Which School to Choose for a Dual Baccalaureate Degree, COSC or TESC?

[Chicagoinvictus]

"No, they are different. A dual degree is what TESC calls "one bachelor's degree with two areas of study". TESC does not award two bachelor's degrees simultaneously; they can award one bachelor's degree and one associate's degree simultaneously. Two separate degrees would mean that you complete the BA in Social Science/History and CJ first and apply for graduation then only complete the second degree in BSBA General Management. However, you can start working on the second degree even before graduating with the first degree, as long as the date of completion (for those additional 24 credits in the second degree) recorded on the ACE transcript falls after the graduation date of your first degree. "

Will a grad school or prospective employer acknowledge the two areas of study the same way they would two degrees? The falling after the graduation date of my first degree hurts me a lot since I have done so many CLEP/DSST exams already. I am planning on getting my BSN in the next two years too. My community college courses consist of mainly the prerequisite for the BSN, A&P I & II, General Bio, Micro Bio, Intro Chem, General Chem, Stats, Nutrition, Medical Terminology, EMT-B and at least 35 hours of Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement courses.

I am basically transitioning careers from law enforcement to nursing. I am also finishing up my reservist career and looking into the possibilities of obtaining a commission.