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  Anyone had any specific information on what classes I should take on Sophia
Posted by: Exemys - 09-22-2025, 04:41 AM - Forum: Saylor.org, Straighterline, Study.com, Sophia.Org, Coursera Discussion - Replies (1)

Hey everyone! I’m currently enrolled at UMPI for a history focused degree and I currently am sitting at about 21 credits. I was wondering if anyone had any specific information on what classes I should take on Sophia. And if it’s possible to transfer these credits over! Thanks for your time.

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  TESU - Easy RA Credits
Posted by: Paperplanes - 09-21-2025, 07:28 PM - Forum: TESU - Thomas Edison State University Discussion - Replies (3)

I'm back!! Thanks for all the help and guidance on this forum, its very helpful. 

I saw a post where someone is looking to complete a Associate at TESU while doing the Bachelor in the future. I am thinking of doing a similar thing. I don't have RA credits so I would need 15 RA credits for the Associate and 30 for the bachelors. 

I'm looking for guidance on how to obtain these. I've been looking at TECEPs, TEL, and UMPI. My game plan was to get all the harder classes in and complete the LL or somewhat easier classes at TESU. (Does that make sense?). For better understanding here's the remaining courses I need. I might be missing one. 

English Composition I
English Composition II

COM-2090 Public Speaking
SOC-1010: Introduction to Sociology

Introduction to Psychology 
SOS-110 Information Literacy
BUS-421 Business Administration Capstone

PHI-130 Introduction to Critical Reasoning - Transfer but I should take this for RA
GOG-230 World Geography - Maybe I could take this.


If anyone knows of a way to get RA credits fast, I am open to suggestions. Since most of these could also be completed at Sophia. Or should I stick to my original plan and complete these classes at TESU

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  Modern States + Uopeople = Least expensive RA Bachelor's??
Posted by: Maniac Craniac - 09-21-2025, 01:50 PM - Forum: General Education-Related Discussion - Replies (10)

I'm not too familiar with either entity, beyond the gist of what they offer. Is it possible to get a bachelor's degree with nothing more than:

1) 90 credits of free CLEP through Modern States vouchers.

2) All remaining credits from Uopeople?

If so, one could complete an RA bachelor's degree for $1,600. That would be, as far as I am aware, the current least expensive RA bachelor's.

Am I correct?

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  Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies
Posted by: education_man - 09-21-2025, 12:02 PM - Forum: TESU - Thomas Edison State University Discussion - Replies (4)

Hi, I'm newer here. I was told that I can find a transcript or degree plan with all the Sophia learning and study.com courses that will be accepted into TESU's BA liberal studies program. Does anyone have that? I plan on transferring in as many ace credits as possible and then completing the capstone to graduate. The residency requirement is waived because of my employer. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated

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  U of Phoenix and their $100 million IPO
Posted by: bjcheung77 - 09-21-2025, 03:46 AM - Forum: General Education-Related Discussion - Replies (1)

U of Phoenix goes public roughly 3 months after a decision to step away from their U of Idaho merger...

Interesting turn of events, I guess after a few years of finding a buyer and failing to get one, they're going for an IPO instead...

Wow, they dropped to about 80 thousand students now, from their all time high of about half a million nearly 15 years ago!

Link: Phoenix goes public, announces $100 million IPO

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  Can you start working on your courses before your start date or before enrolled?
Posted by: ArboristFlames - 09-20-2025, 11:49 PM - Forum: TESU - Thomas Edison State University Discussion - Replies (2)

So I am registered at TESU, but not yet enrolled. I am awaiting transfer credits from other universities I've attended.

I will be finishing my last courses (including the Capstone) in one semester at TESU. 

Does anyone know if I am able to start working on the assignments before I'm enrolled in the courses or before they start?

Thank you

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Music Jesus Take the Wheel: Hit Songwriter Dies in Plane Crash
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'Jesus, Take the Wheel' songwriter Brett James dies in US plane crash
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Carrie Underwood breaks silence on death of Jesus, Take the Wheel songwriter Brett James after horror plane crash
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  TESU or UMPI
Posted by: Petlady - 09-19-2025, 07:52 PM - Forum: Degree Planning Advice - Replies (4)

I’m a little confused with the transfer reports and determining how many credits they are requiring to complete degree. I was initially leaning TESU solely for the lack of 30 credit in house requirement but if I do need to take that many then maybe UMPI is a better option due to being able to finish a lot of classes in one semester.

