Hello,
First off, you all are incredible in your knowledge and willingness to share your experiences. Thank you!!
Some background information about me. I need a degree (any degree) so that I can enroll in ANOTHER (post) bachelors program to earn a BS in Speech Pathology/Communication Disorders. This second BS would only require 12 courses (36 credit hours).
THEN, I would be eligible to apply to grad programs for my masters.
I currently have 16 old cc credits with a 4.0 GPA. It is imperative that I maintain that GPA, as the MS programs are VERY difficult to get into.
I have searched and folllowed many discussions on this forum. I have been lurking here for about three weeks and thanks to the info I have read, I now have 12 more credits (ALEKS) to my portfolio! I didnt even know they existed before this forum. I will also be testing (hopefully) for 12 clep credits next week. (three test = 6, 3, 3)
If I may, can I ask a few questions? I am trying to find a way to fund my first degree. I am currently enrolled for 12 units (online) in the fall at my local cc with the idea to take 12 more in the spring. I am doing this to qualify for a full pell and to gain additonal graded credits while I am testing out of other courses. (I need a total of 60 graded credit hours for my MS program).
My cc cost for a full year is about $1600. This would include books as the cost per hour is $36. So I should have roughly 4K that I can use for testing. Yes? No? (Half disbursed in the fall and the other in the spring). Is what I am attempting viable? Is there stuff I dont know about?
I would then enroll in one of the big 3 and transfer all the credits and exams in order to get the diploma. Not sure which one at this point.
I have already checked with the university that I will attend for the 2nd BS. They said that a degree from EC or TESC is acceptable. (I neglected to ask about COSC).
The MS program wont have a problem, because I will have the second degree in the SLP field which covers the neccessary leveling courses.
I realize that some of you may ask why I dont just get one degree in SLP, but I cant go that route - there is no college near me to do so, but the second BS is onlilne. I have a special needs child that prevents me from traveling to and attending a 4 yr university.Thank you for your time. I know this was long, but I wanted to give as much info as possible.
Any help is very much appreciated.
Current credits:
20yr old cc credits -
Eng 101 and 102 (6)
American Gov't (3)
Business Law (3) (probably to old to be used for anything other than free elective)
Beginning algebra (4) (not sure if it will transfer)
Aleks -
Intro to stats (NOT fun!) (3)
Pre cal (3)
College algebra (3)
Intermediate (3)
First off, you all are incredible in your knowledge and willingness to share your experiences. Thank you!!
Some background information about me. I need a degree (any degree) so that I can enroll in ANOTHER (post) bachelors program to earn a BS in Speech Pathology/Communication Disorders. This second BS would only require 12 courses (36 credit hours).
THEN, I would be eligible to apply to grad programs for my masters.
I currently have 16 old cc credits with a 4.0 GPA. It is imperative that I maintain that GPA, as the MS programs are VERY difficult to get into.
I have searched and folllowed many discussions on this forum. I have been lurking here for about three weeks and thanks to the info I have read, I now have 12 more credits (ALEKS) to my portfolio! I didnt even know they existed before this forum. I will also be testing (hopefully) for 12 clep credits next week. (three test = 6, 3, 3)
If I may, can I ask a few questions? I am trying to find a way to fund my first degree. I am currently enrolled for 12 units (online) in the fall at my local cc with the idea to take 12 more in the spring. I am doing this to qualify for a full pell and to gain additonal graded credits while I am testing out of other courses. (I need a total of 60 graded credit hours for my MS program).
My cc cost for a full year is about $1600. This would include books as the cost per hour is $36. So I should have roughly 4K that I can use for testing. Yes? No? (Half disbursed in the fall and the other in the spring). Is what I am attempting viable? Is there stuff I dont know about?
I would then enroll in one of the big 3 and transfer all the credits and exams in order to get the diploma. Not sure which one at this point.
I have already checked with the university that I will attend for the 2nd BS. They said that a degree from EC or TESC is acceptable. (I neglected to ask about COSC).
The MS program wont have a problem, because I will have the second degree in the SLP field which covers the neccessary leveling courses.
I realize that some of you may ask why I dont just get one degree in SLP, but I cant go that route - there is no college near me to do so, but the second BS is onlilne. I have a special needs child that prevents me from traveling to and attending a 4 yr university.Thank you for your time. I know this was long, but I wanted to give as much info as possible.
Any help is very much appreciated.
Current credits:
20yr old cc credits -
Eng 101 and 102 (6)
American Gov't (3)
Business Law (3) (probably to old to be used for anything other than free elective)
Beginning algebra (4) (not sure if it will transfer)
Aleks -
Intro to stats (NOT fun!) (3)
Pre cal (3)
College algebra (3)
Intermediate (3)
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