$200 Free Credits: Idaho State Teacher Grad Credits

[eriehiker]

Idaho State University is giving $200 in free self-paced online graduate credits to teachers nationwide at its Albion Center for Professional Development:

https://www.isu.edu/onlinepd/200-credit/

Graduate credits are normally $55 per credit hour, so this pays for almost 4.

Albion Center classes are normally 3 credit hours each and cover a variety of subjects including math, science, tech, leadership, etc.:

https://www.isu.edu/onlinepd/

[Captainrekt000]

Hmmmmm.....Interesting. It seems like these are RA pass/no pass (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) graduate-level credits that cannot be applied to any Idaho State University degrees.
Professional Non-Degree Credit


What does "professional non-degree credit" really mean? If it's on a transcript as an S (satisfactory) grade - 3 credits. Does that mean it can still be transferred to a program like Amberton MA Professional Development? Amberton says they want the transfer credit to be B and above grade. 

The Liberty University MA Interdisciplinary Studies program allows 15 transfer credits BUT only if its C- and above.

[bjcheung77]

Hmm, interesting... I wonder if these can be used similar to VESI classes, are VESI graded or they pass/fail as well? Do they have a partner institution that will take these already as is? It would work for those MALS or MAT, probably MED, may ACE.edu would take them? We should inquire ISU if they already have something in place for these credits to 'ladder' up to...

[Vle045]

These look like they are just professional development courses for teachers. Teachers have to satisfy a certain number of PD hours every year. The specifics will depend on their state and certifications they have. These are not likely to be for college credit at all. It’s to maintain their license/certification or to get raises or promotions.

It would be very interesting if Amberton or any school took in the credits as graduate degree credits.