External BA Degree in General Studies based totally on transfer credit?

I have about 94 credits, half upper level, from nearly 15 sources, including DANTES, CLEP and traditional online/class-based colleges, with no particular concentration. Is there a legitimate external degree program, in the US or elsewhere, which will offer a no-major BA without requiring you to take credits at their institution? All the big three here (Excelsior, TESC, COSU) seem to require majors.

Sorry if I'm going over already answered territory but I couldn't find any obvious threads for this.

Thanks!

Curtis

 

Can you explain what you mean by "no-major"? COSC doesn't have majors, but rather concentrations and in fact offers a design your own. All Schools are going to want you to have a number of credits(approximately 30) in a particular area but the area can be of your interest. If you are thinking of compiling 120 credits without some structure and calling it a degree I don't know of any.

 

Curtis,

COSC will let you put together your own degree. They are very liberal, and have great staff, but I would also check with EC too. Here is the info from COSC.

Good luck!

Brian

 

Hmm. All of the Big Three (Charter Oak State College www.cosc.edu , EC www.excelsior.edu , and Thomas Edison State College www.tesc.edu ) are going to require some sort of major, concentration, or area of focus (whatever the difference between the three might be), although you could major, concentarte, or focus in something generic like General Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies, or Liberal Studies, or Self-Designed. I believe that it used to be the case that the Big Three used to award degrees based solely on transfer credit; however, I believe that the situation has changed and you will now be required to do at least 30 hours of new work (not necessarily their courses) after enrolling at one of the Big Three. Hope this helps.

 

Thomas Edison State College (TESC)
http://www.tesc.edu/665.php

LIBERAL STUDIES/LIBERAL ARTS
• Bachelor of Arts
SOCIAL SCIENCES
• Bachelor of Arts

 

Sorry for not clearer. I guess a BA in Liberal Studies or General Studies would be a better way to put it. My credits are evenly distributed over disciplines, with the most in credits in Sociology, History and Microbiology.

I am thinking of using GRE subject exams to knock off the remaining credits needed.

Curtis

 

Since you'll need 30 additional credits (that'll be two GRE's, if your scores are high enough) after admission, make sure you get your letter of acceptance first, then register for your GRE's. I know the GRE in History was abolished in 2000 and I do not believe that the GRE in Sociology exists anymore, but I believe that the GRE in Biology and the GRE in Biochemistry still exist. Of course, now seems a good time to make a plug for our new sub-forum in CLEP, DANTES, and Other Exams for Credit. If the relevant threads for your desired exams don't exist yet, they will soon.

 

What are your academic and career goals? How many upper-level credits do you have, and in which subjects? That will help greatly in determining a course of action.