TESU BSBA GM or Finance Suggestions

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If I were you, I would get the GM just because the courses are easier to find: GM has about 10 different courses from the AOS you can take from various places, giving you lots of options. Finance only has 4 courses from the AOS you can take easily here, and then you have to come up with 2 additional courses from somewhere else. Unless you know finance well, and can PLA out of them (write papers showing you know the course enough to have passed the class).

If I were you (assuming you know finance well enough to test out), I would take the 2 Finance TECEP's: 1) Security Analysis & Portfolio Management, and 2) Financial Institutions & Markets. That way, you've covered the FIN courses which will count towards both majors.

I would also take as much Spanish as possible: CLEP is SPA-101/102/201 (9cr), OPIc is SPA-327/328 (12cr), WPT is SPA-401/499 (6cr) or something to this effect. Not sure on the rest, this is just what was told on this forum by someone who took the OPIc/WPT German tests. So, definitely take them, and then let us know what you end up with (score, and then what TESU gives you on the Eval).

I would take these now, and then as soon as you know your scores, apply to TESU and see what they come in as. That way, you can plan your Gen Eds accordingly (it will really depend on what they give you as to what you have left to take, so you need to know before you start taking lots of courses - especially if you sign up for SL or Shmoop and want to get as much out of that as you possibly can).

I might also go to the CLEP testing center and take College Composition with Essay and A&I Literature. Also consider the Public Speaking DSST exam if your testing center has DSST's as well as CLEP's.

The more you can take before you apply, the better and more complete your eval will be, which just makes it easier to plan the rest of the degree.