TESU AS and BA question

[bjcheung77]

Thanks davewill. Maybe I'm overthinking this and should just get them. Would you get the 3 degrees and use them on your CV or leave the Associates off. Could they actually be of benefit? Or is it merely no harm.  I have heard that many large employers are now using Clearinghouse to verify degrees so that they would see them regardless of whether you list them on your CV or not.

If they truly take no extra effort, I say go ahead and get them and list them. I don't believe that they would count against you in any way. However, I also don't think they are worth any extra effort, money or time. When I got my BACS, I was one course away from being able to get the ASNSM in CS at the same time, but it wasn't worth taking the extra course, for me, so I didn't bother.

As davewill mentioned, I see no downside to getting them. Me neither... I would just follow exactly as shadowgem recommended, in your cv or resume, just list the highest education level you have unless it's truly relevant to jobs you're attracting... Ex: Thomas Edison State University, Trenton, NJ. Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science

Heck, I was just a capstone course away from a BALS degree but didn't need another degree at the time, otherwise, I would have been on the same list as some people on here that have two associates and two bachelors from TESU. My BSBA is my "check the box degree", the associates were thrown in for free... makes me feel kind of like a trophy hoarder, haha...

[natshar]

If there is no extra work I don't see why not. You can always leave off a resume. I would 100% leave off the associates in computer science. No point in having both bachelors and associates in computer science from the same school, it is redundant on a resume/CV but if you already did the work why not get an extra degree for free.

[dfrecore]

Thanks davewill. Maybe I'm overthinking this and should just get them. Would you get the 3 degrees and use them on your CV or leave the Associates off. Could they actually be of benefit? Or is it merely no harm.  I have heard that many large employers are now using Clearinghouse to verify degrees so that they would see them regardless of whether you list them on your CV or not.

...I could see an employer looking for a programmer with strong/advanced math skills, and the AS in math might give you an edge.

I would guess that an employer looking for strong/advanced math skills would not assume that an AS in math would have that - most AS degrees don't require ANY UL courses, and frequently will allow much lower level courses into the degree than a BA/BS would, so it's of no benefit most of the time.  Instead, they might look at your transcript to see the actual math courses you took to confirm your math skills if that's what they were interested in.

Like everyone is saying on here, if it's no extra time and money, then go ahead and get the degree.  There is certainly no downside to having the degree, or in putting it on your resume.

[TrailRunr]

Nobody at my company is going to be fooled by the ASNSM in math. We all know it's just a bunch of freshman and sophomore math courses that the rest of the interview committee have already taken as part of their CS degrees. Don't hype it up at the interview because that will set off our cow dung detectors. Having taken calculus is not going get you any brownie points. Nearly all open jobs at my company which require college want a BA. Now if you get a double major BA in CS and math or CS and BSBA, that's a lot more beneficial.

[Ken101]

Thank you for your input. Those who replied thought I should get the Associates not just the BA as long as there is no extra work, time or money involved. Nobody felt these Associates degrees given the BA had any value, except a couple of posters felt the Math; Associates might have some value.

My original concern was that by getting these degrees together it could have a negative impact. Nobody could see any harm in getting them all. By this same logic, however, should I also get a Certificate in Computer Science as it’s just a throw-in requiring no extra time, work or money?

[bjcheung77]

Yes, I would get anything from them for free. If there is any additional effort, money, time, or something, then I don't think it's worth it. But because the Cert is already covered by the courses in your ASN or BA, then go for it. You don't need to list it in your resume or CV, it's a good sheet of paper you don't need to pay for. I use it as an ego booster too, haha!