I don't understand how college works?
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It depends on the course and the school.
If you wanna get let’s say a history bachelor degree from a school you could view a list of all the courses you need to take. Once you finish taking all those classes you would have completed the degree.
If you get an associates degree in health sciences you complete all the classes that the school requires for that degree. To get a bachelors in business administration you need to complete all the required courses.
If any of the classes you took to get your health science degree are the same as the classes required to get your business administration then you can use those.
The degrees don’t seem that closely related so it probably wouldn’t help you much though.
Both degrees would probably require you to take something like english 101 and things of that nature but passed there it’s probably all different classes.
First of all, an Associate’s degree is almost worthless. Trust me, I’ve had one for two years. Employers want an undergraduate degree (such as a Bachelor’s).
I am going through the same thing as you, and so here’s the deal:
You can get your Bachelor’s degree in another field, but you’ll probably have to take many, many more classes because business is completely different from the health field. It all comes down to if you want to spend the extra time and money to do so.
I will be graduating with my BBA this year, and during this year, I wanted to switch to Elementary Education. But all the business classes I took won’t be able to count towards an Elementary Education degree, so you’d basically be doing your degree all over, except for electives and basic classes.
That’s why your school has a guidance counselor–you never did tell us what you want to do.
An Associate’s Degree is simply a Junior College completion. Some jobs in the health field require that at least, but most require a Bacchelaureate. That’s basically twice the required major courses. Remember that all colleges are first and foremost a business, and will want as much money from you as they can get. Your chance at a better career are second.
Every junior college and university have different requirements, so all I can suggest is read up on what each school’s requirements are.
If I were you I’d double major in health sciences and businesses.