Getting the Text of a Check Box and Text Area To Display using jQuery

Question

What I am trying to do is get the user information that is entered into a text area, to display as a message depending on the degree someone has. So if I check the box for BA the cursor focuses on the BA text area and depending on what I enter: lets say :Science, the message will display as firstName + "You have the following degrees:
BA in Science." or if I check the MA check box and the cursor .focus(es) on the MA text area and I enter Business then it will display as " firstName + "You have the following degrees:
MA in Business." etc. Any help is appreciated.

HTML CODE:

<div id="mycbxs">
        <br><strong>&nbsp;</strong>
        <br><input type="checkbox" id="BAcbx" value="B"> BA
        <br><input type="checkbox" id="MAcbx" value="M"> MA
        <br><input type="checkbox" id="PHDcbx" value="P"> PHD
    </div>

    <div id="myinputs">
        <br><strong>Discipline</strong>
        <br><input type="text" id="BAText" size="30">
        <br><input type="text" id="MAText" size="30">
        <br><input type="text" id="PHDText"  size="30">

        <br><br>
        <input type="button" id="myclick" value="Submit Degree Info">
        <br>
        <p id="message"></p>
    </div>

jQuery CODE:

      $(document).ready(function(){

 $("#myclick").click(function(){

     var myFirst = $("#first_name").val().trim();
     $("#first_name").val(myFirst);

     var myMessage = myFirst + "." + " You have yet to earn any degrees.";

     if(!myFirst)
     {
     $("#message").text() = "";
     }
     else
     {
       $("#message").text(myMessage);
     } 

 });


 $("input[type='checkbox']").click(function(){

  var radioButtonsChecked = $("#mycbxs input[type ='checkbox']:checked").val();

   $("#myinputs input[type ='text']").val();

  if(radioButtonsChecked == "B") 
   { 
    $("#BAText").focus(); 
   } 
   if(radioButtonsChecked == "M") 
   { 
    $("#MAText").focus(); 
   } 
   if(radioButtonsChecked == "P") 
   { 
    $("#PHDText").focus(); 
   }
 });




 $("#myclick").click(function(){

     var myFirst = $("#first_name").val().trim();
     $("#first_name").val(myFirst);

    $("#myinputs input[type ='text']").val();


     var myDegree = '';

     var radioButtonsChecked = $("#mycbxs input[type ='checkbox']:checked").val();

     var myMessage = myFirst + "." + " You have yet to earn any degrees.";

     if(!myFirst)
     {
     $("#message").text() = "";
     }
     else
     {
       $("#message").text(myMessage);
     } 


    if(radioButtonsChecked  == "B") 
    {
        myDegree = $("#BAText").val();
    }

    if(radioButtonsChecked  == "M") 
    {
        myDegree = $("#MAText").val();
    }

    if(radioButtonsChecked  == "P") 
    {
        myDegree = $("#PHDText").val();
    }

    var myMsg = myFirst + " You have the following degrees:" + "<br>" + "<br>" + myDegree;

    $("#message").html(myMsg);
});


});