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[noob] Looking for direction
#1
Good afternoon all!

I've been reading this forum for some time now and recently joined to participate in the fun.  I'm talking to both TESU and Charter Oak about their respective programs but wanted to runit by you all to make sure that I'm headed in the correct direction.

I'm looking to get a BSBA or BSBM degree and don't have any credits to xfer in.  I've been told by both TESU and COSC that I need to apply first then they'll help me with aligning my DIY testing.  Any help here would be great.  I've seen several course outlines but am not sure if they meet my needs or not.  HELP!!!

I appreciate your help and for taking time to read this post.

Thanks!
Chris
#2
Hi Chris,

I would suggest you familiarize yourself with some of the articles on our wikia page: http://degreeforum.wikia.com/wiki/Degree_Forum_Wiki

The wikia will help you gain an understanding of how it all works. There are also some degree plans you may be interested in. Keep in mind colleges offer their services for profit, so they might not offer the same DIY testing advice we'll be able to offer here.
TESU BA in Criminal Justice, 2018
TRCC Emergency Management Certificate, 2018
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#3
All the info you require are available at your fingertips, you can start by getting your free credits done first...
Read the Beginners Guide/Spreadsheet/Wiki and review the templates I currently have placed in the Guide...
BTW, many people ask me "where is the guide", it's in the very first thread... it's a sticky, you can't miss it!
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#4
(10-17-2017, 02:06 PM)Joeman200 Wrote: Hi Chris,

I would suggest you familiarize yourself with some of the articles on our wikia page: http://degreeforum.wikia.com/wiki/Degree_Forum_Wiki

The wikia will help you gain an understanding of how it all works.  There are also some degree plans you may be interested in.  Keep in mind colleges offer their services for profit, so they might not offer the same DIY testing advice we'll be able to offer here.

Thank you for the details.  I'll post updates as they become available.

(10-17-2017, 02:07 PM)bjcheung77 Wrote: All the info you require are available at your fingertips, you can start by getting your free credits done first...
Read the Beginners Guide/Spreadsheet/Wiki and review the templates I currently have placed in the Guide...
BTW, many people ask me "where is the guide", it's in the very first thread... it's a sticky, you can't miss it!

Many thanks for your reply and guidance.
#5
Here is my BSBA in General Management degree plan for TESU.


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.xlsx   TESU BSBA GenMan.xlsx (Size: 37.32 KB / Downloads: 10)
TESU BSBA/HR 2018 - WVNCC BOG AAS 2017 - GGU Cert in Mgmt 2000
EXAMS: TECEP Tech Wrtg, Comp II, LA Math, PR, Computers  DSST Computers, Pers Fin  CLEP Mgmt, Mktg
COURSES: TESU Capstone  Study.com Pers Fin, Microecon, Stats  Ed4Credit Acct 2  PF Fin Mgmt  ALEKS Int & Coll Alg  Sophia Proj Mgmt The Institutes - Ins Ethics  Kaplan PLA
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#6
(10-17-2017, 01:14 PM)clmccullough@kc.rr.com Wrote: Good afternoon all!

I've been reading this forum for some time now and recently joined to participate in the fun.  I'm talking to both TESU and Charter Oak about their respective programs but wanted to runit by you all to make sure that I'm headed in the correct direction.

I'm looking to get a BSBA or BSBM degree and don't have any credits to xfer in.  I've been told by both TESU and COSC that I need to apply first then they'll help me with aligning my DIY testing.  Any help here would be great.  I've seen several course outlines but am not sure if they meet my needs or not.  HELP!!!

I appreciate your help and for taking time to read this post.

Thanks!
Chris


If TESU or COSC actually helped you align your DIY testing plan, there would be no use for this forum. I would be astonished if that were the case. DIY is, by it's very nature, doing it YOURSELF without the direct advising of an advisor.

Advisors help enrolled students - to expect that kind of help from the college for free is unrealistic. How could they do that? Who pays the salary of those advisors?

OTOH, the *volunteer* members here can give YOU advice and suggestions about possible ways to craft this degree on your own - for the most part. It may be imperfect, but after you've spent time following the suggestions in this thread- including previous threads, you'll be at least 75% of the way to doing this on your own. The remaining 25% you can learn as you go.

If, however, you really feel like you need the advisor to walk you through, you'll have to enroll at TESU/COSC to get that kind of help. Enrollment at those schools, you'll find, is the most expensive way to get that degree - but it is still a possibility. If you're patient and allow yourself a month or two to learn the ropes, you'll shave the cost of your degree significantly.
#7
(10-17-2017, 06:31 PM)cookderosa Wrote: If TESU or COSC actually helped you align your DIY testing plan, there would be no use for this forum.  I would be astonished if that were the case.  DIY is, by it's very nature, doing it YOURSELF without the direct advising of an advisor.

