Help for wife overseas in Iraq taking online classes to finish at TESC

Hi! My wife is currently stationed in Iraq. She is all and well. She will be returning in 6 months. Hopefully, *crosses fingers*.

She has a small dilemma. She is majoring at TESC in a BA in Social Sciences. She is missing 6 upper level credits in her major (Social science). She can't use any more criminal justice courses, as they already maxed out (the ones that counted as Social Science). So the remaining is two social science upper level credits. It could be in anything in the social science category expect criminal justice. I suggested to her Abnormal Psychology and International Relations. (Going by TESC guide, those count as upper level social science credits)

Only problem is she doesn't know where to take these courses. She can't CLEP or take any DSST. She's been taking online courses at different colleges in the summer, but she missed the deadline for this approaching fall term. I can't find any college that can take her in since shes late and probably have to enroll in the winter term which she doesn't want to wait too long that will delay her graduation ;(

She already has the $3,000 hefty enrollment fee at TESC, but she doesn't want to enroll until she finishes everything. So she can go ahead and transfer the credits in and boom. I suggested to her to take the course as TESC, but the proctored examinations are a problem.

I was thinking LSU independent courses, or Idaho Independent courses and BYU. But they all require proctored examinations. She moves base to base sometimes and it's hard for her to find a proctor, she kind of stresses she wants kinda a traditional online format course LOL. I checked Straighterline but the only upper level they offer for Social sciences is Organizational Behavior and she took that already.

I was looking into AMU, they have individual courses but looks like I already misses the deadline which is tomorrow. Price is not an issue. Does UoP, Ashford, Liberty offer any online individual courses that she can register quickly? I want her to get these two courses/six credits in Social Science upper level completed already!

Any help much appreciated. God bless and God bless America :]

 

You might want to look at the online courses offered through Excelsior College. None of them require proctored exams (last time I checked that is). They're a little on the expensive side but they'll get the job done.

 

She can have a commissioned officer outside her chain of command serve as proctor. So if she is an NCO, a platoon leader (2LT/1LT) who is not her platoon leader can serve as a proctor. If she is a commissioned officer, she needs to find a higher ranking officer not in her chain of command.

Thomas Edison State College: Proctor Request

I'd explore the proctor option. Good luck.

Shawn

 

I'll look into Excelsior for her. I see some registration dates in November that are 8 week terms and ends in December. Not bad.

Also, thanks Shawn I'll try to convince her about the proctor option, I highly doubt it, but I'll make an good effort trying to convince her!

I'll keep everyone updated. If anyone comes up with anything new , I'd be greatly appreciated

 

Correspondence courses

Old style correspondence courses like those at LSU (is.lsu.edu) or the University of Arkansas (Independent Study - FAQ are self paced and don't require much technology. Arkansas has courses that are strictly paper based and others where you upload assignments. LSU's are all electronic, but self-paced, with no student to student interaction. The proctor issue is easy for most soldiers, because there are plenty in any unit eligible to administer exams. Usually there's someone tasked as a education officer or NCO. LSU and Arkansas are just two examples, and there are quite a lot more.