bad news at tesc

i went and spoke with the tesc rep at my bases college office today and she said they now have a residency requirement of i think 6 courses and you can get all of your credits through testing, i asked her if the was something new she said it has been like this for some time now. so i guess the big three is now down to the big two.

 

Interesting, their Undergraduate prospectus states that students may transfer up to 120 credits earned at regionally accredited four-year institutions.

 

"Is there a residency required at Thomas Edison State College?

There is no on-campus residency requirement. Students complete their study through a variety of means, including Guided Study and online courses, testing, e-Pack courses and Prior Learning Assessment. Students participating in the military education programs have an academic residency requirement. 12 credits must be completed for baccalaureate degree students, 6 credits must be completed for associate degree students."

The academic residency requirement seems to only apply to military education program participants.

 

Maybe that is why she said that... this is very upsetting because i told her i was not interested in the military programs. I also was also upset because I had a lot of questions and when i sat down at the desk to talk the first thing she did was a search on the tesc website i was mad because i have already done that. I guess tomorrow i will have to make some phone calls. I hope she was wrong I was getting very excited.

 

There is a very big difference between 6 hours and 6 courses. 6 courses could be as much or more than 18 hours.

Which program at TESC are you interested in? I'm betting there are some posters to this forum that are far more familiar than your base education officer. That's not saying base ed. is a bad place for information but, many people here have actually attended TESC or studied their programs in great detail.

 

originalbigjim,

FWIW, I took zero classes from TESC during my BA program back in 2005. Everything was transferred in from other schools. My cost was the base tuition charge of around $2250 or so.

Good luck,
Mark

 

I am not sure, but I think the represenative provided you wrong information. Normally, non-Military program quires certain amount of money for the evaluation and papers and sticks for your diploma degree. Since, the DoD pays only for the courses, or credits...therefore, they cannot receive the money by Military Members using the TA. Which they are required to take 6 courses for B.A/B.S and 3 courses for A.A/A.S. So, TESC and use that money from DoD for evaluation and all type of fees. I just called TESC today, and the represenative explained me the same thing.

Good Luck!

 

The person i spoke with was actually was an educational counselor that works for tesc, that was the only reason i even wanted to talk to her, i know people who actually work at the office know little about educational programs and more about veterans programs. But then again the tesc lady really didnt know anything either. I did not follow up on this but i did call the department of veteran affairs and they said they will not pay for me to transfer all the credits i have into a degree while on active duty. So this degree will have to wait till im out of come up with an extra for a 2nd BA.

 

We're talking TESC here - tuition (by comparison of 4-years resident study) is negligible. Why not just pay for it?

 

When you enroll, tell them you do not want to use the military option. But, if you go this route you will have to pay tuition fees out of your pocket.
When a military member enrolls, it is tuition free under the military program. TESC gets their money by charging the military for six hours of Tuition Assistance for 2 classes(residency requirement). I went through this when my wife enrolled through the spouse military option. We had to call and change it to the regular AA program to avoid the residency.

Hope this helps.