Schools That Accept Entire Associates Degree in Transfer

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  1. japhy4529

    japhy4529 House Bassist

    I am aware that Bellevue University accepts a completed Associates degree as meeting ALL of the general requirements for a Bachelors degree.

    Are there any other schools out there that have similar regulations regarding the acceptance of an Associates degree, regardless of where the degree came from (provided that it is from an accredited school)?

    Thanks.
     
  2. cookderosa

    cookderosa Resident Chef

    >>

    This is generally too specific to help many people, but if you are looking for a NA BA in hotel restaurant management, New England Culinary Institute will take your AA/AS/AOS as a straight block- provided it is relatively close to the industry in some generic way (business, culinary, hospitality, gaming/casino, tourism, baking, management, etc). It's fully online.
     
  3. manny00

    manny00 Member

    I am pretty sure www.southwest.edu (Southwest University) will accept your A.S. However, they are DETC accredited if that is ok for you. They accepted my entire A.S. when I enrolled.
     
  4. lawrenceq

    lawrenceq Member

    It depends on what type of degree you are looking for. It you are interested in a BGS program I can give you several schools.
     
  5. Ian Anderson

    Ian Anderson Active Member


    Are you sure Belevue does this?
    Here is what Bellevue says about credit transfer:
    Depending on the learning involved and type of assessment used, these credits may be applied toward the general education core curriculum, electives, or even your major area of study for your degree program.
    http://www.bellevue.edu/cs/ContentServer/bu/bu/1171995982349

    I would think that most schools would evaluate your AS credits against the credits required for their BS. You can probably get a good idea of how close you are by doing this yourself.
     
  6. -kevin-

    -kevin- Resident Redneck

    Tom,

    many schools that award associates have articulation agreements with 4 year schools for exactly what your are asking. Look for bachelor of applied studies type degrees.
     
  7. Shawn Ambrose

    Shawn Ambrose New Member

    My daughter's first choice for college does (BYU-Idaho): http://www.byui.edu/registrarsoffice/TransferCredit.htm

    Our game plan is for my daughter to have an AA in General Studies from Charter Oak in her hand in July 2010. Right now she has 24 credits completed - and she is working on 7 more this Spring (Biology through Clovis CC and the Calculus CLEP).
     
  8. Fortunato

    Fortunato Member

  9. soupbone

    soupbone Active Member


    This looks great but then would you run into problems applying to a Master's program or law school for example? The issue we run into with an applied science associates is that it lacks general education courses required by most bachelor's programs. I'm in the same boat as the OP and Bellevue is where I was strongly considering. Pugbelly is my resident expert on this subject as far as Bellevue because he is actually enrolled there. I will look into these others though.UoW looks good though. Thanks! ;)
     
  10. japhy4529

    japhy4529 House Bassist

    Yes, they do. go to the bold section at the bottom of the credit transfer page (I'm surprised you missed it).

    Bellevue University accepts ALL of your associate's degree. Ask about this important benefit today!
     
  11. japhy4529

    japhy4529 House Bassist

    Oh, that's a good one! I can barely manage to boil water! LOL Thanks for the tip though.
     
  12. japhy4529

    japhy4529 House Bassist

    Thanks for all of the suggestions. keep 'em coming! I should have stated earlier that i am about to graduate from Excelsior with an A.S. in Liberal Studies. I would like to find a school, like Bellevue, that will waive their gen. ed. requirements for those applicants with an Associates. I would like to pursue a BS/BA in Psychology.
     
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  13. soupbone

    soupbone Active Member

    Ahhh...sorry Tom I thought you were getting an AAS. I think you will find it easier to transfer that AS than I will transferring the AAS I'm about to complete. Can we consider this an AS/AAS thread? :D

    I wish there was a better way of finding this information but unless someone here already knows the answer it looks like we will have to make calls to specific schools. My guess is you will get a generic answer such as "send in your transcripts and we will evaluate them". In part I agree that they simply can't answer that question without looking at each course.

