Degree Completion Advice Pierpont/TESU

[allvia]

Update:


He received emails responses back from academic advising:

• Would the residency waiver be good for two separate graduations within one year (ASNSM in Dec, followed by a BA/BS in March/June 2019 (They confirmed in writing that the residency waiver would be good for one year and that he could graduate with the ASNSMs in December and return for the BS in March/June without having to pay a second residency waiver fee.)
  
• Placement of his Discrete Math course into Other Courses instead of under Math degree requirement (They requested the syllabus for this course to be sent for a second evaluation. This has me puzzled given they gave him credit for the course as Discrete Math MAT-302 in his evaluation but did not apply it to the degree??) So I take it he has to file an appeal to get this course moved into the Math slot, I'm just confused as to why an appeal is necessary)
  
• Natural Science Course options (2 Level I/lab and/or 2 Consecutive Level Chem/Physics courses) (They confirmed in writing that a Level I Chemistry w/Lab and a Level I Physics w/Lab WOULD meet the degree requirements. I am not sure which courses he will take BUT given the fact this appears to be outside of the norm of everyone else's experience with this degree to date...we will be sure to have ANY course selections preapproved AND preplanned into his degree completion plan.)
  

We are still waiting for a response on these inquiries:

• 2nd Degree evaluation for a Dual AOS BA Comp Sci/Psychology 
  
• Policy on earning both the BS Technical Studies degree and the BA Comp Sci/Psychology concurrently
  

"Natural Science Course options (2 Level I/lab and/or 2 Consecutive Level Chem/Physics courses) (They confirmed in writing that a Level I Chemistry w/Lab and a Level I Physics w/Lab WOULD meet the degree requirements. I am not sure which courses he will take BUT given the fact this appears to be outside of the norm of everyone else's experience with this degree to date...we will be sure to have ANY course selections preapproved AND preplanned into his degree completion plan.)"

I sincerely hope this is true  - I would have graduated with a BSTS last year had it been the case then.   Assuming it is and you have indeed been given correct information then TESU should expect far many more BSTS applicants from this forum in the near future. (I'm only skeptical because until it is on the official evaluation, it tends to be all speculation with TESU and varies from person to person you talk to there, even in email).  They must have changed it earlier this year during their revamp of what is worthy of what. This is very promising news

Did you ask all these questions all in one email, or send an email for each inquiry?