Free Saylor MBA

[bjcheung77]

That's what I believe as well, Saylor Academy is going to continue providing free classes no matter what happens now or in the near future, it's their Proctor partner SmarterProctoring that's charging $5 instead of the $25 from ProctorU.

[ProReader]

Has anyone enrolled in this?

Or their other master degrees?

[Kal Di]

Work on the non-accredited degrees until the last course (capstone or two, cornerstone as well), wait for it to be accredited and then finish off the degree. It's actually recommended to not stall at starting, but work on it and then wait for accreditation...

They just started the process, it's anywhere from 3-5 years after candidate status, and I don't think they've even applied for accreditation yet. The classes can sit forever until they get accredited, they'll most likely update some content of the classes though to meet requirements and make the class more current or relevant...

Saylor hasn't added any fees, they're like UoPeople, tuition free, you're just paying for the assessment fee, for Saylor.org, it's just the proctor fee of $5/each class.

University of the People gained accreditation after only 2 years of candidate status. Although, it could take longer for Saylor Academy. Their biggest priority is to have a graduating class for each of their degrees since it's a requirement to achieve accreditation for those degrees.

I don't know how an accreditor determines a graduating class if the university offer self-paced degrees. However, I believe it could take a year or two for them to meet that requirement.

They stated that their MBA degree must be completed in 5 years, and their other degrees must be completed in 4 years.

Theoretically, if you started their master's degree program around this same time next year, you can start completing the courses except the last one. If you use their maximum completion time to your advantage, you can graduate with an accredited degree when Saylor receives their accreditation within the next 3 to 4 years.

[ProReader]

The Saylor Academy is now ASIC accredited: https://degrees.saylor.org/mba

Does anyone know the significance of this?

I know it’s not RA nor NA, but does it improve the weight of the degree (MBA)?

[SteveFoerster]

The answer used to be a blanket "no", but nowadays it's a little more of a gray area. While accreditation from an agency recognized by ED would be better, there's evidence now that for some constituencies, a degree from an ASIC-accredited institution does have recognition, e.g.:

https://www.asic.org.uk/news/onesqa-asic...urance-mou

The longstanding advice around here to make sure any degree program you consider will meet your current and foreseeable future needs definitely applies.

[Jakehazex21]

The Saylor Academy is now ASIC accredited: https://degrees.saylor.org/mba

Does anyone know the significance of this?

I know it’s not RA nor NA, but does it improve the weight of the degree (MBA)?

It does slightly, but not as much stateside as say, a nationally accreditation at the very least. What I would like to see is it be available for students outside of Florida

[sanantone]

The Saylor Academy is now ASIC accredited: https://degrees.saylor.org/mba

Does anyone know the significance of this?

I know it’s not RA nor NA, but does it improve the weight of the degree (MBA)?

This ruins their credibility for me.