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Does TESU refuse to give ANY third BA? - Pelican - 12-26-2017
On the TESU Web page, TESU says " The University will not award a third Thomas Edison State University associate or baccalaureate degree". (https://www.tesu.edu/academics/catalog/Award-of-Degrees.cfm). Does that mean TESU will not allow one to earn three BA degrees all from TESU, or more broadly, it won't allow a person to earn a third degree at all, even if some are from other schools? Has anyone tried this before?
RE: Does TESU refuse to give ANY third BA? - jsd - 12-26-2017
It's a good question, but I can't imagine what the use of a third Bachelors would be.
Granted, I'm over here wrapping up a second bachelors...
RE: Does TESU refuse to give ANY third BA? - dfrecore - 12-26-2017
I think it's a 3rd BA at all, whether any previous were earned from them or not.
RE: Does TESU refuse to give ANY third BA? - cannoda - 12-26-2017
(12-26-2017, 10:23 AM)jsd Wrote: It's a good question, but I can't imagine what the use of a third Bachelors would be.
Granted, I'm over here wrapping up a second bachelors...
Think about a discipline where an approved degree is required for licensing (e.g., nursing, engineering). Excelsior makes an exception to their policy in these cases.
RE: Does TESU refuse to give ANY third BA? - Pelican - 12-26-2017
This would be useful to me, as work as a teacher. Although I have licenses in different subjects, getting an additional degree would make my resume more tailored to a specific subject.
RE: Does TESU refuse to give ANY third BA? - bjcheung77 - 12-26-2017
You're limited to two associates and two bachelors degrees at TESU. If you're trying to "credit bank/launder" your credits into a third degree, you can always try the other Big 3 counterparts. Since COSC has a free application going on until Jan 5, 2018 and Excelsior has a free application for students of partnerships (SL/Study.com/Sophia, etc), apply to both.
While you're at it, you may want to check out WGU, there may be something at the Bachelors or Masters Level for you. I don't know, check out several of the Competency-Based programs and see if they'll take as many credits as possible into a third degree. Brandman, Hodges, Patten, WGU - Northern Arizona, U of Wisconsin, and lastly the big'uns, Capella/Strayer/Walden.
RE: Does TESU refuse to give ANY third BA? - sanantone - 12-26-2017
Excelsior awards third bachelors, period. You just need justification and approval to apply for every major except for nursing.
RE: Does TESU refuse to give ANY third BA? - jsd - 12-26-2017
Getting a third degree has nothing to do with credit banking or credit laundering.
RE: Does TESU refuse to give ANY third BA? - Ideas - 12-26-2017
They won't allow anyone to earn a 3rd one. So therefore if someone had a TESU degree and a degree from somewhere else, they cannot even get a 2nd TESU degree.
RE: Does TESU refuse to give ANY third BA? - bluebooger - 12-26-2017
(12-26-2017, 03:35 PM)cannoda Wrote:(12-26-2017, 10:23 AM)jsd Wrote: It's a good question, but I can't imagine what the use of a third Bachelors would be.
Granted, I'm over here wrapping up a second bachelors...
Think about a discipline where an approved degree is required for licensing (e.g., nursing, engineering). Excelsior makes an exception to their policy in these cases.
if someone was doing a 3rd bachelors for nursing they should just bite the bullet and do an in-person masters entry program like yale or columbia university has
http://nursing.columbia.edu/admissions-and-financial-aid/programs/masters-direct-entry-mde-mdednp-mdephd
and columbia accepts Excelsior Anatomy & Physiology exams and Microbiology exam to meet the prerequisites