Sample TESU BACS and BSBA CIS Double Degree Plan (rachel83az version)

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Information[edit]

This degree plan is similar to the degree plan created by LevelUP. I (rachel83az) have attempted to clean it up and clarify to make it easier for pre-enrollment TESU students to understand.

This degree plan will need refinement as more students complete the process. It is a work in progress.

RA credits[edit]

All TESU degrees are required to have at least 24 RA credits or RA-equivalent foreign credits plus 6 more RA credits from the TESU capstone & cornerstone. If you do not like the given suggestions, feel free to check out the General Education requirements roadmap for other classes/substitutions.


TESU credits[edit]

It is recommended, though not strictly required, that students complete a 16-credit flat-rate term at TESU in order to avoid the residency waiver fee. This plan assumes that students will follow this plan. The classes to be taken during this term are:

  • SOS-1100 Fact, Fiction, or Fake? Information Literacy Today (cornerstone)
  • LIB-4950 Liberal Arts Capstone for BACS
  • BUS-4210 Business Administration Capstone for BSBA CIS
  • CIS-1070-EP Computer Concepts and Applications
  • CIS-3510 Software Engineering
  • ENG-2980 Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice (only offered some months) or APS-1000 Medical Terminology (may be difficult/too dense for some students; still may be possible to squeak by with at least a passing C due to course structure)

If students decide to pay the residency waiver, they may or may not need additional RA or RA-equivalent credits. See below.

Finnish University credits[edit]

This plan makes extensive use of credits from XAMK and Metropolia. This is a cheap and relatively inexpensive way to get RA-equivalent credit. The main drawback of this method is that it is difficult to tell ahead of time exactly how many credits a student will obtain for each class. Finnish university credits have previously been evaluated as being worth anywhere from 0.5 to 5 credits for every ECTS. As a result, it is best to plan on the low side (needing to take 30 or more ECTS) and hope for a better evaluation.

By following this plan, students should obtain more than 15 ECTS from Metropolia and/or XAMK.

Most of the Metropolia courses are covered under the "Degree Programme of Information Technology" for 579€. The course "JavaScript Algorithms and Data Structures" is not available for separate purchase.

General Education Requirements[edit]

45 credits required for all Bachelor's degrees.

Part A. Intellectual & Practical Skills[edit]

15 credits.

Course Expected Recommended Course to Take Recommended Provider
Written Communications: ENC-101 English Composition I English Composition I Sophia
Written Communications: ENC-102 English Composition II English 205: English Composition II Study.com
COM-209 Public Speaking Communications 120: Presentation Skills in the Workplace Study.com
MAT-121 College Algebra College Algebra Sophia
SOS-110 Critical Information Literacy SOS-110 Critical Information Literacy TESU

RA credit total: 3

Part B. Civic & Global Leadership[edit]

9 credits.

Course Expected Recommended Course to Take Recommended Provider
Diversity & Intercultural Literacy HS103 - History-Turning Points in Modern History 15th Century to Present (US students)
OR
Introduction to Sociology: Embracing Diversity and Collaboration
OR
CLEP: Introduction to Sociology
OnlineDegree.com
OR
Sophia
OR
modernstates.org
ETH-230 Ethics in a Digital Age Introduction to Ethics Sophia
Civic Engagement & Awareness
POS-110 American Government
Political Science 103: Comparative Politics
OR
CLEP: American Government
Study.com
OR
modernstates.org

RA credit total: 0

Part C. Knowledge of Human Cultures[edit]

15 credits: 3 each of Social Sciences, Humanities, and History. 6 credits of choice of Social Science/Humanities/History

Course Expected Recommended Course to Take Recommended Provider
Social Sciences ASM-246 Human Origins
OR
Principles of Psychology
ASU Universal Learner
OR
TEL Learning
History US History I Sophia
Humanities Visual Communications Sophia
Social Sciences/History/Humanities Ancient Greek Philosophers Sophia
Social Sciences/History/Humanities Workplace Communications Sophia

RA credit total: 3

Part D. Scientific Knowledge[edit]

6 credits.

Course Expected Recommended Course to Take Recommended Provider
Science AST-111 AST-111 Introduction to Solar Systems Astronomy
OR
Any science course
ASU Universal Learner
Science Any science course TEL Learning

RA credit total: 6

Note: students may opt to take 2 TEL Learning courses or 2 ASU courses. Labs are NOT required.

BSBA Core (Professional Business Requirements)[edit]

42 credits. At least 3 credits must be UL.

Course Expected Recommended Course to Take Recommended Provider
Part A. Financial Accounting
ACC-101 Principles of Financial Accounting
Financial Accounting Sophia
Part B. Managerial Accounting
ACC-102 Principles of Managerial Accounting
Accounting 102: Intro to Managerial Accounting Study.com
Part C. Business Law
LAW-201 Business Law
Business Law Sophia
Part D. Computers
Introductory course in one of: Information Systems, Computer Literacy, Computing w/ applications (Word Processing, Databases, Spreadsheets)
CIS-107-EP Computer Concepts and Applications TESU ePack
Part E. Finance
FIN-301 Principles of Finance
Principles of Finance Sophia
Part F. Management
MAN-210 Principles of Management
Principles of Management (UL) Sophia
Part G. Marketing
MAR-201 Introduction to Marketing
Business 102: Principles of Marketing Study.com
Part H. Business/Society
International Management OR Business in Society
Business 120: International Business Study.com
Part I. Economics
ECO-111 Macroeconomics AND ECO-112 Microeconomics
Macroeconomics AND Microeconomics Sophia
Part J. Quantitative Skills
BUS-210 Quantitative Skills for Business
CSM Learn CSM Learn
Part K. Statistics
STA-201 Principles of Statistics
Introduction to Statistics
OR
Probability and Statistics
Sophia
OR
Metropolia
Part L. Communications
MAN-373 Managerial Communications
Business 113: Business Communication Study.com
Part M. Capstone BUS-421 Business Administration Capstone TESU

