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Interested in hearing what you all have planned for 2026 in terms of your educational goals.
I am planning to finish up my MBA, get some Coursera certificates, and start another masters while I continue plugging away at UoPeople. I must admit, the latter feels like quite the slog some days with all its required discussion posts, but I want to stick with it as the material is interesting and relevant to my work.
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Current
MBA—UMass Global; University of the People—B.S. Health Science
TESU—BA Biology & Psychology, AS Mathematics
Completed
BA in Linguistics, traditional route
Online traditional credits (undergrad & U.S. unless otherwise stated)
Eastern Gateway Community College (28); ASU (10); New Mexico Junior College (8); Strayer (3); Purdue University Global (3); TESU (6); XAMK Finland (57 ECTS + 10 grad ECTS), University of the People (3 grad)
Alternative credits
Sophia (81), Study.com (27), Saylor (6 credits), Onlinedegree.com (12), CLEP (6)
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12-31-2025, 04:36 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-31-2025, 04:37 PM by Mint Berry Crunch.)
(12-31-2025, 03:31 PM)wow Wrote: Interested in hearing what you all have planned for 2026 in terms of your educational goals.
I am planning to finish up my MBA, get some Coursera certificates, and start another masters while I continue plugging away at UoPeople. I must admit, the latter feels like quite the slog some days with all its required discussion posts, but I want to stick with it as the material is interesting and relevant to my work.
I'll be finishing my Doctorate, a Masters, and a Bachelors at the same time. I wish I could update my signature with more degrees that I accomplished/enrolled in, but there are simply not enough characters
Thomas Edison State University
2026: Doctor of Bus. Adm
UIUC
2026: Master of Science in Management
William Paterson University
2024: M.Ed - Educational Leadership
2025: B.S Information Technology
UMPI:
2024: M.A.O.L.
2024: BABA - PM/IS
2023: B.A. - History & Political Science
2023: B.L.S. - Management
2023: A.A. - Liberal Studies
Rowan College of South Jersey:
2022: A.A. A.S. - Sociology
2023: A.A. A.S. - History
2023: A.A. A.S. - Philosophy
2023: A.A. A.S. - Psychology
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(12-31-2025, 04:36 PM)Mint Berry Crunch Wrote: (12-31-2025, 03:31 PM)wow Wrote: Interested in hearing what you all have planned for 2026 in terms of your educational goals.
I am planning to finish up my MBA, get some Coursera certificates, and start another masters while I continue plugging away at UoPeople. I must admit, the latter feels like quite the slog some days with all its required discussion posts, but I want to stick with it as the material is interesting and relevant to my work.
I'll be finishing my Doctorate, a Masters, and a Bachelors at the same time. I wish I could update my signature with more degrees that I accomplished/enrolled in, but there are simply not enough characters
Amazing! I think I will finish my second masters (it's CBE), and will be looking into doctorates. Not sure what direction I want to go in yet though. The Valdosta and Open University of Kenya EdDs look very interesting, but I want to take a few more courses in adult education and learning technology before I go in that direction to make sure I like it *enough*. I don't think I'll be finishing my UoPeople bachelor's in 2026, but never say never!
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Current
MBA—UMass Global; University of the People—B.S. Health Science
TESU—BA Biology & Psychology, AS Mathematics
Completed
BA in Linguistics, traditional route
Online traditional credits (undergrad & U.S. unless otherwise stated)
Eastern Gateway Community College (28); ASU (10); New Mexico Junior College (8); Strayer (3); Purdue University Global (3); TESU (6); XAMK Finland (57 ECTS + 10 grad ECTS), University of the People (3 grad)
Alternative credits
Sophia (81), Study.com (27), Saylor (6 credits), Onlinedegree.com (12), CLEP (6)
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Just to continue my love affair with life-long learning:
1. I expect to begin Year Four of the Basic Program in the fall.
2. I will begin a new course of study next week. It is related to something I hope to study for the rest of my life.
3. Find the right vehicle to pursue the matter I hope to study.
-Details to follow up on achieving a few milestones.-
Wishing everyone a wonderful New Year and success in identifying and achieving new and old goals.
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I WILL begin a doctorate degree this year.
I will competently learn a language this year.
I will become professionally competent at ArcGIS this year.
Accredited degrees/Education:
Applying to: Doctoral programs in International Affairs and Public Policy (National/Homeland Security & Conflict Studies focus)
MSc, Defense and Strategic Studies (Completed), Missouri State University
MA, Asian Studies, Florida State University
BSc, International Affairs: World Religions Concentration, Florida State University
Graduate Certificate, Intelligence Studies, Florida State University
Certificate, Emergency Management, Florida State University
Unaccredited degrees/Education/Training:
D.Div. (Honorary), Universal Life Church Seminary
Notary License, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
TESOL Certificate, Arizona State University
Business Research Certificate, Florida State University
Cyber Intelligence and Cryptocurrency - Independent Study, DHS
Emergency Management Institute - Independent Study (Multiple Courses), FEMA
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Yesterday, 09:01 PM
(This post was last modified: Yesterday, 09:02 PM by Mint Berry Crunch.)
(12-31-2025, 06:01 PM)wow Wrote: (12-31-2025, 04:36 PM)Mint Berry Crunch Wrote: (12-31-2025, 03:31 PM)wow Wrote: Interested in hearing what you all have planned for 2026 in terms of your educational goals.
I am planning to finish up my MBA, get some Coursera certificates, and start another masters while I continue plugging away at UoPeople. I must admit, the latter feels like quite the slog some days with all its required discussion posts, but I want to stick with it as the material is interesting and relevant to my work.
I'll be finishing my Doctorate, a Masters, and a Bachelors at the same time. I wish I could update my signature with more degrees that I accomplished/enrolled in, but there are simply not enough characters
Amazing! I think I will finish my second masters (it's CBE), and will be looking into doctorates. Not sure what direction I want to go in yet though. The Valdosta and Open University of Kenya EdDs look very interesting, but I want to take a few more courses in adult education and learning technology before I go in that direction to make sure I like it *enough*. I don't think I'll be finishing my UoPeople bachelor's in 2026, but never say never!
Ah, I did see that Ed.D from Kenya. I think that was only something that was recently discussed about. Looks like a great program
(12-31-2025, 07:57 PM)Charles Fout Wrote: Just to continue my love affair with life-long learning:
1. I expect to begin Year Four of the Basic Program in the fall.
2. I will begin a new course of study next week. It is related to something I hope to study for the rest of my life.
3. Find the right vehicle to pursue the matter I hope to study.
-Details to follow up on achieving a few milestones.-
Wishing everyone a wonderful New Year and success in identifying and achieving new and old goals.
Thanks Charles!
Thomas Edison State University
2026: Doctor of Bus. Adm
UIUC
2026: Master of Science in Management
William Paterson University
2024: M.Ed - Educational Leadership
2025: B.S Information Technology
UMPI:
2024: M.A.O.L.
2024: BABA - PM/IS
2023: B.A. - History & Political Science
2023: B.L.S. - Management
2023: A.A. - Liberal Studies
Rowan College of South Jersey:
2022: A.A. A.S. - Sociology
2023: A.A. A.S. - History
2023: A.A. A.S. - Philosophy
2023: A.A. A.S. - Psychology
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