I need help with a degree plan, and I'm getting frustrated.

[tescee]

I took Penn Foster's Electronics technician career diploma program thinking I was earning 18 credits that were ACE evaluated. Turns out not only are they not ACE reviewed, I didn't actual earn any credit. I only earned credit that can be used toward their A.S. degree. I was going to transfer the credit to TESC for the ASAST in electronics engineering technology. Look on this link: Electronics Technician Courses | Penn Foster Career School See in bold the part about 18 credits, well they are only credits in myth, not reality. You can only use them toward their A.S. degree. Anyway then I was just going to take the A.S. degree even though its not what I want to do, but thought hey I'll get 64 credits, much of which are ACE evaluated. Now I looked on ACE's website and most or a lot of the ACE credits have expired so that route looks like a dead end to now.
Now as I understand TESC or any of the big three you can't actually earn your degree there, you transfer the credit in to get the degree. I mean I was going to do CLEP, and straighterline for "General ED" for quickness and cheapness. Then I was going to do FEMA credit for "free electives" but then actually take the career portion, the electronics engineering part at TESC. Yes I know they are online, but follow the course outlines, learn on my own and exam for credits, but you can't actually do that right? So i am all fowled up, annoyed, and getting very frustrated. What in Gods name do you suggest, any suggestions at all? Am I not understand how TESC works or I have it just right? Thanks for the help, I will appreciate any and all.

[sanantone]

Your questions have already been answered sufficiently by many on the other forum. You've been pointed to the courses TESC does offer. I don't know what else you're looking for. Either take the missing requirements somewhere else and transfer them in or avoid TESC altogether.

[tescee]

Do you know of any distance learning schools that have these requirements and TESC would accept, because I don't? I asked here because I was told this forum is the "Big 3" experts, maybe they would have another take on the whole thing.

[AlbaTiVo]

I don't see anything in what you have provided that says the classes you have taken will transfer to TESC. Was that just an assumption you made, as everyone here is encouraged to make sure their Penn Foster classes are ACE approved before taking them, if they are planning on transferring them. What are your reasons for not taking one of the two Associates degrees that Penn Foster will allow you to apply your classes to?

[tescee]

I don't see anything in what you have provided that says the classes you have taken will transfer to TESC. Was that just an assumption you made, as everyone here is encouraged to make sure their Penn Foster classes are ACE approved before taking them, if they are planning on transferring them. What are your reasons for not taking one of the two Associates degrees that Penn Foster will allow you to apply your classes to?

The reasons are I have come to find out a good many of the ACE credits have expired. I could take the A.S. at Penn Foster and then transfer to Gratham and just stay in the DETC realm for an engineering technology degree. I was also thinking of going with CIE-WC but again I don't actually have credits toward it at this moment. Also correct me if I'm wrong, but any DETC credits should transfer easily to other DETC schools, right?

[AlbaTiVo]

Yeah, DETC should transfer to DETC no problem, but some RA schools will take NA credits and maybe even your Associates in it's entirety should you decide to go that route. I did a quick search on here and found this, but you may have to look around some more schools that will do this and have the degree you are looking for.

[tescee]

Yeah, DETC should transfer to DETC no problem, but some RA schools will take NA credits and maybe even your Associates in it's entirety should you decide to go that route. I did a quick search on here and found this, but you may have to look around some more schools that will do this and have the degree you are looking for.

Thank you I did not know that. It seems ridiculous that RA schools won't except NA credits. I mean its not like DETC is some rogue entity from the middle East accrediting schools for a fee. They are listed with the DOE. In my opinion this BS has to stop. RA schools should not reject NA credits off-hand, they should look at this school where they came from. OK, OK I'll hop off my soapbox now.
Anyway what is Grantham University's reputation as a school? Any good? Care about education? I like the look of their engineering technology programs.

[rebel100]

What's the end goal? What do you want to be when it's all done?

Perhaps the electronics tech and the degree are separate things?

[tescee]

Well I just had an interesting conversation with Excelsior college and they indeed have an AAS program that I want to take and offer all the credits through them. You can complete the whole degree there. Now of course doing the entire degree there would be expensive. I'm going to do straighterline for "Gen Ed" credits, FEMA for Free electives but you can complete the whole career part through them in a combination of testing at Pearson Vue, and their own online courses. I was quite impressed with them, they explain things very well.
I know I sound stupid, but this is ALL new to me. I am doing all this on my own, winging it as they say. I just want to get an electronics degree. I love electronics, its a passion of mine.

[sanantone]

Then, Excelsior sounds like it's the better option than TESC. As I mentioned on the other forum, Excelsior is likely to offer all or most of the courses needed for all of their degree programs and that's why they offer a limited number of options in comparison to TESC. Like you said, you can lower the cost of your degree by testing out of all of your general education requirements. These schools also offer online electronics degrees.
Electronics Engineering Technology Degree - Bachelor's Degree | DeVry University
Associate of Science in Electronics Technology - Colorado Technical University

In contrast to what you keep insinuating, TESC does have programs where they offer all of the course requirements; electronics is just not one of them. TESC offers all of the required courses for all of these degree programs.
Thomas Edison State College: Online, accredited degrees that can be completed entirely online