Hello

[bjcheung77]

European Eh? Hmm, where in Europe are you in now? Which country? Do you have any credits or credentials now - Any ECTS? Do you know any other language other than English? I know you want this cheap/easy/fast, but how much is your budget/funding you saved up and max you would like to spend? As I said, you should focus on the BSBA without concentration and get a Masters with a HR concentration or focus on your countries HR certs. Again - You need to work on three things 1) Certs 2) Degree 3) Experience...

[DanielDaCosta87]

I sent my credits to Excelsior for my Associates and they accepted my credits, even the Statistics. They told me that I just needed 24 credits. This is the plan that they sent me.

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Any business degree that you take is going to require statistics. I simply do not know if COSC accepts Sophia's stats as Business Statistics or if you have to take theirs. TESU accepts Sophia. I don't know what Excelsior does but dfrecore says you cannot complete a BSBA entirely through alternate means with Excelsior so they are out. COSC can be picky about their statistics courses.

Cost per credit at COSC is $419. If you only need the capstone & cornerstone, that's $2514 tuition + additional fees of about $750. If you need capstone, cornerstone, and Business Statistics, that's $3771 tuition + the approximately $750 fees.

I sent my credits to Excelsior for my Associates and they accepted my credits, even the Statistics. They told me that I just needed 24 credits. This is the plan that they sent me.

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European Eh?  Hmm, where in Europe are you in now?  Which country?  Do you have any credits or credentials now - Any ECTS? Do you know any other language other than English?  I know you want this cheap/easy/fast, but how much is your budget/funding you saved up and max you would like to spend?  As I said, you should focus on the BSBA without concentration and get a Masters with a HR concentration or focus on your countries HR certs.  Again - You need to work on three things 1) Certs 2) Degree 3) Experience...

I am from Portugal. I have been here since 2013, i just decided to go back to the college. In Portugal I went to the College and finish the first year. I evaluated it and got 49 credits. I speak English, Portuguese and Spanish. I have been taking sophia courses so I could take a BA in Business. I started with courses on study.com. But, I don’t know exactly each courses I should take for UL with study. It’s because that I came here if someone could help me with a plan or the best path to graduate.

[bjcheung77]

Woah, hold up there buddy. How much are you looking to spend? Don't go for an Associates at Excelsior, it's expensive (yes, I'm very frugal). Haha, you should go for an ACTFL test, two in fact for Portuguese and Spanish. Get a BALS with a Humanities concentration (UL being all Portuguese/Spanish). Read this link, it's the cheapest option for Upper Level credits! https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...-5-31-2023? And my thread: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...r-to-Big-3?

[DanielDaCosta87]

Woah, hold up there buddy. How much are you looking to spend? Don't go for an Associates at Excelsior, it's expensive (yes, I'm very frugal).  Haha, you should go for an ACTFL test, two in fact for Portuguese and Spanish.  Get a BALS with a Humanities concentration (UL being all Portuguese/Spanish).  Read this link, it's the cheapest option for Upper Level credits!  https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...-5-31-2023?  And my thread: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...r-to-Big-3?

Thank you my friend. Tomorrow, I will check it and read the comments. I don’t get very well how this works to be honest, since the system in Europe is very different. I even don’t know what means BALS or ACTFL    Sorry!

[rachel83az]

ACTFL is a language test where you can get college credit for proving your proficiency in your native tongue. But this ONLY works for the BALS degree and not a business degree.

BALS = Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies. It's essentially a degree in "whatever you want" but it is NOT a business degree. If you just need any degree, a BALS would be the fastest way to get one. If you specifically need a business degree, a BALS will do you no good.

Your EC degree plan you uploaded is for an Associate's which is a 2-year degree. An Associate's degree is absolutely worthless in some countries. The school fees for a bachelor's (4-year) and an associate's at Excelsior are exactly the same. At TESU and COSC, they are nearly the same. You want the Bachelor's degree.

[dfrecore]

Any business degree that you take is going to require statistics. I simply do not know if COSC accepts Sophia's stats as Business Statistics or if you have to take theirs. TESU accepts Sophia. I don't know what Excelsior does but dfrecore says you cannot complete a BSBA entirely through alternate means with Excelsior so they are out. COSC can be picky about their statistics courses.

Cost per credit at COSC is $419. If you only need the capstone & cornerstone, that's $2514 tuition + additional fees of about $750. If you need capstone, cornerstone, and Business Statistics, that's $3771 tuition + the approximately $750 fees.

COSC does not accept Sophia's or Study.com's regular Stats courses as the Business Stats requirement, so you'll have to take that course.

[bjcheung77]

Hello. I don’t want to bother you. I am just seeking for answers and guidance. Do you think that I should finish the courses on Sophia and then decide each school to go?!

I was with TESU, but it looks they changed the credit policy. Now, I am looking for one that’s not so expensive and I could finish fast. My main goal is concentration in Human Resources or management.

I have one school in Arizona that accept my 39 credits from Sophia that I already have (still getting more) and 21 credits from Portugal. I already have 60 credits and needed more 60 credits, the problem the school requires 30 credits with them.

The school is Global Campus and is a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration. It’s very confuse in the US to be honest, in Portugal is much simpler lol ?

My question hasn't been answered yet, how much are you looking to spend on your Bachelors?  From my guess, if you were looking at Ashford/Arizona Global Campus, it's $500 x 30 credits, that's $15 grand US for one degree.  It would be cheaper to go the Big 3 or a competency based degree route, I am guessing you budget is around $9-10 grand or less...

1) Yes, continue with Sophia.org until you complete all the courses offered that doesn't duplicate your current ones.
2) I would stick with TESU even with the changes that they've made.  It's slightly more expensive but easier than EC.
3) Ashford University is now the University of Arizona Global Campus!  Is that the one you're thinking of attending?
4) Yes, it's got their differences but you'll know the similarities as well.  Actually, if you're familiar with Education, it's easy.

[davewill]

I was with TESU, but it looks they changed the credit policy.
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I am from Portugal. I have been here since 2013, i just decided to go back to the college. In Portugal I went to the College and finish the first year. I evaluated it and got 49 credits. ... It’s because that I came here if someone could help me with a plan or the best path to graduate.

If you have 49 foreign credits, then you likely would be ok with the new credit policy. Assuming that at least 24 of them would apply to your degree, you shouldn't need to go over the 90 max alternative credits.

[rachel83az]

Do you have a TESU evaluation? 49 credits is very good! I agree that you probably don't need to worry about TESU's new credit policy. But without knowing what they are and how they apply to a TESU BSBA, we can't give you any more than just general advice.

[bjcheung77]

ACTFL is a language test where you can get college credit for proving your proficiency in your native tongue. But this ONLY works for the BALS degree and not a business degree.

BALS = Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies. It's essentially a degree in "whatever you want" but it is NOT a business degree. If you just need any degree, a BALS would be the fastest way to get one. If you specifically need a business degree, a BALS will do you no good.

Your EC degree plan you uploaded  is for an Associate's which is a 2-year degree. An Associate's degree is absolutely worthless in some countries. The school fees for a bachelor's (4-year) and an associate's at Excelsior are exactly the same. At TESU and COSC, they are nearly the same. You want the Bachelor's degree.

Rachel83Az answered your question in regards to ACTFL and BALS, anyways, here's a link to "picture" how much you can potentially get in credit if you score high enough on the tests - you can get up to 12UL/12 LL for each language, if you do two languages, that's plenty! Review this link and the previous two links I have in a post above - https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...#pid326251