Editing TESU General Education Requirements Roadmap (section)

=General Education Requirements=
Bachelor's degrees need 45 credits, AA/AS degrees need 30 credits, and AAS degrees need 21 credits in total.

==Part A. Intellectual and Practical Skills==

Students seeking a BSBA degree should be aware that there are ''two'' required math courses in the General Education requirements. TESU generally expects Algebra and Statistics but will also accept [[CSM Learn]] for the second math requirement. Students may wish to get RA credits with Algebra and then use ACE credits to take either Sophia Statistics or CSM Learn.

=== ACE/NCCRS Options ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%"
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! style="width:22%" | Course Expected !! style="width:34%" | Recommended Course to Take !! style="width:46%" | Recommended Provider
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| Written Communication:<br>ENC-101 English Composition I || College Composition Modular || [[CLEP]]
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| Written Communication:<br>ENC-101 English Composition I || English Composition I || [[Sophia.org]]
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| Written Communication:<br>ENC-101 English Composition I || English 204: English Composition I || [[Study.com]]
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| Written Communication:<br>ENC-102 English Composition II || English Composition II || [[Sophia.org]]
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| Written Communication:<br>ENC-102 English Composition II || English 205: English Composition II || [[Study.com]]
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| Written Communication (ENC-101 & 102) || College Composition (w/Essay) || [[CLEP]]
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| Oral Communication || Public Speaking || [[Sophia.org]]
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| Oral Communication || Communications 120: Presentation Skills in the Workplace || [[Study.com]]
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| Quantitative Literacy || College Algebra || [[Sophia.org]]
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| Quantitative Literacy || Introduction to Statistics || [[Sophia.org]]
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| Quantitative Literacy || [[CSM Learn|The CSM Course]] || [[CSM Learn|SeeMoreImpactLabs (formerly CSM Learn)]]
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| Quantitative Literacy || College Mathematics || [[College Level Examination Program|CLEP]]
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| Quantitative Literacy || College Algebra || [[College Level Examination Program|CLEP]]
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| Quantitative Literacy || PreCalculus || [[College Level Examination Program|CLEP]]
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| Quantitative Literacy || Calculus || [[College Level Examination Program|CLEP]]
|}

=== RA Options ===
'''Written Communication'''
{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%"
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! style="width:22%" | Course Expected !! style="width:34%" | Recommended Course to Take !! style="width:46%" | Recommended Provider/Info
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| ENC-101 English Composition I || English Composition I || [[Thomas Edison Credit by Exam Program|TECEP]]
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| ENC-101 English Composition I || ENG 1303 Language & Composition || [[TEL Learning]] - Transcripted at Mid-America Christian University
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| ENC-102 English Composition II || English Composition II || [[Thomas Edison Credit by Exam Program|TECEP]]
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| ENC-102 English Composition II || ENG 2303 Literature & Composition || [[TEL Learning]] - Transcripted at Mid-America Christian University
|}

'''Oral Communication'''
{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%"
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! style="width:22%" | Course Expected !! style="width:34%" | Recommended Course to Take !! style="width:46%" | Recommended Provider/Info
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| COM-209 Public Speaking || COM 1103 Introduction to Communications || [[TEL Learning]] - Transcripted at Mid-America Christian University<br><small>This public speaking course is significantly more work than Sophia's Public Speaking. You may want to choose a different course for RA credit.</small>
|}

