Doing a MA in Northern Studies and BS Anthropology

[vetvso]

Now that I am close to completing my BA in Social Sciences from TESU I am beginning my preparation for my next phase.

1. Receive BA from TESU and transfer degree to UAF Alaska 2019
2. Apply for MA in Northern Studies Fall 2019
3. Take some Anthropology/Archaeology courses online and in person Summer 2019
4. Get another degree BS Anthropology 2019/2020
5. Begin PHD Program from UAF Alaska Anthropology 2020/2021

Has anyone else continued and what have they do along the way. I have no intention of stopping, and will even apply to work for my University for free graduate tuition. Assuming my University does not freak out on my I will even get multiple degree's from the top three in areas of concentration that I find interesting, and continue testing along with in person classes.

Any opinions?

[cookderosa]

Now that I am close to completing my BA in Social Sciences from TESU I am beginning my preparation for my next phase.

1. Receive BA from TESU and transfer degree to UAF Alaska 2019
2. Apply for MA in Northern Studies Fall 2019
3. Take some Anthropology/Archaeology courses online and in person Summer 2019
4. Get another degree BS Anthropology 2019/2020
5. Begin PHD Program from UAF Alaska Anthropology 2020/2021

Has anyone else continued and what have they do along the way. I have no intention of stopping, and will even apply to work for my University for free graduate tuition. Assuming my University does not freak out on my I will even get multiple degree's from the top three in areas of concentration that I find interesting, and continue testing along with in person classes.

Any opinions?

Opinions about what?

[vetvso]

"Has anyone else continued and what have they do along the way. I have no intention of stopping, and will even apply to work for my University for free graduate tuition. Assuming my University does not freak out on my I will even get multiple degree's from the top three in areas of concentration that I find interesting, and continue testing along with in person classes."

Is this above something feasible and has anyone heard of schools not accepting degree's if someone continued getting BA/BS degree's while in graduate school?

[jsd]

If you're asking if it's possible to get multiple degrees at various levels, then yes.

[cookderosa]

"Has anyone else continued and what have they do along the way. I have no intention of stopping, and will even apply to work for my University for free graduate tuition. Assuming my University does not freak out on my I will even get multiple degree's from the top three in areas of concentration that I find interesting, and continue testing along with in person classes."

Is this above something feasible and has anyone heard of schools not accepting degree's if someone continued getting BA/BS degree's while in graduate school?

most RA colleges will put parameters on the number of degrees you can earn, so this would be something you'd just want to confirm. I don't think it's a case of them caring (or freaking out) rather whether or not their policy allows it is probably found in their catalog or via email.

At some point in the application process, you'll have to disclose all of your previous college attendance and degrees (loose credit like CLEP doesn't have to be disclosed specifically unless it's part of a degree, then transcripts may be requested too) so as long as you do that, and everything is transparent, you'll be told whether or not it's permitted. It probably will be, colleges like money.

Not accepting degrees- if you mean as the "tick box" for entry into a grad program, that shouldn't be a problem. Grad schools look at accreditation and prereqs (if applicable) but there may be additional admissions requirements (GRE, letters, experience, etc) however just regarding the issue of accepting/not accepting, the schools on your list are all RA, so there shouldn't be any issues.

[sanantone]

Is your question whether a PhD program will accept your degree if you earned additional bachelor's degrees after being in a master's program? They won't care.

Why not just go from a BA in Social Science to an MA in Anthropology to a PhD in Anthropology? I don't understand where the additional BA in Anthropology and MA in Northern Studies fit into your plan. Some PhD programs will accept you with just a BA.

University of North Texas offers an online master's in anthropology, but you can also earn the MA in Northern Studies and skip the BA in Anthropology. The Northern Studies program is already an anthropology program.

[vetvso]

For me the MA in Northern Studies is free and I can get some free LL Anthropology classes along the way. Since I am wanting a PHD in Anthropology or History and may even have those costs covered at some point as well. Also I enjoying reading and studying but like validating my interests, and additional degrees give me that. It also keeps me current so I can continue teaching others about what we do here. Remote Alaska can really use this and I have started several people on this path.

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I guess I'm unsure what my home school will think if I transfer in multiple degrees that have some of their classes used to achieve the other degrees.

[cookderosa]

I guess I'm unsure what my home school will think if I transfer in multiple degrees that have some of their classes used to achieve the other degrees.

In every case, if you were a 17 year old who went down the street to your community college and took English 101, from that point forward, you'd have English 101 credit. Whether or not you earned 1 degree or 3, you still have the credit.
Say you earned an AA at the CC and then went onto your university's BA program- you'd bring with you the English 101 credit.
If you then decided to go to nursing school and earn an ADN at your local CC, you'd bring English 101 credit with you. If you then transferred to your university to earn your BSN, you'd still use your English 101 credit.
My point is that they won't think anything, that's what everyone does.

What everyone doesn't do is earn multiple degrees in the same discipline, so while I'm trying to not be critical of your plan, you have a lot of redundancy in your list, and I think *that* is more unusual or will raise eyebrows instead of your fear of using transfer credit in multiple degrees. Just my .02

[vetvso]

@Jennifer I think your right, and I may be able to taylor my Anthropology program into a BS and that might help. UAF also accepts business classes from straighterline, DSST, and CLEP so another degree in business is also an option.

I was told by my adviser that having a degree from TESU helps because of all of my grad credits from University of Alaska, and that they prefer not to allow me to have a PHD from them if I didn't have a BA/BS from another school.

I'm older then most here, and somewhat retired with really good VA benefits so I have additional flexibility and access to B&M classes as well. My preferred interest is within Anthropology or Archaeology but getting funding for these is not possible unless I teach under a MA in Northern Studies. Once I'm teaching I can get free classes and finish my PHD. This will be what I do since teaching at the university does not get in the way of my disabilities.

[allvia]

@Jennifer I think your right, and I may be able to taylor my Anthropology program into a BS and that might help. UAF also accepts business classes from straighterline, DSST, and CLEP so another degree in business is also an option.

I was told by my adviser that having a degree from TESU helps because of all of my grad credits from University of Alaska, and that they prefer not to allow me to have a PHD from them if I didn't have a BA/BS from another school.

I'm older then most here, and somewhat retired with really good VA benefits so I have additional flexibility and access to B&M classes as well. My preferred interest is within Anthropology or Archaeology but getting funding for these is not possible unless I teach under a MA in Northern Studies. Once I'm teaching I can get free classes and finish my PHD. This will be what I do since teaching at the university does not get in the way of my disabilities.

What it sounds like is the opposite of them 'freaking out' about external school credits, but that they prefer you to have a more diversified educational background - this based on them not wanting your Bachelor straight through to a PHD all from one school.