Do you do the AA first at TESC then corresponding BS?

[lprstn]

After reviewing my dd's degree plan with her, she noticed that she would only have to finish the Capstone course to get an AA.

Is this the road most people travel?

Is the capstone course difficult?

She wants to do the AAS Degree in Applied Computer StudiesThen finish up with the BSAST Degree in Information Technology
Since she has an interest in both and would basically be able to meet the AA degree with CLEP or DSST test, ending with a Capstone course.

[dposborne]

Most people get the AA/AS while going for the BA/BS, at least that was the case with me. I pretty much ended up with a free AS with no effort since my classes were all covered by my military training and then my classes I was taking for my BS. In fact I would never had known I could have gotten the AS so easily if it weren't for information I gathered from this site. This was before the capstone requirement for the AS though. I would have her take the capstone, this will probably count for something toward the BS anyways...

[NatashaB]

No, I have been putting off the math requirement and it will probably be one of the last classes I do. Otherwise I could have got the AA along the way

[lprstn]

Oh this is good to know. It seems the only 'extra' class she will have to take is the Capstone. I didn't realize it could be used for the BS but now I can see how.

Thanks!

[ironheadjack]

I would talk to an adviser about that capstone course, because it is kind of useless to do a capstone for an AS and do another for your BS. Unless the capstones are considered identical.

If the end goat is a BS, why waste the time doing an AS capstone, when that time could be better used finishing the BS requirements.

I hope I'm not coming off sounding negative but people with bachelors degree rarely mention their AS degree.

[publius2k4]

After reviewing my dd's degree plan with her, she noticed that she would only have to finish the Capstone course to get an AA.

Is this the road most people travel?

Is the capstone course difficult?

She wants to do the AAS Degree in Applied Computer StudiesThen finish up with the BSAST Degree in Information Technology
Since she has an interest in both and would basically be able to meet the AA degree with CLEP or DSST test, ending with a Capstone course.

It's entirely possible, but not required. In fact, it's a good bit more expensive to get both.

[cookderosa]

It's like chocolate vs vanilla. Honestly, it boils down to preference. There are solid arguments on both sides.
When I attended TESC, I did both. It amounted to only $400 more, and *my reason* was because I had an AOS that wasn't part of my new degree. In my mind, I wanted to separate my resume from the person who did an AA + BA and held 120 credits, since in my case I had 83+120 and felt like I wanted to highlight that.
Funny thing, I actually ended up NOT using it on my resume. In the end, I felt like the 6 month time in between earning the two degrees looked suspicious. Like I might have earned my degrees in a fishy way, and even though I could have explained WHY that was the case, I tend to believe that some things look better when you DON'T stand out.
So, I see both sides, and honest to goodness, I don't believe one way is better than the other- whichever way she decides, is worth celebrating!!

[dmar001]

After reviewing my dd's degree plan with her, she noticed that she would only have to finish the Capstone course to get an AA.

Is this the road most people travel?

Is the capstone course difficult?

She wants to do the AAS Degree in Applied Computer StudiesThen finish up with the BSAST Degree in Information Technology
Since she has an interest in both and would basically be able to meet the AA degree with CLEP or DSST test, ending with a Capstone course.

Thats what I did. I enrolled for the BA Computer Science and knocked out my AAS computer studies once all my transferred credits were evaluated 6 weeks into the BA program. I'm not sure what classes she will be transferring in for the career track courses but chances are they prob won't transfer to the I.T. program. Its actually a bit faster to finish the BA computer science since you can transfer in a ton of electives in comparison to the I.T. program. The core for both are very similar.

[lprstn]

I'm trying to figure out how much extra this will cost. She's going to do both the AA and BS since her older siblings are getting theirs in the Spring she likes that it's easier to get internships while still working on your degree when you have an AA degree (at least that's what her brother told her after speaking to the Career Counseler at his Community College). It will be a year between the AA and BS if she passes all her planned test and classes on time.

[dmar001]

Just so you know to avoid any confusion the AA is different from the AAS. Usually when transferring to a BS program more classes from the AA (Associates Arts) and AS (Associates Science) transfer then the AAS (Associate Applied Science).