Residency Requirement for Dual AOS (Second Degree)

[sarahmac]

Keep in mind any existing TESU credits he has (TECEPs, Cornerstone, Capstone) from his first TESU degree do count towards the TESU residency total (and will count towards avoiding the residency waiver fee).    It is my understanding that for any 2nd degree (under any plan, not just military) at TESU requires the addition of 24 new credits (earned after the first TESU degree was conferred.)  It would probably help if we new what they had (current degree/credits) and what degree they are going for - and what credits they have earned since the first degree was conferred (regardless of where those 'new' credits were earned)

1. His first degree is not from TESU. He has no TESU credit (apart from the capstone he is about to take) and one TECEP.

2. To be honest, I think I already covered this question regarding new credit quite thoroughly? I stated that he has already fulfilled the requirements of 24 new credits after his first degree was conferred specifically to avoid people getting hung up on that point. This is true, it is a requirement. But it is a non-issue here. He has over a hundred new credits completed after his first degree and they fill out all the requirements of both AOS' with <9 credit overlap.

Literally, the *only* thing left to work out is the TESU residency. That is it. The residency requirement is higher for military, which seems unfair but it is what it is. If we were willing to pay the waiver he could apply for graduation right after taking the capstone next month. It is literally just a case of we'd rather pay for 6 TECEPS (18*50 = 900) than a residency waiver.

We just don't know if resident credit has to be within each AOS, or can be distributed over both. The gen eds and electives are blocked off for both AOS' because it is a second degree so we cannot fit them in there.