Capstone requirement change at TESU

[Merlin]

Same with me! I know the business capstone is different but I actually started a regular research paper but got bored the first week in after I basically finished it!! So I decided to do a practical project instead to not be bored!

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@Supermind do the Guided Study, its much easier in my opinion, dont sweat it! You brain is so accustomed to processing a course at lightning speed to move on to the next one, even if something is hard for you it will only take a few days to figure it out!

The big difference between Guided Study and Online versions is the number of group discussions and the weighting of the papers/final project. For GS you do fewer group discussions but your papers/final project are weighted higher. Each discussion topic is like a mini-paper you have to write on a subject related to the chapter readings for each module. They expect at least a couple paragraphs plus reference (if needed) though I usually do a page or more per topic.

But I agree, once you're used to passing your courses faster, the capstone feels like you're going in slow motion. Other than the writing which takes me forever since I'm a bit of a perfectionist.

I would do it ASAP before TESU puts a cap on ACE credits of decides you need an additional course or something!

THIS! Always assume TESU is going to change something. This is why we advise folks to enroll early and lock in their catalog and make sure that courses get evaluated quickly.

In my case, I missed out on some UL credits (and had to take a few alternate courses) because my ACE credits didn't get evaluated until October and in July a bunch of UL courses were downgraded to LL. I knew that going in but it was unfortunate timing. Had I been enrolled earlier, those credits would have been evaluated while they were still UL.

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Alright here is what I received back from TESU.

"The Registrar’s Office will automatically remove the registration hold for a Capstone class once a student has met this criteria. However, in a situation such as the one which you have described, a conversation with an Academic Advisor is needed (regular communication with an advisor is always encouraged anyway). This allows us to remove the registration hold and approve the Capstone based on extenuating circumstances, i.e. a student has completed 100 credits but the transcripts/score reports have not yet been evaluated."

Hmm, that sounds like this new GPA requirement WILL apply to people without graded credits, but can be waived by advising.