Pierpont BOG AAS thread

[JamesIE]

IE doesn't stand for integration engineer does it?

No. At the time, it was Ireland.

I've moved since then.

[icampy]

Oh ok, thanks. There's a guy named james that I work with that is doing some classes, and his job title is IE haha.

[LxJxG]

Anyone have an estimate on how long it takes for all transfer credits to appear in the FELIX system? I had my transcripts sent almost 2 months ago and they have just started to show up in the last week! CLEP and my community college credits have appeared, but I'm still waiting for DSST and ACE credits. It's really frustrating.

[Thorne]

Do they have limitations for which ACE credits they'll accept? I've gone through the entire suite of ALEKS math plus have enough RA credits for both of my current degrees. I'd like to see if they'll award me an AAS in IT to go along with my Cyber+Networking suite. Doesn't seem too expensive anyway.

Yes, I am aware that I could submit for review, and probably will in the next few weeks, but am not in a position to do so today.

[ChilliDawg]

They accept just about all ACE credits. I am supposedly set to be conferred in August with an AAS in Information Systems. I had 15 credits of I.T. courses from a local State College, and it qualified me for an are of emphasis in I.S.

I did not even get into trying to obtain credit for my MCSE, MCSA, A+, NET+, SERVER+ or Security+. Didn't even bother submitting, and I made it. Good luck.

[Notgodot]

So I went and got a US address and sent it in to Pierpont, then heard nothing back for a few weeks. I emailed them and asked what my status was and the status of the AP English and ACE transcripts I'd sent as well.

I was told I'd been accepted as a transient student, and that my AP scores had been received, but that my ACE credits were still processing. I guess you don't get a welcome letter

Anyway, I messed around with the website, got a password, and stumbled my way into the Felix system. The AP English that is worth 6 credits at TESU is worth 3 credits at Pierpont. Trying to decide if I want to ask for a waiver, take another English class that I don't need for the Bachelors, or just forget about the whole thing. I've already taken an extra computing course just for this AAS.

[JamesIE]

DSST transcript was processed and posted.

I think I'd have enough credits to graduate.

Still waiting for them to process my ACE transcript, it'll be 3 months next week.

[ChilliDawg]

Well, after a lot of waiting and wondering, I logged into the Pierpont Felix portal.  My student profile and my transcript both say "Graduate".  My transcript has a degree conferral date of August 1. Last month, Ms. Parks submitted my application for graduation for me.  She told me that my Diploma would be mailed to me in late August.  I am pleased that they granted me a Area of Emphasis in Information Science.  I couldn't be happier.

I should soon be seeing my first degree arriving any time.  Very pleased with the West Virginia Board of Governor's program.

I am already at over 115 credits in the TESU Computer Science BS program, and hope to have that finished by Spring.

[Ideas]

Would Pierpont let someone choose an emphasis, rather than whatever they have the most credits in? For example, giving IT emphasis to someone with 30 credits in science and 15 credits in IT.

[ChilliDawg]

Would Pierpont let someone choose an emphasis, rather than whatever they have the most credits in? For example, giving IT emphasis to someone with 30 credits in science and 15 credits in IT.

They will let you declare your Area of Emphasis based on how the credits come in, coded on your transcript.

For example, I wanted to declare Computer Science as an AOE.  MY credits came in coded as IS from my brick and mortar college.  The only AOE that I qualified for in this case was Info Systems.

If you have 30 credits as SCI, I am certain that they would let you declare a Science AOE.

I would send an email to Ms. Parks.  She usually replies within an hour or two, and she is very helpful.

Good luck.