Ideas Wrote:Do you plan to take any TECEPs?

Do you plan to get all your UL Biology credits within the year?

bjcheung77 Wrote:I was in your shoes... I would suggest not to apply to TESU yet as you don't have anything for them. Apply after you have 100+ credits.
This is what I would do, the timeline I would say is roughly 6 semesters, so you're right, about 2 years. You can get 90+ credits in 6 months!
You don't have to worry about ACE expiring any time soon for any of the courses, if you're afraid, get those done "first". It'll transfer as long as it's ACE recommended.

Here's my take or recommendation for you "Silly_Me". Since you're starting from scratch, you should focus right now on completing the General Education requirements.
This can be completed by using ALEKS, Straighterline, and Study.com. I only recommend you to complete some "required" courses from the local community college.
In fact, only 8 courses at the CC level (Gen Bio I&II, Gen Chem I&II, Gen Physics I&II, Organic Chem I&II - with labs of course!). Precalc, Genetics, Microbiology at the 3 above.

So, that leaves you with only 16 credits of biology electives + capstone. Take 4 courses at APUS/AMU at $250/credit ($750/course). Finish the capstone at TESU.
Concentration/Area of Study: https://catalog.apus.edu/undergraduate/academic-programs/bachelors/bachelor-science-natural-sciences/#biology
Create and paste a spreadsheet again (or PM dfrecore for help) using TESU Biology Requirements: Bachelor's Degree in Biology at Thomas Edison State University

I thought about the APUS/AMU BSNS in Biology, the degree appeals to me as it allows transfer of up to 90 credits...but it only allows 30 credits from ACE.
APUS/AMU BSNS - Biology or Earth Science: Bachelor of Science - Natural Sciences
BSNS Overview: https://catalog.apus.edu/undergraduate/academic-programs/bachelors/bachelor-science-natural-sciences/#text
BSNS Requirements: https://catalog.apus.edu/undergraduate/academic-programs/bachelors/bachelor-science-natural-sciences/#requirementstext

Silly_Me Wrote:You're brilliant!!! Thank you so much... I had no idea AMU offered so many upper level science courses - and for cheaper than the "extension" schools I've been looking at. I assume the AMU courses are all "for credit" & not ACE-recommended (pass/fail-type courses)? If so, that will make the transition to grad school way easier. *whew* Great plan!

Now... Back to studying for the History CLEP.

ndelcollo Wrote:I am team "apply right away" because I wanted to lock in my catalog and requirements. When I found this forum about this time last year everyone was talking about how TESU was no longer allowing the business capstone to be transferred in. So now since I missed that change by a few months I am currently studying for the TECEP and terrified that I will fail and need to pay $1500 to take the course just to finish my degree. Before that change I could have taken the course from a different provider for a few hundreds bucks and no pressure. My point is that things keep changing and nobody knows what's coming next. You can see the degree requirements you need as of now. You know where to get the courses you need as of now. What happens if you come back to this in two years and TESU (or whatever school) has added two new requirements that have no cheap options and you need to fork out an extra, unexpected $3000 because the new courses are only available to be taken at TESU. Instead, you can apply now and take a TECEP for $114 within six months and then do the same again a year from now. So for a couple hundred dollars you can lock in the course requirements that you see as of now and be done with it. You won't get any surprises in 2019 when you go to apply after knocking out your CC courses. That's just my two cents. Good luck!!