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Does a two year associate's degree count toward a bachelor's degree?
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∙ 14y ago
Yes, you can. I am doing this now. I just finished my Associates Friday and have enrolled for my Bachelors yesterday with Virginia College Online. My credits did not need to transfer because I am at the same institution.
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∙ 13y ago
Iris Sloan
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∙ 15y agoNo they do not. Each associates does not meet the requirements of a bachelors. Typically the bachelors has approximately half the program coursework at the more advanced level of junior and senior. The associates does not have these courses at the advanced level.
No they do not. Each associates does not meet the requirements of a bachelors. Typically the bachelors has approximately half the program coursework at the more advanced level of junior and senior. The associates does not have these courses at the advanced level.
No they do not. Each associates does not meet the requirements of a bachelors. Typically the bachelors has approximately half the program coursework at the more advanced level of junior and senior. The associates does not have these courses at the advanced level.
No they do not. Each associates does not meet the requirements of a bachelors. Typically the bachelors has approximately half the program coursework at the more advanced level of junior and senior. The associates does not have these courses at the advanced level.
No they do not. Each associates does not meet the requirements of a bachelors. Typically the bachelors has approximately half the program coursework at the more advanced level of junior and senior. The associates does not have these courses at the advanced level.
No they do not. Each associates does not meet the requirements of a bachelors. Typically the bachelors has approximately half the program coursework at the more advanced level of junior and senior. The associates does not have these courses at the advanced level.
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∙ 15y agoNo they do not. Each associates does not meet the requirements of a bachelors. Typically the bachelors has approximately half the program coursework at the more advanced level of junior and senior. The associates does not have these courses at the advanced level.
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∙ 14y agoIf you complete a transferable associate degree program, it will take two additional years to complete a bachelor's degree in the same major. Thus, yes it would count toward a bachelor's degree.
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∙ 14y agoTypically, The Bachelor degree follows the associate degree if the student so chooses to start with the associate degree.
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How long does it take to earn a bachelors degree after earning an associates?
Well an associates degree is a two year degree while a bachelors is four. Not all major will transfer from an associates to a bachelors. For example you can get an associates in nursing and go on later to get your bachelors and it only be about two more years. But if you have an associates in nursing and you want a bachelors in business. You will pretty much have to start over and most likely only your prerequisites will count toward your new degree.
Could you become a nurse with a biology degree?
Yes, that's a good background. In the US, you could look into associates or bachelors programs, focusing on those that will count your prior credits toward the nursing degree.
How long does it take to get a bachlors degree after you get a associate's degree?
The time it takes to complete a bachelor's degree after earning an associate's degree varies depending on several factors, such as the number of credit hours transferred, the specific program requirements, and the student's course load. On average, it may take an additional 2-3 years to complete the bachelor's degree after earning an associate's degree. However, individual circumstances may result in shorter or longer completion times.
Is it possible to get both bachelors and associate's degree?
Of course! In fact, that's the best way: Get the two-year associates degree, first; and then ask a four-year bachelors degree program to have said associates degree count as the first two (freshmand and sophomore) years of the bachelors; and then enter said bachelors as a full junior, completing that, and then the senior years, and, voila!, you emerge from the four years with both an associates and a bachelors!Or you could just enter the four-year bachelors program as a freshman, do all four of its years, and emerge after four years with just a bachelors. The first two (freshman and sophomore) years are very, very similar, regardless which of the two ways you do it. That being the case, my advice is to always get the associates first, and then the bachelors, so that one gets two (2) degrees, instead of just one, from the same four years of study!But, hey... that's just me.
What are the advantages of being in honors classes?
You will be able to get into AP classes eaiser, and those classes count toward a Associates degree!! Then, you can start on other degrees faster.
Do community college credits count towards graduate school requirements?
Yes, as long as the credits were transferred over to a 4 year university later on. In general, most graduate schools require the completion of a bachelors degree. Nothing in terms of credit transfers to graduate school from either the associates or bachelors degree.
What questions do you need to ask before you transfer to a four year university or college?
