Degree finish time estimate?

He doesn't need to wait to take english, math, science, etc...if he/she can determine they need those credits...if time is of the essence the OP should figure this out and get started. That's what I meant with the above links.

Of course, your right...best way to know is get TESC to tell you.

 

Free electives can be in any area/course the college accepts for credit. You may already have enough, fema should be fine.

Do you have the Gen Ed's done? English, math, social science, etc...?

 

I don't think so with Gen Ed, that I will have to take. Don't forget my PF program was a career diploma, 18 credits but just a vocational program. I think most of my credits will go to the heart of the program, the electrical stuff. Thanks again for ALL the help! I can't tell you how much I appreciate it. Oh I took 40 hours of OSHA safety training. I emailed TESC a while back and they said its possible that thy will except those as "free electives". In any even if they don't I will bang out 18 FEMA credits in a weekend. There is no doubt I will definitely not have to worry about those "free elective" credits right? I feel like I might be missing something on that?

 

Here is the link to the AAS degree pf is interested in. Thomas Edison State College: Electrical-Mechanical Systems & Maintenance

The general education part is 21 credit hours (english, humanities, math, social science, etc.). The tech credits should fit in the block labeled “Option” with some possible overflow into the block labeled “Free Electives”, if tech credits are over the minimum of 21.

So it seems that CLEP/DANTES/ACE/etc. and any prior college courses should work just fine for completing the degree.

 

Thanks BobbyJim, appreciate the help and info. I guess I'll just have to see what TESC says when they do the evaluation of past credits plus possible accepting OSHA training. There are SO MANY jobs open in this field its almost scary, most starting at around 25 an hour. If I could finish this in good time I could be in a very good position quickly.

 

:wink1: I've always admired your wisdom.

pfelectronics- to match up the requirement with CLEP go into the TESC registration catalog. They have a list that shows what matches against what. For instance, Introduction to Sociology = SOC101 in the category of social science.

English is English, you need 6 credits (1 CLEP)
Social Science, Humanities, Science, Math are all general education. They can also be general education electives.
Free electives- come from any area. As you know, FEMA works here. Gen ed electives can work here by filtering "down" a category, but free electives can not move "up" a category into gen ed.

 

This is kind of like asking what size is a gray suit....it totally depends on your motivation, preparation, free time, and financial resources.

I did 33 credits through CLEP and DANTES in the span of a few weeks, and one semester I took 5 undergraduate courses at once while working full-time+. I nearly went insane from stress and sleep deprivation, but it can be done.

 

I'm extremely motivated, and would like to finish in 5 months or less. I was just asking if it were possible. In my ET program I read 3 books consisting of 50 to 70 pages, then took an exam, open book. That was the process, 52 exams and roughly 85 books, 40 were 1 book to 1 exam, the rest were 2 or 3 books per exam, but that was not a degree program.
Give me a full understanding of the difference now in a real degree program? I mean what exactly am I getting into? I'm gonna work extremely hard at it, I'm not worried about that, just want a full understanding what degree program will be? Thanks guys for all the info.

 

I did afterwards...brain is a little slow this week.

 

Time to go for another degree, you're starting to fail from lack of use.

 

I am sooooo done thinking. I am actually looking at a certification - Why Take It? - Health Information Technology Professional Exam