'''Quantitative Literacy''' 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%"
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! style="width:22%" | Course Expected !! style="width:34%" | Recommended Course to Take !! style="width:46%" | Recommended Provider/Info
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| MAT-121 College Algebra or better || Applied Liberal Arts Mathematics || [[Thomas Edison Credit by Exam Program|TECEP]]
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| MAT-121 College Algebra or better || College Algebra || [[Thomas Edison Credit by Exam Program|TECEP]]
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| MAT-121 College Algebra or better || MATH 1203 College Algebra || [[TEL Learning]] - Transcripted at Mid-America Christian University
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| MAT-121 College Algebra or better || Calculus I || [[Sources of Credit|Outlier.org]]
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| MAT-121 College Algebra or better || Intro to Statistics || [[Sources of Credit|Outlier.org]]
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| MAT-121 College Algebra or better || MAT-117 College Algebra and Problem Solving || [[Arizona State University Earned Admissions|ASU Earned Admissions]]<br><small>Uses ALEKS platform for teaching</small>
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| MAT-121 College Algebra or better || MAT-210 Brief Calculus|| [[Arizona State University Earned Admissions|ASU Earned Admissions]]<br><small>Uses Gradarius platform for teaching</small>
|}

'''Information Literacy'''
{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%"
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! style="width:22%" | Course Expected !! style="width:34%" | Recommended Course to Take !! style="width:46%" | Recommended Provider/Info
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| Information Literacy: SOS-110 Critical Information Literacy || Cornerstone course || This course can be taken via TESU or on EdX as a MicroBachelor's degree (it's just the one course).
|}

==Part B. Civic and Global Leadership==
=== ACE/NCCRS Options ===

'''Note:''' Classes cannot be utilized in two places. Example: If you need Business 308: Globalization & International Management for a Business degree, it cannot also be used in your gen eds here.

{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%"
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! style="width:22%" | Course Expected !! style="width:34%" | Recommended Course to Take !! style="width:46%" | Recommended Provider
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| Diversity Intercultural Literacy || Introduction to Sociology: Embracing Diversity and Collaboration<br><small>[https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-Question-about-my-Academic-Evaluation?page=2 May require an appeal].</small> || [[Sophia.org]]
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| Diversity Intercultural Literacy || POLSC221: Introduction to Comparative Politics || [[Saylor Academy]]
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| Diversity Intercultural Literacy || Sociology 101: Intro to Sociology || [[Study.com]]
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| Diversity Intercultural Literacy || Political Science 103: Comparative Politics || [[Study.com]]
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| Diversity Intercultural Literacy || History 307: American Civil Rights Movement || [[Study.com]]
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| Diversity Intercultural Literacy || Business 308: Globalization & International Management || [[Study.com]]
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| Diversity Intercultural Literacy || HS103 - History-Turning Points in Modern History 15th Century to Present || [[OnlineDegree.com]]
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| Diversity Intercultural Literacy || Introductory Sociology || [[College Level Examination Program|CLEP]]
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| Diversity Intercultural Literacy || Introduction to Sociology ('''only''' the course available prior to July 2021 with this exact name; new course with longer name does not meet this requirement) || [[Sophia.org]]
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| Ethical Leadership || Introduction to Ethics || [[Sophia.org]]
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| Civic Engagement and Awareness || US Government || [[Sophia.org]]
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| Civic Engagement and Awareness || American Government || [[CIS Testing]]
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| Civic Engagement and Awareness || POLSC201: Intro to Western Political Thought<br>''or''<br>POLSC221: Introduction to Comparative Politics || [[Saylor Academy]]
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| Civic Engagement and Awareness || Political Science 103: Comparative Politics || [[Study.com]]
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| Civic Engagement and Awareness || American Government || [[College Level Examination Program|CLEP]]
|}

=== RA Options ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%"
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! style="width:22%" | Course Expected !! style="width:34%" | Recommended Course to Take !! style="width:46%" | Recommended Provider/Info
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| Diversity Intercultural Literacy || Introduction to Christianity || [[TEL Learning]] transcripted at Lane College<br><small>Intro to Christianity transcripts as REL 234: Church History at Lane College. Based on TESU offerings, this should meet the requirement.
|-
| Diversity Intercultural Literacy || SOC-2100-TE Marriage and the Family || [[Thomas Edison Credit by Exam Program|TECEP]] 
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| Diversity Intercultural Literacy || SOC-101 Introduction to Sociology || [[Arizona State University Earned Admissions|ASU UL]] 
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| Ethical Leadership || PHL-105 Introduction to Ethics || [[Sources of Credit|Waubonsee Community College]] <small>This is not a cost-effective option. It is only offered as an example. You may be able to find a cheaper option elsewhere or you may wish to use an ACE/NCCRS course for this slot.</small>
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| Ethical Leadership || CS 113D Ethics and Technology || [[Sources of Credit|NMJC]] <small>Check with TESU advisor to confirm that this course will work in this slot. This course has a prerequisite and may not be available to all students.</small>
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| Civic Engagement || American Government || [[TEL Learning]] Transcripted at Mid-America Christian University
|}