Answer 1: First and foremost, the four-year bachelors program must be accredited by an agency approved by the US Department of Education (USDE), and/or the USDE-sanctioned Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).Next, you'll want your entire two-year associates degree to count as the entire first two (freshman and sophomore) years of the bachelors degree; so that you may enter said bachelors program as a full junior, and complete just two more years in order to earn your bachelors. If any part of the associates won't count toward the freshman and sophomore years of the bachelors, then you may have to take a few additional lower division (freshman and sophomore level) courses to satisfy whatever are the bachelors degrees requirements which the bachelors degree program says you're missing. You'll want to be crystal clear about all that before entering the bachelors program.Beyond that, there's not too much to worry about, academically, because it's mostly the upper-division (junior and senior year) courses that matter in a bachelors program... that's where all the courses in the major (and minor, if one is declared), and the general electives, are taken; and almost nothing that you took in the associates degree manifestly affects any of that. What matters most about the associates is that it satisfies whatever are the bachelors program's requirements; and said requirements are usually related to what's called "lower division general education" (LDGE).If your associates is sufficiently well-crafted, then the bachelors program's LDGE requirement will be either entirely, or nearlly entirely satisfied by the associates degree. As long as that's the case, then the only academic questions you should have for the bachelors program will be related to your major and/or minor... neither of which have anything to do with the associates, even if the associates is in the very same thing, or something compatible with, whatever will be your bachelors degree's major.So, then, all that leaves, really, are questions about things like what life will be like on campus, in what kinds of extra-curricular activities you could become involved, what things cost, what are the rules, where and how will you live, etc., etc., etc.
How long does it take to get a masters degree in psychology form start to finish?
The master's degree can take approximately two to three years to complete post bachelor's degree. The actual length of time depends on the specific program of study; the credit load carried per semester, and provided the student takes the degree as prescribed by the college or university.
Does an AAA degree count as a GED?
No it does not count as a GED, because they are different. However, because you have the associate degree, the GED is a moot issue, because the associates is a higher level of education. If you were asked on - lets say - job application as to your education, you would indicate associates of arts, and indicate the major.
Will an associate of science degree help you get an engineering degree?
Answer 1: An associate of science degree is a two-year, 60-semester-credit-hour, lower-division academic degree......a degree which is equal to the first two (freshman and sophomore) years of a four-year, 120-semester-credit-hour, lower- and upper-division bachelors degree. In other words, if you have a finished associated of science (AS) degree, then you would be able to transfer it in a bachelor of science (BS) degree, and begin said BS in the junior year, and complete the junior and senior years and end-up with not only the bachlors degree that you could put on your resume, but the earlier associates degree, too!An engineering degree is a bachelors degree... usually a bachelor of science degree. And a BS in engineering degree has a freshman and sophomore year, just like any other BS (or bachelor of arts (BA)) degree. Since the associates can function as the freshmand and sophomore years of a BS in engineering, then the answer, categorically, is "yes," of course an associate of science degree can help you get an engineering degree! An associate of science degree can, in fact, become the entire first half of a bachelor of science engineering degree!Just remember, though, that a BS in engineering contains a ton of math and science courses. If you're going to be properly prepared for that (and also if you want your associates to count as the full first two years of the bachelors, so that you don't have to do a little catching-up before you may enter said bachelors as a full junior), then your associates also has to contain a ton of math and science courses.But they need to be the right math and science courses. Not just any will do!So first figure out which bachelor of science in engineering degree you'd like to get; and then go to that school's website and download its "catalog" as a PDF file (or, if not available, then call the school and ask for a printed copy of the catalog to be sent to you in the US Mail). If you're considering several schools for the bachelors, then do the same for each school.In the catalog(s), you'll find the precise math, science, and all other kinds of courses that each BS in engineering degree will require. Notice the "lower division" (freshman and sophomore year) courses that each of those BS in engineering degrees require. As you're crafting your associates degree, simply make sure that you include all of those kinds of courses that the engineering bachelors degrees like to see their graduates take during the freshman and sophomore -- lower division -- years. That way, your associates degree will already meet or exceed the BS in engineering degree's lower-division requirements when you apply for said BS in engineering program.An associate of science (AS) degree already contains more math and science courses than an associate of arts (AA) degree. And the amount that your associates degree contains may already be enough to satisfy the engineering bachelors degree program. But don't take a chance that it won't. Definitely figure out what math and science (and other kinds of) courses the engineering bachelors program of your choice requires of its freshmen and sophomores, and then simply make sure that your associates includes them.
