New TESU Residency Requirement!!! 16cr, TECEP's do not count?!?

[dfrecore]

I'm a little confused what part you are referring to. What part is a deal? The option to do PLA even if you still have to do an additional 16 cr ($7984.00)? Or the ability to do PLA-200 ($998) & Portfolio ($379/12 cr if the price stays the same) and then pay the $2000 waiver, which makes it between $114 & $281/cr?

The deal is the price just for bringing in the PLA credits. You can't really count the waiver in with the cost for the credits. I mean, I guess you can, but really that's a separate issue. At this current time, you do not have to pay for PLA-200 if you take it somewhere else (like free at Kaplan), and you can bring in 12cr for $379. $31.58/cr is a great deal in my book.

With the new plan & residency waiver, to truly figure the cost for it, you would need to spread the $2000 fee across ALL of the credits you bring in. If you bring in 116cr, then it's adding an additional $17.25 or so per credit. If you compare this to getting a degree at an in-state 4-year college, it's a deal (and a LOT faster). The only way to get a cheaper 4-year degree is through a competency-based program, if you could find the time to dedicate yourself to it in a single term (I couldn't).

I agree that it stinks, and I wish the current Per-Credit Tuition Plan could go on forever, but it is what it is.