==Part C. Knowledge of Human Cultures ==
Check your degree plan for the exact number of credits that are needed. For Bachelor's degrees, you can expect the following credit requirements: 1 class (3 credits) in Social Sciences, 1 class (3 credits) in History, 1 class (3 credits) in Humanities, and 2 classes (6 credits) in your choice of Social Sciences/History/Humanities.

Some of these courses are used in the AOS for specific degrees. For instance, US History is an AOS class for History degrees and Macro/Microeconomics are both needed for BSBA degrees. If this applies to you, you will need to choose different options to fulfill this requirement.

Social Sciences includes: anthropology, (some) administration of justice/criminal justice, economics, global issues/social justice, world geography, homeland security, (some) leadership, organizational behavior, politics, psychology, sociology.

Humanities includes: Art, communication, English/writing, journalism, literature, music, philosophy, religion, foreign languages.

These are not exhaustive lists but should give you a good idea of what to choose when trying to fill these slots.

=== ACE/NCCRS Options ===
==== Social Sciences ====
{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%"
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! style="width:22%" | Course Expected !! style="width:34%" | Recommended Course to Take !! style="width:46%" | Recommended Provider
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|Social Sciences
|Lifespan Development
|[[Sophia.org]]
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| Social Sciences || Microeconomics || [[Sophia.org]]
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| Social Sciences || Macroeconomics || [[Sophia.org]]
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| Social Sciences || PSY-101 - Intro to Psychology || [[OnlineDegree.com]]
|}

If you have the old Introduction to Psychology course from Sophia, that will fill this requirement. If you have the new class ''Introduction to Psychology: Smarter Decisions Through Psychology'', that one is only a free elective and does not count for this requirement.

==== History ====
{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%"
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! style="width:22%" | Course Expected !! style="width:34%" | Recommended Course to Take !! style="width:46%" | Recommended Provider
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| History || US History I || [[Sophia.org]]
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| History || US History II || [[Sophia.org]]
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| History || U.S. History: Learn from the Past, Prepare for the Future || [[Sophia.org]]
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| History || HS103 - History-Turning Points in Modern History 15th Century to Present || [[OnlineDegree.com]]
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| History || History of the United States I || [[College Level Examination Program|CLEP]]
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| History || History of the United States II || [[College Level Examination Program|CLEP]]
|}

Students who are going for a history degree will need to use US History I & II for their AOS. Choose a different course for this requirement.

==== Humanities ====

{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%"
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! style="width:22%" | Course Expected !! style="width:34%" | Recommended Course to Take !! style="width:46%" | Recommended Provider
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| Humanities|| Art History I || [[Sophia.org]]
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| Humanities || Art History II || [[Sophia.org]]
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| Humanities || Conflict Resolution || [[Sophia.org]]
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| Humanities || Workplace Communications || [[Sophia.org]]
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| Humanities || Visual Communications || [[Sophia.org]]
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| Humanities || Ancient Greek Philosophers || [[Sophia.org]]
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| Humanities || Spanish I || [[Sophia.org]]
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| Humanities || Spanish II || [[Sophia.org]]
|-
| Humanities || French I || [[Sophia.org]]
|}

A large number of [[College Level Examination Program|CLEP exams]] fulfill this requirement at TESU. Please see their [https://www.tesu.edu/academics/catalog/clep-college-level-exam-program equivalencies page] to find out what might or might not work for your degree.

