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BA in Sociology, Economics or Statistics - JPN - 05-18-2022
I'm at a point in my career where I need a RA degree or a post-baccalaureate diploma that would explicitly state a major in Sociology, Economics or Statistics (or a Statistics adjacent field).
I already have a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from a Canadian university, but due to the archaic nature of where I work, it's not as ideal for career progression. I took a look at the various programs, and ruled out UMPI and COSC because of this. TESu seems like the most relevant option because it has an explicit Sociology major, but I haven't mapped out the possible credits one could use for TESU. I'm also not sure that TESU would accept my existing RA credits completed in excess of my degree (I took some courses as anon-degree student at my Alma Mater that aren't applied as credits for my original degree).
Does anyone have any advice on this front?
Your Location: Canada
Your Age: 25
What kind of degree do you want?: Bachelor in Sociology, Economics or Statistics, ideally the latter 2
Current Regional Accredited Credits:
School Name Total Credits: #
Class Name, Credits, Grade
University of British Columbia
Course Course Name
ADHE 330 The Community Practice of Adult Education
AFST 250 Introduction to African Studies - INTRO AFRI STUDY
ASIA 313 Tibetan and Himalayan Culture and Society
CENS 202 Great Works of Literature from Central, Eastern and Northern Europe (in English).
CONS 101 Introduction to Conservation
CPSC 110 Computation, Programs, and Programming
CRWR 200 Introduction to Creative Writing
EPSE 406 Typical and Atypical Development in Infants and Children
FNH 200 Exploring Our Food
FREN 101 Beginners' French I
FREN 102 Beginners' French II
FREN 111 Intermediate French I
FREN 112 Intermediate French II
GEOB 270 Geographic Information Science
GEOG 121 Geography, Environment and Globalization
GEOG 122 Geography, Modernity and Globalization
GERM 303 German Literature Before 1900 (in English)
LLED 441 Introduction to Teaching Children's Literature
LLED 459 Trends and Issues in Literacy Instruction
LLED 462 School Library Resource Centre Programs
LLED 469 Inquiry-Based Pedagogy in School Library Programs
PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy
POLI 100 Introduction to Politics
POLI 101 The Government of Canada
POLI 110 Investigating Politics: An Introduction to Scientific Political Analysis
POLI 240 Currents of Political Thought
POLI 260 Introduction to Global Politics
POLI 303 Federalism in Canada
POLI 308D Topics in Canadian Politics
POLI 321A Chinese Politics and Development - CHIN POLIT DEVEL
POLI 324A Southeast Asian Government and Politics - S E ASIA GOVT
POLI 350 Public Policy
POLI 375A Global Environmental Politics - GLOB ENV POLI
POLI 380 Quantitative Methods in Political Science
POLI 405C Municipal Governance and Policy
POLI 405F Politics Seminar
POLI 464E US Intelligence Studies
SOCI 101 Social Interaction and Culture
SOCI 387 Drugs and Society
WRDS 150 Research and Writing in the Humanities and Social Sciences
All are 3 credit courses. 1-2 courses are LL, 3-4 courses are UL. Every course is percentage graded, equivalent to A or B. Passing mark is 50% at my institution.
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:
Provider Total Credits: # 9-12
AP US Government and Politics
AP Comparative Politics
AP Psychology
Any certifications or military experience? No
RE: BA in Sociology, Economics or Statistics - FastTrackDegree - 05-18-2022
You are probably better of looking at a masters degree imo.
RE: BA in Sociology, Economics or Statistics - Vle045 - 05-18-2022
As someone with a degree in Sociology…. Don’t get a degree in Sociology.
Economics is a social science. If you like learning about human behavior as it relates to money and the history of how money came to be, then that is a good choice.
If you prefer working with numbers and doing all things math… then go for Statistics.
RE: BA in Sociology, Economics or Statistics - freeloader - 05-18-2022
Fort Hays state has a 100% online bachelor’s degree in sociology and will accept up to 90 (of 120) credits in transfer. Tuition is $227/credit. If you were able to transfer in 90 credits, would cost $6,800.
https://www.fhsu.edu/sociology/academic-programs/
https://www.fhsu.edu/sfs/students_parents/tuition/fy22-tuition-and-fees.pdf
RE: BA in Sociology, Economics or Statistics - JPN - 05-18-2022
(05-18-2022, 07:54 AM)Vle045 Wrote: As someone with a degree in Sociology…. Don’t get a degree in Sociology.
Economics is a social science. If you like learning about human behavior as it relates to money and the history of how money came to be, then that is a good choice.
If you prefer working with numbers and doing all things math… then go for Statistics.
