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My Journey: BA in English from TESU - Ideas - 11-10-2017 I feel that it will be relatively fast to pick up an English degree while I'm doing my other degree, and I really want an English degree. The only courses I have so far are Eng Comp I & II and a LL "Special Topics in Lit" which was from Shmoop. My plans are: the 5 UL Lit courses at Shmoop, the cheapest Non-Western Lit course I can find, A&I Lit CLEP, American Lit CLEP, and English Lit CLEP. The CLEPs are worth 6 credits each. I plan to do 2 of the CLEPs this year (at the same time), before enrolled in the degree, because the rest will be 24 new credits. I would like to start Non-Western Lit beforehand too, but I cannot unless I get a loan, which I don't think I can get yet. The cheapest Non-Western Lit seems to be the BYU-IS course, which I believe I can be started at any time, and finished as quickly as one wants. I think I will also do Advanced Technical Writing at Study.com, but I wish I could pay them for only 1 course instead of 2. I don't need this course, but I'd like to have something (besides Eng Comp I & II) that's a writing course. It is tough budget-wise for me, so this is not a certainty. I think that I might be able to do all the Shmoop courses in 1 month, but I would probably want to do at least 1 or 2 extras, so I may split Shmoop over two months. When I previously had a Shmoop membership, I had started 2 or 3 Lit courses that I did not finish. So I know how they are. I find them to be frustrating because I feel like even if you've read the material 3 times, you might not be able to figure out what they are looking for in the question. However, I want the English degree and I want it cheap Edit: I would like to find a school that offers a Non-Western Lit course and also Discrete Math, so I don't have as many transcripts and loans. Edited to add: I am interested in doing PLA (through LearningCounts) for the Non-Western course, but it seems kind of risky. I think it would be fun because I'd have some leeway to choose writing topics and books. If my scheduling wasn't so tight, I would probably try it, because I think it would save money too. I might try it, but I am probably better off doing a course. (Someday I want to PLA something! Maybe in 2019.) RE: My Journey: BA in English from TESU - Thorne - 11-10-2017 Unless I'm mistaken, TESU only allows students to get two baccalaureate degrees, so you may want to check with them before starting this plan. RE: My Journey: BA in English from TESU - Ideas - 11-10-2017 (11-10-2017, 12:58 PM)Thorne Wrote: Unless I'm mistaken, TESU only allows students to get two baccalaureate degrees, so you may want to check with them before starting this plan. I checked with them, but I should probably double check. However, it makes perfect sense to me. As far as I can tell, in my case, my "second" and "third" degrees would be considered a double major for a second degree, so there is no third degree. I believe this is only possible when the degree types match - these are both BA degrees. From https://blog.tesu.edu/the-secret-to-earning-a-second-degree: Quote:Two Areas of Study Within One Degree RE: My Journey: BA in English from TESU - Ideas - 11-10-2017 With a little bit of luck, I'll be taking the 2 CLEPs in a few days. I really want to do the Study.com course, but I'll need to work extra to afford it. I will have to find the time. I think it would be fun to take the Intro to News Reporting TECEP, but I probably don't have time. Maybe I can take it for fun after I graduate. RE: My Journey: BA in English from TESU - originalamyj - 11-11-2017 I'm on the English degree path too! I have been teaching English lit and composition to homeschoolers for years so I think I have a fairly good grasp of the material. I will be on winter break from my homeschool teaching duties after next week, so I hope after that to go ahead and knock out the A&I Lit CLEP and the Technical Writing TECEP to enroll at TESU. I also want to take the American Lit CLEP before starting my Shmoop subscription and working on those. Please post back your experience with the CLEPs! RE: My Journey: BA in English from TESU - quigongene - 11-11-2017 (11-11-2017, 05:54 PM)originalamyj Wrote: Please post back your experience with the CLEPs! If you have a halfway decent grasp of English and reading, you'll have no problems with the A&I Lit CLEP. Can't speak for the others. RE: My Journey: BA in English from TESU - Ideas - 11-12-2017 Yeah, A&I Lit will be no problem. The English Lit CLEP is around 50-60% Analyzing and Interpreting, so I know I'll be fine. Just have to memorize some more authors, titles, and major characters. American Lit is not hard either. I haven't taken them yet, but I took practice exams RE: My Journey: BA in English from TESU - robbalobba - 11-13-2017 I can second the A&I and American Lit Cleps. You could very likely walk in and take the A&I Clep cold and do fairly well. American Lit wasn't quite as easy. Yeah there are a few A&I questions here and there, but there is also a lot of info (authors and works, etc) that you just have to memorize. But, it's still not too bad. I took it earlier this year, and devoted about ten days of casual study, and did just fine. On another note, I just had an advising appointment today, and asked about the BYU course: Chinese Literature in Translation - Poetry. I should hear back soon as to how it transfers in. Once it's confirmed (or not) I'll be sure to let you know. I know that the nonwestern lit has been a hiccup for a lot of folks here, including myself (English/ History dual-concentration). RE: My Journey: BA in English from TESU - originalamyj - 11-13-2017 Robbalobba, looking forward to hearing what they say about that Chinese Lit class! Right now I’m working through the Modern States material on A&I and then American so hopefully I can get vouchers. I don’t need to take English Lit because I took that years ago. I think these are the only two CLEPs I have planned. RE: My Journey: BA in English from TESU - robbalobba - 11-16-2017 Hey hey! BYU's Chinese Literature in Translation - Poetry, is officially on my degree plan. CHI 360 is confirmed to both fulfill the nonwestern literature requirement AND serve as an upper-level course! And, frankly, it looks super interesting. I hope this helps! |