Advisors help enrolled students - to expect that kind of help from the college for free is unrealistic. How could they do that?  Who pays the salary of those advisors?

OTOH, the *volunteer* members here can give YOU advice and suggestions about possible ways to craft this degree on your own - for the most part.  It may be imperfect, but after you've spent time following the suggestions in this thread- including previous threads, you'll be at least 75% of the way to doing this on your own.  The remaining 25% you can learn as you go.  

If, however, you really feel like you need the advisor to walk you through, you'll have to enroll at TESU/COSC to get that kind of help.  Enrollment at those schools, you'll find, is the most expensive way to get that degree - but it is still a possibility.  If you're patient and allow yourself a month or two to learn the ropes, you'll shave the cost of your degree significantly.

I'm going to agree with cookderosa - TESU and COSC will NOT give you the kind of help you want.  They will not tell you what outside courses/exams you can take to test out of a degree (maybe a couple but not an entire degree).  Their job is to get you to take as many courses as possible at their school.
TESU BSBA/HR 2018 - WVNCC BOG AAS 2017 - GGU Cert in Mgmt 2000
EXAMS: TECEP Tech Wrtg, Comp II, LA Math, PR, Computers  DSST Computers, Pers Fin  CLEP Mgmt, Mktg
COURSES: TESU Capstone  Study.com Pers Fin, Microecon, Stats  Ed4Credit Acct 2  PF Fin Mgmt  ALEKS Int & Coll Alg  Sophia Proj Mgmt The Institutes - Ins Ethics  Kaplan PLA
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#8
It'd be nice (and expected, really) if the school advisors knew more than the volunteers here on the forum... but I agree with dfrecore. That's not often the case.
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#9
Advisors did not help me do a DIY plan from any of the Big 3 and I applied to all 3.

I did find one advisor that was able after the fact to get one college to accept more of my major requirements with existing credits that I had. Other than one the rest were near useless.
Non-Traditional Undergraduate College Credits (634 SH): *FTCC Noncourse Credits (156 SH) *DSST (78 SH) *CPL (64 SH) *JST Military/ACE (48 SH) *CBA (44 SH) *CLEP (42 SH) *FEMA IS (40 SH) *FEMA EM (38 SH) *ECE/UExcel (30 SH) *PLA Portfolio (28 SH) *EMI/ACE (19 SH) *TEEX/ACE (16 SH) *CWE (11 SH) *NFA/ACE (10 SH) *Kaplan/ACE (3 SH) *CPC (2 SH) *AICP/ACE (2 SH) *Sophia/ACE (2 SH) and *FRTI-UM/ACE (1 SH).
Non-Traditional Graduate College Credits (14 SH): AMU (6 SH); NFHS (5 SH); and JSU (3 SH).
 





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#10
(10-17-2017, 05:51 PM)dfrecore Wrote: Here is my BSBA in General Management degree plan for TESU.

thank you sir!

(10-17-2017, 06:31 PM)cookderosa Wrote:
(10-17-2017, 01:14 PM)clmccullough@kc.rr.com Wrote: Good afternoon all!

I've been reading this forum for some time now and recently joined to participate in the fun.  I'm talking to both TESU and Charter Oak about their respective programs but wanted to runit by you all to make sure that I'm headed in the correct direction.

I'm looking to get a BSBA or BSBM degree and don't have any credits to xfer in.  I've been told by both TESU and COSC that I need to apply first then they'll help me with aligning my DIY testing.  Any help here would be great.  I've seen several course outlines but am not sure if they meet my needs or not.  HELP!!!

I appreciate your help and for taking time to read this post.

Thanks!
Chris


If TESU or COSC actually helped you align your DIY testing plan, there would be no use for this forum.  I would be astonished if that were the case.  DIY is, by it's very nature, doing it YOURSELF without the direct advising of an advisor.

Advisors help enrolled students - to expect that kind of help from the college for free is unrealistic. How could they do that?  Who pays the salary of those advisors?

OTOH, the *volunteer* members here can give YOU advice and suggestions about possible ways to craft this degree on your own - for the most part.  It may be imperfect, but after you've spent time following the suggestions in this thread- including previous threads, you'll be at least 75% of the way to doing this on your own.  The remaining 25% you can learn as you go.  

If, however, you really feel like you need the advisor to walk you through, you'll have to enroll at TESU/COSC to get that kind of help.  Enrollment at those schools, you'll find, is the most expensive way to get that degree - but it is still a possibility.  If you're patient and allow yourself a month or two to learn the ropes, you'll shave the cost of your degree significantly.

I truly appreciate you sharing without the fluff.  Definitely makes me believe that I've made the best decision to use this forum to help me along my path.  Thanks again!
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