Anyone able to transfer their TESC degree to a B&M school?

[abbygarnica]

Please tell me about your experience with that. I'm thinking of attending TESC for an AA degree but after that I would like to transfer to a traditional college.


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[BIPolarGuy]

TESC is a Regionally accredited state college. you should have no problem. There are plenty of folks that have gone on to grad programs with their degrees.

Good luck

[NAP]

Please tell me about your experience with that. I'm thinking of attending TESC for an AA degree but after that I would like to transfer to a traditional college.


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I'm sure it is possible. Like any transfer, it will take careful planning and attention to details and policies. Remember the 4-year school decides the rules for all the credits of the bachelor's degree not just the last half.

Some important things to find out: What degree are you getting at TESC? Will it be through courses or CLEP? What school and degree are you transferring to? Is there an "articulation agreement" between the 2 schools to make a transfer easier? What is the CLEP policy and residency requirement at the 4-year school?

I know you are considering an AAS at TESC. You are doing the right thing to start planning the transition early.

Here is a thread that I started, which may give you more ideas and thoughts to consider:

http://www.degreeforum.net/general-educa...chool.html

[Prloko]

If you know the B&Ms you are going to transfer to, contact them directly. Be sure to let them know you are transferrring from TESC and plan on (I assume) transferring a lot of CLEP/DSST/ACE credit and will they accept them IN TRANSFER. Almost all schools (except the big 3) have a limit on how many CLEPS they accept, but some will accept them in transfer, if it is on a transcript and part of a completed AA/AS degree (some will only accept them directly from clep). Get together your wishlist of schools and dig through their Catalog/Bulletins and see if the answer is in there, and then contact the schools themselves. Look at the bulletins first, because some of the advisors don't know all the rules and you can point them out if there is a disagreement.

Even after that, some universities accept credits in transfer but leave it up to the specific colleges on whether they transfer into the degree. For example, I applied to the University of Wyoming since their online Bus Admin degree was AACSB accredited and their tuition is dirt cheap, problem was they accepted a lot of my credits, but the specific college of busines didn't accept them in transfer. For instance, the school accepted my CLEP macro, and my Saint Leo Marketing class, but the college dean did not accept them as equivalent to their class.

Once again, get your school list and find out how they accept them first. It will save you a lot of suprises. Good Luck!

Please tell me about your experience with that. I'm thinking of attending TESC for an AA degree but after that I would like to transfer to a traditional college.


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[cookderosa]

Please tell me about your experience with that. I'm thinking of attending TESC for an AA degree but after that I would like to transfer to a traditional college.


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To be frank, this is the most expensive option. It is a much better plan to get your AA from your local community college (which likely accepts some amount of test credit) and then transfer that into a bachelor's degree at TESC. You'll be paying A LOT OF MONEY for an AA if you do it through TESC, and then a lot MORE money going to a "traditional" (not sure if you mean public/private) college. I just don't see the point of this route.

[Prloko]

I agree, this will be the most expensive way to do it (potentially), but it may be quicker if someone has the need or desire to get a traditional degree, but want to shed about 1 yr or more off their time. But in my opinion, it will be better to find a traditional school that accepts alot of non-traditional credit (Regis, Old Dominion, Penn State, etc). I think their idea may be the old credit washing schemes people try to come up with. I was guilty of this also, but found it only seems to waist time trying to game the system rather than just finding more straight forward options.

To be frank, this is the most expensive option. It is a much better plan to get your AA from your local community college (which likely accepts some amount of test credit) and then transfer that into a bachelor's degree at TESC. You'll be paying A LOT OF MONEY for an AA if you do it through TESC, and then a lot MORE money going to a "traditional" (not sure if you mean public/private) college. I just don't see the point of this route.

[cookderosa]

Here is a straight forward plan:

visit all community college websites within 60 miles of your home. Verify CLEP policy. (Many accept 15-45 credits toward a 60 credit degree)
Enroll locally, take a full load of classes in person or online, and work with an adviser to construct an articulation agreement with a 4 year college in your state.
This plan will take 1, not 2, years and you'll have an AA with guaranteed transfer into your university.

Just throwing numbers- if your local CC charges $75/credit instate, figure 30 credits in house $2250 plus 30 credits CLEP (5-6 exams) $500ish = $2800 or so for entire AA degree with 100% transfer.

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TESC costs $2900 BEFORE you have earned a single credit. Calculate all exam credit, so roughly 15 exams plus FEMA ($1400 ish) = $4300 and NOT 100% transfer. When you earn an AA degree outside of a written articulation agreement, the 4 year college will re-evaluate each and every exam. So, if you transfer to a university that only accepts 12 CLEP, then your entire degree (except for 12 credits) won't count. So, you get to redo the classes and pay for them twice. This time, not at CC tuition, it will be at university tuition. Really, this is a no-brainer.

[rebel100]

Here is a straight forward plan:

visit all community college websites within 60 miles of your home. Verify CLEP policy. (Many accept 15-45 credits toward a 60 credit degree)
Enroll locally, take a full load of classes in person or online, and work with an adviser to construct an articulation agreement with a 4 year college in your state.
This plan will take 1, not 2, years and you'll have an AA with guaranteed transfer into your university.

Just throwing numbers- if your local CC charges $75/credit instate, figure 30 credits in house $2250 plus 30 credits CLEP (5-6 exams) $500ish = $2800 or so for entire AA degree with 100% transfer.

-compare-

TESC costs $2900 BEFORE you have earned a single credit. Calculate all exam credit, so roughly 15 exams plus FEMA ($1400 ish) = $4300 and NOT 100% transfer. When you earn an AA degree outside of a written articulation agreement, the 4 year college will re-evaluate each and every exam. So, if you transfer to a university that only accepts 12 CLEP, then your entire degree (except for 12 credits) won't count. So, you get to redo the classes and pay for them twice. This time, not at CC tuition, it will be at university tuition. Really, this is a no-brainer.

New Mexico Junior College is an excellent alternative for this plan if your in one of the states where CC isn't cheap....classes start in just a few days though.

[NAP]

In another thread, the OP expressed an interest in an AAS in Polysomnography at TESC. I'm sure it is a growing field, but I don't know how many colleges offer this degree. My concern with this or any transfer is expecting to be a junior but having to start over as a freshman again. Successful transfers usually require careful planning.

[NAP]

Personally, I am biased toward the most direct route, which we have been discussing. I like to plan ahead by knowing the ultimate goal and then finding the best way to get there. With school, it helps to know the desired career/graduate degree/undergraduate degree and then plan backwards which steps to take. I don't want any extra unused credits for my degree, if I can help it.

On the other hand, if this is a degree that gets you a job in the sleep field (would you be eligible to be a sleep study tech?), it may be a good situation that would allow you to pursue further education in this or an unrelated field while working. Having to start over on degree requirements, may be less important to you than it would be to me. Take into consideration all of the advice that you have been given and be sure to look around to find the best options for the Polysomnography degree and your future degree plans.