Im new here and to the school thing so bare with me. I'm 26 currently and figured it was a little too late to go back to school. Didn't wanna be 30-31 and getting my career. I've been taking FEMA credits for the nypd and I've taken a Clep test worth 6 credits. I'd really like to become a teacher to spend more time with my family and I was curious of quickest route and if in fact I can put some of the 34 FEMA credits or 6 of Clep towards a basic associates degree so I can get into a bachelors program and maybe be 3 years away from a teaching degree instead of 4. Currently taking 9 credits at Suffolk and was considering transferring to st joes for the dual certification. Any info be appreciated thank you and happy thanksgiving
Hi Gilbert921, Welcome to Degree Info. Here's some info about the delay in your posts showing up:http://www.degreeinfo.com/general-distance-learning-discussions/35100-new-users-ask-where-did-my-posts-go.html TESC is a good option for applying FEMA and CLEP credits. Here is a list of their associates programs:http://www.tesc.edu/677.php Excelsior College also might be worth looking into. What level of teaching are you interested in doing?
I'll research the tesc option for sure. I'd just want to make sure that associate transferred to st josephs for my bachelors. St joes offers dual certification so I was going for special education I think k-12. I'd prefer high school. And maybe a masters in physical education to have that option as well
Good, special Ed. is one of the few areas where you can still get a job. It's a difficult job though. I have a few friends who work in special Ed. and love it.
Yes I think for me it would be most rewarding to have a position like that. Just hope I'm up for the 3 or so year grind to get there and the financial aspect. I'll be looking into tesc and checking with st joesephs and will keep you posted on my little journey here. Appreciate your input thank you
As a teacher of many years, I have another suggestion for you. You should get your degree and credential by the cheapest means possible because the state or the district almost never cares where you got your degree as long as it is regionally accredited. I'm not sure about the cost of St. Joe's, but if it's expensive, you should go exclusively with one of the cheaper, online degree programs. I earned my teaching credential and my master's degree online and no one has ever questioned it. Don't waste money on an expensive program, nobody is impressed in the teaching industry.
I'll def look into that. I'm pretty sure st joes is very cheap I think. Like 10,000 for the year I believe it was. I'm from new York. Did you get your entire degree all online? I only ask because of student teaching and all that aspect of the degree. What online school did you use?
I would take a good look at the Big 3, Charter Oak State College in Ct., Thomas Edison State College in New Jersey, and Excelsior in New York. All three will get you the AA/AS with use of FEMA (in part). TESC in particular will accept them direct from FEMA witout the cost of transcription through Frederick CC that the other 2 require. In addition to the FEMA, you will need Gen Ed classes like English Comp 1 and 2, Science and Math classes, Social Science, etc... Typically about 36 hours worth, You can test out of these via CLEP/DSST or take classes. Here is the link to the TESC AA Thomas Edison State College | Associate in Arts From there you can move right on up to a bachelors. None of the Big 3 have limits to how much credit can be transferred in or tested out of.....thats part of what makes them the big 3. You can ptobably finish a Bachelors at one of these schools for $10,000 total....in fact maybe less. The speed at which you finish would be largely up to you. All three are regionally accredited. I don't know what the requirements are to teach special ed, might require special coursework. Here are the programs of study at TESC http://www.tesc.edu/665.php Your local CC is also a great source of typically reasonable credit.
Wow so with tesc I can put some of my 34 FEMA credits towards that without paying for them? Because I haven't paid the 2800 or do dollars to have FCC turn them into credits. That would be great to avoid that. I'll also check with Suffolk community and see if tesc would accept my analyzing and interpreting literature Clep and regular credits. I did music, art and criminal justice 101. Any help towards tesc degree? Sorry for all questions lol
I don't think it will let you use the FEMA, but are you aware of the great deal that CUNY represents? Tuition & Fees - Financial Aid - CUNY $3600 for full time at a CC and only $5100 at a 4 year college Per year! Brooklyn College appears to have a fine Education program, its very, VERY, affordable.....and coming from there would likely be akin knowing the secret handshake to land a job after college. Brooklyn College | Department Detail Here is the CLEP that CUNY awards credit for....http://cunyba.gc.cuny.edu/clep/ You could test out of about one year (30 credits)
Yes, all online. The student teaching was arranged at local schools. $10K a year is not cheap; it's not the most expensive out there but you can do much better than that.
Ok then I'll do some serious looking around. What school did you use? Maybe looking at excelr college or something I could put a few of my local community college credits towards
Your plan sounds very wise. About 12 years ago, I attended National University for my credential. I think they are fairly expensive these days, but it's a great school. If I knew then what I know now, I would do things differently. Some of the other suggestions above are better. It might be interesting for you to start another thread entitled, "What is the cheapest way to get a RA teaching credential?" RA is our slang for regionally accredited, which what you want.