Possess TESC BA Natural Science/Math but want TESC BA Mathematics

Sorry for the bizarre title, but I wanted to avoid making you groan about yet another topic asking the difference between the two.

In 2011 I used credits I received at a university to satisfy the requirements for the BA Natural Science/Math at TESC , thinking that I had, in some small way, 'won' after 5 long years of suffering through math and physics coursework (I was 12 credits shy of graduating with a physics degree and 18 from a math degree).

The degree has served me well as a teacher, but I'm thinking of starting a new career and have been met with various eyebrow raises and politely-worded questions, like, "what the hell does "natural science/mathematics" mean?" Since earning the degree, I've been taking courses and have fulfilled the requirements for a regular math degree at TESC and was wondering if it's very silly to apply to get the second BA.

I'm nearly done with a master's in engineering through UW-Platteville and have started a second in math through University of West Florida, but I really feel like the title of the bachelor's is getting my resume tossed.

 

Excelsior has a BS in Mathematics (major) that you can earn as a second degree provided that you complete extra 30 credits. You can use your MS credits in Math for this but you would need to transfer them before you earn the MS degree.
Excelsior will not allow you to get a BS in Math if you have already a MS in Math.

I earned a second BS degree at Excelsior in technology mainly to profit from extra credit that I never used before.
The degree from Excelsior is acceptable as it is RA and it comes from a non for profit school. Excelsior has a decent rep mainly because its nursing school and technologist programs that can be earned partly with on campus courses.

I agree that any degree with weird designations such as general studies are normally perceived as inferior. A BS in Natural science/Math might not be perceived as strong as a BS in Math but also a MS in Math might be enough to show strength in the area.

 

Thanks for the advice. I'll look into Excelsior; I only thought of TESC because their major in math only requires 24 credits, which I might already have.

 

TESU won't allow you to earn a second degree in what they consider the same field. You're on the right track to just do a masters, which is an excellent opportunity to show expertise. When you have your masters, no one will care about your bachelors. Going backward to try and smooth a wrinkle is probably not going to give you the ROI you're hoping for. It's like my high school GPA -it was only 3.0 but you wouldn't tell me to go back and re-do it AFTER a person had a college degree. You're already topping your undergrad degree, unless you're changing fields, I think doing a second one looks more "suspicious" than simply calling it done.

EDIT to add: I'll be polite but direct - resumes get tossed for all kinds of reasons, and people apply in droves. It's probably not the name of the degree imo.

 

The issue is that you are getting a new degree so 30 credits is the minimum requirement for this but you can fill credits with cheap ACE reviewed credits coming from places like Penn Foster, study.com, etc.

Yes, a MS degree is a better option but also it comes down to cost. If you want just a degree to teach math or work in an actuarial career, the MS might not be needed and a cheap second BS degree might do the job.
An RA MS degree from a decent school might cost about 20 to 30K while a second BS from excelsior might cost less than 5K and would be easier and quicker to complete.