Academic Policies

• Standards of Performance
  • The overall grade point average for all semester hours applied to your degree must be at least a 2.0 (C average).
  • The GPA for the English Composition requirement must be at least a 2.0.
  • The GPA for all semester hours in the area of study, concentration or option must be at least a 2.0.
  • No GPA is computed or recorded on the official Thomas Edison State College transcript.
  • 18 credits must be completed for baccalaureate degree students, 9 credits must be completed for associate degree students.
    
    
• Community College credit limitations
  • Thomas Edison State College will accept a maximum of 80 semester hours of transfer credit earned at junior/community colleges toward a baccalaureate degree.
    
    
• Physical Education credit
  • A maximum of 4 semester hours of physical education activity courses will be accepted toward the associate degree.
  • A maximum of 8 semester hours of physical education activity courses will be accepted toward the baccalaureate degree.

Demonstration of Currency for the ASM

For a student enrolled in the Associate of Science in Management degree program, fifty (50) percent of the credits in the option will be accepted regardless of the age of the credits. Additional credits in the option that are more than 10 years old require that students demonstrate currency in the area. Students have several options to validate their currency including additional coursework, relevant work experience, and/or a conference with a consulting faculty mentor to discuss the student's knowledge of the subject material and the changes that have occurred in the field since the course was taken.

Demonstration of Currency for the BSBA

For a student enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Management degree program, fifty (50) percent of the credits in the option will be accepted regardless of the age of the credits. Additional credits in the area of study that are more than 10 years old require that students demonstrate currency in the area. Students have several options to validate their currency including additional coursework, relevant work experience, and/or a conference with a mentor to discuss the student's knowledge of the subject material and the changes that have occurred in the field since the course was taken.

In addition, the business policy capstone course must have been completed within five years of application to the College. If the course is more than five years old, the student must either retake the course or undergo a demonstration of currency conference.

Demonstration of Currency for the ASAST

For a student enrolled in the Associate of Science in Management degree program, fifty (50) percent of the credits in the option will be accepted regardless of the age of the credits. Additional credits in the option that are more than 10 years old require that students demonstrate currency in the area. Students have several options to validate their currency including additional coursework, relevant work experience, and/or a conference with a mentor to discuss the student's knowledge of the subject material and the changes that have occurred in the field since the course was taken.