BS or BA in Liberal Studies at TESC Gameplan... I think I have it figured out?

[sanantone]

Thanks for those tips, I've made the necessary adjustments!



Actually, I think that's an error on UptonSinclair's otherwise excellent template, the BA in Social Sciences does indeed state that "A maximum of 18 credits can be earned in any one subject area in order to have a balanced interdisciplinary concentration.", however the requirements for Liberal Studies are as follows:

1. Students complete 30 credits in the liberal studies concentration

2. At least two or more different subjects must be included to provide breadth of knowledge in the liberal studies concentration.

3. Courses transferred to Thomas Edison State College are equated to the following levels: 100, 200, 300 or 400. A maximum of two college-level courses equating to the 100 level can be applied toward the liberal studies area of study. A minimum of 18 credits equating to 300 or 400 Thomas Edison State College are required.

In fact, one of the examples provided (Example III) lists 24cr in Humanities and 6cr in Social Sciences. Ref: BA in Liberal Studies Degree at Thomas Edison State College

Unless I'm missing something?

TheMentor

Yes, I do see that on the TESC webpage. Hold on. Let me run an evaluation based on my credits. Sometimes, the evaluations have more details than the webpages.

Yep, you only need two or more different areas of study. There are no credit restrictions other than that. I haven't made a plan for this degree, so I didn't remember the requirements off the top of my head. I got them confused with the humanities, natural science, and social science programs that have an 18 credit limit in one subject.

[ironheadjack]

The US Army. I won't go in directly as a Captain, I'll go into Officer Candidate School and graduate a 2nd LT. (You MUST have 90 credit hours towards a degree to go to OCS). I can be promoted to 1st LT in 2-3 years without completing my degree but I must complete it in order to be promoted to Captain (4-5 years in). So really, the big rush is getting those 90 credits so that I can get into OCS, after that I can casually get the remaining 30.

Have you spoken to an officer recruiter? OCS is very competitive, I never heard of anyone getting in without a 4year degree. It might say that 90 credits is all that is required, but you will be competing with bachelors degree holders with high GPAs who cannot find work in this economy. 120 credits and a degree trumps 90 credits and no degree.

If you haven't already I would call your local Army recruiter and talk to someone who specializes in ROTC/OCS.

[UptonSinclair]

Thanks for those tips, I've made the necessary adjustments!



Actually, I think that's an error on UptonSinclair's otherwise excellent template,

TheMentor

Good catch. I have updated the template.

[Prloko]

Have you spoken to an officer recruiter? OCS is very competitive, I never heard of anyone getting in without a 4year degree. It might say that 90 credits is all that is required, but you will be competing with bachelors degree holders with high GPAs who cannot find work in this economy. 120 credits and a degree trumps 90 credits and no degree.

If you haven't already I would call your local Army recruiter and talk to someone who specializes in ROTC/OCS.

I second this. I'm in the Air Force and I know we are making huge cuts across the board. All services are highly competitive right now with there being few jobs. If you really want to serve, try enlisting. If being an officer is a must for you, 90 credits may not get you in, heck a Liberal Arts degreee from TESC may not be enough. I know the Air Force stopped the enlisted to officer programs (they kept it open only for people with certain degrees which were the technical type, engineering, nursing, etc.). It doesn't mean there is no guarantee, but speak with your recruiter and find out what packages are being accepted and adjust accordingly. Thanks for choosing to serve, and good luck with your package, I wish you the best.

[TheMentor]

Have you spoken to an officer recruiter? OCS is very competitive, I never heard of anyone getting in without a 4year degree. It might say that 90 credits is all that is required, but you will be competing with bachelors degree holders with high GPAs who cannot find work in this economy. 120 credits and a degree trumps 90 credits and no degree.

If you haven't already I would call your local Army recruiter and talk to someone who specializes in ROTC/OCS.

I second this. I'm in the Air Force and I know we are making huge cuts across the board. All services are highly competitive right now with there being few jobs. If you really want to serve, try enlisting. If being an officer is a must for you, 90 credits may not get you in, heck a Liberal Arts degreee from TESC may not be enough. I know the Air Force stopped the enlisted to officer programs (they kept it open only for people with certain degrees which were the technical type, engineering, nursing, etc.). It doesn't mean there is no guarantee, but speak with your recruiter and find out what packages are being accepted and adjust accordingly. Thanks for choosing to serve, and good luck with your package, I wish you the best.

Thanks for those words of advice, I hadn't considered that a workforce flooded with unemployed degree-holders would result in a lot of people competing for OCS, but that does make sense. My recruiter seemed to think that as long as I qualified then getting into OCS would not be difficult, he said that 90% of people that he talks to either don't qualify or have no desire to be an officer. That all being said I'll be certainto do all my research ahead of time and make sure all the details are nailed down. If I have to finish the degree before going into OCS or even take another year and get another degree (Organizational Leadership sounds appealing) then so be it.