=== RA Options ===
==== Social Sciences ====
{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%"
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! style="width:22%" | Course Expected !! style="width:34%" | Recommended Course to Take !! style="width:46%" | Recommended Provider/Info
|-
| Social Sciences || Principles of Psychology || [[TEL Learning]] transcripted at Mid-America Christian University
|-
| Social Sciences || Intro to Psychology || [[Sources of Credit|Outlier.org]]
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| Social Sciences || Intro to Microeconomics || [[Sources of Credit|Outlier.org]]
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| Social Sciences || ECN-211 Macroeconomic Principles || [[Arizona State University Universal Learner|ASU Universal Learner]]
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| Social Sciences || ECN-212 Microeconomic Principles: Decision Making Under Scarcity || [[Arizona State University Universal Learner|ASU Universal Learner]]
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| Social Sciences || ASM-246 Human Origins || [[Arizona State University Universal Learner|ASU Universal Learner]]
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| Social Sciences || SOC-101 Introduction to Sociology || [[Arizona State University Universal Learner|ASU Universal Learner]]
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| Social Sciences || PSY-101 Introduction to Psychology || [[Arizona State University Universal Learner|ASU Universal Learner]]
|}

==== History ====

{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%"
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! style="width:22%" | Course Expected !! style="width:34%" | Recommended Course to Take !! style="width:46%" | Recommended Provider/Info
|-
| History || United States History I || [[TEL Learning]] transcripted at Mid-America Christian University
|-
| History || United States History II || [[TEL Learning]] transcripted at Mid-America Christian University
|-
| History || World Civilizations I || [[TEL Learning]] transcripted at Mid-America Christian University
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| History || HIST 2020: US History II || [[Sources of Credit|East Tennessee State University OpenBUCS]]
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| History || HST-102 Europe and the Mediterranean: Ancient and Medieval || [[Arizona State University Universal Learner|ASU Universal Learner]]
|}

==== Humanities ====

{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%"
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! style="width:22%" | Course Expected !! style="width:34%" | Recommended Course to Take !! style="width:46%" | Recommended Provider/Info
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| Humanities || MUSC 1030: Intro to Music || [[Sources of Credit|East Tennessee State University OpenBUCS]]
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| Humanities || COM-100 Introduction to Human Communication || [[Arizona State University Universal Learner|ASU Universal Learner]]
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| Humanities || Intro to Philosophy || [[Sources of Credit|Outlier.org]]
|-
| Humanities || Introduction to Christianity || [[TEL Learning]] transcripted at Lane Collge
|}

== Part D. Scientific Knowledge ==
Some of these courses may fit into the AOS for your degree; you'd need to choose a different option to fulfill these requirements if that is the case.

Accepted topics include: forensic science, astronomy, biology, chemistry, computers & computer programming, earth science, environmntal science, fitness, geology, gerontology, biomedical ethics, physics, physiological psychology

=== ACE/NCCRS Options ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%"
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! style="width:22%" | Course Expected !! style="width:34%" | Recommended Course to Take !! style="width:46%" | Recommended Provider
|-
| Sciences || Environmental Science || [[Sophia.org]]
|-
| Sciences || Introduction to Human Biology || [[Sophia.org]]
|-
| Sciences || Introduction to Information Technology || [[Sophia.org]]
|-
| Sciences || Introduction to Chemistry || [[Sophia.org]]
|- 
| Sciences || Introduction to Nutrition || [[Sophia.org]]
|- 
| Sciences || Biology || [[College Level Examination Program|CLEP]]
|- 
| Sciences || Chemistry || [[College Level Examination Program|CLEP]]
|- 
| Sciences || Natural Sciences || [[College Level Examination Program|CLEP]]
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| Sciences || NU102 - Nutrition & Health-Body Sculpting with Diet & Exercise<br><small>Not yet guaranteed to fit this requirement</small> || [[OnlineDegree.com]]
|-
| Sciences || BG101 - Biology-Organisms and Ecosystems || [[OnlineDegree.com]]
|-
| Sciences || EV103 - Environmental Science-Climate Change and the Cryosphere || [[OnlineDegree.com]]
|-
| Sciences || CS101 - Computer Science-Introduction to Programming || [[OnlineDegree.com]]
|}

