Sample Pathway
- Aside from the specific milestones, the rest of your academic journey is up to you. You are free to take the courses in whichever order you chose, and to select whichever form of assessment you prefer (based on the options listed on the Degree Map).
But for those of you looking for more structure, we’ve put together a sample pathway below, that incorporates each of the milestones and accounts for all of the degree requirements:
▢ "Enroll" in the program via Saylor Academy using the "Enroll me in this Course" link to the left;
▢ Apply to Thomas Edison State University.
▢ Begin your coursework by taking Saylor's ENGL001: English Composition I and ENGL002: English Composition II.
▢ Register for the ENC101 and 102 TECEP exams at Thomas Edison State University.
▢ Enroll in and complete Saylor Academy's MA001: College Algebra course and it's matching credit exam.
▢ Complete TESU's ENG-202-TE Technical Communication TECEP exam.
▢ Enroll in and complete one of TESU's online courses that fulfills the Information Literacy requirement.
▢ Complete either Saylor's CHEM101: General Chemistry I or BIO101: Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology and their matching credit exam.
▢ Complete the three Saylor courses needed to fulfill the Knowledge of Human Cultures requirement, and pass the matching assessment option.
▢ Enroll in and complete ENVS203: Environmental Ethics, Justice, and World Views, HIST103: World History in the Early Modern and Modern Eras, POLSC221: Introduction to Comparative Politics, and MA121: Introduction to Statistics and complete their matching credit exams.
▢ Complete the six Saylor courses and assessments needed to fulfill the Management Core requirements.
▢ Choose and complete 1 free elective, such as Saylor's BUS204: Business Statistics course.
▢ Once you’ve passed all of the Assessments for the courses in the degree map above, and have transferred that credit to TESU, you’re done! Congratulations, you’ve earned as Associates of Science in Business Administration.