07-18-2014, 08:12 AM
I was going through my Facebook page and saw this TESC article https://www.facebook.com/tesc.edu?fref=nf and http://hubs.ly/y01rld0 about an inititive which helps students to save time and money while "collecting" credits towards earning their degrees. According to TESC,
What interests me most is a response to the article on TESC's FB page. According to response:
Though I am still waiting on TESC's graduation audit to know whether I will be graduating this September and then post a THANK YOU I AM DONE thread, I will be graduating with Zero graded credits, hence no GPA. Not even my foreign B&M university transferred credits were treated like the B&M credits transferred in from US institutions.
To test the waters, I have applied to Eastern New Mexico University's MBA program. Before submitting application, I had written to someone at the MBA office. I had written to ask how they would calculate my GPA since I will be graduating with N/A in place of GPA. Part of my mail:
Below is a part of the response I got:
What do you guys think about the comment on Facebook regarding TESC not informing its students of the need for graded credits and policy of most graduate schools. I know this has been discussed before, but it seems it is becoming the norm for graduate school to want to see student have about 60 graded credits from the school awarding their degree.
Quote:...acting Gov. Guadagno announced NJ’s first Prior Learning Assessment Network, on our College’s campus!...
What interests me most is a response to the article on TESC's FB page. According to response:
Quote:I'm not enrolled at TESC and while I think it's great what you and the other two schools are doing, it's important to make your students aware that if they have aspirations of applying to a competitive graduate college after they complete their undergrad, they still need 60 graded credits for most programs. I realize the goal of many is simply to finish the degree they started long ago; however some of these students will inevitably wish to go further and may be disappointed if there aren't any substantive graded credits when they graduate.
Though I am still waiting on TESC's graduation audit to know whether I will be graduating this September and then post a THANK YOU I AM DONE thread, I will be graduating with Zero graded credits, hence no GPA. Not even my foreign B&M university transferred credits were treated like the B&M credits transferred in from US institutions.
To test the waters, I have applied to Eastern New Mexico University's MBA program. Before submitting application, I had written to someone at the MBA office. I had written to ask how they would calculate my GPA since I will be graduating with N/A in place of GPA. Part of my mail:
Quote:...I would like to know how my GPA would be counted since the credit hours in my Thomas Edison State College transcripts were transferred in from American Council on Education recommended college level courses like Straighterline, ALEKS, TEEX, the Thomas Edison State College Examinations Program (TECEPS), and a brick and mortar institution from Nigeria. Also, the last 24 credit hours which I used in fulfilling residency requirements at Thomas Edison State College don't have numerical grades. TESC awarded CR (credit) since these were challenge exams administered by the college...
Below is a part of the response I got:
Quote:Your transcripts from the university in Nigeria will need to be evaluated by a professional independent transcript evaluation service, such as WES, to change it to the American grading system. I found this information from the Thomas Edison State College about grades: “All undergraduate students at Thomas Edison State College are required to maintain an overall minimum average of C in their Thomas Edison State College courses in order to graduate. All area of study courses must be graded C or better in order to apply to area of study requirements for undergraduate students at Thomas Edison State College.”. When evaluating your transcripts your grade will be considered to be at a C or better.
What do you guys think about the comment on Facebook regarding TESC not informing its students of the need for graded credits and policy of most graduate schools. I know this has been discussed before, but it seems it is becoming the norm for graduate school to want to see student have about 60 graded credits from the school awarding their degree.
- Akintayo
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AA General Studies, 2014. Thomas Edison State College of New Jersey
BSBA General Management, 2014 - Thomas Edison State College of New Jersey
Bachelor of Religious Studies, 2015 - NationsUniversity
Bachelor of Arts in Management - Leadership, 2016 - Patten University
Award:
Arnold Fletcher Award, 2014. Thomas Edison State College of New Jersey
Graduate School
Master of Science in Management, MSc - The University of Economics in Bratislava - full time studies
ENMU MBA: 2 classes completed - discontinued as am now to attend a local university in Slovakia
65 Semester Hours from Obafemi Awolowo University
45 Credits from Straighterline
24 Credits from TECEP
13 Credits from Penn Foster College
12 Credits fro ALEKS
4 Credits from TEEX
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AA General Studies, 2014. Thomas Edison State College of New Jersey
BSBA General Management, 2014 - Thomas Edison State College of New Jersey
Bachelor of Religious Studies, 2015 - NationsUniversity
Bachelor of Arts in Management - Leadership, 2016 - Patten University
Award:
Arnold Fletcher Award, 2014. Thomas Edison State College of New Jersey
Graduate School
Master of Science in Management, MSc - The University of Economics in Bratislava - full time studies
ENMU MBA: 2 classes completed - discontinued as am now to attend a local university in Slovakia
65 Semester Hours from Obafemi Awolowo University
45 Credits from Straighterline
24 Credits from TECEP
13 Credits from Penn Foster College
12 Credits fro ALEKS
4 Credits from TEEX