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Hey guys,
It looks like XAMK offers lots of other free online courses that worth 3-5 European university credits each:
https://www.xamk.fi/en/openstudies/
How about I take all of them and try to transfer the credits to US colleges?
Would US college accept these credits?
You can get a lot of free credits from XAMK.
Project management, 5 ECTS CR
online studies
11.01.2021 - 31.07.2021
Robotic process automation (RPA), 5 ECTS cr
online studies
18.01.2021 - 31.07.2021
Customer service design and quality of service, 3 ECTS cr
online studies
18.01.2021 - 14.03.2021
Planning of international supply chains, 5 ECTS cr
online studies
22.01.2021 - 02.05.2021
Cross-Cultural Management, 5 ECTS cr
online studies
01.02.2021 - 25.04.2021
and so on...
I'm curious if any of them will transfer as upper-level ???? 
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I am taking these: Marketing Management, Cross-Cultural Management, Customer Experience Management, and then Russian Business Culture because why not.
I doubt any of them will transfer in as upper level but this should at least be 10 "free" (not completely free because the evaluation costs money) RA-type credits that can go towards electives.
If you are even half-considering taking them, I advise you to sign up ASAP. Most are limited to about 100 seats or so and are currently down to a couple dozen openings left. After they're filled, you can ask to be put on a waiting list.
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(12-29-2020, 07:30 AM)rachel83az Wrote: I am taking these: Marketing Management, Cross-Cultural Management, Customer Experience Management, and then Russian Business Culture because why not.
I doubt any of them will transfer in as upper level but this should at least be 10 "free" (not completely free because the evaluation costs money) RA-type credits that can go towards electives.
If you are even half-considering taking them, I advise you to sign up ASAP. Most are limited to about 100 seats or so and are currently down to a couple dozen openings left. After they're filled, you can ask to be put on a waiting list.
Do you think 5 ECTS will transfer as 6 US credits?
and 3 ECTS as 3 US credits??
Not sure how they will transfer. I've already registered for many of them. I'll take all of their free courses.
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In general, 2 ECTS = 1 US semester-hour credit. If you take a 60-credit diploma from XAMK, that should be about 30 credits to somewhere like TESU.
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(12-29-2020, 07:54 AM)rachel83az Wrote: In general, 2 ECTS = 1 US semester-hour credit. If you take a 60-credit diploma from XAMK, that should be about 30 credits to somewhere like TESU.
I'm not sure if US universities will accept 3 ECTS courses.... because they will be 1.5 US credits and some universities don't take 1 credit transfer courses. 
Those 5 ECTS courses may transfer as 3 credit courses at US universities.
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All of the big 3 accept at least one of Sophia's 1-credit courses as electives, at minimum. So, if you're planning to go to one of those, it should be fine because this is not alt-credit. Probably fine.
A bigger concern would be the 1 ECTS courses for the video game creation certificate. I think TESU will accept them but they might not.
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Is there any European version online 'Liberal Arts' degree program that will accept all of these random ECTS credits???
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Ow this is interesting because i transfer in European credits so I need an evaluation anyway.
(12-29-2020, 08:28 AM)nomaduser Wrote: Is there any European version online 'Liberal Arts' degree program that will accept all of these random ECTS credits???
Not what I know.
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Visual communications (3) Art History 2 (3) Introduction to psychology (3) Introduction to Ethics (3) US History 2 (3) Human Biology (3)
Communication at Work (3) Conflict resolution(3)
The institute: Ethics 312 (3)
Shmoop: Holocaust Literature (3) American National Government (3) Introduction to Drama (3)
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European degrees aren't like American degrees. WGU is a good example of a European-style degree program: little to no electives and a very focused curriculum. It would be very hard, if not impossible, to find a European program that would accept all the XAMK ECTS. From what little I know, you would probably be better off looking for a UK degree that might work. They seem to be a little looser in requirements and allow more transfer credits than other European schools but I could be wrong. I wouldn't rely on being able to find a Euro school that will take all the ECTS.
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(12-29-2020, 10:29 AM)rachel83az Wrote: European degrees aren't like American degrees. WGU is a good example of a European-style degree program: little to no electives and a very focused curriculum. It would be very hard, if not impossible, to find a European program that would accept all the XAMK ECTS. From what little I know, you would probably be better off looking for a UK degree that might work. They seem to be a little looser in requirements and allow more transfer credits than other European schools but I could be wrong. I wouldn't rely on being able to find a Euro school that will take all the ECTS.
I think I have a better idea about that.
So, UK universities offer online 1-year top-up programs.
If you have a diploma from other school, you can apply to a top-up degree program and get a degree within a year for under 10k GBP.
What if I can use that XAMK Tourism Business Diploma to apply to this one-year 6k GBP degree program at University of Essex?
https://online.essex.ac.uk/courses/business-top-up/
XAMK Diploma of Higher Education -> BA in Business Management (Top-up, 1 year, 6k GBP) could totally work out.
Let me ask them if they will allow me to apply to the program with a XAMK diploma.
University of Essex is a very popular school by the way:
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/wor...sity-essex
I just sent them an email.
So, they require some kind of diploma to get into this online top-up degree program.
I think XAMK Diploma in Tourism and Business Management could potentially fulfill that requirement.
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