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 College.

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.

Lindagerr's four degrees
DegreeForum.net user Lindagerr completed four degrees at TESC. 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. He 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

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