Ok. After much deliberating, I STILL decided to go with TESC for the following reasons that outweigh the offerings of EC & COSC:
1. They accept EMI credits "raw" without going thru FCC, which saves me quite a bit of time, and approx $2000+.
2. Their upper-level requirements are the fairest of the 3 with only 18 being required, which saves me doing around 4 extra classes or tests.
3. They have agreed to accept a few D grades of Gen Ed classes that I REALLY didnt want to re-do, without me having to pay for an appeal. Excelsior refused to accept them, and COSC offered to accept them on appeal.
4. They offer upper-level credit for several Straighterline classes. And I have finished 6 within just a few weeks. Keep in mind I have NOTHING on my hands but absolute free time for school, so I was able to dedicate myself to completing them within that time frame.
5. TESC does not require students to take Capstones, or Residency courses, or burdens like "Information Literacy" for degree completion.
6. I decided to do the BA in Liberal Arts, because liberal arts classes are easy to find and complete through many resources completely ONLINE. I will leave the specialty details to the transcript, and a future Masters.
So, there ya go. If anyone has rebuttals, PLEASE add some info to agree or disagree. I have not yet enrolled and will get as close as I can to completing all the courses I need before I do. Also, I was able to find the CLEP/DANTES, etc course equivalency page thru TESC's labyrinth of a website.
It's HERE.
Dont know how I missed it before. It helped me quite a bit though, and instead of an "unofficial version", this one comes straight from the horses mouth.
I will be updating my adventures through this process on this page alone, so things can stay consolidated. I'm SO excited to finally be on the straights to getting this degree finished. Hope the above information has helped others with their deliberating as well.
1. They accept EMI credits "raw" without going thru FCC, which saves me quite a bit of time, and approx $2000+.
2. Their upper-level requirements are the fairest of the 3 with only 18 being required, which saves me doing around 4 extra classes or tests.
3. They have agreed to accept a few D grades of Gen Ed classes that I REALLY didnt want to re-do, without me having to pay for an appeal. Excelsior refused to accept them, and COSC offered to accept them on appeal.
4. They offer upper-level credit for several Straighterline classes. And I have finished 6 within just a few weeks. Keep in mind I have NOTHING on my hands but absolute free time for school, so I was able to dedicate myself to completing them within that time frame.
5. TESC does not require students to take Capstones, or Residency courses, or burdens like "Information Literacy" for degree completion.
6. I decided to do the BA in Liberal Arts, because liberal arts classes are easy to find and complete through many resources completely ONLINE. I will leave the specialty details to the transcript, and a future Masters.
So, there ya go. If anyone has rebuttals, PLEASE add some info to agree or disagree. I have not yet enrolled and will get as close as I can to completing all the courses I need before I do. Also, I was able to find the CLEP/DANTES, etc course equivalency page thru TESC's labyrinth of a website.
It's HERE.
Dont know how I missed it before. It helped me quite a bit though, and instead of an "unofficial version", this one comes straight from the horses mouth.
I will be updating my adventures through this process on this page alone, so things can stay consolidated. I'm SO excited to finally be on the straights to getting this degree finished. Hope the above information has helped others with their deliberating as well.
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