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> Goober replied:
> >But not always. Usually the first two years of a
> >bachelor's degree involves heavy electives and a few
> >low-level courses in the major studied. Associates
> >programs usually are specific to the major's field of
> >study. From what I've seen, when comparing people who
> >have completed the 1st two years of a Bachelor's
> >program and someone with an Associate degree in that
> >same field of study, the Associate holder has much
> >more major-specific courses under his/her belt.
>
>
> I agree with Goober. As one friend of mine described a Jr. College program
> leading to an Associate's degree "I decided that instead of going to
> college and dropping out after two years with half of nothing, I'd go to a
> junior college and after two years have a whole nothing."
>
> I personally went the same route, and at the end of the two years
> transferred to a full university. After reviewing the transcripts, the
> university program advisor basically said "You've already completed
> courses equivalent to most of the major specific material, you need to
> spend the next two years picking up the needed electives." It really
> didn't matter what order the classes came in, once you've got the degree
> prospective employers don't ask if you took Art Appreciation in you
> freshman or junior year. Nor do other schools, apparently: a few years
> after getting the Bachelor's degree, I went on to grad school. (Goober's
> alma mater, but that's not the only reason why I think he's right.)
>
> --Rick Lippincott
> Saugus, MA
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