Can someone look at these 2 reports and help me figure this out?



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  Open Universities around the world
Posted by: Robson - 09-19-2025, 04:07 AM - Forum: General Education-Related Discussion - Replies (7)

Wikipedia has a list of open universities.

I checked out the prices of some of these international open universities for international students. Some of them seem like pretty good deals!

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  Help for daughter #2 w UMPI BABA
Posted by: MaMichelle - 09-18-2025, 11:26 AM - Forum: Degree Planning Advice - Replies (6)

Daughter #1 finiished her WGU nursing degree and saved a lot of time and money thanks to the help from the experts on this forum. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Daughter #2 wants to pursue a BABA in management and leadership at UMPI. She is starting with the following:

Associates degree from Utah Valley University (UVU)--all RA credits, all grade of C or better. Mostly As and Bs. She finished these as a concurrent enrollment high school student so they only cost her $5 per credit hour. Smile
Coms 1010, public speaking, 2 hours
Coms 1010L, public speaking lab, 1 hour
SLSS 1000, university student success, 3 hours
ENGL 1010, Intro to acad. writing, 3 hours
EXCI 1091 Fitness for life, 2 hours
MGMT 2240 Business calculus, 3 hours
NUTR 1020 Foundations Human Nutrition, 3 hours
SLSS 101R Student Success Topics, 3 hours
ENGL 2010 Intermediate Writing, 3 hours
MGMT 2340 Business Statistics I, 3 hours
PHIL 205G Ethics and Values IH, 3 hours
THEA 1223 Makeup I, 3 hours
BIOL 1010 General Biology, 3 hours
BIOL 1015 General Biology Laboratory, 1 hour
HIST 1700, American Civilization, 3 hours
Art 1020 Basic Drawing Non-Majors, 3 hours
ASTR 1040 Elementary Astronomy, 3 hours
MATH 1050 College Algebra, 4 hours
FIN 1060 Personal Finance, 3 hours
INFO 2420 Web Application Design, 3 hours
MECH 1010 Fundamentals of Mechatroniccs, 3 hours
PHYS 1010 Elementary Physics, 3 hours
POLS 1100 American National Government, 3 hours

Plus these Sophia.org classes (I think she just did these for fun because she thought they would be easy):
Ancient Greek Philosophers
Business Communications

Plus she is currently doing a 12 month study aborad program at the Shanghai University of Engineering Science. Here's the university's page that describes the program: https://cie.sues.edu.cn/global/22270/list.htm. I don't know if any credit from tha will transfer, but these are the classes she will have completed while there, plus she should have passed the HSK Chinese Language Competency Exam at at least a level 4, bare minimum, and more probably level 5 or 6.)
Chinese 1, Comprehensive Chinese Beginner-Advanced
Chinese 2, Spoken Chinese & Speaking Beginner-Advanced
Chinese 3, Written Chinese Intermediate-Advanced
Chinese 4, Business Chinese Advanced
Chinese 5, Chinese Characters Beginner
HSK Standard Courses Levels 1-6 (HSK exam prep) One per 12 week term. (I think this course repeats for 6 terms until you can pass all the HSK exams. Realistically she will probably get through level 4 or 5 unless she elects to extend for a few months to finish Level 6)
Chinese Culture 7, one class per 12-week term each on a different topic. She is doing Chinese calligraphy right now, and will have others like Traditional Chinese Crafts, Tai Chi, and Shanghai Dialect)
Intangible Chinese Cultural Heritage Masterclass--one per 12 week term, each with a different focus.
Expert Lectures ("Thematic discussions on topics related to China's economy, culture, and more") one per 12 week term
HSK Intensive Course 10. She said this is actually kind of a remedial class and she will not need to take it; she's already doing great in the HSK classes she has taken and her teacher told her that with a little bit of extra study she can skip level 3, so she's working on that right now.)

And no, we're not Chinese! Nobody else in the family speaks it, although her dad and I have been to Shanghai a couple of times for business. Smile

She has been in China for about 3 months, so 1/4 of the way through her program. If possible, she would like to finish up her BABA at UMPI before she comes home. She said she has a LOT of extra time to study and that her coursework at Shanghai University of Engineering Science is not too demanding.

Any help you could offer with degree planning would be greatly appreciated.

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