How valid is all this information for International Students?

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There are several people here that aren't American citizens and who don't live in the US. About 90% of the information here is applicable no matter where you are and where you're from. The SSN is not required to create an ACE account; I think you can just leave it blank.

Some schools, like WGU and Pierpont, do only accept Americans. TESU, COSC, and Excelsior don't care where you are from.

What degree are you Interested in? The best advice if you're serious about getting a degree at TESU is for you to sign up at Sophia.org and complete as many of their credits as possible. The Foundations courses and the College Readiness course do not transfer to ASU but everything else does. IIRC, that's 84 credits. Most people can complete everything in about 4 months. 4 * $79USD = $316USD / less than $4USD per credit. It's an even better deal if you can find someone to split a yearly membership with but time is running out on that and there are many fewer people left who have this offer available to them.

That's fantastic, thanks so much for the reply!  Sophia.org seems to be highly recommended.  I'm probably starting from scratch - I have what's known as a Certificate IV here in Aus which I might be able to get some credit for, and a Private Pilot License which I saw somewhere might get me some credit too, but that's about it.  No biggie though!  I'm looking forward to the challenge.

I had my heart set on a BA in International Studies as I love to travel and I'm fascinated with the world around me and all it's facets, but I read that it's not a great option as not a lot can carry over to it...  So I may do an undergrad degree in something else that's fairly quick and not too expensive, and then look at options for a masters in something that interests me more...

The International Studies degree at TESU canNOT be completed online. These are the only degrees they offer which can be completed online:

https://www.tesu.edu/academics/online-degrees