John Oliver on Last Week Tonight discusses the recent issues surrounding the New College of Florida

https://youtu.be/jFMc07F1UUU?si=KpL-Yluhfi22lIfp

Your Location: California
Your Age: 29
What kind of degree do you want?: Second BA in Spanish and Philosophy from TESU (+AAs)
Current Regional Accredited Credits: Many (5 RA AAs, 1 RA BA in Psychology)
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: AP credits in European History, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition
Any certifications or military experience?: 120-hour TEFL certificate in-progress
Budget: preference for cheapness, like under $10K (Current plan with TESU residency waiver and 6 units comes to ~$12K, which is fine)
Commitments: primarily disabled, no kids
Dedicated time to study: 15-20 hours a week
Timeline: alright with multiple years of community college
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: None

I originally posted asking if anyone had transferred in philosophy courses from Newlane University to TESU. I’m still unsure if people have. However, I am beginning my journey multiple years earlier than expected.

I want to prioritize cheapness and learning Spanish. I am also in California, where about any public community college is $46/unit. As a result, I’ve created a meandering plan based in my many pre-existing RA gen ed credits. I am assuming I only need the Area of Study section for each degree on my timeline/aspiration board. CCCs (California Community Colleges) changed their general ed requirements a bit in 2023, but because I completed my BA at a state school, I covered the new requirements as well (an ETH course). CCCs require a minimum of 12 units of residency to confer a degree, so I optimized my plan to meet those minimums at several schools while learning related topics I'm interested in.

Santa Ana College: 
Spanish 101, 102, 201 [Spanish 1-3]* +SPAN elective +transfer Spanish 4 from El Camino, +petition Social Anthropology (pre-existing) to count for Intro to Cultural Anthropology
Result: 18 units ; AA, Modern Languages
*Santa Ana College's Spanish sequence is 101, 102, 201, 202 for Spanish 1-4, making SPAN 201 = Spanish 3 and SPAN 202 = Spanish 4

El Camino College:
Spanish 4-6 +transfer Spanish 101-201 (Spanish 1-3) from Santa Ana, +petition Social Anthropology (pre-existing) to count for Intro to Cultural Anthropology +SPAN 10
Result: 14 units ; AA, Spanish ; Cert, Spanish for Professionals

Norco College:
Intro to Communication Theory COM 20
Result: 3 units ; No degree sought

Monterey Peninsula College:
1 Communications elective +transfer Spanish 101-201 (Spanish 1-2) from Santa Ana, +LING 10 +LING 15 +LING elective
Result: 12 units ; AA, Linguistics

Southwestern College:
Program core (ANTH 112 +ENG 271 +ENG 272 +MAS 141 +MAS 142), +transfer Spanish 101-102 (Spanish 1-2) from Santa Ana
Result: 15 units ; AA, Mexican-American Studies

(Optional: Santiago Canyon College:
Transfer Spanish 101 from Santa Ana +SPAN 115 +SPAN 125
Result: 6 units ; Cert, Spanish for the Professions)

Newlane University:
Many Philosophy Courses, 5 UL courses, 4 LL courses
Result: 27 units ; No conferral, only PHIL credits

Thomas Edison State University, AA Communications:
Requirement Fulfilled
Communication Theory Norco COMM 20
Interpersonal Communication UL TESU
Elective LAHC Speech 101
Elective MPC COMM elective
Elective LAHC COMM 151

TESU, BA: Foreign Language/Spanish + Philosophy

Requirements, BA Spanish major Fulfilled
Intermediate Language I SAC Spanish 201 (Spanish 3)
Intermediate Language II El Camino Spanish 4
Advanced Language I El Camino Spanish 5
Advanced Language II El Camino Spanish 6
History of Civilization Southwestern MAS 141
Major Writers/Masterpieces of Lit Southwestern ENGL 271, ENGL 272
Elective El Camino SPAN 10
UL Elective ACTFL 3 UL
(getting ACTFL 3 UL means 3 UL + 6 LL, reducing electives)
(optional elective Santiago SPAN 115
optional elective Santiago SPAN 125)

Humanities 12 UL credits Newlane 4 PHIL UL courses

Liberal Arts Capstone UL TESU


Requirements, BA Philosophy major Fulfilled
Intro to Philosophy Newlane PHIL 101
Logic Newlane PHIL 203
Ethics Newlane PHIL 102
Major Field (6 credits) Newlane PHIL 304 Advanced Ethics 
+pre-existing PHI 122 Moral Philosophy
Major Philosophers Newlane PHIL 309 Descartes
History of Philosophy Newlane PHIL 202

Philosophy Elective Newlane PHIL 315
Philosophy Elective Newlane PHIL 317
Philosophy Elective Newlane PHIL 314

Humanities 12 credits Spanish coursework

Liberal Arts Capstone UL TESU


Result: UL TESU COMM + UL TESU LA Capstone ; 6 units ; AA Communications + BA, Spanish + Philosophy

Notes: without ACTFL, I am 3 UL Spanish credits short. Being at the level of 3 UL means also being awarded 6 LL, which is why I put the Santiago Canyon College Spanish cert as optional. I plan to do a little AA coursework, a little grad school coursework concurrently. (Grad school plans not pictured.)

