OtherSyde Wrote:OK I think I get it now. Any associates will do. Then he does Radiology schooling.
But now we're at the college office and the TESC rep keeps trying to tell us that TESC has a 12-credit minimum residency rule. Never heard of this before, I thought TESC was one of the few with no residency requirement? Is this a new TESC policy? Or just BS to tray and get him to attend more classes there?
What the education office rep was telling you about is the Military Degree Completion Program (MDCP) residency requirement. TESC normally requires no residency (maybe except a capstone) but requires a rather large enrollment fee ($1,800 for residents and military) that is not covered by TA. TESC offers the MDCP with no enrollment fee, but the military student must get 12 residency credits for an Associates and 24 residency credits for a bachelors. The military tuition rate is set at $250 per S/H under this program and there is no direct cost to the military member except application and graduation fees and books.
If your sailor has the $ and wants to "CLEP out" of an AA, he can pay the $1,800. Keep in mind that ALL TESC credits count as residency. This includes TECEP exams, guided study and online classes. He can enroll under MDCP take 4 TECEPs at $99 each and be out $396 dollars if it's needed in a rush.
I remember recently a U.S. congressperson was trying to get a law passed that would allow any U.S. servicemember to get a degree from the CCAF. I don't know if this was enacted, but may be worth looking into.
Also, if I was getting an associates only, I would go with Charter Oak State College instead of TESC. Charter oak has no residency except for the required 8 week cornerstone course and does not charge an enrollment fee to the military. Also, I believe since the Navy has a Submarine base in CT, COSC has a working relationship with the Navy through NCPDLP. It would be much cheaper and quicker to get it through COSC. TESC takes forever on everything. http://www.charteroak.edu/prospective/ad...ns/ncpdlp/
Hope this helps.
CLEPS Passed: 10 DSST Passed: 11 TECEPS: 1
PrLoko-isms
Don't waste time by trying to save time. The only sure way to complete your degree is to knock out credits quickly and efficiently.
Don't let easiness bite you in the rear. Know your endgame (where you want to be) and plan backward from there. Your education is a means to an end.
Be honest professionally, socially and academically. There are people (especially little ones) who look up to you and they're going by your example.
Be proud. Whether you're an Engineer or Fast Food worker, there is honor and dignity in hard work.
Picking on people weaker than you only proves that you are a weak person.
PrLoko-isms
Don't waste time by trying to save time. The only sure way to complete your degree is to knock out credits quickly and efficiently.
Don't let easiness bite you in the rear. Know your endgame (where you want to be) and plan backward from there. Your education is a means to an end.
Be honest professionally, socially and academically. There are people (especially little ones) who look up to you and they're going by your example.
Be proud. Whether you're an Engineer or Fast Food worker, there is honor and dignity in hard work.
Picking on people weaker than you only proves that you are a weak person.
![[-]](https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/images/collapse.png)