12-29-2013, 08:30 PM
Thanks Sanantone,
Yeah, I was thinking it might cost less if there were other options. I am not familiar with Saylor...so I had not even considered that as an option. FREE is good.
Well, this degree is not that far out of reach then. You know, I could take the DSST Religions of the World now, and be done with 3 of my credits as well as only have to take a 3 credit math course. That would kill two birds with one stone. Yeah, I think I'll do that.
Okay thanks Sanantone and also Cookderosa. I think I am okay with taking one or 2 DSST's over break and checking out Saylor. I'll finish my BSN in 2014, hopefully get a promotion that will help me pay for school, continue on with my Masters, and take the rest of my needed credits for the BA in Humanities until I hear back from the colleges I've applied to for my Masters in Nursing. Certificates have actually helped me a lot in the past, especially while I was coming up as a new nurse. I will have to check into that as well. Okay, I have a pretty decent plan to keep me busy now, and over the next gap of time between my BSN and enrolling and starting my MSN.
Thanks very much All,
Tara
Yeah, I was thinking it might cost less if there were other options. I am not familiar with Saylor...so I had not even considered that as an option. FREE is good.
Well, this degree is not that far out of reach then. You know, I could take the DSST Religions of the World now, and be done with 3 of my credits as well as only have to take a 3 credit math course. That would kill two birds with one stone. Yeah, I think I'll do that.
Okay thanks Sanantone and also Cookderosa. I think I am okay with taking one or 2 DSST's over break and checking out Saylor. I'll finish my BSN in 2014, hopefully get a promotion that will help me pay for school, continue on with my Masters, and take the rest of my needed credits for the BA in Humanities until I hear back from the colleges I've applied to for my Masters in Nursing. Certificates have actually helped me a lot in the past, especially while I was coming up as a new nurse. I will have to check into that as well. Okay, I have a pretty decent plan to keep me busy now, and over the next gap of time between my BSN and enrolling and starting my MSN.
Thanks very much All,
Tara
sanantone Wrote:I need to map this out to get a more accurate calculation. By looking at online student services, it looks like your leftover general education electives for the BA in Humanities have to be covered in the BSN. So, there are no additional costs there.
Liberal Arts Capstone (UL): $510
24 credits in area of study (you already have enough humanities credits to cover the rest, Analyzing and Interpreting Literature)
Saylor Corporate Communications (UL): $25
Straighterline Business Communications (UL), Business Ethics (UL), Intro to Communications (100-level), Intro to philosophy (100-level), and Intro to World Religions (UL): $344 if you can complete in 1 month. $443 if you can complete in 2 months.
Uexcels (formerly ECE, choose 2, only need 1 more UL) Interpersonal Communication (UL?), Bioethics (UL?), Ethics: Theory and Practice (UL?), and/or Workplace Communication with Computers (UL?, I don't know if this duplicates anything): $190
If some of the ECEs don't work, you can always replace them with a CLEP or TECEP at the 200-level since you're limited to 6 credits at the 100-level. If you looked at my plan, you will see that there are a few CLEP tests that are worth 6 credits. That means you earn 6 credits for approximately $100. If you can score high enough on the language tests, you can earn up to 12 credits for $100, but 6 of those credits will be at the 100-level.
Your estimated total cost is $1069-1168 not including the additional graduation fee or possible enrollment fee if you run out of time.
Tara
I'm done!
Thanks to InstantCert, Study.com, ALEKS, CLEP and a LOT of work on my part and a lot of support from hubby and family. If I can do it, so can you!
Degrees:
Thomas Edison State College (TESC) - Bachelor of Science Nursing; RN, BSN (Graduated in the top of 1/4 of class with Sigma Theta Tau honors)
+ 3 courses completed towards MSN.
Excelsior College (EC) - Associates in Applied Science (passed NCLEX- RN exam and became a Registered Nurse)
The test's Passed (CLEP'S, DSST's, ALEK's, etc.):
Credits/Course
3 Introduction to Sociology
3 Lifespan and Developmental Psychology
3 Humanities (64)
3 History of the United States I (60)
3 History of the United States II (65)
3 American Government (54)
6 Biology (58)
6 Analyzing and Interpreting Literature (67)
3 Principals of Management (72)
3 ALEKS: Intermediate Algebra
3 CLEP Intro to Psych
3 ALEKS: Statistics
YOU CAN DO IT!!!
I'm done!
Thanks to InstantCert, Study.com, ALEKS, CLEP and a LOT of work on my part and a lot of support from hubby and family. If I can do it, so can you! Degrees:
Thomas Edison State College (TESC) - Bachelor of Science Nursing; RN, BSN (Graduated in the top of 1/4 of class with Sigma Theta Tau honors)
+ 3 courses completed towards MSN.
Excelsior College (EC) - Associates in Applied Science (passed NCLEX- RN exam and became a Registered Nurse)
The test's Passed (CLEP'S, DSST's, ALEK's, etc.):
Credits/Course
3 Introduction to Sociology
3 Lifespan and Developmental Psychology
3 Humanities (64)
3 History of the United States I (60)
3 History of the United States II (65)
3 American Government (54)
6 Biology (58)
6 Analyzing and Interpreting Literature (67)
3 Principals of Management (72)
3 ALEKS: Intermediate Algebra
3 CLEP Intro to Psych
3 ALEKS: Statistics
YOU CAN DO IT!!!


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