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My first post- advice on path to complete my degrees in Biology and Insurance?
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cookderosa Wrote:Sanatone is right, you are attempting something different than what is allowed (double major) and two degrees must be in sequence, not simultaneous. Also, yes, all your graded credit still exists (when you apply to grad school they will still want your old transcripts from everywhere) but your TESC GPA will be fresh, using only credit earned at TESC. So, only TESC courses will + your GPA from what it is now, which is 0.00

Finally, I don't have your transcripts, but I'm completely convinced (for now anyway) that you are not closer to the Natural Science degree than Liberal Arts. Here's why- you need upper level credit! Your sciences will probably come in as lower level. This isn't always true (Linda here had orgo 1 and 2 come in as upper level, others as lower, and there is a reason but I've never figured it out). Upper level credit in the sciences is expensive and not easily test-out-able. There are a few, but not enough. Liberal Arts upper levels are completely test-out-able.

So, this is totally hypothetical, bear with me. Let's assume you're finished with all gen eds (60) and free electives (27). What remains is the 33 upper level credit.

Let's assume you transfer in 12 upper level science credits.

What remains?
Natural Science degree: 21 (6 can be lower) = 15 UL sciences (good luck finding tests, be sure to post them here because I only know of 3. Classes are tricky to get into and cost $$$ plus take time)
Liberal Arts degree: 21 (6 can be lower) = 15 UL social sciences or humanities. (psychology, history, govt., etc., all easily available via cheap and quick testing with the option of courses if you want)

I have no interest in which degree you're going for, I think business would likely be the best fit, but take a bit of time to really run "if-then" scenarios. It's not what TESC will give you credit for, it's how you're planning on finishing what is outstanding that requires planning.

I don't want you to take what I'm saying as arguing. I just want to make sure I'm understanding this properly because I thought I had it figured out. I obviously know there is no way to be 100% certain other than to have the college tell me everything directly, but here is what I am taking from previous posts here on the forum.

For sciences, I have completed Physics + lab, organic + lab, chemistry + lab, and biology + lab, stats, algebra, pre-calc, and calc. In addition I have done genetics, microbiology, environmental chemistry & toxicology (one course) and cell biology + lab. I was looking at TESC and they allow for computer science to count as part of the natural science, so I was looking at adding the Management Information Systems DSST (in fact, that was what one of the degree plans on the wiki used). By doing that, I have completed a total of 16 UL hours, assuming that the ones I mentioned are UL courses (the microbiology course on the wiki shows as UL if done as an ECE and I can do that if absolutely necessary). And at the very worst, I'd be willing to take the pathophysiology ECE instead which could replace one of the other courses I mentioned if the DON'T do UL credit.

EDIT: Here is the wiki link, it came from sanatone. http://degreeforum.wikia.com/wiki/Sanant...athematics

Does that look like it makes sense? If I got it wrong then shoot, I'll move into the liberal arts instead! I just have a lot to chew here and want to make sure I'm not messing up with my action plan.

I plan on putting in my original post all of the courses I have taken but I cannot get into my school system right now (down for maintenance all weekend) to pull them up. I know you guys are shooting blind until then and the advice can only be so specific without all the information.


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My first post- advice on path to complete my degrees in Biology and Insurance? - by Jabberwocky - 04-28-2013, 09:53 PM

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