A limit on Associates?

[snazzlefrag]

I know that there is a limit on earning multiple Bachelor's degrees, in the form that only 90 of said credits will transfer to the new Bachelor's, plus a few more restrictions.

But are there any restrictions on the earning of multiple Associates?

I ask this because, I am just a few exams away from completing my CCAF AAS Aircraft Maintenance Technology, and then want to focus on the AS of Business through Excellsior.

And then, As I plan to get at least, two Bachelor's (neither of which have anything to do with Aircraft), the other in Arts (probably Psychology), If I can also earn an associate of Arts, as well.

These Associates degrees may not carry as much weight as Bachelors, but they are, in a way, an important milestone that mark the halfway point.

So can I have multiple associates, or since I'll already have one (CCAF AAS AMT), I'll have to skip right to the bachelors

any information would be helpful

cheers!

Hi Shadowcross,

I don't think you will have a problem being allowed to earn a second Associate's degree, as long as it is in a different subject and from a different department within your school (ie, one from the School of Business, and one from the School of Liberal Arts).

As an end in and of itself, an Associate's degree obviously has lots of utility for many people. An AA on your resume is a lot better than no degree.

However, if you intend to get your Bachelor's degree in the same subject, the Associate's won't really mean all that much (it's basically just a degree that shows you successfully completed 60 credits on your way to completing your Bachelor's degree....well duh!).

Basically, if an Associate's is your final destination, it is VERY worthwhile. However, if you already hold an AAS, and now your final destination is a Bachelor's degree in a different subject, earning an Associate's degree in the same subject as your eventual Bachelor's is not really going to provide any utility other than to provide internal satisfaction and/or encouragement to continue on towards your Bachelor's.

So, your decision has more to do with whether you want to pay the additional costs for an Associate's en route to your Bachelor's, and whether you need the personal satisfaction/encouragement that 'officially marking' the half way point will provide.

But once you have a BA in Psychology on your resume, an AA in Psychology will not represent anything other than the fact that you paid a fee half way through the process of earning your Bachelor's. Your AAS in Aircraft Maintenance Technology would, of course, be a different matter since it is your final destination in that particular subject, and is in ADDITION to your Bachelor's in Psychology.

Hope that helps,
Snazzlefrag