=== RA Options ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%"
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! style="width:22%" | Course Expected !! style="width:34%" | Recommended Course to Take !! style="width:46%" | Recommended Provider/Info
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| Sciences || Chemistry I (with or without lab) || [[TEL Learning]]
|-
| Sciences || Introduction to Biology (with or without lab) || [[TEL Learning]]
|-
| Sciences || Physical Sciences (with or without lab) ||  [[TEL Learning]]
|-
| Sciences || Introduction to Information Technology ||  [[TEL Learning]]
|-
| Sciences || AST-111 (includes lab) || [[Arizona State University Earned Admissions|ASU UL]]<br><small>Course lab requires the use of advanced algebra concepts. It is still theoretically possible to pass with at least a C grade even with a low grade in the lab portion.</small>
|-
| Sciences || CHM-114 General Chemistry for Engineers (includes lab) || [[Arizona State University Earned Admissions|ASU UL]]<br><small>This is a very workload-heavy class. It is not recommended for students who do not already have a solid background in chemistry.</small>
|-
| Sciences || CIS-105 Computer Applications & Information Technology || [[Arizona State University Earned Admissions|ASU UL]]<br><small>Duplicates Sophia's Intro to IT.</small>
|-
| Sciences || Intro to Astronomy || [[Sources of Credit|Outlier.org]]
|}

== Electives==
TESU has done away with [[Gen Ed|GE]] electives for any degree enrolled in as of 7/1/21. There are now AOS electives (depending on your degree) and Free Electives. Different degree plans have a different number of electives that are required to make up the credit requirements. Check your degree plan for details.

Free Electives can literally be any college-level course. The course Food Styling at [[Coopersmith Career Consulting|Coopersmith]] would be a good example of a Free Elective because it does not fit into any degree requirements but you can still get credit for this course. Other common Free Electives are courses in Personal Finance, Health, Welding, Nursing, Business (if you're not a BSBA major), etc.


=== Free Electives ===
==== ACE/NCCRS Options ====
Business options can/will be used in the Business core/AOS when seeking a BSBA degree. 
{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%"
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! style="width:22%" | Course Expected !! style="width:34%" | Recommended Course to Take !! style="width:46%" | Recommended Provider
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| Elective || Intro to Business || [[Sophia.org]]
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| Elective || Accounting || [[Sophia.org]]
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| Elective || Project Management || [[Sophia.org]]
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| Elective || Developing Effective Teams (1 credit) || [[Sophia.org]]
|-
| Elective || Principles of Finance || [[Sophia.org]]
|-
| Elective || Business Law || [[Sophia.org]]
|-
| Elective || Communication at Work || [[Sophia.org]]
|-
| Elective || Cybersecurity (10 credits) || [[Free_Sources_of_Credit#TEEX_Cybersecurity|TEEX]]
|-
| Elective || Music Therapy (TESU PSY-205) || [https://www.coopersmithcc.net/ Coopersmith Career Consulting]
|-
| Elective || Music Education (TESU CDS-310) || [https://www.coopersmithcc.net/ Coopersmith Career Consulting]
|}

==== RA Options ====
{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%"
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! style="width:22%" | Course Expected !! style="width:34%" | Recommended Course to Take !! style="width:46%" | Recommended Provider/Info
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| Elective || [https://www2.tesu.edu/listall.php Anything here] || [[Thomas Edison Credit by Exam Program|TECEP]]
|-
| Elective || Any course not yet taken || [[TEL Learning]]<br><small>TESU may or may not accept College Readiness as an elective at all.</small>
|-
| Elective || Any course not yet taken || [[Arizona State University Earned Admissions|ASU Universal Learner]]
|}
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