Beginners Guide To Getting Cheap/Fast College Credit

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TESU BALS & BSBA Double Degree - Revised Edition (requested by a few members)

So, I see that you are up for the Jedi challenge! Here is what I propose for you and how to do it: Get the TESU double combo BALS/BSBA for the price of 16 Residency Credits! Residency credits are courses to be completed at the institution - not dependent on location, each and every school has their own varying residency credit requirements. Essentially you're just going for the BALS/BSBA because of the courses you're taking, as these degrees are the cheap/easy/fast degrees that can use the max alternative credit transfers at the Big 3.

Even though you have cheap community college credits in some states and free CLEP tests now, the freedom & luxury of doing it all from home and safety + security of not catching Covid, in addition to other things (save gas/time driving), it's much better to complete your alternative credits/exams entirely online.  You'll get many answers to each and every question, as many variables are at play, but my answers are always a mix of cheap/easy/fast and I add the extra ROI/Value into the mix whenever possible.

To start the process of getting credit:  Follow these steps.  1) Invest in a second monitor for multi-tasking, it's so much easier and faster!
2) Sign up for Sophia.org, complete every course you can, pace yourself two courses at a time, blast through as many per month!  Here's a link: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/So...lency_List

Note: Many schools have a 75% maximum number of credits you're authorized to transfer in credits, some only allow 50% or less. Most schools will have a 30 credit residency credit requirement for their Bachelors program, 15 for their Associates. For TESU, it's just 16 credits for residency. At Excelsior, if you take 13 credits through them, you pay slightly more than just 7 - the minimum required at Excelsior College.


Big 3/CBE Cost Comparison: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...andman-WGU
Big 3 PLA Compared: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...3-Compared
Courses vs Residency Waiver #1: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...ng-Courses
16 Credits vs Residency Waiver #2: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...Waiver-Fee
ACTFL/Foreign Credits: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...r-to-Big-3
Transfer Policy: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...-Explained
Equivalency Examples: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Co...ding_Tests

Degree Plan Links (least amount of written assignments and/or essays):
BALS/BSBA Double Degree Template as of November 2020: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1...sp=sharing
BALS/BSBA Double Degree using 5 TECEPS as of Jan 2021: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1...sp=sharing
Obsolete Degree Plan Templates (for reference only)
Post#28 https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...#pid264279
Post#31 https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...#pid276872