My TESC Evaluation

Hey there again guys and gals. I've been busy with my core courses through TESC and I'm at the halfway point right now. I'm blowing these classes out of the water because they are in my current career field making them easier than what most people would experience. This has given me a huge advantage so far and I continue to ace each essay.

Anyway here is my current progress thus far. This is what I need at this point:
B. Humanities 12 hours total (3 Left Needed for degree)
HLS-355: Critical Thinking for Homeland Security (3 hours)---CURRENTLY ENROLLED TESC
Humanities Electives (6 Hours completed through A&IL CLEP) (9) (3 needed)

In need of 3 hours in Humanities. Testing out preferred. Suggestions requested.


C. Social Sciences 12 hours total
SOC-322: Cultural Diversity in the U.S. ECE TESTING OUT (3 hours)
Social Science Electives (6 Hours completed through SS&H CLEP) (3 Hours given from Administration of Justice course)

The ECE Cultural Diversity test will go here




D. Natural Science and Mathematics 12 hours (6 left needed for degree)
Mathematics (3 hours Completed through LSU College Algebra)
Mathematics or Natural Science (9) (6 needed for degree)
BIOL1001 General Biology (3.00) BIO-111

I need 6 hours here. Possibly the Natural Sciences CLEP but I would prefer an easier option if possible. Any suggestions?


E. General Education Electives 18 hours (Not taken yet....all 18 hours needed)

This is the end right here. I need to fill this with the easiest and quickest CLEP's if possible. Any suggestions?

So you see I need the full 18 hours of general ed electives, 3 hours in Humanities, and 6 hours in Natural Science. The ECE will fit fine so I just need suggestions on the rest. I am needing these to be done by March so I'm working on a limited timeline. This is testing out of 30 hours from now until the end of February. TESC's deadline is 4/1 for all documents for the June graduation. I know it's doable but I need suggestions if possible. Most of you have been through this process before so I do not want to reinvent the wheel so to speak. Also does anyone know if the CLEP's are in the mail if TESC gives even a little bit of leeway on the 4/1 date? It seems like they would considering how far in advance the documents are needed.

On top of this I have been studying for the LSAT as well. I know I'm a glutton for punishment but I'm moving forward at the pace of a lightning bolt. Thanks as always!

 

I read on the TESC web site all transcripts must be received by the school and processed by the time the graduation application is filed. The school does a final evaluation before recommending the student proceed to graduation status. The final evaluation takes a few weeks. The deadlines for graduation eligibility are not flexible as far as I know; you will be bumped to the next graduation period if your academic record is not complete.

 

soupbone,

Have you looked at the DSST exams?
http://www.getcollegecredit.com/resources.html#factsheets

Humanities
Public Speaking
Ethics in America (Upper div)
Tech Writing

Nat Sci
Many students take Astronomy and/or General Geology to satisfy their nat sci degree requirements.

Gen Ed
This may not count as a gen ed course but if you are older than 21 or so the DSST Personal Finance test might be an easy one for you.

 

You know I may have to give these DSST's a second look. Some of those appear by title to be fairly easy looking courses. Those 18 hours can be in Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences.

You know sometimes I get ahead of myself but I found this and I'm going to post it for me and others who might be viewing this thread. So out of these which ones do you guys think might be the quickest (study wise) to take and pass? This is taken directly from the TESC catalog:


College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)
The following college-level examinations in the CLEP program (College-Level Examination Program) are administered at Thomas Edison State College in Trenton, N.J., once a month. Students may request the registration form from the Office of Test Administration at (609) 984-1181. Students who want to test at another location or want more detailed information on the examinations and study materials may contact:

CLEP, P.O. Box 6600,
Princeton, NJ 08541-6600
(609) 771-7865
www.collegeboard.com/clep


Students who wish to have their score reports sent to Thomas Edison State College should provide the official college code, 2748, at the time of testing.

The five general examinations test is what is usually taught in the first year of college and sometimes duplicate other credit students have earned. Refer to the academic policy on duplication of credit for additional explanation.

