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"The new accelerated degree type is a 90-hour academic program that combines a comprehensive general education core with a specialized curriculum developed by faculty and industry partners focused on high-demand career fields. .. The state’s first two AccB degree programs will be in Bioinformatics and Information Technology. The Bioinformatics program was developed in response to the growing demand for professionals who can analyze, manage, and interpret large-scale biological datasets. The Information Technology degree program will provide a streamlined, workforce-oriented pathway to an IT degree."

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Hi everyone,

Long-time lurker, first post — hoping to tap into the collective wisdom here before I pull the trigger on this.

**My background**
I'm based in the UK, working full-time in IT with 25+ years of experience across cloud architecture, infrastructure, and security. I hold the Google Professional Cloud Architect, Google Professional DevOps Engineer, and Certified Kubernetes Administrator certifications. No formal bachelor's degree, which is starting to matter as I look at senior and leadership roles — and potentially a master's down the line.

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**What I'm targeting**
After a lot of research (including deep dives on this forum — thank you all), I've landed on the **TESU BS Cybersecurity** as my top candidate. My reasons:

- It's 100% online and accessible to international students
- TESU explicitly states that professional cybersecurity certifications can be evaluated for PLA credit — my GCP certs feel directly relevant to CYB-4500 and CYB-4510 - needs validation
- The maths requirement stops at College Algebra + Statistics (no calculus, no physics)
- The programming requirement is minimal — Computer Programming I and Database Programming, not algorithms or data structures
- The content (networking, firewalls, Linux, risk management, compliance, ethical hacking) maps well to my actual day-to-day experience
- Only a 15-credit residency requirement at TESU

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**My transfer credit plan (as I currently understand it)**

I'm planning to front-load as much as possible via Sophia and Study.com before enrolling:

*Sophia Learning (~30 credits):*
- English Composition I & II
- College Algebra
- Introduction to Statistics
- Introduction to Sociology, Introduction to Ethics, U.S. Government
- Microeconomics, U.S. History I & II, Criminology
- Introduction to Networking
- Introduction to Relational Databases
- Introduction to Python Programming (for Computer Programming I)
- Computer Applications

*Study.com (~18 credits):*
- Operating Systems
- Routing & Switching Fundamentals
- Linux Fundamentals
- Windows Server Configuration
- Wireless Networking
- Database Programming / SQL

*GCP Cert (PLA):*
- Hoping to get CYB-4500 (Cloud Computing) and/or CYB-4510 (Cloud Security and Privacy) evaluated for credit. Will contact TESU admissions before enrolling to understand the process.

That leaves me with roughly the 9 core CYB-prefix courses + capstone to complete at TESU — which I'm happy to do properly.

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**My questions for the community:**

1. **Has anyone done the TESU BS Cybersecurity from outside the US?** Any friction or specific gotchas for international students I should know about?

2. **Sophia to TESU transcript process** — I've read that Sophia must go via Credly (NOT Parchment) to TESU. Is this still accurate as of 2025/2026? Any recent experiences?

3. **Study.com to TESU** — I understand Study.com sends directly to TESU and the ACE transcript is NOT accepted. Can anyone confirm this is still the case?

4. **PLA for GCP certs at TESU** — Has anyone successfully had a vendor cloud certification evaluated for PLA credit at TESU (or another institution)? What did the submission look like? How long did the eval take?

5. **Sophia course order / sequencing** — Is there an optimal order to tackle the Sophia courses? I've heard some have Touchstones (written assignments) that introduce delays — should I pair a Touchstone course with a non-Touchstone one to keep moving?

6. **TECEP exams** — Are there any TECEP options for the ITS-level courses (operating systems, Linux, networking) that might be faster/cheaper than Study.com?

7. **Anything I've missed or gotten wrong in my plan?** Would really appreciate a sanity check from anyone who has done this degree or a similar TESU tech degree.

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**My constraints in a nutshell:**
- UK-based, working full-time
- Want to minimise cost and time
- Comfortable with cloud/security/networking content, not looking for a heavy maths or programming-intensive degree
- Experienced professional — need the credential, not an education in things I already know
- Happy to put in the effort on gen ed to save tuition money

Any advice, war stories, or tips from people who've been through this (especially internationally) would be hugely appreciated. Thanks in advance!

I'm borrowing the login my daughter was using when she was working on her degree plan. Here's my info:

Your Location: California
Your Age: 48
What kind of degree do you want?: Bachelor - not picky on the major

Current Regional Accredited Credits: 63
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: 34 (WGU - not sure if this fits in this category or not?)
Any certifications or military experience?: No
Budget: I don't want to throw money away, but this isn't a concern
Commitments: I work FT from home, homeschool my kids, and am pretty busy, in general 
Dedicated time to study: not a ton
Timeline: 1 year - to graduate with my daughter
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: n/a

My daughter (senior) has been working through her degree plan and should be graduating next year. I'd love to join her and I think I only have a few classes left. Here's my plan, but I'm open to any advice because I'm not sure what level the WGU classes will transfer as? Any thoughts?

