Confused Uni Admissions Counselor Needing Guidance about TESU Transfers

[PrettyFlyforaChiGuy]

Thank you very much for the information. I can't believe I didn't disregard the Gen Ed requirements in my own case. I imagine it would be much more straightforward for students coming in with more standardized CLEP/AP/online credit options. This helps me be more open toward these programs as options for eager high-school-aged, uni-bound students, and maybe even for myself.

Is the cornerstone the SOS-110 course that I've seen people posting about (often negatively)? 

I saw that 90 credits are transferable at a maximum from a single source. If the Gen Ed courses are simply waived, and not  necessary fulfilled by the previous BS, does that mean I could transfer more credit hours to the History area of study? Basically, Gen Ed is 60 credits, and I see 27 credits are needed as electives, which is already 87 of that maximum of 90. However, if Gen Ed is waived completely, would that mean I could transfer in 27 credits as electives and still have 63 to distribute as part of the area of study? I would have to complete 24 credits through TESU anyway, right?

Technically, I'm seeing that I had the History minor with 15 credits in it, along with a totally separate Brazilian Studies minor that included a lot of upper-level Brazilian history courses which weren't double-counted as part of the History minor. Just to see if I understand correctly, do you think all these 30+ credits would be likely to count toward the TESU History area of study?

Lastly, I was already in the process of taking online courses like the CSM, TEEX Cybers, the two Sophia single-credit options just because they seemed interesting. However, if I only need to complete some History coursework due to Gen Ed and elective requirements being completed already, it seems like these courses should not be my priority if I really decide to complete another BA degree, since they would conceivably transfer as electives and non-history area content. Would you recommend just taking history courses on onlinedegree.com or elsewhere? I am familiar with CLEP, but since I am based in mainland China, the exams are inaccessible. The Onlinedegree history course I checked into doesn't seem to have an accelerated testing option that I could find, and ideally I'd rather just test out of courses if possible, because the course content is relatively basic (though presented well).

Thank you again for your rapid reply! I was considering earning an MS in Higher Ed Admin on-site in the USA, but I will be based in Beijing for a couple more years. I think I may like to go through the online learning process in the meantime to have personal reflections that I could provide to students, as we're not in the hectic admissions season until Fall.