RA credit total: 3+

Note: If taking the Metropolia course, students are recommended to complete it (and other Metropolia courses) before starting Sophia in order to confirm credits and placement.

CIS Area of Study[edit]

18 credits. 12 must be UL.

Only 3 classes (9 credits total) are allowed to overlap in the AOS between the two degrees. By following this plan, this is not a concern.


Course Expected Recommended Course to Take Recommended Provider
Part A. Programming
Any programming language
Introduction to Java Programming Metropolia
Part B. Systems Analysis & Design
CIS-320 Systems Analysis & Design I
Computer Science 302: Systems Analysis & Design (UL) (Overlap with BACS) Study.com
Part C. AOS Electives Business 303: Management Information Systems (UL) (Overlap with BACS) Study.com
Part C. AOS Electives Computer Science 303: Database Management (UL) (Overlap with BACS) Study.com
Part C. AOS Electives Business 309: Digital Marketing & Advertising (UL) Study.com
Part C. AOS Electives Business 104: Information Systems and Computer Applications
OR
Management Information Systems
Study.com
OR
DSST

RA credit total: 1.5-9

Note: Students can take Computer Science 115: Programming in Java from Study.com instead of from Metropolia. That would bring the RA credit total for this section to 0.

CIS Free Electives[edit]

15 credits. Can be literally any class.

Course Expected Recommended Course to Take Recommended Provider
Anything LIB-495 Liberal Arts Capstone for BACS TESU
Anything CIS-351 Software Engineering TESU
Anything PLA-100 Introduction to Prior Learning Assessment TESU
Anything Introduction to Operating Systems Metropolia
Anything Discrete Math Metropolia
Anything Introduction to Computing Metropolia
Anything WordPress Web Development Metropolia
Anything Introduction to Video Games Creation certificate
OR
Any zero-cost class.
XAMK
OR
Metropolia

RA credit total: 15+

BACS AOS[edit]

42 credits. At least 15 (not counting capstone) must be upper level. 18 UL total.

Course Expected Recommended Course to Take Recommended Provider
Part A. Programming
COS-111 Introduction to Programming
Computer Science 109: Introduction to Programming Study.com
Part B. Data Structures
COS-241 Data Structures
JavaScript Algorithms and Data Structures
OR
Computer Science 201: Data Structures & Algorithms
Metropolia
OR
Study.com
Part C. Calculus I
MAT-231 Calculus I
Calculus I Sophia
Part D. Discrete Math
MAT-270 Discrete Mathematics
Discrete Mathematics Metropolia
Part E. Operating Systems
COS-240 Operating Systems
Introduction to Operating Systems Metropolia
Part F. Computer Architecture
COS-330 Computer Architecture
Computer Science 306: Computer Architecture Study.com

Part G. AOS Electives.

18 credits. 12 credits already taken for the BSBA CIS. (9 in BSBA CIS AOS, 3 as electives). 6 credits remain.

Already taken classes are:

  • Computer Science 302: Systems Analysis & Design (UL)
  • Business 303: Management Information Systems (UL)
  • Computer Science 303: Database Management (UL)
  • Software Engineering (UL)
Course Expected Recommended Course to Take Recommended Provider
UL Computer Science Business 303: Management Information Systems (UL) Study.com
UL/LL Computer Science Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Metropolia
UL/LL Computer Science SQL and Relational Databases Metropolia

RA credit total:

Note: SQL and Relational Databases may overlap with Study.com's Computer Science 303 (CIS-311 Database Management). Students may wish to take Python Programming or Introduction to Scala. Or students may wish to wait and simply take a different LL CS elective, if needed, from Study.com. LL CS elective suggestions are listed on this page.

Part H. Additional AOS Electives.

6 credits.

Can be natural science, math, and/or computer science. This is part of the AOS and cannot have any overlapping courses with the BSBA CIS. Because of this, CSM Learn and Introduction to Statistics probably will not work here.

Course Expected Recommended Course to Take Recommended Provider
Natural Science/Math/Computer Science SAS Advanced Programmer Certificate Coursera
Natural Science/Math/Computer Science Environmental Science
OR
Human Biology
Sophia

BACS Capstone[edit]

LIB-495 taken as elective for BSBA CIS.

BACS Electives[edit]

30 credits.

This should be filled in already with courses from BSBA CIS. If somehow missing credits, take any non-overlapping courses from Sophia, Study.com, Saylor Academy, or OnlineDegree.com. Students may also take additional courses from Metropolia to ensure sufficient credits. Metropolia has 9 courses that cost nothing, only pay for evaluation.