I will be getting AAs along the way to a PhD, is the long-term goal. I will not begin Newlane University until after PhD conferral, to meet the 24 new credits since last degree rule. I will need 9 Philosophy courses post-PhD, 4 named requirements courses and 5 UL courses, to meet the 18 credit UL area of study rule and 24 new credits rule. Newlane Philosophy carries the UL weight, and makes the Spanish dual-major possible. Because this is a second BA I am exempt from the TESU general ed requirements.

Am I missing anything? Is this a pipe-dream, or theoretically possible? I acknowledge my goal of inexpensive actual coursework is very different from the usual testing-out, fastest-possible-degree goal, but we share a passion for cheapness and degree-hacking.

Sophia E. Alcacer and Jen L. Phan in The Harvard Crimson Wrote:The Harvard Kennedy School [the graduate school of government of Harvard University] on Wednesday unveiled a 10-year strategic plan […]

Among the plan’s most concrete commitments, HKS said it would substantially increase financial aid through new merit- and need-based scholarships, and explore part-time, non-residential, and online degree and certificate options aimed at reaching public servants who may never come to Cambridge. […]

The vision arrives at a fraught moment for the school, as the narrowing of the federal hiring pipeline has pushed many students toward state, local, and private sector roles, and as Harvard remains under pressure from the Trump administration.

HKS currently reaches roughly 1,000 degree students and 5,000 executive education participants each year — a fraction, [Dean Jeremy M.] Weinstein argued, of those it could serve.

“Together, we will bring meaning to this vision, fleshing out additional initiatives and programs that deliver on the aspirations I heard loudly and clearly from people across the School,” he said Wednesday.

Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, Oklahoma is launching an online Doctor of Community Health (DCH).

Quote:The Doctor of Community Health (DCH) at SWOSU delivers doctoral-level education equivalent to traditional Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) and Doctor of Population Health Management programs, while pioneering an innovative curriculum that uniquely integrates entrepreneurial leadership, healthcare innovation, and system transformation. […]

• 100% online format with evening courses
  
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Choose a specialization that aligns with your career goals:

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Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts and the University of Southern California in Los Angeles are launching low-residency Executive Doctor of Geospatial Leadership (DGEO) degrees. The two degree programs are separate, but both have been developed in association with the World Geospatial Industry Council. Both will start in Summer 2027.

WGIC and University Partners Announce World's First Professional Doctorate in Geospatial Leadership (Geo Week News, June 3, 2026)

According to google, it is possible to accelerate the capstone @ TESU to make a desired graduation date for a BA in Psychology. Has anyone heard of anyone doing this?

I am trying to get 100 credits done in order to register for capstone. I will have them done the end of this month, but I can't be sure that transcripts will be reviewed in time for me to register for July term. August term is definitely possible with an accelerated option.

Graduation application deadline is October 15, transcripts due November 1 for December graduation, which I'm hoping for.

Thank you in advance for your input   

My degree plan/google spreadhsheet is attached.

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Straighterline is running a BOGO (Buy one course, get the 2nd for $0) through June.
 
But it's only for students who haven't tried SL yet.  Still a good deal though.

This is their partner page and it lists how all the courses will transfer to TESU:
https://www.straighterline.com/colleges/...niversity/

It looks like all the courses are a 1:1 transfer, so it will go to the degree, like:
SL's Physics I transfers to TESU as PHY-113 General Physics I

Good luck!

Passed an ACTFL exam with Advanced-High in a language other than English.  Does anyone know of any universities or colleges that will evaluate this or "credit bank" this?

Hey Everyone,

Been working my way through my degree planning thanks to all the amazing posts and resources on this site. Between my transfer credits from years ago and known ACE equivalencies through Study/Sophia/Coursera I am on my way to a solid plan to completing my BS in IT. Obviously I will have to take SOS-1100 (which i just registered for the accelerated version) and Capstone but I have 1 Major Class I am having trouble mapping without having to actually take it at TESU, ITS-3400: Wireless and Mobile Networking. 

Anyone know of an equivalency or replacement that I might be able to qualify otherwise without taking that class at TESU? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Hello,

I am about to finish my second Masters degree from UMPI and I'm looking into Purdue University Global doctor of education in leadership and education.

I'm trying to find more info out about the courses before I decide though. The website has minimal information.
They are 10 week courses.
Can you take more than 1 at a time?
It also says something about getting credit for 30 credits if your Masters degree was in a similar subject but once again, no specifics given.
Looking for info from someone who has done it:
1) How many courses can you take at once?
2) Are the courses self paced like UMPI?
3) How much busy work is each course on average?
4) Is there a dissertation? And if so, are you allowed to do a virtual defense or do you have to go in person?

Thanks