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TESC Liberal Studies vs Social Science
#1
Right now I'm in the middle of my evaluation for graduation by Thomas Edison, but I've hit a little snag: Thomas Edison doesn't count ECE "American Dream" as a history course but as a social science course. This is super frustrating to me as anyone who has taken this test knows it's at least half history x-( .
Luckily though, I still qualify for 2 other degrees with the credits I have: Liberal Studies or Social Science.
I'm having a bit of a hard time deciding which degree I would rather, and was wondering what y'all think?
To me, Social Science sounds a bit more, I don't know, reputable Tongue ? Maybe just because it has the word science in it Wink Anyway I would love to know your opinion!

Thanks a lot.
CLEP
American Government 51, Humanities 76, Analyzing and Interpreting Literature 76, Western Civilization I 76, English Literature 67, American Literature 67
Spanish Language 51, Western Civilization II 59, History of the United States I 61, History of the United States II 61, English Composition with Essay 66,
Social Sciences and History 61, Introductory Sociology 59, Introductory Psychology 60, Human Growth and Development 60, Introduction to Educational Psychology 61

DSST
Introduction to World Religions 454/400, Civil War and Reconstruction 50/47, Environment and Humanity 60/46,
Here's to Your Health 440/400, Human/Cultural Geography 62/48, Introduction to Computing 435/400, Introduction to the Modern Middle East 66/47,
Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union 66/45, Astronomy 60/48, A History of the Vietnam War 53/44

ECE
American Dream A/C, World Conflicts since 1900 B/C

ALEKS
Beginning Algebra
Intermediate Algebra
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#2
If you can do either, I would choose Social Science. It sounds a little bit more focused.
Regis University, ITESO, Global MBA with a focus in Emerging Markets 4.0 GPA, Dual-university degree (Spanish/English) 
ISSA Certified Nutritionist
COSC BS, Business Admin


My BS Credits:
Spanish 80 | Humanities 67 | A & I Lit 72 | Sub Abuse 452 | Bus Ethics 445 | Tech Writ 62 | Math 53 | HTYH 454 | Am. Govt 65 | Env & Humanity 64 | Marketing 65 | Micro 61| Mgmt 63| Org Behavior 65| MIS 446|Computing 432 | BL II 61 | M&B 50 | Finance 411 | Supervision 437| Intro Bus. 439| Law Enforcement 63|  SL: Accounting I B | Accounting II C+| Macro A | ECE: Labor Relations A | Capstone: A| FEMA PDS Cert 
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#3
LOL, have you seen the whole Liberal Arts thread? I actually switched from Liberal Arts to History as a result of reading that thread. Therefore, Social Sciences gets my vote over Liberal Arts. :-)
Lyanne

DSST (27)
Personal Finance - 448 Astronomy - 61 Civil War and Reconstruction - 68 History of Vietnam War - 68 Substance Abuse - 59 World Religions - 473 Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union - 55 Environment and Humanity: Race to Save the Planet -61 Intro to Modern Middle East - 58
CLEP (48)
American Literature-73 American Government-62 U.S. History I - 64 U.S. History II -73 A&I Literature - 75 Western Civ I - 58 Western Civ II - 61 English Literature - 67 Humanities -76 Intro Sociology - 62 Social Sciences & History - 69
Other (43)
English Composition, Literature & Composition, Art Appreciation, General Psychology, Intro to Anthropology, Abnormal Psychology, Travel Agency Operations, Advanced Hospitality (7 credits), Intro Computer Software, Digital Photography, War and American Society, TESC Capstone
ALEKS (3)
Intermediate Algebra

**Not official, but BA History at Thomas Edison State College!!!!!!*
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#4
Lyanne Wrote:LOL, have you seen the whole Liberal Arts thread? I actually switched from Liberal Arts to History as a result of reading that thread. Therefore, Social Sciences gets my vote over Liberal Arts. :-)

Awwww.. I don't think anyone's intent on that thread was to dissuade people from Liberal Arts. At least it wasn't my intent and I know I posted quite a bit there. It's just to make sure you have a plan in place when your degree isn't geared towards a specific career path. Although you can't go wrong having a solid plan regardless of your major.
Regis University, ITESO, Global MBA with a focus in Emerging Markets 4.0 GPA, Dual-university degree (Spanish/English) 
ISSA Certified Nutritionist
COSC BS, Business Admin