    So hopefully both of us can find the answers. I do think Bellevue looks like a nice option. My question about tranferring an AAS is what happens in transferring into a master's or law school since an AAS lacks some general ed requirements? I'm guessing with an AS you would have fulfilled mostof those right? Lots of questions....good luck! :D
     
  14. pugbelly

    pugbelly New Member

    Yes, Bellevue accepts your associates degree, NA or RA, as meeting all of the core requirements in any of its BA/BS programs. I did it.

    Pug
     
  15. -kevin-

    -kevin- Resident Redneck

    Southwestern College (RA and been around since 1885) might be an option if any of the following majors work:

    undergrad majors

    I looked at the Strategic Leadership Bachelors and the admissions statement:

    http://www.southwesterncollege.org/u-admissions.cfm?id=12

    "Admission Requirements
    Entering students must have earned at least 30 college credits from previous college coursework or ACE evaluated military training, a GPA of 2.0, and have three years of work experience. Transfer hours accepted for Professional Studies admittance should include English Composition I and II, and mathematics (college algebra preferred). These courses may be considered in transfer or completed at Southwestern College.
    Contact a program representative to evaluate your options"

    I think they also take NA bachelors in to their masters programs.

    Tuition
     
  16. soupbone

    soupbone Active Member


    I forgot to add, and correct if I'm wrong Pug, but if completing it fast is a concern isn't Bellevue just about the fastest one to complete? They have 4 week courses at one per month right? That's the main reason I'm looking at Bellevue. I want to start working on my master's as soon as possible. Something to consider Japhy...:)
     
  17. Rhoot

    Rhoot New Member

    This is accurate info.
     
  18. cookderosa

    cookderosa Resident Chef

    >>

    While I can't give you all the links, start with your home state college/university. I'd wager big money that in every of our 50 states, you will find state colleges with "articulation agreements" set up through local community colleges. At my community college (Iowa) we have block transfer agreements with University of Iowa and Iowa State University. In fact, I'll even say that both have CLEP policies that are fully WAIVED if the CLEP was part of their degree (not the case if you come in w/o the associate's). In other words, if my community college offers CLEP credit above and beyond what University of Iowa would offer- it's accepted no questions asked.

    You need to call the potential universities and specifically ask if they have any articulations with 2 year colleges. (they will say "yes") ask with who (they will name them) and then ask if you they would consider accepting your AA/AS from Charter Oak. Notice this is a different approach than applying- sending transcripts- fingers crossed. You should start in Charter Oak's home state and then go from there. I'm sure that in your first call or your tenth, some will say yes. Make a list and go from there!
     
  19. Fortunato

    Fortunato Member

    UW still requires you to fulfill their University Studies Program requirements, so I would expect that any general education requirements fall under that. Unlike their BSBA program, this is clearly a two-to-four-year "degree completion" program, since it's only available through the Outreach School in cooperation with the College of Agriculture, but it's still a four-year degree. I can't see how you would run into any more problems with this degree than TESC students using 200-level classes to fulfill upper division requirements, and many folks on this board who fall into that category have gone on to graduate study. Best of luck, whatever you decide!
     
  20. japhy4529

    japhy4529 House Bassist

    Jennifer,

    Thanks, I know it was late when you posted this, but I'm graduating from Excelsior, not Charter Oak. ;)

    I am aware that articulation agreements are quite common amongst community colleges and the local state universities. However, I'm am not very hopeful that I can use my A.S. from Excelsior in the same manner (without the school explicitly stating that they accept an entire Associates Degree in transfer). My suspicion lies in the fact that I did not even take a course from Excelsior and the courses that will make up my A.S. are from six separate schools, as well as a CLEP and a TECEP exam! :eek:

    I am taking a serious look at the Bellevue B.S. in Behavioral Science, however, it appears to be geared more toward future HR or social workers. I'm also looking at the B.S. in Web Technologies, which looks to be fairly straightforward and I could probably test out of a third of the degree today.

    Thanks again!
     

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