TESU and some other schools won't let you earn two related degrees. Earning the BSLS in NSM could ruin your chances of being accepted to an undergraduate program in biology.
My question is...what would you do with a BSLS in NSM? It could potentially be a waste of money. You wouldn't have taken enough science courses in one area to be competent in most life science jobs. You can elect to take more science courses than required, but you could have just done that for a BA/BS in Biology. I've learned that, in some cases, taking cheaper, faster shortcuts end up being more costly and time-consuming in the end.
For example, let's say you took a bunch of ACE credits in science. These ACE courses are cheap and fast, but what if every graduate program you're interested in requires science prerequisites from a regionally accredited school? Or, what if they require labs that you couldn't get with the ACE courses, so you have to go back and retake the classes with labs because you couldn't find standalone labs?
My question is...what would you do with a BSLS in NSM? It could potentially be a waste of money. You wouldn't have taken enough science courses in one area to be competent in most life science jobs. You can elect to take more science courses than required, but you could have just done that for a BA/BS in Biology. I've learned that, in some cases, taking cheaper, faster shortcuts end up being more costly and time-consuming in the end.
For example, let's say you took a bunch of ACE credits in science. These ACE courses are cheap and fast, but what if every graduate program you're interested in requires science prerequisites from a regionally accredited school? Or, what if they require labs that you couldn't get with the ACE courses, so you have to go back and retake the classes with labs because you couldn't find standalone labs?
Graduate of Not VUL or ENEB
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc
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