Three Levels Of Business

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  1. Maniac Craniac

    Maniac Craniac Moderator Staff Member

    Since I learned about TESC's policy of allowing you to graduate as many times as you can in a year without paying another enrollment fee (If only I knew that before!!!), I'm looking at simultaneously doing my BA along with an AS in Business, then taking some time to finish the last few exams for the BA in Business while waiting for the appropriate time to start my MBA (if ever...).

    It sounds like a great idea, to me anyway, to have three "levels" of business degrees that I can pick and choose to put on my resumés, depending on where I am applying. The BA in Social Sciences can be a staple for all of my resumés, but I can see where an MBA may make me seem overqualified in some instances. I like the idea of having the BA as a staple and then picking which business degree makes most sense to add to it. The AS, the BS, or the MBA, a real mix-n-matcher.

    The one thing I'm trying to figure out is if it is really worth all of that. Would the BS in Business warrant the extra expense, when I could just save the few hundred (maybe up to a thousand, but I haven't figured that part out yet) and funnel it into the MBA. I can do the AS without any extra expense of time nor money at all (I'd be doing the business prereqs anyway, and the graduation fee would be covered by tax credits).

    I wonder if it would make that much of a difference in my life to have the BSBA just in case I never finish the MBA, as opposed to having just the AS to go along with the BA. Yikes for the initialisms, eh?

    This will obviously be squarely my responsibility to figure out and decide, but I wanted to know what your thoughts were, to guide my decision-making process.
     
    Maniac Craniac, Mar 13, 2011
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  2. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    If the MBA is making you seem overqualified, perhaps you're aiming too low in life? I'd do the BA in Social Sciences and then the MBA. I would only add an AA or BA in Business if they took no additional credits to earn along the way.

    -=Steve=-
     
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  3. dlcurious

    dlcurious Member

    In my opinion it would make more sense just to go for the BSBA and then pursue the MBA. You would be knocking out grad school pre-reqs and it will equate to less overall coursework in a limited time frame than pursuing the BSBA and BA, thus lowering the likelihood of getting burnout. And I know in your line of work degrees are just icing on the cake but I can't help but believe that a business degree would be more appealing in many situations than a degree in social sciences.
     
    dlcurious, Mar 13, 2011
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  4. Randell1234

    Randell1234 Moderator

    I would go with the MBA. If the AS if free along the way, of course go for it. I do understand what you mean by mix-n-match the resume do make it fit to the job you apply for but the MBA will serve you better in the end. Put the extra time and effort in that direction.
     
    Randell1234, Mar 13, 2011
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  5. MISin08

    MISin08 New Member

    If you think you are going for the MBA (and I would, unless a different master's is appealing enough to you that you know unequivocally that you want to do it and wont change your mind) get the BS in a non-business area. It will give your resume additional depth.

    I also recall you are not that crazy about business as a major? Wonder if doing it twice is for you. Having done a BS in business I now look at MBAs, especially low-cost programs, as a bit of a yawn and am having trouble warming up to the idea.

    Phillip
     
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  6. Ian Anderson

    Ian Anderson Active Member

    In my correspondence with TESC I was informed I would need at least 30 semester units over my first bachelors degree to be awarded a second bachelors degree. So why not put that effort into a masters degree.
     
    Ian Anderson, Mar 13, 2011
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  7. Fortunato

    Fortunato Member

    Add one more vote for skipping the extra BS (pun intended) and getting on with the MBA. Unless you're just collecting certificates, the ROI won't justify the extra time, effort, and money expended.

    Now, get on with it!
     
    Fortunato, Mar 14, 2011
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  8. Maniac Craniac

    Maniac Craniac Moderator Staff Member

    Dr.1234, you are correct on all counts. Thanks for being the voice of reason, this is exactly what I'll do.
     
    Maniac Craniac, Mar 15, 2011
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