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Need help getting to the finish line - TESU BA Psychology - bigste - 02-11-2023
I started this journey in a disjointed fashion a few years ago. I am 15 credits (plus capstone and critical information literacy) away and need some assistance finishing up. I'm trying to get a BA in Psychology at TESU. I've uploaded a spreadsheet with all my courses and credits, but here's a quick breakdown:
99 credits applied to degree
18 UL hours
9 RA hours
90 NCCRS/ACE hours
Courses I still need:
ENC-102 English Composition II
One course for the Scientific Knowledge Requirement
PSY-374 Physiological Psychology
Two Elective Courses
I'm assuming these all have to be RA courses to meet that requirement. Any suggestions for the quickest method to achieve the final credits? Since I already have the 18 UL credits, could I take the study.com Physiological Psychology course that comes in lower level and just take an additional elective? I am not opposed to paying the residency waiver, at this point, I just want to be done as quick as possible. Any advice is greatly appreciated!
RE: Need help getting to the finish line - TESU BA Psychology - bjcheung77 - 02-11-2023
Interesting, I don't see an attachment. Do you have an academic evaluation in addition to your spreadsheet? If you do, attach the PDF or screenshot, just remove your personal details. Include everything below your evaluation, especially the "other courses" and notes. You need more RA's, 21 credits more, my suggestion is TECEP 15 credits to hit English II, Science, Two Electives, and the final 6 will be from your cornerstone/capstone combo.
RE: Need help getting to the finish line - TESU BA Psychology - bigste - 02-11-2023
(02-11-2023, 08:06 PM)bjcheung77 Wrote: Interesting, I don't see an attachment. Do you have an academic evaluation in addition to your spreadsheet? If you do, attach the PDF or screenshot, just remove your personal details. Include everything below your evaluation, especially the "other courses" and notes. You need more RA's, 21 credits more, my suggestion is TECEP 15 credits to hit English II, Science, Two Electives, and the final 6 will be from your cornerstone/capstone combo.
I forgot to click the add attachment button! I've updated the post with the spreadsheet and the actual academic evaluation.
RE: Need help getting to the finish line - TESU BA Psychology - rachel83az - 02-12-2023
Take the TECEP for English Comp II. It's supposed to be relatively quick and easy.
Yes, you can just take the SDC LL course and take an extra elective (or Gen Ed) to "overwrite" what you already have.
Cheapest options: TECEP exams. RA credit, but some of them can be quite difficult. If there are any that you think you could pass without study, do them.
Next cheapest: TEL Learning. But each of these has 2 proctored exams and multiple assignments. Could be difficult to speed through.
Most expensive but possibly easiest: ASU Universal Learner classes. https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Arizona_State_University_Universal_Learner These are a total of $425 per class. They have several options that are self-paced, otherwise the next start date is in March.
RE: Need help getting to the finish line - TESU BA Psychology - bjcheung77 - 02-12-2023
Wait, did you get a final evaluation from Excelsior? I would attach an evaluation from them as well, you've already taken 9 credits, you just need to take the info lit, cornerstone, capstone if you have all the requirements completed. Why did you make the switch to TESU? Cost, ease, speed wise, you're about the same going to Excelsior vs TESU.
A member just finished an Excelsior BS Psych, it seemed to go well for them. How many credits are you missing there? Your evaluation is a dream! It's so ideal... that my initial estimation before the attachment is spot on! These are the TECEP's you need to finish, they're the easiest of the bunch and will hit your requirements.
TECEP Link: https://www2.tesu.edu/listalltecep.php
You just need to take level 100 TECEPs to keep things simple.
English Composition II (ENC-102-TE)
Applied Liberal Arts Mathematics (MAT-105-TE)
Computer Concepts and Applications (CIS-107-TE)
RE: Need help getting to the finish line - TESU BA Psychology - bigste - 02-12-2023
(02-12-2023, 08:34 AM)bjcheung77 Wrote: Wait, did you get a final evaluation from Excelsior? I would attach an evaluation from them as well, you've already taken 9 credits, you just need to take the info lit, cornerstone, capstone if you have all the requirements completed. Why did you make the switch to TESU? Cost, ease, speed wise, you're about the same going to Excelsior vs TESU.I got 9 credits from Excelsior by taking some of the upper level psychology Uexcel exams before they went away. I will submit an application for Excelsior to get an evaluation from them to see where I stand.
RE: Need help getting to the finish line - TESU BA Psychology - LevelUP - 02-12-2023
(02-11-2023, 07:18 PM)bigste Wrote: I started this journey in a disjointed fashion a few years ago. I am 15 credits (plus capstone and critical information literacy) away and need some assistance finishing up. I'm trying to get a BA in Psychology at TESU. I've uploaded a spreadsheet with all my courses and credits, but here's a quick breakdown:
99 credits applied to degree
18 UL hours
9 RA hours
90 NCCRS/ACE hours
Courses I still need:
ENC-102 English Composition II
One course for the Scientific Knowledge Requirement
PSY-374 Physiological Psychology
Two Elective Courses
I'm assuming these all have to be RA courses to meet that requirement. Any suggestions for the quickest method to achieve the final credits? Since I already have the 18 UL credits, could I take the study.com Physiological Psychology course that comes in lower level and just take an additional elective? I am not opposed to paying the residency waiver, at this point, I just want to be done as quick as possible. Any advice is greatly appreciated!
You have 99 credits, so if I were you, I would be thinking about starting TESU in March of 2023 and doing a 16cr flat-rate term to finish most of your stuff up. (considering you can handle studying 20-30hrs per week)
You're under 100 credits, but you can ask for an exception claiming you are close to completing the extra course to go over 100. (create a story)
Your flat rate term could be:
ENC-102 English Composition II or do TECEP or/and Critical Reasoning
Science of Nutrition (complete your Scientific Knowledge Requirement and hear it's easy topic)
PSY-374 Physiological Psychology (likely not super easy but this will become your TESU psychology experience)
SOS-110
Capstone
PLA-100 (1 credit course that lasts one month)
After completing TESU, complete the final RA electives in whatever subject you want.