Getting a second TESC degree?

[cookderosa]

Hello all!

I am getting a degree in Social Sciences from TESC. I am over halfway done with my CLEP/DANTES tests and will hopefully enroll in my one TESC course in April or May.

I've been considering the possibility of a business degree for awhile... It was one of my original options, but then I went for S.S. Now I'm thinking I could get an Associates in Business without too much extra work. (I'm already taking all my free electives in business).

Does anyone know how TESC deals with a second degree? Will GenEds from one degree transfer to the next without a problem? I was told that I should take all my business courses last or they wouldn't apply them to a second degree.

So anyway... I guess I'm just looking for any information at all on this subject. Thanks!

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The college catalog has all the nuts and bolts of how this works. Go into the index, I know it's listed but I don't have the page number. I earned an AA and BA from TESC and it's very simple. You have them add both degrees to your plan. As you meet requirements, they will fill both (if applicable) degrees simultaneously. Once you enroll, this will be more clear, but you access your eval online and keep track as you fill it. You must complete the associate before the bachelor, and one term must pass in between. The only additional fee is you'll pay an additional graduation fee ($250ish)

I hope this isn't confusing- but there are strict rules about double dipping credits. Let's say you graduate with your BA and then go back for an AA. They will make you earn NEW CREDIT for a portion of your AA. Now, if you do it like I suggested above, you absolutely 100% double dip all of your credits. So, no new credit needed.

What you will need to do, is be careful about graduation application dates. You have to file for graduation pretty far in advance, so you need to meet those requirements at that time- so there are 4 graduation dates per year- be sure you count backward in order to complete both degrees. It will look roughly like this:

term 1
term 2 file for AA
term 3 graduate AA, file for BA
term 4 graduate BA

Just really REALLY please work with a TESC advisor to double check that it will all line up properly. Good Luck to you!