CLEP results are transcripted on a pass/fail basis only. The minimum score required to earn credit is equivalent to a letter grade of C.

* Numbers in parentheses indicate credits.


Note: Information was accurate as of July 2009.

Examination Title* Passing Score

Business Administration
ACC-101-CE Financial Accounting (3) 50
COS-101-CE Information Systems and Computer Applications (3) 50
LAW-201-CE Introductory Business Law (3) 50
MAN-301-CE Principles of Management (3) 50
MAR-301-CE Principles of Marketing (3) 50

English Composition
ENC-101/102-CE English Composition with Essay (General) (6) 50
ENC-101/102-CE Freshman College Composition with Essay (6) 50

Humanities
FRE-101/102-CE French Language-Level 1 (6) 50
FRE-101/102-CE French Language-Level 2 (12) 59
201/202-CE

GRM-101/102-CE German Language-Level 1 (6) 50
GRM-101/102-CE German Language-Level 2 (12) 60
201/202-CE

HUM-101/102-CE Humanities (General) (6) 50
LIT-111/112-CE American Literature (6) 50
LIT-208/209-CE English Literature (6) 50
LIT-291/292-CE Analyzing and Interpreting Literature (6) 50
SPA-101/102-CE Spanish Language-Level 1 (6) 50
SPA-101/102-CE Spanish Language-Level 2 (12) 63
201/202-CE


Natural Sciences/Mathematics
BIO-111/112-CE Biology (nonlab) (6) 50
CHE-111/112-CE Chemistry (nonlab) (6) 50
MAT-102/103-CE College Mathematics (General) (6) 50
MAT-121-CE College Algebra (3) 50
MAT-129-CE Pre-Calculus (3) 50
MAT-231-CE Calculus (3) 50
NAS-101/102-CE Natural Sciences (General) (6) 50

Social Sciences
ECO-111-CE Principles of Macroeconomics (3) 50
ECO-112-CE Principles of Microeconomics (3) 50
HIS-101-CE Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 (3) 50
HIS-102-CE Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present (3) 50
HIS-113-CE History of the United States I: Early Colonization to 1877 (3) 50
HIS-114-CE History of the United States II:1865 to the Present (3) 50
POS-110-CE American Government (3) 50
PSY-101-CE Introductory Psychology (3) 50
PSY-211-CE Human Growth and Development (3) 50
PSY-230-CE Introduction to Educational Psychology (3) 50
SOC-101-CE Introductory Sociology (3) 50
SOS-101/102-CE Social Sciences and History (General) (6) 50

DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)
The following college-level examinations in the DANTES Subject Standardized Tests program are administered at Thomas Edison State College in Trenton, N.J., twice a month. Students may request the registration form from the Office of Test Administration at (609) 984-1181. Students who want to test at another location or want more detailed information on the examinations and study materials may contact:

Thompson Prometric
DSST Program
2000 Lenox Drive, 3rd floor
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Toll free (877) 471-9860
www.getcollegecredit.com

Students who wish to have their score reports sent to Thomas Edison State College should provide the official college code, 9001, at the time of testing.

DANTES results are transcripted on a pass/fail basis only. The minimum score required to earn credit is equivalent to a letter grade of C.

* Numbers in parentheses indicate credits.


** This examination may be classified either as social sciences or business, depending on the student’s degree program.


Note: Information was accurate as of July 2009.

