Have a Masters, can I transfer credit for BS?

[borrs]

Hi guys, so I achieved a Masters from a well known and credited university in England. However I was admitted through the professional route, which waivers the BS requirement.  
So, I only have High School and Masters degrees.

Now I want to actually get a BS,  and I'm hoping that maybe I can transfer some graduate credit.  Has anyone tried this before?

worst case scenario, maybe I can apply via PLA, but many of the courses I took in the Masters has no equivalency in the TESU PLA database. Does TESU  regularly consider this in PLA?(in  the FAQ they do mention so)


thanks

[ROYISAGIRL]

The PLA database is a kind of just a tool to show what courses people have PLA'd in the past. I don't think it's updated. You can PLA any course that's in TESU's course catalog (except the one's the PLA says you can't i.e. English Composition I,etc.)or any course that you have a syllabus for thay fits the degree you're going for.

Now the real question is what degree are you looking to get?

[borrs]

The PLA database is a kind of  just a tool to show what courses people have PLA'd in the past. I don't think it's updated. You can PLA any course that's in TESU's course catalog (except the one's the PLA says you can't i.e. English Composition I,etc.)or any course that you have a syllabus for thay fits the degree you're going for.

Now the real question is what degree are you looking to get?

Oh, so the courses must match the degree I'm looking to get? 


I have a Masters in Public Health, but looking to get a degree in BA CS(been programming for some years).

was hoping to score some courses as electives, in the areas of Health and Emergency Management.

[carrythenothing]

You can have the classes evaluated for undergraduate transfer equivalencies. You'll still need a course-by-course foreign credential evaluation (except maybe if it's an RA school like The Open University).

[sarahmac]

Hi guys, so I achieved a Masters from a well known and credited university in England. However I was admitted through the professional route, which waivers the BS requirement.  
So, I only have High School and Masters degrees.

Now I want to actually get a BS,  and I'm hoping that maybe I can transfer some graduate credit.  Has anyone tried this before?

worst case scenario, maybe I can apply via PLA, but many of the courses I took in the Masters has no equivalency in the TESU PLA database. Does TESU  regularly consider this in PLA?(in  the FAQ they do mention so)


thanks

Did you do A Levels? The American highschool diploma is equivalent to GCSE. If you did A Levels you will likely get 6-9 credits per A Level if you send those in along with your masters for an international equivalency evaluation.

I didn't bother because mine were not relevant to the degree and my electives were already full, but I could have scored 42 easy credits between AS and full A Levels if I had just got my highschool stuff evaluated (4 A2, 2 additional AS and EPQ).

[borrs]

You can have the classes evaluated for undergraduate transfer equivalencies. You'll still need a course-by-course foreign credential evaluation (except maybe if it's an RA school like The Open University).

thanks! 

Sarahmac
Did you do A Levels? The American highschool diploma is equivalent to GCSE. If you did A Levels you will likely get 6-9 credits per A Level if you send those in along with your masters for an international equivalency evaluation.

I didn't bother because mine were not relevant to the degree and my electives were already full, but I could have scored 42 easy credits between AS and full A Levels if I had just got my highschool stuff evaluated (4 A2, 2 additional AS and EPQ).

you serious?  I did think that it should be similar to American ARs.

I have  1 AL (Biology), and 3 AS (Chemistry, Computer, Math)
All Ds though

[bjcheung77]

Several members on the board have gone from Masters to Bachelors to Associates as they've gone the non-traditional route. There's no shame in going back for a Bachelors, the BA Computer Science is a good option to select. You'll just need to transfer everything in after an international evaluation has been completed (course by course) through one of the NACES members that are accepted. You should expect most of your credits to hit the electives field... If you have energy, money, time, you may want to do a BSBA/BACS combo and throw in an extra Associates if you wanted.

[dfrecore]

I think there's a maximum you can bring in (why am I thinking 9cr??).

I'm going to contact TESU directly and ask them some questions:
1) if you have a master's w/o a bachelor's, does that waive your GE/Free Electives?
2) if not, how many credits can you bring in from your master's?

TESU will take D's for your GE (except English Comp), but not for the Major. So you could use Biology and Chemistry in the GE Natural Sciences area. Not sure about the computer and math courses, it depends on what they are (for instance, if the math is Calc, then you can't bring that into the major, but since it's required, you can't use it in the GE for Quant Lit because it's a duplicate course; but if it's College Algebra, then you could use in the GE).

[carrythenothing]

https://tesu.smartcatalogiq.com/current/...of-Degrees

Earning a First Baccalaureate Degree after Earning an advanced or professional Degree

Students who have earned a graduate or a professional degree from TESU or an accredited institution recognized under the Thomas Edison State University Transfer Credit Policy, but have not earned a baccalaureate degree from TESU or an accredited institution recognized under the Thomas Edison State University Transfer Credit Policy must:

• Complete a minimum of 24 credits in the area of study and/or core of the baccalaureate degree. These credits must be earned after the date the most recent degree, regardless of academic level, was conferred.
  

• Complete all the general education requirements required for the baccalaureate degree.
  

• Additionally, students must complete all other degree requirements as listed in the current Thomas Edison State University Catalog.
  

[borrs]

I think there's a maximum you can bring in (why am I thinking 9cr??).

I'm going to contact TESU directly and ask them some questions:
1) if you have a master's w/o a bachelor's, does that waive your GE/Free Electives?
2) if not, how many credits can you bring in from your master's?

TESU will take D's for your GE (except English Comp), but not for the Major. So you could use Biology and Chemistry in the GE Natural Sciences area.  Not sure about the computer and math courses, it depends on what they are (for instance, if the math is Calc, then you can't bring that into the major, but since it's required, you can't use it in the GE for Quant Lit because it's a duplicate course; but if it's College Algebra, then you could use in the GE).

thanks! that would be very helpful ^_^

Several members on the board have gone from Masters to Bachelors to Associates as they've gone the non-traditional route.  There's no shame in going back for a Bachelors, the BA Computer Science is a good option to select.  You'll just need to transfer everything in after an international evaluation has been completed (course by course) through one of the NACES members that are accepted.  You should expect most of your credits to hit the electives field... If you have energy, money, time, you may want to do a BSBA/BACS combo and throw in an extra Associates if you wanted.

indeed that is the plan, i've seen a couple of posts about BSA + CS combo. 

i'm thinking to add an Accounting certificate to that too, perhaps associate as you mentioned.

https://tesu.smartcatalogiq.com/current/...of-Degrees

Earning a First Baccalaureate Degree after Earning an advanced or professional Degree

Students who have earned a graduate or a professional degree from TESU or an accredited institution recognized under the Thomas Edison State University Transfer Credit Policy, but have not earned a baccalaureate degree from TESU or an accredited institution recognized under the Thomas Edison State University Transfer Credit Policy must:

• Complete a minimum of 24 credits in the area of study and/or core of the baccalaureate degree. These credits must be earned after the date the most recent degree, regardless of academic level, was conferred.
  

• Complete all the general education requirements required for the baccalaureate degree.
  

• Additionally, students must complete all other degree requirements as listed in the current Thomas Edison State University Catalog.
  

Thanks, glad to see the University address this in their website. However, forgive my low IQ , but I feel the last two bullets are a bit vague.
If I'm reading between the lines correctly,  the last two bullet points talks about "requirements" that can still be achieved using Credit Transfer, which may include credit coming from the Masters/High school degree.. Correct?