Transcript retention & 2nd Bachelors

[ajs1976a]

I'm considering a 2nd Bachelors.  If I graduated in December, how long will TESU retain my transcripts before I have to resubmit them for evaluation towards the new program?  Is it a year?

[bjcheung77]

Don't quote me on this, but I think once your credits are sent to them, it'll stay with them like in a "credit banking" for at least a year. Which second degree are you planning to go for? Have you thought about going for a Masters instead? I would recommend the second Bachelors if it's in a different field other the Business, Leadership, Management - for those I recommend going for the MBA or MSML or MPA, or another Masters. You just need 24 credits for the new degree, hopefully, shouldn't take you longer than 1 year.

[davewill]

People order old transcripts even years after the fact. Once courses have transferred, they should stay in your TESU transcript "forever." The only reason i can think of for why you would need to resend one to them would be if you wanted them to reconsider an equivalency they previously gave you.

[ajs1976a]

bjcheung77,

Thanks.  You remember the "credit banking" the same way that I do.  I can't remember if I read that on this site or on the TESU site.  I'll dig around later to see if i can find it.  The others reading this, we are not referring to the actual credit banking service, but something they do that is similar.

For a number of reasons, a masters is on hold for a while.  Time, money, competing priorities, etc.   The same factors would also keep me from completing a second Bachelors in a year.  I do have enough time to fit in two CJ and two Psych courses from Study.com to see if my curiosity in the two subject translates into enough interest to warrant a second Bachelors in one or both.  

[b]davewill,[/b]

[b]I have 7 transcripts I would need to request.  If I can avoid the hassle by applying in November '18 instead of February '19, it is worth it.[/b]

TESU purges the working copies of the transfer transcripts a year after enrollment lapses.  Not sure how that is effected if the credits are on the TESU transcript because someone completed a degree.

[icampy]

I was curious about this also.....taking a few career-type courses that don't fit into my degree (after the degree is completed), but would still show up if an employer needed to see my transcript.

[ajs1976a]

icampy - I have thought about that and considered using the ACE transcript for that purpose.


With what i'm seeing about the study.com affiliate agreement with TESU changing in June, I probably will not wait very long.

[Life Long Learning]

I was curious about this also.....taking a few career-type courses that don't fit into my degree (after the degree is completed), but would still show up if an employer needed to see my transcript.

Transcript Update Request

Once a year I send Excelsior College a "transcript update request."   I send them as many new or updated ACE/CC/colleges etc., transcripts with new credits (posted after degree conferral). They do charge $25 for the service.

[DIGI-212]

I'm considering a 2nd Bachelors.  If I graduated in December, how long will TESU retain my transcripts before I have to resubmit them for evaluation towards the new program?  Is it a year?

I believe you can contact advising to add a degree plan and then take a TECEP before December to stay enrolled for another year.