If you get an associate's degree will all of the credits transfer when you go on to a 4-year college or university?
It depends on the type of associates degree and the specific program of study. There are degrees at the associate level that are referred to as transfer programs and will be accepted full faith in credit at four year colleges and universities. Many individuals take advantage of the community college system for a variety of reasons. Still, there are some programs of study that are typically terminal degrees, that are very career oriented and designed to give a student all the expertise necessary to enter the workforce immediately after completion of the degree. Always meet with the transfer counselor at the school you attend for detailed information. Read the following for the differences in associate degrees. This should help.What is the difference between Associates of Arts, Associates of Science, and Associates of Applied Science?Associate degrees fall into three main areas.Associates of Arts (AA)Associates of Science (AS)Associates of Applied Science (AAS)Each of the above degrees is designed to be completed after two years of study as a full-time student and provided the student takes the degree as prescribed by the college. In addition, most every community college requires that every incoming student be placement tested before they register for their first semester (unless they fall into an exemption category). This test is not an admissions test and has no bearing on a student's acceptance to the college. In fact, most students have already been accepted to the school before they take the test. It is not a test that is passed or failed, but simply to determine whether an individual needs to take some refresher courses before entering college level coursework. This is to ensure the student has the appropriate basic skills to succeed at the college level.The test is broken down into four parts; two parts English and two parts mathematics. The English includes grammar (sentence sense), and reading comprehension. The math includes computation (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, decimals, fractions, square roots, and percentages), and the equivalent of a high school algebra I. If the student scores low in any these areas, then they will be required to enroll in the indicated remedial course/s starting with their first semester. Thus, the two year degree plan may turn into a two and a half year, or possibly a three year plan depending on how much remedial work is needed. To limit this time, students have the option to enroll in summer session courses.Now let us look at the inherent differences between the degrees:Associates of Arts (AA)The Associates of arts is really designed as a fully transferable degree to a four year college or university for those pursing a Bachelors degree. It serves to complete most of the four year institutions general education cluster area, which amounts to the first two years of a four year program. It also serves to complete any perquisite courses needed for the four year institutions curriculum major and minor requirements. Students are admitted to Junior level status provided they have completed the matching associate's level degree. In other words, Business AA to Business BA, Engineering AS, to Engineering AS etc. Thus, within this degree students will be required to have a well rounded educational foundation to include, English literature, history, social science, laboratory science, humanities, math, communications, etc. These courses are in addition to the student's major field of study.Associates of Science (AS)Within the AS degrees a student will notice there are less general education requirements, and more career oriented course work. You will find this in curriculums to include, Nursing, Engineering, some Computer Science and Allied Heath fields. Still, these programs should be fully transferable to four year institutions provided the degree matches that of the four year college or university's program of study, as mentioned above under AA degrees.Associates in Applied Science (AAS)The AAS degrees are very career oriented and designed to give the student all the expertise needed for entry level positions upon completion of the degree. Therefore, the student will notice most of the AAS degree is made up of professional phase courses particular to a specific field, and a very limited number of general education courses. This has promoted the myth, that all AAS degrees are not transferable to four year colleges and universities. I will admit, as the degree was originally designed; transferability was not the original intent of this type of degree. Therefore many AAS degree fields of study did not transfer to four year institutions very well. In fact, in some categories it was almost like starting over. Today this is not so. Community Colleges today have what is known as Joint Admissions or Dual Admissions articulations with four year institutions, where if the student completes the agreed upon program of study successfully, the four year institution will take the degree full faith in credit and grant the student Junior level status. This includes AAS degrees. However, it is strongly recommended that a student who is seeking to transfer to a four year institution at a later date, make an appointment with a Transfer Counselor at the Community College for the pros and cons of AAS transfer as well as more detailed information.
