TESC Maximize FEMA Credits BA Liberal or BSHS

I’m currently enrolled in TESC, I looking to finish my Bachelors ASAP

But I have very little to start with 9 Credit Hours (3 Eng 101, 3 Eng102, 3 Collage Algebra)

I’m strongly considering the degrees below with the help of Fema credits. If I understand correctly I can use 27 FEMA credits as the 27 Free Electives for a BA? However, beyond 27 FEMA if I go for the BSHS? I understand that there is a RAW limit to for TESC..I’m reading 25, however if I paid the money to FCC could I use more FEMA credits towards a degree?

Associate in Arts followed by….BA in Liberal Studies

Or

ASPSS in Emergency Disaster Services followed by……BSHS in Emergency Disaster Services

*One other note is I currently work in a role where the Disaster Services could be a positive attribute…But bottom line is I need my degree before a hit a glass ceiling

 

same boat

this is exactly something that i was also wandering... I am also in the same boat. to start with i don't have any credit's. but i have completed 26 FEMA courses out of which 18 match the TESC EDM's. Am planning to take more courses .. but don't know how would it work.
i want to finish mine Bachelor's as soon as possible. and as Shakespeare has said " whats in the name?" so i also don't care about the name of mine Bachelor degree. we could even do some NFA courses ( 3 of them) but i don't know if they would also be counted in the same bucket. any help would be greatly appreciated.
also if some one could also suggest some more free Credit bearing courses apart from FEMA and NFA.

Thanks
Reshab

 

I just graduated from TESC with the AAS Occupational Studies degree with Emergency & Disaster Management as my concontration. They will accept a total of 27 hours of FEMA/NFA credit. My understanding is that additional credit will not be awarded, even if banked through FCC. The imposed limit is a subject area limitation, not a source of credit limitation.

Pug

 

just for reference

Thanks Pug for replying and giving us a answer. but if you wouldn't mind can i ask you a question. As you have graduated from TESC (AA) why you didn't consider doing your Bachelor's too from TESC. instead I see you are doing from Bellevue.
Just for knowledge. maybe it gives us a better idea to understand more about distance learning.
Thanks
Reshab

 

I liked TESC and would have no problem recommending them to anyone, but I chose Bellevue for a variety of reasons:

1) Bellevue has a brick and mortar campus. For many people, including a lot of hiring managers, this adds an element of legitamacy.
2) Bellevue offers my desired major of Leadership, TESC does not.
3) Bellevue's accelerated program was perfect for me. It consists of 15 classes (12 in the major, 3 in a "package" called the Kirkpatrick Series), offered in 15 months. Each class is 4 weeks long, so it's VERY intense, but it also allows a student to complete the degree very quickly.
4) Bellevue's majors are offered in a cohort format. This means that the same group of students will be present with you in each of your classes, not unlike an Executive MBA program. For me, this was something that was very important because it captures more of the "real life classroom" element of learning. I learn as much from group discussions and critiques as I do from the text books and the teacher.

I don't think there is a perfect, "one size fits all" school out there. You just have to find the one that best fits you and your needs. For me at BA level, it was Bellevue. At the AA level it was TESC.

Pug

 

TESC is a B&M school

From Wikipedia:

"Thomas Edison State College is a public institution of higher education located in Trenton, New Jersey. One of New Jersey's 12 public universities and colleges,[2] Thomas Edison State College offers degrees at the undergraduate and graduate level.[3] Thomas Edison State College was approved by the New Jersey Board of Education in December 1971, and established on July 1, 1972. The college was named in honor of Thomas Alva Edison, the New Jersey inventor who gained encyclopedic knowledge of many subject areas through self-directed learning.[4]

Campus

Thomas Edison State College moved into downtown Trenton in September 1979, at a time when other institutions were leaving cities. The then 7-year-old college, which had spent three years at the Forrestal Center outside of Princeton, needed room for growth. At the same time, the state was looking for an appropriate tenant for the landmark Kelsey Building at the edge of the Capital Complex, while the city sought to preserve the building’s historic use as a school.

The campus located in Trenton is adjacent to New Jersey's State House complex and the State House historic district.[5] The campus consists of five main facilities: the Kelsey Building; the Townhouse Complex; the Academic Center; Kuser Mansion (home to The John S. Watson Institute for Public Policy); and the Canal Banks Building.

Forbes magazine identified Thomas Edison State College as one of the top 20 colleges and universities in the nation in the use of technology to create learning opportunities for adults[14] and the college was cited as “one of the brighter stars of higher learning” by The New York Times[15]. The college’s Bachelor of Arts degree programs in psychology, social sciences and sociology were ranked among the top “Best Buys” in the country for online accredited degree programs in those fields in GetEducated.com[16], which also named the college’s Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree one of the top five “Best Buys” in the country for an online accredited business degree[17].

I just finished my BSBA requirements Wed- 51 credits in 6 months. I would recommend the school to anyone with the caveat that you must be prepared for ANYTHING to take longer than you expect.

I hope this helps. Greg