TESU BA Liberal Studies Degree Plan

[junipers]

Attempting to pursue a BA in Liberal Studies at Thomas Edison State University. Would appreciate any help on how I can fill any of these the cheapest or fastest way possible.

Transferred 31/120 credits required. Attempting to transfer 9 more from another college (Art History 2, DRAW, and DSGN).

Here is what my current Academic Evaluation looks like.



I believe 15 SH are required to be taken at TESU, but capstone is required anyways so I need 12 more SH from Thomas Edison.

My current plan is to enroll full time at New Mexico Junior College so I can apply for FAFSA. There seems to be a maximum cost for tuition which is $828 for 12 or more hours per semester, and a separate option to pay $69 per hour instead if you don't do more than 12.

However, a maximum of 80 credits can be accepted from a "community college". Does this apply to credits/SH earned from Study, Straighterline, etc.? The other 9 credits I plan to transfer are from a 4 year college so I'm unsure if that would count and if I really need to take 40 credits/SH from TESU instead.