Posted on Dec 2, 2018
If I already have an undergraduate degree, can I use TA for an associates or another undergraduate degree?
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I’m looking to use TA to go back to school. I have already met with the ED center and I was left with more questions than answers.
I already have an undergrad and the counselor told me I couldn’t use TA to obtain an associates or another undergrad. From reviewing the regulation the o l’y thing i can find that says what type of degree i can see states, “ TA is authorized for - [...] B) No more than one credential in each of the following areas: 1)HSD 2) associate 3) baccalaureate 4) masters or first professional degree.”
I can’t find anything in the reg that says I can’t use TA for an Associates or another undergrad.
Am I misreading the regulation? Is it stated elsewhere that I must get a degree of a higher level than I already have?
I already have an undergrad and the counselor told me I couldn’t use TA to obtain an associates or another undergrad. From reviewing the regulation the o l’y thing i can find that says what type of degree i can see states, “ TA is authorized for - [...] B) No more than one credential in each of the following areas: 1)HSD 2) associate 3) baccalaureate 4) masters or first professional degree.”
I can’t find anything in the reg that says I can’t use TA for an Associates or another undergrad.
Am I misreading the regulation? Is it stated elsewhere that I must get a degree of a higher level than I already have?
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Paragraph 5-7
TA funds will not be authorized for—
d. Courses leading to a lower or lateral postsecondary credential (except as noted for certification, certificate, or licensure in para 5–7d and for state education credential as described in para 5–6e) as described in the current Directory of Postsecondary Institutions, volumes I and II, published by the Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. First professional degrees or certificates and graduate degrees or certificates will be considered equivalent.
TA funds will not be authorized for—
d. Courses leading to a lower or lateral postsecondary credential (except as noted for certification, certificate, or licensure in para 5–7d and for state education credential as described in para 5–6e) as described in the current Directory of Postsecondary Institutions, volumes I and II, published by the Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. First professional degrees or certificates and graduate degrees or certificates will be considered equivalent.
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Only if you earned you degree before joining and a) you did not get the loan repayment program. b) you did not use it to get promoted to E4. c) if you earned it using TA, No!, you cannot use TA to attain a lower or lateral degree. At the end, go for the master's, it shorter that an AA and means more than a BS or BA.
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You can use TA for a graduate degree. So in your case a Masters. You cannot use TA for a PHD. So I was told by ArmyEd counselor.
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