Quote:Second Bachelor’s Degree
Students who have received one bachelor’s degree at Thomas Edison State College or another regionally accredited institution and wish to earn a second bachelor’s degree must:
• Complete a minimum of 24 additional credits in the area of study/core for a second bachelor’s degree beyond the date the most recent degree was completed
• Students must complete all requirements for the degree as listed in the current Thomas Edison State College Catalog.

The College will not award a third associate or bachelor’s degree.

Lemurian_Spirit Wrote:You guys are great! Many thanks for dispelling me of the notion of getting a second degree--at least at TESC (and I'm sure any other college would have the same requirements). Not to mention I recently saw that a Liberal Arts degree was listed as the seventh worst college degree to get (i.e. employers almost disregard it).

I certainly couldn't take 24 credits by December (unless I was unemployed--which I sincerely hope won't happen again). Many thanks again. I was only thinking of going for a second degree if a) it wouldn't be much work, and b) I could get it done by THIS December--neither of which looks likely now. BTW, if I have to take 24 more credits, why doesn't the OSS evaluation display that? That seems odd.

You see, I have a certification (Certified Professional in Learning and Performance--CPLP) that requires re-certification every three years. I thought I could get that certification in one year--it took two (twice as long as it took me to earn my AA and BA at TESC). One easy way to fulfill some of the re-certification requirements is to take continuing education. However, the subject matter is pretty specific, and would likely be at odds with whatever I would take to get a degree. Because it took so long to get my certification there is no way I will let it lapse (letting it lapse means getting certified all over again, now it is even more difficult to obtain this certification than it used to be--and it was extremely difficult before), and getting my degrees has already distracted me from continuing education geared toward my re-certification, so since I already have a ticket open with TESC I will confirm with them that I would have to take another 24 credits (and pay another enrollment fee) to get another degree. If that is the case I will drop this idea like a hot potato. I am already planning to take a course counting toward my re-certification that takes place this coming March, so that is why I have put a hard stop at December.

Bricabrac, I like your idea, but just want to spend as little time as possible on this. If I can't manage it, then it really isn't a priority for me. I have enough going on trying to keep up with the CPLP re-certification requirements (that go beyond continuing education, BTW, such as performing work in my field--often hundreds of hours' worth, etc.).

However, when I called TESC previously, the person I spoke with made no mention of having to take 24 new credits for a new degree. I would think that would be the first thing said, but what do I know. In fact, I mentioned that I wanted whatever degree I could get by December to the Admissions person, who said that it was entirely possible to do. Now I'm really confused. At any rate, I will try to speak with someone in Admissions this week to clarify before I just give up. I wish I had thought of this before I graduated. It might have been nice to have a couple of degrees, but it clearly isn't the end of the world if that doesn't happen. After I have spoken with someone at TESC I will follow up here. Many thanks again.