Initial Questions About BA History (T

[historicalarsonist]

Hey guys, I just had a quick question regarding the whole ASNSM vs. BA process. I know you can be awarded both at the same time, but what if someone were to take the route of ASNSM (Math or Comp Sci) and then into BA after being awarded the associate degree. I know it would cost more, but how much more in total, assuming you use all of the credits from the ASNSM towards the BA? As far as I can tell, for an ASNSM, one would only need to complete SOS-110 at TESU - not sure how much this costs alone though. Would you also then need to pay the residency waiver fee to get the ASNSM with only 3 credits from TESU, or does that 16 credit req only apply to a bachelor? Graduation fees?

Long story short, part of the reason I am working towards the degree is a "guaranteed increase in salary" program for checking the box. I just found out today they are implementing a bonus for achieving an associate-level degree as well, which I have just calculated to be approximately 59% of the salary increase for receiving a bachelor's. This could potentially change everything because although it makes sense to get the Bachelor's ASAP (since it will generate me more money in the long run with a bigger upside), I now want to calculate if there is any merit to simply getting the ASNSM "issued" ASAP, and then working towards the Bachelor, so that I can start getting paid more while working towards the BA in history. This is mainly due to the fact that I know I can complete the ASNSM computer science in probably about 25% of the time it will take me to complete the entire BA. It seems like a real possibility that I could get the degree subsidized by first getting an ASNSM and getting paid additional money while I work on the BA, but it's going to depend a lot on things like whether or not I would need to pay the residency waiver.