11-14-2012, 03:21 PM
rebel100 Wrote:It might stink...but someone's gotta pay for it. I think 1 degree paid for by others is enough for anyone (I'm grateful for mine and understood it to be a one time thing)....and the OP could likely have finished the AA first and been fine.
That's exactly what I meant, anyone lucky enough to qualify for Pell Grants should be happy to complete their degree. For anyone else looking to double up on degrees or finish an AA and BA, make sure you plan it out to finish in order and work with your school to meet the requirements. As for the OP (esummer), I can always recommend the AAS in Environmental, Safety, and Security Technologies. If you meet the BA requirements than all you'd need is FEMA credits to complete it. You might also qualify for some AA programs too without taking any more courses, run some evals on the TESC Online Student Services site and find out.
Instead of going back and working on an AA which requires more courses (as you had planned), you could start moving toward a Master's degree.
My completed "non-traditional" credits include 27 credits from CLEP, 30 credits from DSST, 6 credits from ALEKS, 19 credits from FEMA courses including PDS, 3 credits from NFA courses, 10 credits from ACE Workplace Training, 3 credits from a TESC TECEP exam, and 3 credits from a TESC PLA course.
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