04-21-2017, 09:46 AM
Sort of, yes. You can do an undergrad cert and a degree. (If you're getting federal student aid, there may be complications - if you've filled in your GenEd/FreeElective spaces already, I don't know that you'll qualify for aid for outside subjects.) Some certs roll into a degree (eg. CS cert into CS major).
You *can* do 2 areas of study within 1 bachelors. The issue with what you mention, BSBA/History, is that they're not the same "flavor"...you have a bachelor of science and a bachelor of arts. Since they're separate degree structures, you couldn't combine them. The 2 areas of study can only be within one degree (BS *or* BA).
In some cases, grad credit might be accepted towards an undergrad degree. In my TESU undergrad degree, half of the approved electives are grad classes. They also fulfill requirements for TESU's grad cert. However, I have to be awarded the BS before I can apply for conferral of the grad cert...even though they'll both be done at exactly the same time. *shrug* Rulez iz rulez.
You *can* do 2 areas of study within 1 bachelors. The issue with what you mention, BSBA/History, is that they're not the same "flavor"...you have a bachelor of science and a bachelor of arts. Since they're separate degree structures, you couldn't combine them. The 2 areas of study can only be within one degree (BS *or* BA).
In some cases, grad credit might be accepted towards an undergrad degree. In my TESU undergrad degree, half of the approved electives are grad classes. They also fulfill requirements for TESU's grad cert. However, I have to be awarded the BS before I can apply for conferral of the grad cert...even though they'll both be done at exactly the same time. *shrug* Rulez iz rulez.