03-28-2011, 05:17 PM
Hey you guys. I'm trying to decide between COSC and TESC right now. Excelsior is out of the question for me because of a few personal reasons (can explain in another thread, but they're no biggie). I'm a LPN and have 32 previous community college credits. All were general studies. The basics: English, Biology, Child Development, Sociology, Anthropology, Chemistry 101, P.E., etc. From my LPN program I have 30 credits. They are almost ALL nursing credits, with the exception of a handful of A&P classes and a Microbiology class. So, total, I have 62 credits that COULD potentially transfer to one of these colleges.
Has anyone gone this route before? I have had the privilege of emailing with someone who has. She ended up going for a Health Care Administration degree. I think that's an awesome degree, but I don't want that to be my only option and this person happened to finish through Excelsior. I am only interested in TESC and COSC at this point. At first I was considering just rushing through and getting a BA in Liberal Arts, but someone cautioned me that this could possibly make things harder on me when I go for my Masters later on, in a specialized major.
In a nutshell, I definitely would like to go for my Bachelors of Science (preferably in Business, Mathematics, etc.) I want a solid degree that, perhaps, wouldn't even keep nursing out of the question for me in the future. I guess I'm trying to have my cake and eat it too. After being in nursing, I realize it's my passion, but refuse to stand around and wait for the field to get better. It's abusive and flooded. I'm working in recruiting right now and love it. I'm also an experienced Administrative Assistant. I love the aspects of Human Resources, Office Management, Balancing numbers, being an Executive Assistant, trading stocks, etc. (outside of health science obviously). Many office positions I want to apply to are $50,000-$65,000/year, but require a Bachelors degree. Not because your degree will have ANYTHING to do with what you're doing, but in order to weed people out.
I guess what I am getting at is, have any of you been in a similar position? What did you end up majoring in and did you go on for your Masters in a specialty? I would like to stay away from Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology type of majors. I guess these are called general Social Science majors. Not because I dislike them, but because I feel I need to challenge myself a bit more. Any suggestions? Sorry I'm all over the place you guys. I'm a newbie. Someone else gave me the great advice of clepping out of general studies for TESC/COSC and THEN applying, but I am still really confused about the process and which general studies I should, for sure, CLEP out of in the meantime. I'm wondering if the only way to figure out my situation is to apply to both colleges.
Has anyone gone this route before? I have had the privilege of emailing with someone who has. She ended up going for a Health Care Administration degree. I think that's an awesome degree, but I don't want that to be my only option and this person happened to finish through Excelsior. I am only interested in TESC and COSC at this point. At first I was considering just rushing through and getting a BA in Liberal Arts, but someone cautioned me that this could possibly make things harder on me when I go for my Masters later on, in a specialized major.
In a nutshell, I definitely would like to go for my Bachelors of Science (preferably in Business, Mathematics, etc.) I want a solid degree that, perhaps, wouldn't even keep nursing out of the question for me in the future. I guess I'm trying to have my cake and eat it too. After being in nursing, I realize it's my passion, but refuse to stand around and wait for the field to get better. It's abusive and flooded. I'm working in recruiting right now and love it. I'm also an experienced Administrative Assistant. I love the aspects of Human Resources, Office Management, Balancing numbers, being an Executive Assistant, trading stocks, etc. (outside of health science obviously). Many office positions I want to apply to are $50,000-$65,000/year, but require a Bachelors degree. Not because your degree will have ANYTHING to do with what you're doing, but in order to weed people out.
I guess what I am getting at is, have any of you been in a similar position? What did you end up majoring in and did you go on for your Masters in a specialty? I would like to stay away from Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology type of majors. I guess these are called general Social Science majors. Not because I dislike them, but because I feel I need to challenge myself a bit more. Any suggestions? Sorry I'm all over the place you guys. I'm a newbie. Someone else gave me the great advice of clepping out of general studies for TESC/COSC and THEN applying, but I am still really confused about the process and which general studies I should, for sure, CLEP out of in the meantime. I'm wondering if the only way to figure out my situation is to apply to both colleges.
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