TESU Degree Plans

The following are actual degree plans provided by those who used them. These provide real-world examples of the alternative education approach at Thomas Edison State University (formerly Thomas Edison State College)

'''WARNING: MOST OF THESE DEGREE PLANS ARE OUT OF DATE WHEN IT COMES TO GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS, UL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BSBA, CAPSTONE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BA AND MANY ASSOCIATE'S PROGRAMS, FEMA (TESU NO LONGER ACCEPTS THEM), AND THE MATH REQUIREMENT FOR THE BSBA. '''

'''TESU made major changes to the general education requirements on July 1, 2015. There were also major changes to the Psychology and Criminal Justice degrees. There have been minor changes made to the BSBA programs. Following old degree plans without making the necessary adjustments for current requirements can lead to wasting time and money and possibly missing deadlines. '''

Bricabrac's Four Degrees
Bricabrac completed four degrees in two years for less than the average tuition for one year at a state school! Notice the extensive use of overlapping credits in bricabrac's degree plans. 24 credits were transferred in from community college.

JSD's BA Degree Plans

 * JSD's BA in Psychology (after July 1st, 2015)
 * JSD's BA in Sociology (after July 1st, 2015)

Lindagerr's four degrees
DegreeForum.net user Lindagerr completed four degrees at TESU. She took a more methodical pace and spent six years accumulating the degrees, still faster than some people complete one. Her total cost was roughly $12,000-15,000 including all study materials.
 * Lindagerr's AA in General Studies
 * Lindagerr's in Environmental, Safety & Security Technologies
 * Lindagerr's BA in Natural Sciences/Mathematics
 * Lindagerr's BA in Social Science

Clep101's BA in History
View Clep101's BA in History degree plan in the DegreeForum.net forums. Clep101 began working on this degree in May 2010 and completed it in March 2011 using this plan, a total of 10 months.

NOTE:  This degree was completed prior to the requirement by TESU of a capstone course for all BA degrees that was implemented in 2012. Always check their website for the most current information.

Clep101 used the following sources of credit to complete this degree:

Note that Clep101 also completed two degrees from Excelsior College using the same method. Because of Army Tuition Assistance and the GI Bill, he only paid roughly $300 in books plus the graduation fees for a total of just over $500.

Levi's degree plan
Levi's BSBA in General Management

IrishJohn's BA in History
IrishJohn's BA in History

TESU BA in History Degree Plan Template

Krisboelte1's BSBA in Finance
Krisboelte1's BSBA in Finance

Alleycat's BA in Humanities
Alleycat's Humanities Degree Plan

Cookderosa's template degree plans
The following degree plan templates were created by long-time DegreeForum.net user cookderosa.


 * Cookderosa's AA in General Education


 * Cookderosa's BA in Social Science

Oe800_85's BA in Math Plan

 * My degree plan for a Math Major at TESU, I'll write up another quick one that doesn't require my B&M credit.
 * Altered version of my degree plan, allowing you to get a Math degree with the fewest courses (I think) possible.

Sanantone's Nearly 100% Test Out Plans (Will update soon for 2015-2016 school year.)
Sample degree plans for "testing out" of various majors at TESU can be found in this discussion.

Sanantone's BSBA General Management

Sanantone's BA in Psychology

Sanantone's BA in Social Science

Sanantone's BA in Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Sanantone's BA in Humanities

Sanantone's BA in History

Sanantone's BSBA in Computer Information Systems

Sanantone's BSBA in Human Resources Management

Sanantone's BSBA in Accounting

Sanantone's BSBA in Marketing

Sanantone's General Education Options

Sanantone's BA in Communications

Sanantone's BA in Criminal Justice

Sanantone's BA in Liberal Studies

Sanantone's BA in Biology

Free Sources of Credit

Sanantone's TESU General Education Options After July 1, 2015

Sanantone's BSBA in Marketing post-July 1, 2015

Sanantone's BSBA in Accounting post-July 1, 2015

Sanantone's BSBA in Human Resources Management/Organizational Management post-July 1, 2015

Sanantone's BSBA in Computer Information Systems post-July 1, 2015

Yanji's BSBA in General Management
Yanji's BSBA Degree Plan

Dspoborne's BS in Nuclear Energy Engineering Technology
Dposborne's BS in Nuclear Energy Engineering Technology

Armyb77's Degree Plan for BSBA in General Management
Total Cost of Degree: $4,299.67 Armyb77's BSBA in General Management

AlbaTiVo's Degree Plans
AlbaTivo's AAS in Applied Computer Studies

AlbaTiVo's BA in Natural Sciences/Mathematics

Westerner's BA History
Westerner's TESU BA History (2012-2014)