Coopersmith Career Consulting

Overview
Coopersmith offers a number of courses that are accepted at TESU and Excelsior. These courses are not currently accepted by COSC. Courses at Coopersmith cost $50 per credit, making most courses cost $150 total. They are a good source of several UL credit options for a TESU degree in History or in Computer Science as well as Liberal Studies.

Course Structure
Courses are structured very similarly to Davar courses (the two companies used to be a single entity). You are typically given a PowerPoint slideshow of terms, etc. and/or some other guide, including a practice test, and a textbook recommendation. There is also a final exam review and the proctored final exam. Once you feel you have mastered the concepts, you can take the exam whenever you want. Most students do not feel the need to purchase any recommended textbook.

Whether you pass the course or not depends entirely on the score you receive on the final exam. You need to get 70% to pass the exam. Courses are proctored with ProctorU. If you would like to do proctoring for free in Zoom instead of ProctorU, sign up for Coopersmith classes at Smarter by 1 Degree. The exams themselves are usually multiple choice, sometimes with a couple of "open-ended" questions to answer. The answers only need to be a couple of sentences long. As long as you correctly use the keywords mentioned in the study materials, students report not having an issue with short answers.

Equivalencies
These equivalencies are not guaranteed. They are offered here only as a guideline. Please check with your advisor to ensure that the desired course will work as expected.

The following courses have been reported as not being accepted for credit at TESU: Foundations of Sports Education, Gerontology, Computer Basics in Healthcare, Medical Terminology, Motor Development.

Resources

 * Coopersmith Courses