How long do it take to get bachelor's degreee in nursing if you have a AA degreee?
Answer 1: An associates degree -- be it an "Associate of Arts" (AA) or an "Associate of Science" (AS) -- is 60 semester credit hours. A bachelors degree, regardless of kind, is typically exactly twice that: 120 semester credit hours.The "lower division general education" (LDGE) coursework of both an associates degree, and a bachelors degree, are identical; and so, then, either all or nearly all of any associates degree may be counted as the first two years -- the first half, or the freshmand and sophomore years) -- of any bachelors degree. So, then, in other words, a person with a two-year associates degree, who transfers same into a four-year bachelors degre, will only have to do that last two (junior and senior) years of said bachelors degree.After that, s/he will be able to put both an associates and a bachelors degree on his/her resume, even though it took him/her the same four years to earn both degrees as if s/he had just gotten a four-year bachelors degree.The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree is a four-year, 120 semester credit hour (or sometimes it's 128 semester credit hours, at some schools; but for our purposes, here, let's just go with 120 semestee credit hour) bachelors degree; and so a 60 semester credit hour associates degree -- regardless whether it's an AA or AS degree -- should count as most or all of the BSN's first two (freshman and sophomore) years, leaving only the BSN's last two (junior and senior) years to be completed.But the operative word, there, was "should." An AA degree is an arts degree, and an AS degree is a sciences degree. Arts degrees always have less math and science in them than do AS degrees; and a BSN contains lots of math and science. So, then, it's less likely that an AA would count as the entire first two years of a BSN than it would be that an AS would so count. Therefore, a person transfering an AA into a BSN program will quite likely need to take a couple or three summer sessions of additional math and science courses in order to get caught-up. Therefore, an AA degree holder who transfer his/her AA into a BSN might end-up going to school for a semester or so (or at least a summer or so) longer than an AS degree holder who did the same thing.But, in any case, an associates degree -- regardless whether an AA or AS -- should count as aroung half of the BSN......at least in most states. Some states require that the BSN be a bit longer than a normal bachelors degree. In such states, the AA or AS would likely still count toward most or all of the freshmand and sophomore years, but the student may then need to take not only the BSN's normal junior and senior years, but also however much additional coursework the state requires in order to earn a BSN.Remember that nursing is a regulated (by the state) profession, requiring a license. The state, therefore, gets to decide what kind of education it wants its nurses to have before it will issue them a license. In some states a BSN is a certain number of semester credit hours in length, and in other states it's a bit more. It all just depends on the state.There are also states -- and I'd sure never want to be in the hospital in any of them -- that will allow persons with only two-year associates degrees to become a "registered nurse" (RN). In most states, people with associates degrees may only become such as a "Licensed Practical Nurse" (LPN), or a "Licensed Vocational Nurse" (LVN), but not an RN. In most states, one must have not only a four-year bachelors degree, but, specifically a "Bachelor of Science in Nursing" (BSN) degree in order to become an RN. Avoid, if you wish to follow my advice, getting sick and being in the hospital in any state where a person with only an associates degree may become an RN! But now I digress. Sorry.So, bottom line, a person with a two-year AA degree should be able to transfer same into a four-year BSN degree, and then do around two more years of study, give or take, in order to earn said BSN degree. But, seriously, it can vary from state to state; so please contact the nursing board (or whatever state entity issues nursing licenses) in the state in which you plan on being a nurse, and learn precisely what are the educational requirements.Know, also, that some state nursing boards won't accept a BSN from just anywhere. Some states actually specify from which schools their nursing license applicants must have graduated in order to be acceptable. So, again, always consult the website of the state entity which issues nursing licenses in the state in which you'd like to be a nurse so that you may see exactly what are the educational requirements in order to become the kind of nurse you'd like to become. Whatever the state says, and not what anyone in a place like this tells you, is the correct answer to your question.
