08-18-2023, 07:27 AM
Hi guys. This one's for me.
Your Location: South Africa
Your Age: 23
What kind of degree do you want?: TESU Theater Arts/BSBA Entrepreneurship (passion) or a UMPI's Accounting or Hist/PoliSci (a need)
Current Regional Accredited Credits: 30, foreign equivalent.
Hokkaido University: 30 credits for Humanities (History, Society, Politics, and Culture) and Japanese Language (with a Japanese Language course certificate). (English program, transcripts are in English). (incomplete)
ACT Cape Town (vocational): 95 credits for Acting for Film. (incomplete)
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: 95
I have a lot of time currently on my hands.
I was initially interested in pursuing a business degree at UMPI as it seemed the easiest and fastest, as finishing quickly is my highest priority. But I saw that it is BABA, BLS, etc.. instead of a normal BS or BA. I am international, so stuff like that can get a bit murky, even though I plan to do my master's in person in America, I need to think of a backup in case it doesn't work out. (Btw, do all US Master uni programs accept BABAs, BLS, etc.. offered at UMPI?). So my safest bet is a BA in Accounting or BA in Political Science and History. I am leaning more toward accounting even though I am terrible at math, because accounting is stable, in demand, and sets a foundation for future entrepreneurship, but again, it is a BA rather than a BS in accounting which worries me a bit about job prospects in my country. History used to be my passion, I mean, I still like it, but my university experience kinda killed the writing aspect of it due to certain teachers, imo, but again, fast is my priority, so if it is faster to do a BA in Hist/PoliSci, as it seems the most stable and traditional, and I am good/experienced due to my focus of it in Japan, then so be it.
I was looking at TESU to explore further options and wanted to choose BSBA Entrepreneurship as I enjoy that, but what really made me happy to see was Theater Arts as it is my passion, as you can see above from the most credits I received. If I end up with TESU, is it possible to do a double degree with BSBA Entre + Theater Studies? If I did that, it would definitely take longer though right? And I think double/joint degrees only work if one is a BS and the other is a BA seeing from the BACS and BSBA CIS Double Degree Plan? I also don't see a degree plan for Theater Arts, so which degree plan would closely resemble that, the music plan one?
As speed is my highest priority, I don't mind doing a UMPI degree just so I can get a degree. But reading further about TESU, I saw if I have at least 24 RA credits or foreign equivalent RA credits, I may only need to do 6 credits at TESU in total. Of course, I am still reading up on it further, like Upper Level vs Lower Level credits, but I am hoping that my 30 credits from a top and global accredited Japanese University is solid once I finally submit my transcripts to WES. (Btw, does TESU also take WES like UMPI? I think I saw that they had their own outside credit evaluation system. Can both also determine UP/LL credits?)
Sorry for such a long post of confusion, questions, and possible straight-up wrong info. With ADHD and learning all these new American terms, systems, etc.. it's taking a while get through everything. Just reading up for my mom made me take a month break, and now I'm back finishing some last touches with her plan, information, etc.. but getting a head start with mine.
Thanks for your help!
Your Location: South Africa
Your Age: 23
What kind of degree do you want?: TESU Theater Arts/BSBA Entrepreneurship (passion) or a UMPI's Accounting or Hist/PoliSci (a need)
Current Regional Accredited Credits: 30, foreign equivalent.
Hokkaido University: 30 credits for Humanities (History, Society, Politics, and Culture) and Japanese Language (with a Japanese Language course certificate). (English program, transcripts are in English). (incomplete)
ACT Cape Town (vocational): 95 credits for Acting for Film. (incomplete)
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: 95
I have a lot of time currently on my hands.
I was initially interested in pursuing a business degree at UMPI as it seemed the easiest and fastest, as finishing quickly is my highest priority. But I saw that it is BABA, BLS, etc.. instead of a normal BS or BA. I am international, so stuff like that can get a bit murky, even though I plan to do my master's in person in America, I need to think of a backup in case it doesn't work out. (Btw, do all US Master uni programs accept BABAs, BLS, etc.. offered at UMPI?). So my safest bet is a BA in Accounting or BA in Political Science and History. I am leaning more toward accounting even though I am terrible at math, because accounting is stable, in demand, and sets a foundation for future entrepreneurship, but again, it is a BA rather than a BS in accounting which worries me a bit about job prospects in my country. History used to be my passion, I mean, I still like it, but my university experience kinda killed the writing aspect of it due to certain teachers, imo, but again, fast is my priority, so if it is faster to do a BA in Hist/PoliSci, as it seems the most stable and traditional, and I am good/experienced due to my focus of it in Japan, then so be it.
I was looking at TESU to explore further options and wanted to choose BSBA Entrepreneurship as I enjoy that, but what really made me happy to see was Theater Arts as it is my passion, as you can see above from the most credits I received. If I end up with TESU, is it possible to do a double degree with BSBA Entre + Theater Studies? If I did that, it would definitely take longer though right? And I think double/joint degrees only work if one is a BS and the other is a BA seeing from the BACS and BSBA CIS Double Degree Plan? I also don't see a degree plan for Theater Arts, so which degree plan would closely resemble that, the music plan one?
As speed is my highest priority, I don't mind doing a UMPI degree just so I can get a degree. But reading further about TESU, I saw if I have at least 24 RA credits or foreign equivalent RA credits, I may only need to do 6 credits at TESU in total. Of course, I am still reading up on it further, like Upper Level vs Lower Level credits, but I am hoping that my 30 credits from a top and global accredited Japanese University is solid once I finally submit my transcripts to WES. (Btw, does TESU also take WES like UMPI? I think I saw that they had their own outside credit evaluation system. Can both also determine UP/LL credits?)
Sorry for such a long post of confusion, questions, and possible straight-up wrong info. With ADHD and learning all these new American terms, systems, etc.. it's taking a while get through everything. Just reading up for my mom made me take a month break, and now I'm back finishing some last touches with her plan, information, etc.. but getting a head start with mine.
Thanks for your help!