Vocational?

[sony732]

Does anyone have a trick for transferring a diploma from a vocational program like medical assisting or cosmetology into a degree plan?

[Johmford]

I think the response you might get here is to apply, send transcripts, and see what gets applied.

[MNomadic]

https://www.tesu.edu/degree-completion/earning-credit

Basically exactly what jjsafari said: apply and send transcripts. Work with academic advising on what they might accept and how it might apply to your specific program.

[dfrecore]

I wouldn't choose TESU - they barely give credit for things like IT certs, they certainly aren't going to give credit for non-ACE/NCCRS-approved coursework in medical assisting or cosmetology. Now, if those came from a CC and are credit-bearing, then yes. But they will only be able to be used in Free Electives, not in the AOS.

[cookderosa]

Does anyone have a trick for transferring a diploma from a vocational program like medical assisting or cosmetology into a degree plan?

If the diploma and vocational program was accredited, you have a shot. For instance, the courses that make up the cosmetology program at my local CC would all come in as free electives in any degree- but the courses from the cosmetology program at the cosmetology school down the road wouldn't, simply because it's not accredited. Regional would be ideal, but national is a "maybe" at Excelsior. You can also probably do a PLA and roll them into credit- might not be even-steven, but you might get a few. What exactly do you have?

[bjcheung77]

It depends what certificate/diploma you have and where it's from. Here are the lists that they accept. If you have anything from these providers, they would be transferable. Good luck, no harm in asking them directly. Link: https://www.tesu.edu/academics/cal/oapwl and https://www.tesu.edu/academics/cal/apr