09-03-2021, 10:17 AM
(05-10-2021, 05:32 PM)dfrecore Wrote:(05-10-2021, 11:01 AM)TINASAM Wrote:(05-09-2021, 06:20 PM)dfrecore Wrote: Other jobs that require a terminal AS/AAS are Paralegal, OTA, PTA, Dental Hygienist, etc. There just aren't Bachelor's degrees for these fields.
Just letting anyone who reads this and is interested know, that there is actually a bachelor paralegal studies program at COSC. I plan on taking it as soon as my AAB-Paralegal courses are done so they can transfer over.
This is just a general studies degree with a bunch of paralegal courses that you'd bring in from elsewhere, and then business courses for your UL. But what I was trying to say was that you do not need a bachelor's degree in Paralegal studies to become a paralegal (and you don't actually need an AA, but it's very common, and it's commonly offered at community colleges, not 4yr schools).
(05-10-2021, 11:58 AM)Alpha Wrote:(05-09-2021, 06:20 PM)dfrecore Wrote:Since we're into it I'll point out that there are Bachelors degrees in Dental Hygiene(05-09-2021, 05:22 PM)ss20ts Wrote: I have experience with this at UMPI as I'm an alumni. If you complete a BLS first, you cannot come back for a second bachelor's degree at UMPI. They consider the BLS to be a terminal degree.
Other jobs that require a terminal AS/AAS are Paralegal, OTA, PTA, Dental Hygienist, etc. There just aren't Bachelor's degrees for these fields.
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Also, there are many OT and PT Bachelors programs. While earning an Associates degree in these areas is the minimum qualification to becoming an OTA/PTA, holders of Bachelors degrees in these areas remain OTAs/PTAs. You are not allowed to refer to yourself as an Occupational Therapist or Physical Therapist until you earn at least a Masters degree.
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There are not OTA and PTA bachelor's programs - I specifically said I was not talking about OT and PT. OTA and PTA are Occupational Therapy Assistant, and Physical Therapy Assistant - and those are different jobs which require far less education than OT's and PT's, which both require master's degrees. Different jobs.
The Dental Hygienist BS is a bridge program to get people who are already DH's to get a bachelor's degree, and it's basically in Health Sciences or Public Health. There are only 3 courses in the entire BS portion that have to do with Dental Hygiene.
Again, my point was that there are terminal degrees for many jobs that are AA/AS/AAS degrees; obviously you can go on to get a bachelor's degree, but generally speaking, these jobs don't have (and don't require) bachelor's degrees - they have and require associates degrees instead.
I find it so strange that OT & PT need masters degrees and OTA/PTA need AA/AS. IN the UK OT/PT is undergrad and OTA/PTA is neither.