08-18-2013, 10:15 PM
You can't get credit for life experience for any accredited degree. However, you can use knowledge gained outside the classroom to complete PLAs and credit by exam. Some colleges will give credit for certifications/professional licenses and ACE/NCCRS approved courses. At the graduate level, there is usually no credit given for anything other than college courses. A few schools might give credit for the PMP and CISSP certifications.
American Intercontinental University is not one of the more inexpensive options. A master's in education will cost $21,216. It's not bad, but there are other schools that are half the cost. Plus, there is the stigma of AIU being a for profit college. AIU is regionally accredited. I think you need to do a lot more research to understand how graduate programs and colleges work in general. You do not pay for AIU's courses through another school. You determine how many courses you need to take by looking at the degree program on the website. An advisor will also help you plan courses once you're enrolled.
American Intercontinental University is not one of the more inexpensive options. A master's in education will cost $21,216. It's not bad, but there are other schools that are half the cost. Plus, there is the stigma of AIU being a for profit college. AIU is regionally accredited. I think you need to do a lot more research to understand how graduate programs and colleges work in general. You do not pay for AIU's courses through another school. You determine how many courses you need to take by looking at the degree program on the website. An advisor will also help you plan courses once you're enrolled.
Graduate of Not VUL or ENEB
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc