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=Generic BA English Degree Plan=
=Generic BS Information Technology Degree Plan=
This is a generic degree plan that applies to [[Thomas Edison State University]] for a Bachelor of Arts in English as of approximately December of 2020. Please make sure that the suggestions are still valid before beginning to follow this plan.  
This is a generic degree plan that applies to [[Thomas Edison State University]] for a Bachelor of Science in IT as of approximately September of 2024. Please make sure that the suggestions are still valid before beginning to follow this plan.
 
'''Cost'''
 
If you transfer in max credits, you should be able to finish the degree using one flat-rate terms taking 16 or less credits per term which would keep the total cost below $5,000.  


==General Education Requirements==
==General Education Requirements==
As of 2021, students will be required to have a minimum of 30 [[Accreditation|RA]] credits to complete their degree. See the [[Sample TESU General Education Requirements Roadmap|GE Requirements Roadmap]] for details and suggestions on courses that will fill this requirement.
As of 2021, students will be required to have a minimum of 30 [[Accreditation|RA]] credits to complete their degree. See the [[Sample TESU General Education Requirements Roadmap|GE Requirements Roadmap]] for details and suggestions on courses that will fill this requirement.


 
== Prerequisites Scientific Knowledge ==
==English AOS==
20 credits required (can be fulfilled in either the General Education or Electives sections of the degree plan)
42 total credits required, 15 credits need to be UL.
 
===Part A. Survey of Literature===
6 credits in American Literature.
 
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| American Literature I & II || American Literature (6 credits) || [[College Level Examination Program|CLEP]]<br><small>If you do not live near a testing center, US residents may take this exam online</small>
| Computer Concepts and Applications || Introduction to Information Technology or Google IT Support Cert || Sophia or Coursera
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| English Literature I & II || English Literature (6 credits) || [[College Level Examination Program|CLEP]]<br><small>If you do not live near a testing center, US residents may take this exam online</small>
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| American Literature I || English 102: American Literature || [[Study.com]]
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| American Literature I || ENG-201: American Literature Survey: Early America to 1900 || [[Coopersmith Career Consulting|Coopersmith]]
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| American Literature II || ENG-202: American Literature Survey: 1900 to Present || [[Coopersmith Career Consulting|Coopersmith]]
|}
The CLEP exam is known to fulfill the degree's requirements. The Coopersmith courses have not yet been tested.
 
===Part B. Analyzing & Interpreting Literature===
3 credits required
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|College Algebra
|College Algebra
|Sophia
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| Analyzing & Interpreting || Analysis & Interpretation of Literature (6 credits) || [[College Level Examination Program|CLEP]]<br><small>If you do not live near a testing center, US residents may take this exam online</small>
|Statistics
|Introduction to Statistics
|Sophia
|-
|-
| Analyizing & Interpreting || English 103: Analyzing and Interpreting Literature || [[Study.com]]
|Higher Level Math above College Algebra
|}
|Discrete Math, Precalculus, or Calculus
 
|Sophia or Study.com
===Part C. Non-Western Literature===
Content should be non-British, non-American literature.
3 credits required.
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! style="width:22%" | Course Expected !! style="width:34%" | Recommended Course to Take !! style="width:46%" | Recommended Provider
| General Chemistry I with Lab or General Physics I with Lab || Physics I || [[Study.com]] or SL
<small>Note: You will need to take the lab at SL</small>
|-
|-
| Non-Western Literature || English 301: Non-Western Literature (UL) || [[Study.com]]
|General Chemistry II with Lab or General Physics II with Lab
 
|Physics II
|[[Study.com]]
<small>Note: You will need to take the lab at TESU</small>
|}
|}
==Information Technology AOS==
45 total credits required, 15 credits need to be UL.


===Part D. AOS Electives===
===Part A. Information Technology Core===
18 credits required. 15 credits in the AOS + capstone need to be UL.
36 credits required
 
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! style="width:22%" | Course Expected !! style="width:34%" | Recommended Course to Take !! style="width:46%" | Recommended Provider
! style="width:22%" | Course Expected !! style="width:34%" | Recommended Course to Take !! style="width:46%" | Recommended Provider
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| UL English Elective || English 305: Advanced Technical Writing (UL) || [[Study.com]]
| Foundations of Information Technology || Computer Science 102: Fundamentals of Information Technology || [[Study.com]]
|-
| UL English Elective || LIT-401: Medieval Hispano-Jewish Poetry (UL) || [[Coopersmith Career Consulting|Coopersmith]]
|-
| UL English Elective || ENGL 317 Technical Writing (UL)<br><small>This <b>does overlap</b> with Study.com's Advanced Technical Writing. Study.com recommended</small> || [[Sources of Credit|University of Idaho Independent Study]]
|-
| UL English Elective || ENGL 4476 Shakespeare (UL)<br><small>This should be UL credit. Check with an advisor to confirm.</small> || [[Sources of Credit|University of Idaho Independent Study]]
 
 
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| UL English Elective || ENGL317R Writing Creative Nonfiction (UL) || [[Sources of Credit|Brigham Young University Independent Study]]
|-
| UL English Elective || ENGL319R Writing Poetry (UL) || [[Sources of Credit|Brigham Young University Independent Study]]
|-
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| UL English Elective || ENGL320R Writing for Children and Adolescents (UL) || [[Sources of Credit|Brigham Young University Independent Study]]
| Introduction to Cybersecurity || Google IT Support Cert||Coursera
|-
|-
| UL English Elective || ENGL336 The American Novel (UL) || [[Sources of Credit|Brigham Young University Independent Study]]
|Database Fundamentals
|Introduction to Relational Databases or Google Data Analytics cert
|Sophia or Coursera
|-
|-
| UL English Elective || ENGL361 American Literature 1800-1865 (UL) || [[Sources of Credit|Brigham Young University Independent Study]]
| Computer Programming I || Intro to Python Programming||Sophia
<small>Note: Someone confirmed this transfers into TESU as ITS-1500</small>
|-
|-
| UL English Elective || ENGL362 American Literature 1865-1914 (UL) || [[Sources of Credit|Brigham Young University Independent Study]]
| Fundamentals of Modern Operating Systems || Google IT Support Cert||Coursera
|-
|-
| UL English Elective || ENGL363 American Literature 1914-1960 (UL) || [[Sources of Credit|Brigham Young University Independent Study]]
| Linux || Google IT Support Cert || Coursera
|-
|-
| UL English Elective || ENGL366 Studies in Poetry (UL) || [[Sources of Credit|Brigham Young University Independent Study]]
|Management Information Systems
|Business 303: Management Information Systems
|[[Study.com]]
|-
|-
| UL English Elective || ENGL382 Shakespeare (UL) || [[Sources of Credit|Brigham Young University Independent Study]]
|Wireless and Mobile Networking
|-
|
| UL English Elective || ENGL385 British Literature 1603-1660: The Renaissance (UL) || [[Sources of Credit|Brigham Young University Independent Study]]
|
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| UL English Elective || ENGL420 Young Adult Literature (UL) || [[Sources of Credit|Brigham Young University Independent Study]]
|-
| UL English Elective || ELANG322 Modern American Usage (UL) || [[Sources of Credit|Brigham Young University Independent Study]]
|-
| UL English Elective || ELANG 325 The Grammar of English (UL) || [[Sources of Credit|Brigham Young University Independent Study]]
|-
| UL English Elective || WRTG312 Persuasive Writing (UL) || [[Sources of Credit|Brigham Young University Independent Study]]
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| UL English Elective || WRTG316 Technical Communication (UL)<br><small>May overlap with English 305 at Study.com</small> || [[Sources of Credit|Brigham Young University Independent Study]]
|}
Check with an advisor before starting any of these courses. You may also be able to find other UL English courses for a lower cost at a local college or university.
 
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! style="width:22%" | Course Expected !! style="width:34%" | Recommended Course to Take !! style="width:46%" | Recommended Provider
|Network Technology
|Network Technology
|TECEP
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| English Elective || English 101: English Literature (does not duplicate with required American Literature) || [[Study.com]]
|Windows Server Configuration
|
|
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| English Elective || English 310: Short Stories || [[Study.com]]
|Project Management
|Business 311: Project Management
|[[Study.com]]
|-
|-
| English Elective || ENG-211: Constructing and Writing Logical Arguments || [[Coopersmith Career Consulting|Coopersmith]]
|Cloud Computing
|Google Cloud Data Analytics
|Coursera
|}
|}
Verify before taking the Coopersmith courses.
===Part B. Information Technology Electives===
 
6 credits required
===Part E. Additional AOS Electives===
12 credits required. If you haven't fully met UL requirements with parts A-D, UL courses in this area also count toward requirement.
 
Electives in this area must be Humanities. Below is just a sampling of possibilities.
 
