Question about earning AA then transferring to B&M school.

[Aloraborealis]

I'm looking at getting my Associates from Excelsior because I know all of my credits from my other university will transfer and I'm only a class or two away from the AA. My husband will be restationed in about a year and then we'll be at our next station for 3 years. I want to continue with my Bachelor's degree when I get to our next station at a regular campus; if I get my AA from Excelsior will I be able to just start a Bachelor's program or will I have to transfer all my credits and have to fight for them?

Sorry I'm such a noob...haha.

[NAP]

A bachelor's degree is about 120 credits. It's my understanding that the school where you get that degree will set the rules for all 120 credits and not just the last 60.

Typically it requires a lot of planning to transfer between schools. Just do your best with the situation when it happens.

Do you have an idea of which school it will be, so you can start looking at the policies?

[P00057870]

Agreed, the school where you get the BS sets the rules but there are also some areas where if you stay within the accreditation of the school and others in that same region, you will be accepted within that group of schools.

It also depends on what you wish to take. For example, if you get an AA in liberal studies or business and you want to get a BS in nursing -- well obviously those previously earned credits aren't going to get your to your BS in nursing.

First decide what you want/need and then get the answers where you are interested in going. Don't forget to check out EC - they do have some viable options, depending on what you want or need.

If you just want a degree any degree, you can get an EC BS in Liberal Studies and test out no matter where you are relocated to, as long as there are testing centers available to you. If you want the Brick and Mortar classroom experience, then you need to do your homework figuring out the above.

Judy