06-03-2008, 11:48 PM
HawkGuy Wrote:That's what I don't get. How can EC say they'll accept the credits from FCC but not TESC? That's what seems strange to me. Regionally accredited is regionally accredited, so it shouldn't matter which school it comes from.
Well--here's the deal as I understand it. If you are not a student of TESC, you can still use their credit banking service to consolidate your credits. Using that service does not make you a student--and it does not convert the credits to TESC credits. It simply records them. In other words, I believe I could have my Musician's Institute transcript sent to the TESC credit bank and they would record my classes in my credit bank. That doesn't mean they would accept them if I were to become a student--nor does it validate them for other colleges. Therefore, there's no real distinction between the credits remaining "raw" or appearing in a TESC credit bank transcript. They are simply raw credits recorded in the TESC credit bank.
Now, although I'm writing this like I know what I'm talking about, it's really just my best guess based on the anectdotal evidence I've found on the forum.