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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 || History 301: Historiography & Historical Methods (UL) || [[Study.com]]
| ITS-1400|| Google IT Support Cert|| Coursera
|-
| Humanities || History 308: Causes and Effects of the Vietnam War (UL) || [[Study.com]]
|-
| Humanities || History 311: The Holocaust & World War II (UL) || [[Study.com]]
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| Humanities || History 306: The American Civil War Era (UL) || [[Study.com]]
|-
| Humanities || Business 305: Leadership Communication (UL) || [[Study.com]]
|-
| Humanities || Business 324: Managerial Communication (UL) || [[Study.com]]
|-
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| Humanities || HIS-304: History of Food Trucks (UL) || [[Coopersmith]]
|CIS-3110 & CLD-4300
|Google Cloud Data Analytics
|Coursera
|-
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| Humanities || Many foreign languages || [[ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages)|ACTFL]]
| || ||Study.com or Certifications
<small>TESU advising can preapprove courses to take.</small>
|}
|}


==Liberal Arts Capstone==
==Current Trends and Applications in Applied Science and Technology Capstone==
Must be taken at TESU. There is an [https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-Alternative-Capstone-Academic-Community-Impact alternative 6-credit] capstone available that provides hands-on experience.
Must be taken at TESU. There is an [https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-Alternative-Capstone-Academic-Community-Impact alternative 6-credit] capstone available that provides hands-on experience.


==Electives==
==Electives==
27 credits required.  
19 credits required.  
See the [[Sample TESU General Education Requirements Roadmap|GE Requirements Roadmap]] for suggestions.
See the [[Sample TESU General Education Requirements Roadmap|GE Requirements Roadmap]] for suggestions.




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Latest revision as of 13:21, 13 September 2024

Generic BS Information Technology Degree Plan[edit | edit source]

This is a generic degree plan that applies to Thomas Edison State University for a Bachelor of Science in IT as of approximately September of 2024. Please make sure that the suggestions are still valid before beginning to follow this plan.

Cost

If you transfer in max credits, you should be able to finish the degree using one flat-rate terms taking 16 or less credits per term which would keep the total cost below $5,000.

General Education Requirements[edit | edit source]

As of 2021, students will be required to have a minimum of 30 RA credits to complete their degree. See the GE Requirements Roadmap for details and suggestions on courses that will fill this requirement.

Prerequisites Scientific Knowledge[edit | edit source]

20 credits required (can be fulfilled in either the General Education or Electives sections of the degree plan)

Course Expected Recommended Course to Take Recommended Provider
Computer Concepts and Applications Introduction to Information Technology or Google IT Support Cert Sophia or Coursera
College Algebra College Algebra Sophia
Statistics Introduction to Statistics Sophia
Higher Level Math above College Algebra Discrete Math, Precalculus, or Calculus Sophia or Study.com
General Chemistry I with Lab or General Physics I with Lab Physics I Study.com or SL

Note: You will need to take the lab at SL

General Chemistry II with Lab or General Physics II with Lab Physics II Study.com

Note: You will need to take the lab at TESU

Information Technology AOS[edit | edit source]

45 total credits required, 15 credits need to be UL.

Part A. Information Technology Core[edit | edit source]

36 credits required

Course Expected Recommended Course to Take Recommended Provider
Foundations of Information Technology Computer Science 102: Fundamentals of Information Technology Study.com
Introduction to Cybersecurity Google IT Support Cert Coursera
Database Fundamentals Introduction to Relational Databases or Google Data Analytics cert Sophia or Coursera
Computer Programming I Intro to Python Programming Sophia

Note: Someone confirmed this transfers into TESU as ITS-1500

Fundamentals of Modern Operating Systems Google IT Support Cert Coursera
Linux Google IT Support Cert Coursera
Management Information Systems Business 303: Management Information Systems Study.com
Wireless and Mobile Networking
Network Technology Network Technology TECEP
Windows Server Configuration
Project Management Business 311: Project Management Study.com
Cloud Computing Google Cloud Data Analytics Coursera

Part B. Information Technology Electives[edit | edit source]

6 credits required

Course Expected Recommended Course to Take Recommended Provider
ITS-1400 Google IT Support Cert Coursera
CIS-3110 & CLD-4300 Google Cloud Data Analytics Coursera
Study.com or Certifications

TESU advising can preapprove courses to take.

Current Trends and Applications in Applied Science and Technology Capstone[edit | edit source]

Must be taken at TESU. There is an alternative 6-credit capstone available that provides hands-on experience.

Electives[edit | edit source]

19 credits required. See the GE Requirements Roadmap for suggestions.