N.J. Governor Wants to Merge Thomas Edison Into Rutgers

[Jason800]

Wondering... if the change happens can you order a duplicate diploma for those of us who have already graduated? And what would it say?

I wonder if they would denote the degrees as just "Rutgers University", "extended learning", or as "Rutgers University, Thomas Edison College"?

Either way would be a huge boost to reputation. How awesome would that be? Now I think my $2000 may pay for itself more than I ever imagined.

I have a feeling they would use the phrase "Rutgers University- Virtual Campus" to describe TESC graduates. Apparently TESC will lose all funding under the proposed budget which will make this happen quickly if its going to happen. I would imagine in the future you can put the name Rutgers down for a degree since any employer that requests a transcript will not be receiving a Rutgers transcript even for those who never were part of the RU program. Not sure about a duplicate diploma though.

I feel bad for people, though, who chose TESC due to the lower cost because I doubt that will exist in the future if the merger happens. They should do something to keep the costs low for military students, IMO. They also need to make sure that those currently enrolled at TESC who utilized TECEPs/PLAs/CLEPS, etc... do not get screwed over. If a student has at least junior standing they should not be forced to give up upper level credits earned by alternative means. Those students who may be affected by the change in credit acceptance policies should be presented with information on the other two big online schools so that they may have an alternative presented to them that they may have not known about.