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Do these credits fill TESC GEN ED requirements, or do they duplicate CLEPS? - drewthedude - 03-07-2012
Hi Folks!
My military ACE transcript (AARTS) was recently updated and I'm now receiving about 21 credits I didn't previously have. Here's the breakdown:
-Social Sciences (3)
-Physical Security (3)
-Applied Psychology (3)
-Principles of Supervision (3)
-Technical Writing (3)
-Computer Software Applications (3)
-Speech Communication (3)
My question is this: will these credits fill general education electives, or will they duplicate CLEPS and therefore not be added? I automatically know the Technical Writing won't transfer because I already have Technical Writing filling a Gen ed requirement. I'm more wondering about the ones where I'm taking/have taken the following CLEPS or courses:
-Social Sciences & History (will this eliminate the three "social sciences" credits?)
-Information Systems & Computer Applications (will this duplicate the Computer Software Applications credits?)
-Public Speaking (is this the same as speech communication?)
-Principles of Supervision (is this even a gen ed elective, or would it simply be a free elective?)
Thanks!
Do these credits fill TESC GEN ED requirements, or do they duplicate CLEPS? - cooperalex2004 - 03-08-2012
I'd say my guess is that these are gen eds:
-Social Sciences (3) (May duplicate your Soc Sci & History Exam)
-Applied Psychology (3) (Gen Ed Social Sciences)
-Technical Writing (3) (ENG-201 but will duplicate I'm sure against your Technical Writing exam)
-Computer Software Applications (3) (if it doesn't duplicate your CLEP test it may work as a general ed Nat Sci/Math)
-Speech Communication (3) (Might be accepted as COM-108 Fundamentals of Speech which is Gen Ed Humanities and different then your Public Speaking test)
Supervision is likely to duplicate your DSST credit and is credited as a Free Elective.
As far as how your CLEP/DSST credits are taken I'd say you should check out their acceptance grids on pages 193 & 194 of the college catalog:
http://www.tesc.edu/documents/College_Catalog_2011-2012.pdf
Of your tests:
-Social Sciences & History - Good for SIX Credits SOS-101/SOS-102 (General Ed Soc. Sci)
-Information Systems & Computer Applications - 3 Credits COS-101 (General Ed Nat Sci/Math)
-Public Speaking - 3 Credits COM-209 (General Ed Humanities)
-Principles of Supervision - 3 Credits MAN-201 (Business Elective/Free Elective)
You may also like this link:
http://www2.tesc.edu/plasearch.php
It will allow you to search all of the courses in their system so courses they don't offer are listed. This is how I predicted how my community college credits would come in. You can search by name or by subject area code (COM, PSY, SOC, etc.)
Do these credits fill TESC GEN ED requirements, or do they duplicate CLEPS? - drewthedude - 03-08-2012
Thank you!! I love the PLA search feature. Very cool.