TAMUC Degree Plan

[agsfisher]

Hello,

Your Location: Texas, USA
Your Age: 20
What kind of degree do you want?:  BAAS 
Current Regional Accredited Credits: 60 hrs  Associates Degree from TSTC in Electrical Power & Controls

School Name Total Credits: #  Texas State Technical College- Associates in Applied Science EPC- 15 hrs (Non technical course work)-
Class Name, Credits, Grade

MATH 1316-  Plane Trig.         3 hrs  A
PSYC 2301 - Psychology          3 hrs  A
ENGL 2311-  Technical Writing   3 hrs  A
GOVT 2306-  Texas Government    3 hrs  B
HUMA 1301-  Intro. Humanitites  3 hrs  A

45 hours of TSTC Technical Courses:
CETT1303 DC CIRCUITS 3.00 A 

 ELPT1321 INTRO TO ELECT SAFETY & TOOLS 3.00 A 
 TSTC1101 COLLEGE SUCCESS 1.00 A 
 CETT1305 AC CIRCUITS 3.00 A 
 ELPT1341 MOTOR CONTROL 3.00 A 
 CETT1325 DIGITAL FUNDAMENTALS 3.00 A 

 DFTG1313 DRAFTING FOR SPECIFIC OCPTNS 3.00 A 

 ELPT2319 PROGRAM. LOGIC CONTROLLERS I 3.00 A 

EEIR1309 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE 3.00 A 

ELPT1351 ELECTRICAL MACHINES 3.00 A 

ELPT2335 ELECTRICAL THEORY AND DEVICES 3.00 B 

ELPT2339 ELECTRICAL POWER DISTRIBUTION 3.00 B 



Current CLEP Credits:  12 hrs
American Government, US History 1 &2, Analyzing and Interpreting Literature

SOPHIA: 29 hours
Conflict Resolution, Information Technology, Art History 1 &2, Ethics, Sociology, Intro. to Business, Human Biology, Evironmental Science, Essentials of Conflict Management, and Effective Teams.

Any certifications or military experience? no military, but I'm checking with him on industrial certifications he may have achieved at work.


I'm trying to help my son earn his Bachelors degree in the most time efficient way possible.  Thankfully the cost isn't a problem because his current employer will pay for the tuition.  Utilizing his previous credits an getting through quickly is his main objective.  We are considering the BAAS program in either Organizational Leadership or Applied Science (not really sure what the differences are or which would be the best fit).

We would appreciate any assistance.  If anyone knows the process of getting started with TAMUC we would appreciate the 'step by step' information.  Do we wait until we have 84 hours until we apply?  (This makes me nervous that TAMUC might change their policy and decide to reject ACE at some point.)  

Does anyone know if my son's technical coursework at TSTC might apply somehow?  I would hate to leave 45 hours of (technical course) credit on the table.  TAMUC mentions "Students who have military training and/or coursework from professional training schools should consider contracting with Excelsior College’s OneTranscript service to have prior learning and courses transcripted into one consolidated transcript document."  Not sure if this is something we should consider.  Anyone have experience with this process?

I think we have almost all the Core requirements done.  He can probably CLEP out of ENGL Comp. Modular, if that counts.

Thanks for any and all input!

[allvia]

You should list out all the courses from TSTC in order for anyone to answer if they'll apply to another degree. The post wasn't clear (to me) at first they he had actually completed an associate degree. Also, TSTC is a RA school, there is no reason to utilize Excelsior College’s OneTranscript - you have no need for that service (and the costs associated with it).

[ltw900rr]

Have a look at what classes transferred for me:
Click here for my transfer classes

Also, look at the wiki for TAMUC BAAS ORGL
wiki link


You can apply to TAMUC on their webpage, and send your transcripts through Parchment from TSTC and Sophia. 

What is the 45 hours that you do not want to leave on the table? You should list those classes also.

I had 42 hours of automotive classes at community college transfer to TAMUC for the professional development electives portion.

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The following Technical classes were transferred into the Professional Development Electives portion for TAMUC.

If your son took classes like this at TSTC they should transfer into the same category. TAMUC is very generous on transferring classes from Community College and Sophia.

AUTO1513 - Auto Engines - San Jacinto College
AUTO2511 - Auto Drive & Diagns - San Jacinto College
TTEN1311 - Auto Skls & Pre Dvy - San Jacinto College
TTEN2411 - Auto Tran Tr-Axle - San Jacinto College
TTEN2310 - Coop Work Exp - San Jacinto College
TTEN2311 - Climate Cntrl Sys - San Jacinto College
TTEN2312 - Toyota Brakes & Sus - San Jacinto College
ELEC1310 - Electrical Tech/Assoc Dg - San Jacinto College
TTEN2310 - Coop Work Exp - San Jacinto College
TTEN2313 - Fuel Inj & Comp Ctl - San Jacinto College
TTEN2412 - MNL Tran TR-Axle - San Jacinto College

[agsfisher]

Thank you both for replying. I updated the original post to reflect his technical coursework.

[ltw900rr]

The good thing about TAMUC is you are not paying an application fee until you register for your 1st 7 week semester. I would go ahead and apply and send in your current transcripts for evaluation, so you can see what other classes are necessary.

I am not sure how they will evaluate your English classes, you may need to CLEP out of the other English class you mention. I am not 100% on that.

When I started looking at getting a Bachelor's degree, I did not think many of my hours from CC would transfer. I was glad I sent my transcript into TAMUC, once I saw what they accepted, it was a huge relief to see that after CC and a few Sophia classes, I only needed to take 14 classes at TAMUC.

[bjcheung77]

@agsfisher, you missed the template where it asks to provide more details... With the info you've provided, you need to have a conversation with your son and see if he's interested in the BAAS options or the BGS and finalize that... Apply, send all transcripts to get an evaluation, make sure to max that up to the 84 credits or so by following the recommendations on the WIKI. Once done, the remaining 33-36 credits would need to be completed at TAMUC...