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Help with a STEM Path - Karal-A-B - 07-29-2025
Hi Everyone,
I've been reading the forum for the past few days, and I want to thank you all for the incredible amount of information shared here, it's truly awesome.
If you don't mind, let me share a bit of background about myself. I’ve been working for over 10 years, primarily in the tech industry, with a focus on product management. A few months ago, I decided to pursue a career change with the goal of working in the agriculture or forestry/horticulture sector. To support this transition, I’m planning to earn a relevant Bachelor's degree and later apply for a Master’s program. I originally graduated with a major in International Trade, but unfortunately, I won't be able to transfer any credits. I completed my studies in China, where I received a graduation certificate but never obtained the official degree (it's a somewhat unusual system there). At the time, I didn’t need the degree itself, and now it’s too late to obtain it.
Your Location: EU
Your Age: 35
What kind of degree do you want?: Biology, Environmental Studies, Technology or Similar.
Current Regional Accredited Credits: None
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: None (currently enrolled at Sophia so far)
Any certifications or military experience?: Non that is applicable
Budget: optimally 10,000 USD, and preferably under 15,000 USD
Commitments: 25-40h work, small kid (under 1)
Dedicated time to study: 10-20 hours a week, probably mostly late night and weekends
Timeline: 1 year approximately
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: None
Goal: Finish BA/BS then go to MS in Agriculture
Credit plan: Get as much ACE credit as possible (90) and is possible do RA courses as well
Where I would appreciate help:
1/ Does anyone have experience with any of these majors or something similar?
2/ I haven't seen a TESU degree plan for Biology, Environmental Studies, or Technical Studies yet and honestly, I haven’t put together a full plan myself either (i'll try to do that this week). But I'm curious: do you think it's realistic to transfer in all 90 ACE credits for any of these majors?
3/ Any recommendations for RA schools that are fast, cost-efficient, and easy to work with? Ideally something where I can just specialize in a few courses and speedrun the rest. Bonus if enrollment isn't required.
4/ Anyone tried enrolling with EU High School Credentials to TESU before? I`d love to ask a few questions if anyone had and would be okay to discuss.
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Course links:
BA Biology - https://www.tesu.edu/degrees-programs/bachelors/ba-biology.php
BA Environmental Studies - https://www.tesu.edu/degrees-programs/bachelors/ba-environmental-studies.php
BA Technical Studies - https://www.tesu.edu/degrees-programs/bachelors/bs-technical-studies.php
RE: Help with a STEM Path - ROYISAGIRL - 07-29-2025
(07-29-2025, 05:13 AM)Karal-A-B Wrote: Hi Everyone,The thing about TESU's Biology and Environmental Studies degrees is that you'll have to either PLA some courses or you will have to find the courses somewhere else and then bring them in. The wiki has some links to where you can realistically get some of the course like Biology II.
I've been reading the forum for the past few days, and I want to thank you all for the incredible amount of information shared here, it's truly awesome.
If you don't mind, let me share a bit of background about myself. I’ve been working for over 10 years, primarily in the tech industry, with a focus on product management. A few months ago, I decided to pursue a career change with the goal of working in the agriculture or forestry/horticulture sector. To support this transition, I’m planning to earn a relevant Bachelor's degree and later apply for a Master’s program. I originally graduated with a major in International Trade, but unfortunately, I won't be able to transfer any credits. I completed my studies in China, where I received a graduation certificate but never obtained the official degree (it's a somewhat unusual system there). At the time, I didn’t need the degree itself, and now it’s too late to obtain it.
Your Location: EU
Your Age: 35
What kind of degree do you want?: Biology, Environmental Studies, Technology or Similar.
Current Regional Accredited Credits: None
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: None (currently enrolled at Sophia so far)
Any certifications or military experience?: Non that is applicable
Budget: optimally 10,000 USD, and preferably under 15,000 USD
Commitments: 25-40h work, small kid (under 1)
Dedicated time to study: 10-20 hours a week, probably mostly late night and weekends
Timeline: 1 year approximately
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: None
Goal: Finish BA/BS then go to MS in Agriculture
Credit plan: Get as much ACE credit as possible (90) and is possible do RA courses as well
Where I would appreciate help:
1/ Does anyone have experience with any of these majors or something similar?
2/ I haven't seen a TESU degree plan for Biology, Environmental Studies, or Technical Studies yet and honestly, I haven’t put together a full plan myself either (i'll try to do that this week). But I'm curious: do you think it's realistic to transfer in all 90 ACE credits for any of these majors?
3/ Any recommendations for RA schools that are fast, cost-efficient, and easy to work with? Ideally something where I can just specialize in a few courses and speedrun the rest. Bonus if enrollment isn't required.
4/ Anyone tried enrolling with EU High School Credentials to TESU before? I`d love to ask a few questions if anyone had and would be okay to discuss.
_________________________________________________________
Course links:
BA Biology - https://www.tesu.edu/degrees-programs/bachelors/ba-biology.php
BA Environmental Studies - https://www.tesu.edu/degrees-programs/bachelors/ba-environmental-studies.php
BA Technical Studies - https://www.tesu.edu/degrees-programs/bachelors/bs-technical-studies.php
Do you have a transcript from the courses you took? And if so could you get those evaluated by a foreign credits evaluator to see if maybe some of your credits would count?
RE: Help with a STEM Path - Jonathan Whatley - 07-29-2025
(07-29-2025, 05:13 AM)Karal-A-B Wrote: I originally graduated with a major in International Trade, but unfortunately, I won't be able to transfer any credits. I completed my studies in China, where I received a graduation certificate but never obtained the official degree (it's a somewhat unusual system there). At the time, I didn’t need the degree itself, and now it’s too late to obtain it.
Can you obtain a transcript listing courses you took and can you show, for example through archived catalogs from the university, that those courses were applicable to a degree? If so it’s plausible that you could get transfer credits through a course-by-course evaluation from a foreign credential evaluator accepted by your destination school.
RE: Help with a STEM Path - bjcheung77 - 07-29-2025
Sometimes the smallest detail may assist others in helping you, EU comprises of several countries, it would be better to indicate the country or state you're in. My suggestion is to get a quick Bachelors/Masters from either US or UK institution, and maybe get a grad certificate in ABC or XYZ subject area that interests you. Here's an example MS/MRes Agriculture, but 3 different ways to get there.
1) US Option 1: UMPI BA/MAOL > https://progress.futurelearn.com/degree/aberystwyth-university-msc-sustainable-agriculture
2) UK Option 2: Level 6/7 Diploma> https://progress.futurelearn.com/degree/aberystwyth-university-msc-sustainable-agriculture
3) Controversial Option 3: ENEB Triple Masters.. this is where the country plays a role, if it's accepted or not, since you're in the EU, it should work. You can then work on this Masters from Aberystwyth, it's just 2-3 years part time, and only $9K British Pounds.