JMT or any other educators (Cookeville: credit, transfer to, elementary school)

[SuzieQFL]

My daughter is determined to get her degree to teach elementary school. Between having 3 children, seems she's been in school forever, since she can only take a couple of classes a week. In trying to convince her to move to Tennessee if we go, she tells me she wouldn't be able to teach there.

My question is: If she transfers her credits, do you know what she'll lose?

She is currently on a MAT course (Masters of Art & Teaching) and will be finished a year from now....spring of 2009.

Does anyone know how far back it would set her if she moved?

[JoAnn5]

She will have to let one of the universities analyze her transcript and determine how her state's course work translate to Tennessee's. This used to be done by our State Dept. of Education, but now the state universities do it. Be prepared, since the universities do the determination, sometimes i feel that they look for deficiencies so they can convince you to take more of their classes. Usually course work done within the last 9 years will transfer and count toward degrees.... anything older than that must be redone.

[JMT]

Originally Posted by JoAnn5

She will have to let one of the universities analyze her transcript and determine how her state's course work translate to Tennessee's. This used to be done by our State Dept. of Education, but now the state universities do it. Be prepared, since the universities do the determination, sometimes i feel that they look for deficiencies so they can convince you to take more of their classes. Usually course work done within the last 9 years will transfer and count toward degrees.... anything older than that must be redone.

That's exactly right. She'll need to contact the College of Education at whatever university she's interested in attending. Do you know what university she's interested in?

[LauraC]

Originally Posted by SuzieQFL

My daughter is determined to get her degree to teach elementary school. Between having 3 children, seems she's been in school forever, since she can only take a couple of classes a week. In trying to convince her to move to Tennessee if we go, she tells me she wouldn't be able to teach there.

My question is: If she transfers her credits, do you know what she'll lose?

She is currently on a MAT course (Masters of Art & Teaching) and will be finished a year from now....spring of 2009.

Does anyone know how far back it would set her if she moved?

Some schools have a minimum number of credits you must do at their school in order for them to give you a degree. When I was doing undergrad classes, and wanted to move from NY to MD for a job promotion, and with one semester to go, I was told I would have to do 39 credits at the MD school for them to give me a degree. I wouldn't do it. It had nothing to do with accepting my credits. You just had to do 39 credits at their school minimum for them to award a degree. So, ask that question. They may take all of your daughter's credits but they may have a minimum number of credits that have to be done at their school.

[SuzieQFL]

Originally Posted by JMT

That's exactly right. She'll need to contact the College of Education at whatever university she's interested in attending. Do you know what university she's interested in?

Well, since we're interested in the Cookeville area (and I'd like to keep those grandgirls close) whatever the college is in Cookeville.

[JoAnn5]

That would be Tennessee Tech University.

[gemkeeper]

Your daughter should realize too, SuzieQ, that what one college requires for a particular degree may be many semester hours different in another.

She may have several completed courses with great grades that will not even transfer to her new school.

It is always best to communicate directly with the new anticipated college. Check with the Admissions Department and they will point you in the right direction.

Here is their website:

Tennessee Tech University || About TTU (http://www.tntech.edu/about.html - broken link)