My BS Credits:
Spanish 80 | Humanities 67 | A & I Lit 72 | Sub Abuse 452 | Bus Ethics 445 | Tech Writ 62 | Math 53 | HTYH 454 | Am. Govt 65 | Env & Humanity 64 | Marketing 65 | Micro 61| Mgmt 63| Org Behavior 65| MIS 446|Computing 432 | BL II 61 | M&B 50 | Finance 411 | Supervision 437| Intro Bus. 439| Law Enforcement 63|  SL: Accounting I B | Accounting II C+| Macro A | ECE: Labor Relations A | Capstone: A| FEMA PDS Cert 
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#5
Thanks you guys, I was pretty sure I wanted social science but I just wanted to hear some feedback before I submitted my request Smile
CLEP
American Government 51, Humanities 76, Analyzing and Interpreting Literature 76, Western Civilization I 76, English Literature 67, American Literature 67
Spanish Language 51, Western Civilization II 59, History of the United States I 61, History of the United States II 61, English Composition with Essay 66,
Social Sciences and History 61, Introductory Sociology 59, Introductory Psychology 60, Human Growth and Development 60, Introduction to Educational Psychology 61

DSST
Introduction to World Religions 454/400, Civil War and Reconstruction 50/47, Environment and Humanity 60/46,
Here's to Your Health 440/400, Human/Cultural Geography 62/48, Introduction to Computing 435/400, Introduction to the Modern Middle East 66/47,
Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union 66/45, Astronomy 60/48, A History of the Vietnam War 53/44

ECE
American Dream A/C, World Conflicts since 1900 B/C

ALEKS
Beginning Algebra
Intermediate Algebra
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#6
burbuja0512 Wrote:Awwww.. I don't think anyone's intent on that thread was to dissuade people from Liberal Arts. At least it wasn't my intent and I know I posted quite a bit there. It's just to make sure you have a plan in place when your degree isn't geared towards a specific career path. Although you can't go wrong having a solid plan regardless of your major.


I originally picked Liberal Arts because it was the easiest degree plan to fit tests into, but after reading that thread, I really agreed that a more focused degree was well, more focused. :-) I wasn't dissuaded, just convinced. ;-)
Lyanne

DSST (27)
Personal Finance - 448 Astronomy - 61 Civil War and Reconstruction - 68 History of Vietnam War - 68 Substance Abuse - 59 World Religions - 473 Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union - 55 Environment and Humanity: Race to Save the Planet -61 Intro to Modern Middle East - 58
CLEP (48)
American Literature-73 American Government-62 U.S. History I - 64 U.S. History II -73 A&I Literature - 75 Western Civ I - 58 Western Civ II - 61 English Literature - 67 Humanities -76 Intro Sociology - 62 Social Sciences & History - 69
Other (43)
English Composition, Literature & Composition, Art Appreciation, General Psychology, Intro to Anthropology, Abnormal Psychology, Travel Agency Operations, Advanced Hospitality (7 credits), Intro Computer Software, Digital Photography, War and American Society, TESC Capstone
ALEKS (3)
Intermediate Algebra

**Not official, but BA History at Thomas Edison State College!!!!!!*
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#7
That thread got ugly and off track but yes i personally believe that more focus is a good thing. Some schools like usf in Tampa will not let you choose liberal studies as a degree late in the game to dissuade people from choosing that as the major of last resort when they failed to get past the weed out classes in more focused majors. They make you declare it before 75 credits or so. A history major sounds great and so does social science.
There is nothing wrong with a strong interdisciplinary base but having a little focus shows that you can achieve a specific goal.
BSBA CIS from TESC, BA Natural Science/Math from TESC
MBA Applied Computer Science from NCU
Enrolled at NCU in the PhD Applied Computer Science
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#8
Thanks ryoder. :-)
Lyanne

DSST (27)
Personal Finance - 448 Astronomy - 61 Civil War and Reconstruction - 68 History of Vietnam War - 68 Substance Abuse - 59 World Religions - 473 Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union - 55 Environment and Humanity: Race to Save the Planet -61 Intro to Modern Middle East - 58
CLEP (48)
American Literature-73 American Government-62 U.S. History I - 64 U.S. History II -73 A&I Literature - 75 Western Civ I - 58 Western Civ II - 61 English Literature - 67 Humanities -76 Intro Sociology - 62 Social Sciences & History - 69
Other (43)
English Composition, Literature & Composition, Art Appreciation, General Psychology, Intro to Anthropology, Abnormal Psychology, Travel Agency Operations, Advanced Hospitality (7 credits), Intro Computer Software, Digital Photography, War and American Society, TESC Capstone
ALEKS (3)
Intermediate Algebra

**Not official, but BA History at Thomas Edison State College!!!!!!*
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