hum cul, over .33 sh comp con take 7.02
SH Earned: 8.33
2 MATH107 Intermediate Algebra 12/01/16 B 3.00 MAT-115
*TE
1 MAT-101 Technical Mathematics I 06/20/12 CR 2.00 MAT-101
*NE
4 CMST&210 Interpersonal Comm 12/15/10 A 3.33 COM-230
*CC *TE

2: Technical Studies (21SH) (Complete)
SH Earned: 21 GPA Achieved/Needed: none / 2.000 Complete 1 of 11 subrequirements:

D: Aviation 21 SH (Complete)
*must earn grades of C/CR or better
For TESU and other course options, please contact an Advisor

A total of 18 Area of Study credits must be from 300/400 level courses (6 of these cred its are satisfied with the Technical Core requirement).
SH Earned: 21
Source Course Title Term Grade SH TESU # Notes
1 AVM-333 Avionics II 06/20/12 CR 3.00 AVM-333
*NE
1 AVM-322 Powerplants, Piston 06/20/12 CR 3.00 AVM-322
*NE
1 AVM-321 Powerplants, Gas Turbine 06/20/12 CR 3.00 AVM-321
*NE
1 AVM-311 Airframe Systems, Advanced 06/20/12 CR 3.00 AVM-311
*NE
1 AVM-151 Assembly and Rigging 06/20/12 CR 3.00 AVM-151
*NE
1 AVM-113 Ground Operations & Servicing 06/20/12 CR 3.00 AVM-113
*NE
1 AVM-112 Cabin Control 06/20/12 CR 3.00 AVM-112
*NE

3: Technical Studies (18SH) (Complete)
GPA Achieved/Needed: 4.000 / 2.000

*must earn grades of C/CR or better
Topics include any discipline in Applied Science and Technology

For TESU and othe r course options, please contact an Advisor

A total of 1 8 Area of Study credits must be from 300/400 level courses (6 of these credits are satisfied with the Technical Core requirement).
SH Earned: 18
Source Course Title Term Grade SH TESU # Notes
2 CIT151 Basic Computer Skills II 12/01/16 A 3.00 CIS-101
*TE
1 TEC-131 Welding Technology I 06/20/12 CR 3.00 TEC-131
*NE
1 ELE-211 DC Circuits 06/20/12 CR 3.00 ELE-211
*NE
3 CAP-101 Microcomputer Software Applns 07/01/08 CR 3.00 CAP-101
*NE
3 AVM-242 Pneumatics & Hydraulics II 06/16/07 CR 3.00 AVM-242
*NE
3 AVM-241 Pneumatics & Hydraulics 06/16/07 CR 3.00 AVM-241
*NE

4: Technical Core (6SH upper level) (Not started)
SH Earned: 0 Complete both subrequirements:

A: Current Trends 3 SH (Not started)
*must earn a grade of C/CR or better
For TESU course options, go to APS-401 Current Trends and Applications

This Capstone course must be taken at Thomas Edison State University or via an approved Thomas Edison State University Academic Program Review.
Source Course Title Term Grade SH TESU # Notes
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
3 credits needed
B: Project Mngt 3 SH (Not started)
*must earn a grade of C/CR or better
For TESU course options, go to MAN-435 Project Management
Source Course Title Term Grade SH TESU # Notes
______ _______________ _________________________ __________ _______ _______ __________
3 credits needed

5: Electives (15SH) (Complete)

For TESU course options, go to Elective Courses
!! Exception over 1.31 sh gen ed elec take 13.69
SH Earned: 16.34
Source Course Title Term Grade SH TESU # Notes
2 UNIV101 Success Skill College & Career 08/01/15 A 3.00 FEL-101
*TE
4 AVAP104 Powerplant Technology 08/15/10 A 6.67 AVM-227
*CC *TE
4 AVA103 Powerplant Technology 05/15/10 A 6.67 AVM-226
*CC *TE

[allvia]

The cornerstone will get waived one way or another as currently the only UL Project Management option is through Study.com.  If you can complete those Natural World 8 SH (General Chemistry with Lab and/or General Physics with Lab - DEGREE REQUIRMENT) by late October and start the Capstone - APS-401 Current Trends and Applications in August (sign up is available now for next month, last start date for 2018 graduation is August https://www.tesu.edu/current-students/gr...nformation) - I really think you could make it in time for Dec 2018 Graduation.  You did say you wanted speed over cost!

You're so close now, especially since I know you've already earned some of those missing credits - I'd guess no later than Spring 2019. Of course much depends on those sciences and capstone completion - the rest of your missing credits are pretty simple to get, as there are many options.