Credits more than 10 years

[Mian]

My heart is sinking fast. I didn't see this at first on TESC's site, but it says only 9 credits over 10 years old can be accepted. A large amount of my credits are more than 10 years ago. It's bad enough only 80 of my CC credits will transfer, meaning I'll have to take extra classes, but to have such a huge set back...no way I'm going to repeat all those credits to get a bachelor degree.

I already have 129 credits, I should have the bachelor already. I haven't added up how many are more than 10 years old, but it's a significant portion of the core for BSBA CIS and the required general ed stuff. It couldn't be worth it to continue to have to repeat all that.

I already have two AAS degrees, doesn't that count for something? Did any of you run into this problem? I can't see how it would be worth it to continue if I have to repeat most of the degree just because of the age of the credits.

I sent the application to TESC anyway, and had my transcripts sent. But I don't feel too good about it Why is higher education such a racket? Why is it so hard to just finish already??? banghead

[burbuja0512]

My heart is sinking fast. I didn't see this at first on TESC's site, but it says only 9 credits over 10 years old can be accepted. A large amount of my credits are more than 10 years ago. It's bad enough only 80 of my CC credits will transfer, meaning I'll have to take extra classes, but to have such a huge set back...no way I'm going to repeat all those credits to get a bachelor degree.

I already have 129 credits, I should have the bachelor already. I haven't added up how many are more than 10 years old, but it's a significant portion of the core for BSBA CIS and the required general ed stuff. It couldn't be worth it to continue to have to repeat all that.

I already have two AAS degrees, doesn't that count for something? Did any of you run into this problem? I can't see how it would be worth it to continue if I have to repeat most of the degree just because of the age of the credits.

I sent the application to TESC anyway, and had my transcripts sent. But I don't feel too good about it Why is higher education such a racket? Why is it so hard to just finish already??? banghead

I can understand if it's a computer class over 10 years old, but some subjects don't change much.

If TESC doesn't accept your credits, you may want to check with COSC. They accepted all of my credits other than a fitness class I took. Of my 24 B&M credits, all were from 1992-94 with the exception of one online class I took in 2007.

You'll have to take a Capstone and a Cornerstone with COSC, but I'm in the Capstone right now and it's not that bad and actually pretty interesting. You could also check with EC too. They have the Capstone, but not the Cornerstone requirement. I agree that it's a shame that higher education is so expensive

[Yenisei]

My heart is sinking fast. I didn't see this at first on TESC's site, but it says only 9 credits over 10 years old can be accepted. A large amount of my credits are more than 10 years ago. It's bad enough only 80 of my CC credits will transfer, meaning I'll have to take extra classes, but to have such a huge set back...no way I'm going to repeat all those credits to get a bachelor degree.

I already have 129 credits, I should have the bachelor already. I haven't added up how many are more than 10 years old, but it's a significant portion of the core for BSBA CIS and the required general ed stuff. It couldn't be worth it to continue to have to repeat all that.

I already have two AAS degrees, doesn't that count for something? Did any of you run into this problem? I can't see how it would be worth it to continue if I have to repeat most of the degree just because of the age of the credits.

I sent the application to TESC anyway, and had my transcripts sent. But I don't feel too good about it Why is higher education such a racket? Why is it so hard to just finish already??? banghead

Can you post where you read this? It's possible that it only applies to some subjects and even then perhaps only in the Area of Study.

[Mian]

Seems it applies to all BSBA areas of study. Thomas Edison State College | Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

As for the computer classes, the only one I'd agree on is the VB programming class I had, which was before Microsoft decided to give the syntax a major overhaul.

The other stuff has not changed much, in terms of basic principles. Like networking, database management, Unix operations, etc. For instance, I had a class on UNIX, which was AIX on IBM's AS400. Today you'd mostly find businesses using Linux, but the basic principles are very similar. I have no trouble at all using Linux based on what I learned in the AIX class.

Another class was Cold Fusion. Today it's PHP (and others), but again, syntax is different but basic logic is the same. I even had a job right after getting my AAS converting CF to PHP because it was so easy to go from one to the other once you understand the basic idea behind it.

Then there was the basic classes like intro to business, government, English comp etc. Around 62 credits. I just can't imagine having to repeat so many classes. :\

[shelbaline4]

I had TESC accept 48 credits from 1988-1990, but I am working towards a BA in History so the guidelines may be different. I would wait and see what your evaluation states because I wasn't too sure that they would accept all of my credits, but they did. Good luck

[Yenisei]

I can see something like genetics, molecular biology and biochemistry being outdated if older than 10 years, but the only thing in business other than some IT-related stuff that I can think of which might be outdated if over 10 years old might be Income Taxation and Financial Derivatives, Business Law and Accounting Ethics.

[Mian]

I can see something like genetics, molecular biology and biochemistry being outdated if older than 10 years, but the only thing in business other than some IT-related stuff that I can think of which might be outdated if over 10 years old might be Income Taxation or maybe Business Law and Accounting Ethics.

Well I guess I could always try for a BSBA in Accounting since I have enough accounting credits that are current for an accounting core. Still, most of my general education stuff is more than 10 years old. I guess I'll just have to wait and see what they say about those credits.

[SRT12]

Yea I would apply at TESC and COSC and see what they give you. I didnt think I was goign to get credit for a D and two C- but I did.

[barcotta]

Well I guess I could always try for a BSBA in Accounting since I have enough accounting credits that are current for an accounting core. Still, most of my general education stuff is more than 10 years old. I guess I'll just have to wait and see what they say about those credits.

Excelsior spells out their policy pretty clearly. Based on your posts, this looks like a viable option for you. Based on this info and my experience, your old gen ed credits should apply to a business degree. It's only the core business courses that time out in ten years. Credits for liberal arts degrees don't time out at all. Check it out:

Time Limit on Transfer Credits

General guidelines for time limit on transfer credit are noted below. Please consult the appropriate Excelsior College school catalog for more information.

Business courses that are more than 20 years old will not be counted toward the business component of the degree.

Information technology/computer science courses for the IT degrees have a 10-year time limit from the date of enrollment, and they may not be appealed.

Electronics/computer courses for technology degree programs other than IT have a 10-year time limit, which may be appealed. A time limit appeal form (PDF) must be submitted with the Undergraduate Application.

Liberal arts courses generally don't have a time limit on use toward Excelsior College liberal arts degree programs or the general education component of our business, nursing, and technology degree programs.

Nursing courses:

•General education component: no time limit except for the information literacy requirement.
•Nursing component: credit must have been earned within five years of the date of enrollment in the program. Download the School of Nursing catalog (PDF)

[burbuja0512]

Yea I would apply at TESC and COSC and see what they give you. I didnt think I was goign to get credit for a D and two C- but I did.

Yup.. COSC gave me credit for a D in chemistry. I had to think twice about whether I wanted to keep it and affect my GPA, but in the end, I didn't want to re-do the science credits so I kept it.

I think I made the right choice. My GPA is over 3, so that's all I care about.