Help with cheap bachelor's degree for my friend

[Sdmj33]

Hello.
My friend is enrolled in a bachelors of technology (mechanical engineering) program in india. He was supposed to graduate in 2020 but since he failed a bunch of courses he has to retake those exams. Hes missing around 12 courses required to graduate from various academic years/levels.


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[b]Your Location:[/b] india
[b]Your Age:[/b] 28
[b]What kind of degree do you want?:[/b] any program is fine as long as he can transfer the majority of his credits
[b]Current Regional Accredited Credits:[/b] 
No evaluation done but 80% of the courses required for a 4 year bachelor of technology degree in mechanical engineering

[b]Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:[/b]

None

Where and how can he transfer those credits so he can graduate? Looking for cheap routes, <$3000

Thx

[carrythenothing]

Follow this template: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...#pid335173

In order to use the credits he has earned at a US institution, your friend will first need an international transcript evaluation.

[rachel83az]

Yes, the first step is going to be to get his credits evaluated by a school. In the meantime, he'll need to decide exactly what kind of degree he wants. In India, I'm not sure if a Liberal Studies degree would work for someone who wanted a career in Mechanical Engineering. Depending on how his evaluation comes out, though, perhaps a degree in Technical Studies? https://tesu.smartcatalogiq.com/Current/...al-Studies

Again, this hinges entirely on how his current courses are evaluated. Some other things that are important: Is your friend comfortable with writing academic papers in English or would he prefer to take exams? Given the choice, is it more important to actually use all of the credits or would he potentially be open to a faster/cheaper degree if (for instance) only one third or one half of the existing credits were used?

It will take some time (a few days to a couple of weeks) for the credits to be evaluated, so he has time to ponder these questions while waiting to see what he actually has, according to the US academic system.

[Sdmj33]

Yes, the first step is going to be to get his credits evaluated by a school. In the meantime, he'll need to decide exactly what kind of degree he wants. In India, I'm not sure if a Liberal Studies degree would work for someone who wanted a career in Mechanical Engineering. Depending on how his evaluation comes out, though, perhaps a degree in Technical Studies? https://tesu.smartcatalogiq.com/Current/...al-Studies

Again, this hinges entirely on how his current courses are evaluated. Some other things that are important: Is your friend comfortable with writing academic papers in English or would he prefer to take exams? Given the choice, is it more important to actually use all of the credits or would he potentially be open to a faster/cheaper degree if (for instance) only one third or one half of the existing credits were used?

It will take some time (a few days to a couple of weeks) for the credits to be evaluated, so he has time to ponder these questions while waiting to see what he actually has, according to the US academic system.

His choice of major is restricted by the existing credits he has. I have been looking at the bs in technical studies but like u said an evaluations needed. 

It doesnt matter if the degree is labeled liberal arts, it just as to be a bachelors. 

Id like to know all his options regardless of the assessment methods, papers vs exams. 

Although im looking for a maximum credit transfer, im open to considering a faster and cheaper alternative with less than expected credits transferring.

The options arent limited to the US, any country is fine as long as he can finish the program fast and for cheap.

Should i send the documents to tesu for evaluation or some other agency? Since he hasnt completed his program, would his transcripts be evaluated?

[rachel83az]

The most widely-accepted evaluator is WES: http://wes.org/ You would need to have a course-by-course evaluation completed. Even if he doesn't have a completed degree, it should be able to have this evaluation.

The rock-bottom cheapest way to go would be a BLS from YourPace: https://online.umpi.edu/programs/ Depending on what he has on his evaluation, he might still need some gen eds from Sophia, ACTFL, and/or Study.com. If you don't care that much about what classes you take, it's theoretically possible to finish the degree in 2 months for $1400 in UMPI tuition - as long as you are fast at writing papers. Most people finish at UMPI in 4-6 months, for a total of $2800 or $4200. They may not take ALL of his credits towards his degree, but it's currently the cheapest and fastest way to go.

A liberal studies degree at COSC Cor Excelsior would be the next cheapest options. The "best" would depend, again, on his evaluation. With his Indian credits, he shouldn't have to worry about the RA credit requirement at COSC. However, COSC acccepts fewer credit sources than Excelsior does. Excelsior would let him use Davar (https://www.davaracademy.com/business.html) for some of his UL credits (as cheap as $65USD per class), while the cheapest source for UL credits for COSC would be Study.com (approx $82-100 per class, depending on how many classes are completed in a given month).

Without knowing exactly what his courses will evaluate as, it's impossible to give an exact recommendation or budget for COSC and Excelsior. They will be more than UMPI, though.

As for other countries, most of them aren't as permissive as these US schools are with regard to transfers and speed. You might be able to find a cheap official Bachelor's degree in Spain (taught in English) for around $3000, for instance, but you might not be able to transfer in any classes. Even if you can, it could still take a year or more to complete such a degree.

[carrythenothing]

Yes, the first step is going to be to get his credits evaluated by a school. In the meantime, he'll need to decide exactly what kind of degree he wants. In India, I'm not sure if a Liberal Studies degree would work for someone who wanted a career in Mechanical Engineering. Depending on how his evaluation comes out, though, perhaps a degree in Technical Studies? https://tesu.smartcatalogiq.com/Current/...al-Studies

Again, this hinges entirely on how his current courses are evaluated. Some other things that are important: Is your friend comfortable with writing academic papers in English or would he prefer to take exams? Given the choice, is it more important to actually use all of the credits or would he potentially be open to a faster/cheaper degree if (for instance) only one third or one half of the existing credits were used?

It will take some time (a few days to a couple of weeks) for the credits to be evaluated, so he has time to ponder these questions while waiting to see what he actually has, according to the US academic system.

His choice of major is restricted by the existing credits he has. I have been looking at the bs in technical studies but like u said an evaluations needed. 

It doesnt matter if the degree is labeled liberal arts, it just as to be a bachelors. 

Id like to know all his options regardless of the assessment methods, papers vs exams. 

Although im looking for a maximum credit transfer, im open to considering a faster and cheaper alternative with less than expected credits transferring.

The options arent limited to the US, any country is fine as long as he can finish the program fast and for cheap.

Should i send the documents to tesu for evaluation or some other agency? Since he hasnt completed his program, would his transcripts be evaluated?

Instructions for applying as an international student to TESU: https://www.tesu.edu/admissions/apply-in...al-student

See the acceptable evaluators in step 4.

[Sdmj33]

I will be starting the evaluation process next week, should be completed in a month. Also looking at TRU's (canada) bachelor of general studies. Its a bit on the expensive side but its something

[rachel83az]

If he wants to move to Canada, a Canadian degree is a good choice. Otherwise, the US degrees mentioned are probably going to be cheaper and accept more credits.