My first post- advice on path to complete my degrees in Biology and Insurance?

[cookderosa]

I don't know if it was already mentioned (I'm too lazy to read everything again), but you cannot complete both of the degrees at the same time. You have to graduate from one first. After that degree is conferred, you have to earn 24 new credits within the area of study for the second degree.

TESC does not transfer grades. They'll calculate an unofficial GPA in your evaluation for quality control purposes. If any course brings your overall GPA below 2.0, then it will be dropped from your plan and something else will have to replace it. A "D" is considered passing at TESC, but if things are still the same, Ds are not acceptable for English Comp or area of study courses. Your official GPA from TESC that will go on your transcript will only come from TESC courses. The liberal arts capstone will give you a GPA if you complete the natural science degree. If you take no TESC courses for the business degree, then you will have no GPA for that degree.

When you apply for graduate school, they will require transcripts from all colleges previously attended and calculate their own GPA in most cases. If your previous college dropped the Fs from your transcript, they should not affect the GPA that's calculated. For employment purposes, only listing the TESC GPA is fine. For graduate school, you cannot escape the low grades unless they were replaced by the original college. In rare cases, some grad schools will only require transcripts from senior (4-year) colleges.

Sanatone is right, you are attempting something different than what is allowed (double major) and two degrees must be in sequence, not simultaneous. Also, yes, all your graded credit still exists (when you apply to grad school they will still want your old transcripts from everywhere) but your TESC GPA will be fresh, using only credit earned at TESC. So, only TESC courses will + your GPA from what it is now, which is 0.00

Finally, I don't have your transcripts, but I'm completely convinced (for now anyway) that you are not closer to the Natural Science degree than Liberal Arts. Here's why- you need upper level credit! Your sciences will probably come in as lower level. This isn't always true (Linda here had orgo 1 and 2 come in as upper level, others as lower, and there is a reason but I've never figured it out). Upper level credit in the sciences is expensive and not easily test-out-able. There are a few, but not enough. Liberal Arts upper levels are completely test-out-able.

So, this is totally hypothetical, bear with me. Let's assume you're finished with all gen eds (60) and free electives (27). What remains is the 33 upper level credit.

Let's assume you transfer in 12 upper level science credits.

What remains?
Natural Science degree: 21 (6 can be lower) = 15 UL sciences (good luck finding tests, be sure to post them here because I only know of 3. Classes are tricky to get into and cost $$$ plus take time)
Liberal Arts degree: 21 (6 can be lower) = 15 UL social sciences or humanities. (psychology, history, govt., etc., all easily available via cheap and quick testing with the option of courses if you want)

I have no interest in which degree you're going for, I think business would likely be the best fit, but take a bit of time to really run "if-then" scenarios. It's not what TESC will give you credit for, it's how you're planning on finishing what is outstanding that requires planning.