List of free graduate credit

[tb81]

The reason I'm asking is because I already have a master's degree, but I can't do instruction for an English 101 class without a few more master's level English credits. But, I was thinking I could teach other things, too if I could get enough credits in one concentration.

With that, it's still a matter of searching around for a college that offers something you need at an affordable price. That can vary dependent on the nature of their programs and if they're offered online. Example: I needed a few more credits in topic to fulfill requirements for an adjunct position in Communication. Despite being employed by the state university system where I live (thus tuition is free), I had to go outside our network to find courses because no university in our system offers graduate Communication courses online. Missouri State was one of the cheapest online options I was able to locate and it wound up being $1,770 for 6 credits, which I paid out-of-pocket. I debated picking up enough credits to teach in another area but the story is the same everywhere you look; the vast majority of the cheap/fast/easy graduate credits available are VESI or an isolated summer course that's mostly for credentialing, not topic credits one needs for teaching undergrad courses. Add to that the fact that many university graduate programs don't offer summer courses beyond research methods in whatever topic the program is in, and you're substantially limited in scope and flexibility for what you'll find in any given field of study.
 
Sad but true.

[nykorn]

University of the People accepts up to 18 transfer credits for their Master's degrees.

Some people have successfully transferred credits to ENEB Business School degrees.

Both schools are ridiculously cheap from an American viewpoint

[ss20ts]

University of the People accepts up to 18 transfer credits for their Master's degrees.

Some people have successfully transferred credits to ENEB Business School degrees.

Both schools are ridiculously cheap from an American viewpoint

U of the P is NA credit so many people aren't interested. They need an RA degree. The name is also problematic for many people. They also utilize peer grading which is also a problem. Unfortunately, the university does have a lot of flaws and they are aware of them as when they applied for RA they were denied and given a long list of things to correct before reapplying. Maybe outside the US, the school is fine, but even in much of Europe it looks to not be an option.

[nykorn]

You could take online courses taught in English from Norway or another country with cheap tuition ($500-$1,000 per year regardless of credit load). Fully "RA" accredited, you would just need a FCE afterwards. Some courses or entire degrees either don't have required lecture attendance (they record and upload all lectures) or have 2-3 different meeting times (one in AM one in PM) so you should be able to attend. As an example I have taken both Chinese and Yiddish courses where all lectures were just recorded and uploaded, with optional live attendance. Their English courses would normally be English as a Second Language, but you can definitely take American Literature and general Education courses. My Bachelor's was entirely free from Sweden, but I have European citizenship which gives me a tuition waiver for any Swedish school. Norwegian and Icelandic schools do not have the European citizen requirement, the tuition is the same for citizens of any country. There may be more countries like this out there with a more comfortable timezone for you.

If you were in a big pinch, you could learn Norwegian quite quickly by taking some remedial Norwegian classes and studying on the side, then take courses taught in Norwegian (I promise you, Norwegian isn't very difficult for English speakers).

[armado]

You could take online courses taught in English from Norway or another country with cheap tuition ($500-$1,000 per year regardless of credit load). Fully "RA" accredited, you would just need a FCE afterwards. Some courses or entire degrees either don't have required lecture attendance (they record and upload all lectures) or have 2-3 different meeting times (one in AM one in PM) so you should be able to attend. As an example I have taken both Chinese and Yiddish courses where all lectures were just recorded and uploaded, with optional live attendance. Their English courses would normally be English as a Second Language, but you can definitely take American Literature and general Education courses. My Bachelor's was entirely free from Sweden, but I have European citizenship which gives me a tuition waiver for any Swedish school. Norwegian and Icelandic schools do not have the European citizen requirement, the tuition is the same for citizens of any country. There may be more countries like this out there with a more comfortable timezone for you.

If you were in a big pinch, you could learn Norwegian quite quickly by taking some remedial Norwegian classes and studying on the side, then take courses taught in Norwegian (I promise you, Norwegian isn't very difficult for English speakers).

Can you suggest some school/ program ?

[NotJoeBiden]

The most I found was a single graduate level Saylor course BUS501: Strategic Management that is accepted at UMass Global, but it was unclear if it is accepted as graduate credit despite being a grad level class. So not free, but maybe $5.

https://www.umassglobal.edu/admissions/t...or-academy

The UMass Global MAOL also has a custom track that should take upper division courses as electives. Maybe find a masters degree that takes electives if nothing else.

Interested to hear if anyone else has advice.