Examination Title* Passing Score

Business
ACC-101-DE Principles of Financial Accounting (3) 47
BUS-101-DE Introduction to Business (3) 46
BUS-161-DE Business Mathematics (3) 48
CIS-301-DE Management Information Systems (3) 400
FIN-301-DE Principles of Finance (3) 46
FIN-332-DE Money and Banking (3)** 48
LAW-202-DE Business Law II (3) 44
MAN-201-DE Principles of Supervision (3) 46

MAN-311-DE Organizational Behavior (3)** 48
MAN-331-DE Human Resource Management (3) 46

Free Electives
BUE-101-DE Personal Finance (3) 400
EDU-102-DE Foundations of Education (3) 46

Human Services
AOJ-101-DE Introduction to Law Enforcement (3) 45
AOJ-102-DE Criminal Justice (3) 400
COU-262-DE Fundamentals of Counseling (3) 45
HEA-103-DE Here’s to Your Health (3) 400

Humanities
ART-166-DE Art of the Western World (3) 48
ENG-201-DE Technical Writing (3) 46
PHI-287-DE Ethics in America (3) 400
REL-405-DE Introduction to World Religions (3) 400

Natural Sciences/Mathematics
AST-101-DE Astronomy (3) 48
COS-101-DE Introduction to Computing (3) 400
ENS-201-DE Environment and Humanity: The Race to Save the Planet (3) 46
GEO-151-DE Physical Geology (3) 46
MAT-115-DE Fundamentals of College Algebra (3) 400
NAS-131-DE Principles of Physical Science I (3) 47
STA-201-DE Principles of Statistics (3) 400

Social Sciences
ANT-101-DE General Anthropology (3) 47
ECO-332-DE Money and Banking (3)** 48
GOG-120-DE Human/Cultural Geography (3) 48
HIS-222-DE Western Europe since 1945 (3) 45
HIS-252-DE The Civil War and Reconstruction (3) 47
HIS-309-DE An Introduction to the Modern Middle East (3) 47
HIS-351-DE A History of the Vietnam War (3) 44
HIS-386-DE Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union (3) 45
PSY-211-DE Lifespan Developmental Psychology (3) 46
PSY-361-DE Organizational Behavior (3)** 48
SOS-305-DE Substance Abuse (3) 400

The following DANTES examination is not administered at Thomas Edison State College. However, Thomas Edison State College will accept it for credit if it has been taken elsewhere.

COM-209-DE Principles of Public Speaking (3) 47

 

This is true. It happened to me. I was off by a couple days by the time they processed everything, so I technically finished in December 2008 and didn't graduate until June 2009 (when it would have been March 09). They are very, very slow and will not move any faster no matter how much you check or how nicely you ask.

 

This is what bothers me. If they take their sweet time with it then I could possibly have to wait until September. If I consider law school will they accept that the degree requirements are completed but the paper is simply not in hand? Also would TESC even be willing to write a letter of completion stating this fact? Both of these really concern me.

 

They do give you a letter when they have certified all of your requirements stating that you have been certified for graduation as of X date and will have a degree conferral of X date. Don’t know if that helps, though.

 

The letter from Thomas Edison State College and transcripts from the source schools are sufficient. Oh, and a good LSAT score plus high GPA really makes all the difference. What law school are you hoping to attend soupbone?

 

There are two evening options where I'm located. One would be Southern University in Baton Rouge http://www.sulc.edu/students/degree.htm and the other choice is Loyola University in New Orleans http://law.loyno.edu/juris-doctorate-degree

My GPA through TESC is still a 4.0 and when it's all said and done I will have taken 24 hours through them. I'm not sure that this is enough on the GPA side. My transcripts from other schools attended would reflect a good GPA as well. My only bad spot was my first semester in school where I goofed off but I can easily explain this away as immaturity (which is the truth). If they review my adult GPA (25 years old +) I have only one "B" and the rest of my grades (from all the different schools attended) are "A"s so I would hope this would be taken into consideration. Loyola is more selective and the average LSAT range for entrance is higher than Southern.


Southern University
Low GPA-2.52
High GPA-3.26
Low LSAT-143
High LSAT-149

Loyola University
Low GPA-3.09
High GPA-3.56
Low LSAT-149
High LSAT-155


My real concern is getting everything done in time for the fall semester. I'm studying like a mad scientist right now and hopefully it will all work out. I really need to put together my CLEP/Dantes plan on paper so that I know exactly what I need to finish this up. The TESC courses are already in progress so I'm good there.