Super confused. Need some advice...

OK, the best option for people like you would be one of the Big 3 (Excelsior College, Charter Oak State College, and Thomas Edison State University) These three are the most likely to accept all of your credits, but there is a little problem. I guess a Bachelor's degree at your university is 180 ECTS credits, right? Two ECTS credits generally equal one US credit. A US Bachelor's degree, however, is 120 US credits. That is the equivalent of 240 ECTS credits. In other words, you still need 45 US credits to graduate from one of these colleges. You schould bear this in mind.

 

A Bachelor degree at my university is 240 ECTS as I am in a applied science university where we have half an year internship. However, I don't mind to obtain those 45 US credits because if I want to graduate in my university means that I need to wait till 2020, which is like two years from now on. I guess if I make a transfer I will probably graduate sooner.

As a person who has more experience, could you please tell me/ give me an advice, what program I need to apply for in Thomas Edison State University, in order to use as more ECTS as possible? Also, do you think I need to take some admission requirement exam? In my case do I also need to apply for visa if I want to study online and I am not going to visit the country?

Ah, sorry for all those questions but I really have nobody else who I can ask!

 

Actually, you do have someone else to ask . . . the schools themselves. Someone here could answer your question but it would be extremely unofficial and could be totally wrong. You would be making a mistake by applying to just one school based solely on what someone here at DI told you. Apply to the schools and let them evaluate your transcripts. They will then tell you where you stand re credits accepted v. needed. Then make your best deal. You're on the right track. Keep going. Good luck.

 

TESU doesn't answer many questions before you enroll. After you enroll, they will not help you plan your degree with alternative sources of credit. You can ask if a specific test or course will fulfill a requirement, but they aren't going to spend a lot of time telling you how to not take their courses. You can't ask them, "How do I finish this degree with ACE/NCCRS courses?" They aren't well-versed in this, and it's not their job to do it. They can, however, plan your degree with their courses and challenge exams (TECEP).

You do not need a visa to study online. These are the instructions for applying as an international student.

https://www.tesu.edu/admissions/apply-international-student

 

Yes, I already talked with them and they really didn't want to answer all of my questions.. I saw I need to send them my English certificate, but as my TOEFL was only for two years, can they maybe see that I studied four years in English and this certificate is not necessary? Or they actually don't care and want to see the certificate?

Also, do you know someone who already graduated at some of those universities? Because online degree sounds a little bit scary for me!

 

You're going to have to ask them about TOEFL exceptions.

There are many people here and even more at Degreeforum.net who have graduated from TESU, COSC, and EC. I applied to all three schools, but I'm from the U.S. I have four degrees from TESU.

I don't know how the other two work, but at TESU, once you've been accepted to a program and have had your evaluation completed, you can use the "what-if" function in Online Student Services to see how your credits will apply to other degree programs. You can always ask to change your major.

 

And you get the same degree as on campus, right? In what form you have your exams like assignments or it is something different?

 

The only program TESU teaches on campus is nursing. All of the other programs are only available online. The Big 3 are online schools without real campuses. Their buildings are for administration.

TESU's courses have papers, discussion boards, projects, and online exams.

 

Now I'm super confuse...

Ok, so Get_that_degree is gone but we're helping Debora now?

If Get_that_degree is still here, I realize it can be a little rough over here - but there are people who can help you. However, the kind of degree you're talking about is DIY all day long. If that's not your personality, that's fine- there are colleges that will provide you with advisors, etc. That's not wrong, it's normal. If, otoh, you're exceptionally motivated to do it without an advisor- here's how it works.
(1) find a college with a ridiculously generous transfer policy (people here can help with that - there are only 3, it's a well worn path) apply and send in your original transcript from before. You should also post it here. It'll be evaluated in about 14 seconds (accurately..well worn path and all).
(2) memorize their transfer policy/rules for transfer credit and credit by exam (you can do that as you go- but you have to be the kind of person who can do that otherwise you're going to waste time and effort.) The best way to do that is to read the 800+ pages here first. Again, well worn path. Investing a month here will cut your degree time by about 75%
(3) start completing courses and credits - send them to the college. They'll update your transcript as you go. If you've prepared well, then the credits will fill the slots as you've predicted. If not, review rule #2.

For my own journey, I stared with 0 credits. I used CLEP and DSST to accumulate the gen ed portion (60 credits) in 6 months via only testing out. I had 3 small children and an infant at the time, worked part time, volunteered part time, homeschooled full time, and had no money- so I had to save for each exam / pay / save /repeat. If I had more time or money, I could have went much faster.
Then, I completed the remaining 60 credits over 12 months. I took classes at TESU (4 terms per year) and my local community college. Additionally, I added in upper level exams. Classes take a LOT more time (12 weeks per) so this is NOT the fastest way, but that's what I did.

So, my degree was 18 months from 0. If you're starting with 30 and you make a good plan from the start (no missteps) you could accumulate all your credits in a year for sure- but you'll have to look at graduation dates / deadlines and act accordingly- so though you may have your credits, your degree may not be conferred inside of 12 months, that's something entirely different.

So, get reading, build an excel spreadsheet, and go go go!