"I researched the Bachelor's to Master's program and found out that I could register for three graduate courses while I was still an undergrad," said Carol Wilson, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) program student.
Thomas Edison State College's School of Business and Management staff (first row, from left to right) Dr. Michael Williams, dean; Dr. James Phillips, associate dean; (second row) Camilla K. Lewis and Alicia Malone, assistant deans and (top) Susan Fischer, administrative assistant.
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Get a Head Start on Your Master's Degree
Earn 9 Credits Toward Both Your Bachelor's and Master's Degree at the Same Time
You do not need career counseling to fathom the higher earning potential associated with a master's degree. But did you know that you can get an important head start on earning that degree?
In the Bachelor's to Master's Program at Thomas Edison State College, you have the option of earning 9 credits toward your undergraduate degree that can be applied to a master's degree program at the same time. And, you can earn those credits at the undergraduate program tuition rate – saving you both time and tuition cost.
Master's degree students Carol Wilson and Lauren Basta have already put the program to work in their degree pursuit.
"I researched the Bachelor's to Master's program and found out that I could register for three graduate courses while I was still an undergrad," said Wilson, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) program student.
Wilson originally transferred her associate degree credits from Burlington County Community College in New Jersey to a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) in general management program at TESC. "I applied and was accepted into the MBA degree program in 2013."
For Wilson, undergraduate course completion came in many modes and laid valuable groundwork for her master's degree studies.
"I used the College's TECEP® exams, an e-Pack® course as well as online and Guided Study courses to fulfill my degree requirements,” said Wilson, who works for BAYADA Home Health Care as a client services manager. "I firmly feel that every aspect of my BSBA assignments provided the framework for my MBA studies. What I have enjoyed most about my academic experience has been the knowledge I have gained and the flexibility of the program. It takes determination to stay on top of the assignments, but I have found that the projects are scheduled in a way that allows students to incorporate their course work with other responsibilities."
According to dean of the School of Business and Management, Dr. Michael Williams, "The Bachelor's to Master's Program is perfectly suited for accomplished professionals like Carol. Earning credits in both undergraduate and graduate credit simultaneously provides an accelerated degree completion path, while gaining experience with graduate-level course work."
Basta selected the Master of Science in Nursing program in which to complete her studies as part of her Bachelor of Science in Nursing to Master of Science in Nursing (BSN to MSN) program track. The W. Cary Edwards School of Nursing student said that the MSN course workload came as no surprise after earning her online BSN degree.
"The BSN courses are already held to a very high standard in terms of content, and the course work parallels the expectations I found in the MSN courses," said Basta, an RN at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center in Camden, N.J. She has completed 18 credits toward her MSN degree, 9 credits of which she had already completed as an undergraduate.
"Transition to the graduate program was fairly seamless and obtaining my MSN was, without a doubt, a goal I've wanted to accomplish for years. To keep my momentum, I took zero time off between my BSN and MSN programs and am very glad I made that decision," said Basta. "As a nurse, it is becoming increasingly evident that you need a bachelor's degree in the field. The bachelor's is becoming the standard, and soon the master's will be the exception. I always prefer to be the exception in my career. That is the spirit of nursing."
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Students like Wilson find their master's degree course work as inspiring as it is career-enhancing. "It is extremely exciting to me now that I have come this far and am now working on my MBA," she said. "I have enjoyed meeting people from all over the world in my online courses, including military servicemen and women, which has made the experience all the more enriching."
Interested in applying to a Bachelor's to Master's Program? Here's how to do it:
- Current students interested in applying to the Bachelor's to Master's Program should call the Office of Academic Advisement at (888) 442-8372 or email academicadvising@tesc.edu to discuss options. Be sure to include your degree program in the subject line of your email.
- New students can apply online and select Bachelor's to Master's Program in section four of the Application for Admission.
- Applicants and prospective students who have questions about applying to the Bachelor's to Master's Program should contact the Office of Admissions at (888) 442-8372 or email admissions@tesc.edu.
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