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**Pete** · 04-23-2014, 11:58

Depends on the school.

I finally went back to school to get an Associates in Arts degree from Fayetteville Technical Community College. The AA is 65 credit hours. I had gone to the same school back when it was under the quarter system and known as FTI. Got 19 credit hours which I was informed didn't count because it was under the quarter system.

I had taken all the CLEP tests (30 hrs) so I took my records out to the FTCC office out at Ft Bragg to have them evaluated.

All told I ended up with something around 89 hours - BUT - sliding everything into the "required" slots I required 5 classes, 2 freshman intro classes, 2 science with labs and a math class. So I'll get the AA with something around 109 CHs.

My daughter graduated from FTCC last spring with a Associates in Business and decided to go to Methodist College to get her Bachelor's Degree. Methodist dropped half her classes and started her out as a sophomore.

There is an agreement in NC between Community Colleges and State Colleges about credit hours. My 65 CHs will slide right over to Fayetteville State. It then becomes how much of my 109 CHs slides into the 130 CHs required for a Bachelor's Degree. Almost all colleges require a person to take at least 25% of your credits with them to get their degree.

Just an example an old retired fart will get credit for PED-110 Fit and Well for Life (2 CH), PED-125 Self Defense Beginning (1 CH), PED-169 Orienteering (1 CH) and PED-172 Outdoor Living (2CH). That's 6 CHs but most programs will say something like "Take 1 CH from the PED Field".

But this thread reminds me I need to run back over to Ft Bragg FTCC and kick them again about the language credit.

Edited to add - when I started this and the adviser had totaled my credits I asked what degree would get me the Associates Degree with the least required classes. Any other degree would have required more classes concentrated in that field of study.

Edit - Edit to add - You can also get credit for BUS-135, 137, 234, 253 & 255 (15 CH); CJC 193 & 212 (6 CH); POL 220 and EPT-220 (3 CH each) plus a bunch of singles here and there.

04-23-2014, 11:58	#6
Pete Quiet Professional Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fayetteville Posts: 13,080	Depends on the school Depends on the school. I finally went back to school to get an Associates in Arts degree from Fayetteville Technical Community College. The AA is 65 credit hours. I had gone to the same school back when it was under the quarter system and known as FTI. Got 19 credit hours which I was informed didn't count because it was under the quarter system. I had taken all the CLEP tests (30 hrs) so I took my records out to the FTCC office out at Ft Bragg to have them evaluated. All told I ended up with something around 89 hours - BUT - sliding everything into the "required" slots I required 5 classes, 2 freshman intro classes, 2 science with labs and a math class. So I'll get the AA with something around 109 CHs. My daughter graduated from FTCC last spring with a Associates in Business and decided to go to Methodist College to get her Bachelor's Degree. Methodist dropped half her classes and started her out as a sophomore. There is an agreement in NC between Community Colleges and State Colleges about credit hours. My 65 CHs will slide right over to Fayetteville State. It then becomes how much of my 109 CHs slides into the 130 CHs required for a Bachelor's Degree. Almost all colleges require a person to take at least 25% of your credits with them to get their degree. Just an example an old retired fart will get credit for PED-110 Fit and Well for Life (2 CH), PED-125 Self Defense Beginning (1 CH), PED-169 Orienteering (1 CH) and PED-172 Outdoor Living (2CH). That's 6 CHs but most programs will say something like "Take 1 CH from the PED Field". But this thread reminds me I need to run back over to Ft Bragg FTCC and kick them again about the language credit. Edited to add - when I started this and the adviser had totaled my credits I asked what degree would get me the Associates Degree with the least required classes. Any other degree would have required more classes concentrated in that field of study. Edit - Edit to add - You can also get credit for BUS-135, 137, 234, 253 & 255 (15 CH); CJC 193 & 212 (6 CH); POL 220 and EPT-220 (3 CH each) plus a bunch of singles here and there.
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