Are masters credits accepted by BIG 3?

If someone has undergrad credits but no degree and was admitted into a masters program can the undergrad + grad level courses would TESC/COSC or Excelsior accept them toward a bach degree?

 

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Go to TESC "current students" then "publication" then "college catalog" it's near the back- they'll take 30 toward the completion of your undergrad.

 

Grad level courses

Awesome - thanks!

 

NA credits?

I see TESC only accepts RA undergraduate credits. What is the best course to combine NA undergrad credits + RA grad credits toward a BA?

 

Use the kowledge from the NA classes to take some CLEP's. That is what I did (along with some common sense) and CLEP'ed almost 60 credits in two months.

 

Excelsior does not allow such double dipping, from what I remember.

 

You could try Bellevue, Liberty, Kaplan, or APUS to see what theur policies are regarding the grad credit being applied toward undergrad work. All accept NA credit as equal to RA, but of course you'd still have a "residency" requirement.

Pug

 

shortest residency

Here's a tough question:
Who has the shortest residency AND accepts GRADUATE RA credits and undergrad NA credits.

If I get 30 grad credits transcripted at TESC can I transfer those 30 credits to Excelsior who might take NA credits?

I have 88 NA credits, 30 graduate RA credits, and don't want to do a long residency to get a Bach degree. Any hope for me?

 

Ref. http://forums.degreeinfo.com/showthread.php?t=23022&highlight=southwestern+college

Read in particular the post by Des Elms regarding Southwestern College of Winfield, KS. Since the database has been corrupted a few times on the forum many of the older postings have vanished forever.

 

You might try American Military University, Western Governors University and possibly Athabasca University. I'm not sure about residency requirements for the first two, but Athabasca will accept quite a bit of transfer credit. In fact, I think it should be "The Big Four" instead of "The Big Three (Excelsior, TESC, COSC)" I'm not sure what Athabasca's stance is on NA credit, but since they are a Canadian institution with U.S. regional accreditation you might have some leeway there.

Of course...I could me mistaken.

 

AMU does not have a res requirement- http://www.amu.apus.edu/FAQ/FAQ.htm#physical

 

I think he was referring to academic residency not physical in-the-classroom residency.

 

Yes, I was.

 

And yes, they do...30 hours.

Pug

 

May I ask what schools you attended? I am in a somewhat similar position in that I have 41 undergraduate RA credits and 3 graduate NA credits. The undergrad credits are from various RA schools. The NA credits are from Aspen University.

I am just curious what RA school would accept someone into a graduate program with 88 NA credits.

Thanks,
Tom

 

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Much like you, I had NA credit wanting to earn an RA bachelor. I can only think of 4 options- and you may not like any of them LOL. In my case, I decided it was better to start on my RA AA than spin my wheels to hard- but there are options.
1. Go for the NA degree anyway- you are nearly there.
2. Use prior knowledge and cramming to take exams like CLEP, DSST, ECE, and TECEP. This is not nearly as difficult as it sounds- and probably your best bet (as was already suggested).
3. Use prior knowledge to fulfill PLAs. This really can be a pain as well as very very $$$$. Plus, it's going to be harder to PLA out of something like Macroeconomics than it is to PLA out of Underwater Basket Weaving. A down side, you can be denied.
4. Credit for Prior teaching (TESC only) Any chance that you teach credit bearing classes at an RA college? If so, they will award you credit for those classes which you do not have credit for. I filled my entire free elective slot this way. This hits a narrow population- my NA degree isn't transcripted by TESC (they don't take NA credit) but I teach those very classes at an RA community college- so I could earn credit that way. I submitted over 100 credits and earned the max necessary.

Starting from scratch isn't nearly as bad as it sounds- and besides, if you can bring in some of your grad credit you might hit the ground running. For fast and free credit at TESC, you can complete the FEMA series (you could do the entire thing this weekend actually) which fill 27 free elective credits!

Lastly, just to clarify something posted earlier, what your doing isn't "double dipping" because you do not hold the degree-its simply "credit." it's only double dipping if one class counts in two or more degree programs. TESC does allow double dipping (with narrow criteria and only in their own BA and MA program) but that's also something to think about.

 

Are you intending to start a graduate degree in the near future? If so, is the graduate degree offered at a school that accepts NA credit hours, such as American Military University/American Public University or Southwestern College? Both of these schools accept NA credit hours and award RA degrees. You could complete your current degree (NA) at whichever school you are presently enrolled and then apply to a graduate degree (RA).