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1...id=0#gid=0

Guys, this is deciding whether I can continue with this BBA program this year.


I have my first bachelor's and master's degrees, and I've already transferred most of my courses through them. I'm currently studying the remaining professional courses and preparing to transfer. I was planning to pay for expedited courses, but I found out I also have to take SOS-1100 and Capstone. However, it seems my SOS-1100 is exempt. I don't know if this is true? If so, I only need to pay the Capstone credit fee, totaling $1800.

If not, I feel I need to pause this program because I can't currently afford this huge expense, and it doesn't seem worth it.

Could you check what "Waived" is shown on my program plan?

See the attachment showed:

Information Literacy (INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENT) 3SH To meet this requirement, students MUST take SOS-1100 Fact, Fiction, or Fake? Information Literacy Today (formerly Critical Information Literacy) at Thomas Edison State University. Waived.

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Hey everyone,

Just finished up my bachelors in December and planning on applying for OTS. Anyone got recommendations for studying the Airforce Officers Qualifying Test? Study.com has one, but thought I'd ask here before signing up. 

Just recently quit my casino job, looking to go Active Duty officer route over AFR + Casino Job lol.

Thank you in advance for your help.

My spouse needs to decide on his degree path soon. I suggested he apply for the UMPI BABA based on the recommendations here and what he currently has.  He wants to finish quickly, but would also like a more technical degree that is better aligned with his IT project management background (10+ years of experience). He's open to all platforms/methods for credits before transferring over.  

Your Location: Texas
Your Age: 45
What kind of degree do you want?: He wants a BS with an IT or PM focus, but he needs to finish quickly. Hoping for a balance of speed and relevance.

Current Regional Accredited Credits: 
Houston Community College
GRADE COURSE
A          ENG 1301 (COMP I) 
C          RELE 1301 (Principles of Real Estate)
A          RELE 1211 (Law of Contracts)
A          RELE 1307 (Real Estate Investments)

Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:
CLEP
PASS    Western Civilization II

Sophia.org
GRADE  COURSE
A           Art History I
A           Art History II
A           Developing Effective Teams
A            Environmental Science
A           Financial Accounting
B            Introduction to Business
B           Introduction to Ethics
A           Introduction to Information Technology
A           Introduction to Nutrition
A           Introduction to Web Development
B           Macroeconomics
B           Microeconomics
A           US History I
A           Visual Communications
B            Project Management
B           Algebra I
A           Introduction to Sociology
TBD       Workplace Writing II (in process)

Any certifications or military experience?:
PMP - Project Management Professional
CSM - Certified Scrum Master
CSPO - Certified Scrum Product Owner
PCEP - Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer 
Introduction to FOCUS - FinOPS Foundation
PRINCE2 Foundation
ITIL Foundation

Budget: Trying to keep it under $6K to finish.
Commitments: School is the primary commitment right now.
Dedicated time to study: 50+ hours per week.
Timeline: 6 months or less.
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: None

I am wondering if I can study Finance and International Business as dual degrees, or must I get one degree with two areas of study?
I definitely plan to get the degree in Finance, and have some marketing credits, that might make it easy to get the undergraduate certificate in marketing. I also like International Business, and wondering if I can take that as a second degree, or must be two areas of study?

I did read through the info at TESU. Finance is a BSBA, but International Business is just a BS, although still through the business school. Is it a dual degree possibility? They share a capstone. 

Location: US
Age: Young
Degree: TESU BSBA Finance and a second degree
RA Credits:
Most GEN EDS from ASU already done.
Finishing Available Business core at Sophia
About to start Study classes

Your Location: Atlanta, GA
Your Age: 32
What kind of degree do you want?: Management/Leadership or PMP or HR


Sophia:
 
A&P 1 (Lecture Only)
A&P 2 (Lecture Only)
Ancient Greek Philosophers
Art History 2
Calculus 1
English Comp 1
Environmental Science
Intro to Business
Intro to Chem
Intro to Ethics
Intro to Nutrition
Lifespan Development
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
Visual Communications




Any certifications or military experience?: Animal Behavior Certification from Animal Behavior College
Budget: As cheaply as possible but quick comes before quickly - I do have FAFSA and am a military spouse but MYCAA has been used
Commitments: None
Dedicated time to study: 60 hrs/week
Timeline: ASAP

 Hello! 

I am looking at a Management and Leadership degree from UMPI. However, I was looking at seeing if I could combine it with an HR degree. I currently work in middle management for a vendor company at a hospital (literally have NO idea how I landed it) but I absolutely hate my job. I want another job in middle or upper management - potentially going for my PMP eventually. I LOVE onboarding and HR and management - just not this job. 

When looking at the pre-reqs it looks like I still need: 

Engl Comp ii 
US Govt
A&P1 Lab
Sociology
US History ii
Spanish i 

I do also have study.com as well. 

Thank you so much!

Just wanted everyone to know that the total 9 credit cost has risen to a hearty $103.89. I've attached my student statement for reference.