Associate Degree Program?
Q: what I have read and heard that graduates of the Regent College
Bachelor Degree program are widely accepted into graduate programs. Can the
same thing be said for graduates of Regents associate degree programs who are
applying to study on campus and earn a bachelors degree from a 4 year
university?
A:My experience as an educational counselor has shown that the associate degree isn't
relevant in too many cases. Universities tend to accept your previous studies in
an associate degree on a credit-by-credit basis as you apply to the universities'
degree programs. In other words, completing an associate degree does not ensure
two years' credit towards a bachelor's degree. That said, during my years working
with the Community College of the Air Force, I found that CCAF had articulated
several matriculation agreements with universities, ensuring that graduates of some
of CCAF's associate degrees (an accredited community college who's degrees were
based on Air Force Technical Training and civilian general education) would receive
the proper advanced standing in their bachelor's programs. Sans those
matriculation agreements, students faced a credit-by-credit process. And those
who've completed a Regents progam--or one like it--face the typical limits placed
by traditional universities on nontraditional credit. I myself found it better to
press on with a Regents bachelor's after earning the
A:
A: from them. With a traditional university, I was almost back to square one. My somewhat limited experience in this area suggests that most four year colleges look at the credit rather than the associate's as a whole; for this reason, it might be worth your while to discuss the possibility with your prospective four-year colleges before going through