Switching Major at TESC

[zeroglory]

If you get an evaluation done for a specific major, pay the tuition and then decide to switch your major, do they charge you another evaluation fee?

Also, If you graduate with an Associates from TESC, then decide to get your Bachelors, do you have to pay for another evaluation at that time, or pay another enrollment fee? Or would the enrollment tuition be covered as long as you earned your Bachelors within 1 year of originally enrolling at TESC.

I understand there would be an additional graduation fee, and I guess I don't HAVE to have an associates (I could just go straight for my Bachelors) however it would be nice to have that "halfway" accomplishment solidified.

[jeffs34]

I changed my major after my evaluation without any fees. I assume you wouldn't need another fee after your associates as long as you stay enrolled.

[cookderosa]

[QUOTE=zeroglory]If you get an evaluation done for a specific major, pay the tuition and then decide to switch your major, do they charge you another evaluation fee?>>

No, you can change as often as you want, but they do have to reevaluate your credits again- so your updated evaluation might take a month +/-.

Also, If you graduate with an Associates from TESC, then decide to get your Bachelors, do you have to pay for another evaluation at that time, or pay another enrollment fee? Or would the enrollment tuition be covered as long as you earned your Bachelors within 1 year of originally enrolling at TESC.

You can add an associates to your degree plan, and when you enter myEdison, you have a drop down menu to look at either degree. In other words, you earn them simultaneously even if you are "working on" one at a time. You only pay one evaluation fee- your first one. Finally, the enrollment fee allows you to complete as much as you can in that year, so no, there is no additional fee for starting a second degree.

I understand there would be an additional graduation fee, and I guess I don't HAVE to have an associates (I could just go straight for my Bachelors) however it would be nice to have that "halfway" accomplishment solidified.

In my case, my first associates didn't add anything to this bachelor's degree, I started from zero- so for me, I wanted to be recognized for this new set of credits. I didn't do 60 + 60 (associates to bachelor) , I did 60 + 60 + 60 and I wanted the piece of paper that shows I earned all those extra credits.

One thing- TESC makes you crazy trying to figure out a completion schedule. The "file by" dates for graduation are insane and early- so you will need to remember you can only get 1 degree per grad date, so if you are planning it out for 1 year, it will really look similar to this:

1st semester
2nd semester
3rd semester- (meet and file for AA)
4th semester- (meet and file for BA) Graduate with AA
"5th semester" (unenrolled) Graduate with BA