TESU ILA to BA degree - apply now or wait?

[degreedude80]

Current TESU ILA student.  I am looking into one of the BA programs at TESU.  

I will probably need a semester to finish up a few CLEPs that I am working on.   Does TESU have rules regarding having a "dormant" semester or semesters with no classes/no academic progress towards degree?

[degreedude80]

Surely someone has done this?

[bjcheung77]

For TESU, ILA is an option, but I've never recommended it. My recommendation has always been to get some credits, apply, and see where you stand. You'll know what credits came in and what is remaining. Did you finish your associates degree? I recall last year you were at 52 credits RA, did you follow through with my recommendation to get those final 8+ credits? Or did you randomly take some classes just to get past that 60 credits for a position?

[degreedude80]

Took classes. One class short of an associates degree. Working on that.

Will TESU accept hours in excess of 90 if they are from a community college?

[ss20ts]

What is ILA?

[degreedude80]

What is ILA?

Individual Learning Account

[bjcheung77]

Basically, you're paying too much for ILA, plus, it's s nondegree seeking application. Apply for just the application fee, pay for a 1 credit TECEP to become an enrolled student, and keep sending transcripts afterwards, you have up to a year before you need to enroll again to extend that another year if needed. TESU ILA Link: https://www.tesu.edu/about/leadership-de...ccount.php

[degreedude80]

Unfortunately I am already an ILA student so that ship has sailed

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My main question is if I can transfer more than 90 hours if they are all from a CC?

[ss20ts]

I thought TESU had a limit on how many credits could transfer based on the type of credit - RA, ACE, etc. I could be misremembering. So many policies at so many schools and they tend to blur together.

[Sunny21]

You can bank as many credits as you like but they only apply so many to a degree. However, aren't cc credits going to cost more than just taking tesu credits ?