Open Course Option

The Open Course option allows students to earn credits by taking free, open, online courses from the Saylor Foundation that are aligned with the Colleges prior
learning assessment program. Credits earned via the Open Course option can be applied to most undergraduate degree programs at Thomas Edison State
College, including the entire Associate in Science in Business Administration degree.
The option enables students to take open courses at no cost and then apply what they learned in those open courses by successfully completing a portfolio
assessment or the Colleges credit-by-exam program, TECEP. Some credits can also be earned by passing a College-Level Exam Program (CLEP) exam or
Saylor's NCCRS exams, which have been evaluated and recommended for college credit by the National College Credit Recommendation Service (NCCRS).
The Open Course option is self-paced, so students can complete courses and assessments on their own schedule, independent from monthly semesters and
deadlines.
In addition to the entire Associate in Science in Business Administration degree, students can use this option to earn credits that satisfy general education elective
or free elective requirements for most undergraduate degree programs at the College. The Open Course option also provides a great opportunity for students who
may have some background knowledge on a particular topic but not enough to complete a prior learning assessment on their own. With the Open Course option,
students can brush up on the sections they need, then take the assessment.
Tuition Information
Getting Started
Taking Saylors Open Courses

Thomas Edison State

College
Course Requirements

Saylor Open Course

Assessment
for Credit

ENC-101 English Composition I

ENGL001 English Composition I

TECEP: ENC-101

ENC-102 English Composition II

ENGL002 English Composition II

TECEP: ENC-102

MAT-121 College Algebra

MA001 Beginning Algebra

TECEP: MAT121or NCCRS

STA-201 Introduction to
Statistics

MA121 Introduction to Statistics

TECEP: STA-201

ECO-111 Macroeconomics

ECON102 Macroeconomics

Portfolio or CLEP

ECO-112 Microeconomics

ECON101 Microeconomics

Portfolio or CLEP

POS-101 Introduction to Political

POLSC101 Introduction to Political

TECEP: POS-101

Science

Science

POS-282 Introduction to
Comparative Politics

POLSC221 Introduction to
Compar. Politics

TECEP: POS-282

PHI-286 Contemporary Ethics

PHIL103 Moral/Political
Philosophy

Portfolio

ECO-491 International
Economics

ECON307 International Trade

Portfolio

HIS-126 World History from

1600-present

HIST103 World History in Modern

Era

TECEP: HIS-126

ACC-101 Principles of Financial

Accounting

BUS103 Introduction to Financial

Accounting

TECEP: ACC-101

ACC-102 Principles of
Managerial Accounting

BUS105 Managerial Accounting

TECEP: ACC-102

LAW-201 Business Law

BUS205 Business Law and Ethics

Portfolio,
CLEP,NCCRS

MAN-301 Principles of
Management

BUS208 Principles of
Management

Portfolio,
CLEP,NCCRS

MAR-301 Principles of
Marketing

BUS203 Principles of Marketing

Portfolio,
CLEP,NCCRS

COS-101 Introduction to
Computers/CIS

CS101 Introduction to Computer

Science I

Portfolio, NCCRS

OPM-351 Business Statistics

BUS204 Business Statistics

NCCRS

MAN-432 Small Business

Management

BUS305 Small Business

Management

Portfolio

MAN-435 Project Management

BUS402 Project Management

Portfolio

MAN-373 Managerial
Communications

BUS210 Corporate
Communications

Portfolio, NCCRS

CMP-354 Network Technology

CS402 Computer Communications

and Networks

TECEP: CMP-354