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NAP Wrote:According to the first link in my other post, there is a 10-year limit which can be appealed during application for some degrees.
I missed that in my haste to see the chart matching what I had with what I might get.
From what I have seen, many people here are thinking that getting the fastest/easiest BS/BA is the way to go because they are planning on getting a "better" MS/MA. Such as a BS in some easier major/concentration and then an MS in Computer Science. Anyone care to chime in on this?
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TriscuiT Wrote:I missed that in my haste to see the chart matching what I had with what I might get.
From what I have seen, many people here are thinking that getting the fastest/easiest BS/BA is the way to go because they are planning on getting a "better" MS/MA. Such as a BS in some easier major/concentration and then an MS in Computer Science. Anyone care to chime in on this?
That was my plan - quickly get the BA/BS in anything and then move on to a Master's program suitable to my interests and goals. Keep in mind that some graduate schools may require an undergraduate degree in a related field. This bit me once: one school would not consider my 20 years in IT for admission in their MSIT program, instead they fixated on my unrelated undergraduate degree.
For what it's worth, all of my 25 year old AA credits were accepted at TESC, as were my 20+ year old junior and senior level credit. Apparently neither my old MCSE nor the MCP+I (circa 1999) was, at least they did not show up on my final transcript.
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TriscuiT Wrote:I missed that in my haste to see the chart matching what I had with what I might get.
From what I have seen, many people here are thinking that getting the fastest/easiest BS/BA is the way to go because they are planning on getting a "better" MS/MA. Such as a BS in some easier major/concentration and then an MS in Computer Science. Anyone care to chime in on this?
I think that for a working adult the priorities are different and that checking the bachelor's box in order to move on to grad school is how some of us view it. I'm not sure about
easiest. Fast, cheap and focused, yes.
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zefrench Wrote:The maximum for IT vendors certifications at EC is 9 credits, and they have to be 10 years old or newer.
I'm somewhat confused by the wording of this... Are you saying you can only get 9 credits total, or are you saying the most they will give for once class is 9 credits?
I got 17 credits (6 UL) through EC for my MCSE+I, but my degree is in Psychology, so they were all elective/applied prof credits. For giggles (and I thought I might need it for a teaching job I should be starting at a local college in January) I had they do a eval of my credit for a BSBA (General or MIS) and they still accepted all the credits along with my 30 CIS credits from 1992 towards the degree, should I choose to go for it.
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TriscuiT Wrote:I missed that in my haste to see the chart matching what I had with what I might get.
From what I have seen, many people here are thinking that getting the fastest/easiest BS/BA is the way to go because they are planning on getting a "better" MS/MA. Such as a BS in some easier major/concentration and then an MS in Computer Science. Anyone care to chime in on this?
No problem; I like counting up my credits, too.
The path to a degree is more individual than it may appear.
It may depend on the educational/work background, interests, and degree choice of the person.
It helps a lot to know the planned destination and work backwards to plan the undergrad degree. For instance, someone who needs a degree for work purposes might make different choices than someone who is planning to continue to a graduate degree. If so, then looking at graduate degree options is helpful.
Depending on the graduate degree program, there may be a few prerequisites or a whole major may be required. Then you have to find out if you can use exams or must have classes. I thought I would need a whole major, but I just need some calculus for the program that interests me. (A different program requires a lot more math.) MBA programs often require several courses (maybe as exams). Computer Science graduate programs may require a whole undergrad major. If that is what you would like to pursue, you'll have to find out what you really need and try to plan it into your undergrad degree.
This is a great time to be figuring out what you would like, what is available, and how to get there.
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TMW2010 Wrote:I'm somewhat confused by the wording of this... Are you saying you can only get 9 credits total, or are you saying the most they will give for once class is 9 credits?
I got 17 credits (6 UL) through EC for my MCSE+I, but my degree is in Psychology, so they were all elective/applied prof credits. For giggles (and I thought I might need it for a teaching job I should be starting at a local college in January) I had they do a eval of my credit for a BSBA (General or MIS) and they still accepted all the credits along with my 30 CIS credits from 1992 towards the degree, should I choose to go for it.
I was told many times, when doing a BS in IT, the maximum total number of credits from vendor certifications is 9.
That is all I know, and that is what is being applied to me.
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