10-19-2018, 08:39 AM
(This post was last modified: 10-19-2018, 08:41 AM by cookderosa.)
(10-18-2018, 06:10 PM)mysonx3 Wrote: What are the non-generic degrees (i.e. not BALS or BSBA in General Management) that can be fully tested out of (aside from Capstone/Cornerstone requirements)?
I know that BA in Psychology can via TESU (as outlined here).
I saw a post in another thread that a BSBA in Healthcare Management is now achievable this way, and though I'm not sure what they are I think there are other BSBA areas of study that are achievable.
BAs in History and Sociology from TESU are each one class away (Historical Methods and Social Theory, respectively), though perhaps Study.com's Historiography & Historical Methods will get ACE accreditation soon.
Any other majors that are fully test-friendly?
That's a big ask. Whenever a company adds a class, the answer changes again - so you have to have people who are watching for that, and that usually only happens for personal reasons. For instance, I'm watching for hospitality courses, because that changes (maybe) my son's degree plan (probably not). With Studycom's new set of computer science courses, that opened up a lot of options for a lot of people- but as an example, I'm not going to chase that down and start writing degree plans for various colleges in computer science unless I'm pursuing computer science, does that make sense?
It's a never-ending-matrix of variables - staying abreast of the big 3 + WGU is hard enough, and that's probably where this board is the most knowledgeable. As a rule, anyone else is going to need 30 credits in residence, so you have to build a plan for the other 90. (assuming they accept 90) That's what you'll find in almost every one of Straighterline's partners as an example- though some actually accept less than 90 in transfer.
I know what you're asking, you want to know if you can get a degree "in" something vs business or liberal arts- but unless you're asking Dfrecore, I don't know anyone else here who keeps spreadsheets so a better way to get what you're looking for is to ignore the gen eds (which can be completed via test out for every degree) and start researching courses in the majors. If you're looking for psych as an example, go through all the resources you can find, plug in what feels like a match, and then throw your work out for critique. It's essentially "peer review" which is a wonderful thing and will work beautifully. At that point, people will have a lot more ability to help you because you'll get more knowledge about classes than degrees. Maybe 20 of us have taken Social Psychology at TESU for 6 credits but none of us have earned a degree in Psych - does that make sense? But based on what Social Psych looks like on a transcript, there is a lot of assumptions that can be made about how that will fill other degree requirements for other degrees. Hope that helps you get to your answers!