It's a bit more nuanced for me. I already work for a government, one where I'll likely work until I retire. One of the requirements for higher level promotion in my field is a degree in one of those three areas. It's purely a box-ticking exercise, as not having one of one of those three majors makes it much more logistically complex to land a promotion. I don't think it would open up more career options outside of my field as I already have a RA degree in a generic social science. In Canada, Sociology is probably a bit more useful since it's actually a legal requirement for many public sector jobs (e.g. many police services and civil service careers have an explicit preference or requirement for sociology or economics credits, and justification on how someone meets the sociology, economics requirement if they don't have this pre-req).
(05-18-2022, 07:53 AM)FastTrackDegree Wrote: You are probably better of looking at a masters degree imo.
If I get laid off, I'd have a pretty generous educational allowance to re-do a degree in Computer Science or take a Master's, but if I take time off for a Master's degree or a in-person program on my own accord using unpaid educational leave, I'd be losing a pretty considerable amount of earning potential that would almost certainly outweigh the earnings premium for having any of those degrees. The only path forward I see to redressing that is something like an online degree program that is low-cost, would waive all GenEd requirements, and could be done in a reasonable span of time, which is why Sociology seems attractive (because I have existing credits, its offered by TESU and Fort Hays, and there's already quite a few ACE options for Sociology credits).
(05-18-2022, 08:02 AM)freeloader Wrote: Fort Hays state has a 100% online bachelor’s degree in sociology and will accept up to 90 (of 120) credits in transfer. Tuition is $227/credit. If you were able to transfer in 90 credits, would cost $6,800.
https://www.fhsu.edu/sociology/academic-programs/
https://www.fhsu.edu/sfs/students_parents/tuition/fy22-tuition-and-fees.pdf
Thank you!
RE: BA in Sociology, Economics or Statistics - Jonathan Whatley - 05-18-2022
You might have been looking at outdated material about COSC, who used to have only General Studies major with Sociology concentration, but more recently added a full major in Sociology.
And there are decidedly more in-major electives and ULs available by alt-credit in sociology than in economics, even when limited to alt-credit providers COSC accepts.
I think TECEP Marriage and Family, UExcel Cultural Diversity, Foundations of Gerontology, Juvenile Delinquency, Research Methods in Psychology, Social Psychology, and World Population, DSST Substance Abuse, and Intro Sociology, Intro Psychology, and Statistics from any several providers on Charter Oak's whitelist would all be accepted toward the major. Expect to take an RA course in Social Theory. (Once enrolled I'd ask an advisor if they'd accept Study.com Sociology of Work or any SDCs in overlapping fields toward my major at that time. DSST Criminal Justice, General Anthropology, and Introduction to Geography, and TECEP Psychology of Gender could also be worth inquiring about for a sociology major looking for additional alt-credit.)
RE: BA in Sociology, Economics or Statistics - rachel83az - 05-18-2022
What credits do you already have? Please follow the format in this thread to list what you've got: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-New-to-DegreeForum-How-this-Area-works
RE: BA in Sociology, Economics or Statistics - JPN - 05-18-2022
(05-18-2022, 08:22 AM)rachel83az Wrote: What credits do you already have? Please follow the format in this thread to list what you've got: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-New-to-DegreeForum-How-this-Area-works
Thanks! I've listed them in the main post, but I'm not too sure how they will carry over for a second degree program. From what I read on TESU, it seems like they only really accept RA transfer credit from US institutions, but the discussion around XAMK seems to contradict that so...
RE: BA in Sociology, Economics or Statistics - Jonathan Whatley - 05-18-2022
JPN, were your non-degree credits from your alma mater post-degree, were they graded or were they audit, and are they listed above?
RE: BA in Sociology, Economics or Statistics - carrythenothing - 05-18-2022
https://tesu.smartcatalogiq.com/current/Undergraduate-Catalog/University-Policies-and-Procedures/Undergraduate-Academic-Policies/Degree-Policies/Award-of-Degrees
Quote:If a student presents a foreign credential evaluation stating their foreign degree is equivalent to a U.S. baccalaureate degree, then the University will consider it an earned degree and apply all applicable Award of Degree policies. It also may be used for admissions to a master's degree program.
That means you'll only need at least 24 area of study credits (including the capstone), completed after your degree was conferred.
The area of study for a BA in Sociology at TESU is 45 credits (including 15 upper-level credits and the capstone). 12 of those 45 credits are any social science electives, so you'll have 12 upper-level credits from your first degree.
Study.com has four sociology classes accepted by TESU: one of the courses is required (Introduction to Sociology) and the other three would be electives (including one upper-level equivalency).