Advisory regarding Southern California wildfires

Advisory regarding Southern California wildfires

On behalf of everyone at Thomas Edison State University, we hope that students affected by the wildfires in Southern California remain safe. The University is offering accommodations to students affected by the wildfires:

  • Students who are directly impacted by the fires and who are currently registered in courses for the November 2024, December 2024 and January 2025 terms have the option of receiving a free eight-week course extension without mentor approval; or, a 100% tuition credit for their course(s) to a future term. Affected students should submit a Request for Course Extension Form or a Request for Course Withdrawal Form indicating “Southern California wildfires” as the reason for the request. Please note that TECEP exams in these terms cannot be extended, nor credited for tuition after the exam has been taken.
  • Impacted students who are currently on a course extension for the September 2024 and October 2024 terms can request a second eight-week extension on their current term at no additional cost.

Request an Accommodation: Students affected by the wildfire and evacuations who need an accommodation should contact the Office of the Registrar by email at registration@tesu.edu or by phone at 609-777-5680. Accommodation requests should be submitted by January 24th. Requests after that date can be accommodated if the student provides documentation of the reason for the late request.

Individual Learning Account

An Individual Learning Account is a non-degree service provided by Thomas Edison State University to individuals who wish to document college-level learning on a Thomas Edison State University transcript. This process can also be used by edX MicroBachelors learners to add non-edX courses to their Thomas Edison State University transcript.

Examples of types of college credit appropriate for ILA:

Upon submission of the Individual Learning Account application and receipt of all official documents, Thomas Edison State University will consolidate all documents received into one official transcript, in accordance with academic policies.

Advantages of an Individual Learning Account at Thomas Edison State University:

  • The Individual Learning Account fee entitles students to transcription services for one year. Fees are listed within the application.
  • Thomas Edison State University will consolidate all official documents received into one official transcript, within 14 business days of receipt.

Learn more about Individual Learning Accounts and associated fees.

How to get started:

  1. Complete the online application, specific to the Individual Learning Account.
  2. Submit official college transcripts, military documents, college proficiency examinations, documentation of college-level corporate learning or ACE or NCCRS transcript.
    • ACTFL Exams: Please note that TESU requires both an official American Council on Education (ACE) transcript as well as a notarized copy of the ACTFL score report for students seeking credit for the ACTFL OPI or WPT exams. The ACE transcript is needed to determine the amount of credit to award, and the ACTFL report is needed to determine the correct language. TESU awards credit for all ACE-reviewed ACTFL examinations with the exception of the English ACTFL examination.
    • The ACE Online Transcript System website is www.acenet.edu/transcripts

For additional questions regarding the Individual Learning Account, or to find a degree that will best utilize the credits that you have already earned, please contact us at (609) 777-5696 or militaryeducation@tesu.edu.