Lurker Canadian Gal Looking for A Degree

[blessedjozefina]

So, it is finally time to get a degree. I am unsure about what to do or even what degree is worth getting or investing time into. I would like to eventually go so far as to pursue a Masters to up employment/income prospects.

Your Location: British Columbia, Canada

Your Age: 23 in less 2 weeks!

What kind of degree do you want?: Unsure. I am currently doing this program and won't graduate till June of next year. I would like something I can lean on for a job in the event that my daycare business endeavour falls through. I have considered UMPI Psychology, but the prospects with Psych kind of terrify me. 

I would like to do something online, similar to the YourPace structure. I am very tempted and drawn to UMPI Psych - YourPace but open to other suggestions.

I am moving to states in a few years as well, likely to NY State. Will be a Green Card holder at that time.


Current Regional Accredited Credits:

No credits yet. Here is the list of courses which I will be completing by June 2025. The school is curretnly a candidate for ACBSP, and states itself as fully-accredited. I am unsure of what that means.

ENGL 110 - College Composition - 3 credits
ECCE 168 - Observing & Reflecting Practicum I - 2 credits
ECCE 178 - Professional Practice I - 4 credits
ECCE 186 - Child Health & Safety - 3 credits
ECCE 188 - Planning with Young Children I - 4 credits
HSER 174 - Interpersonal Communications - 3 credits
PSYC 100 - Introductory Psychology I - 3 credits
ECCE 169 - Observing and Reflecting Practicum II - 2 credits
ECCE 179 - Professional Practice II - 4 credits
ECCE 189 - Planning with Young Children II - 4 credits
ECCE 193 - Child Centered Partnership I - 4 credits
ECCE 195 -  Practicum I - 4.50 credits
FAM 180 -  Family Dynamics - 3 credits
PSYC 240 - Child Development - 3 credits
ECCE 293 - Child-Centered Partnerships II - 3 credits
ECCE 294 Practicum II - 6 credits

Total Credits: 55.50 credits

I doubt that these will all or even most will be transferrable, fully expecting to have only 6-9 credit hours be transferrable.


Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: 
None.

Any certifications or military experience? None.

Budget: $5,000 - $10,000

Commitments: Full-time employment (40 hours/week), long distance boyfriend I regularly stay in touch with, currently also in school, Church on Sundays. I will not be starting a degree proper until I am done this program I am in, but I have no issue signing up with Sophia or Study.com and banging out credits that way in the interim.

Dedicated time to study: 5-10 hours/week

Timeline: As fast as possible. 6 months to a year.

Tuition assistance/reimbursement: None, will pay out of pocket.

[ss20ts]

Have you considered UMPI's BLS with an Educational Studies Minor? And UMPI will most likely give you credit for most of those courses not just 6-9 credits.

[blessedjozefina]

Have you considered UMPI's BLS with an Educational Studies  Minor? And UMPI will most likely give you credit for most of those courses not just 6-9 credits.

I actually have not! I don't think I even saw this in the YourPace section until you mentioned this. Definitely more my style than a Psych degree. Do you know what kind of Master Degrees I could possibly branch into? Would you also have an idea of the best way to plan to tackle this?

Thank you!

[slaterjack]

M.Ed., MPA, MSW, MAT, MS in Educational Psychology, MA in Educational Leadership, MBA

[bjcheung77]

And if you wanted to, you can do the UMPI BA Psych with an educational studies minor, or the BLS with educational studies plus psych minors and 3-4 classes that can go towards the UMPI MAOL. You can go into many Masters degrees, as long as you have the prerequisites completed, you do not need a specific degree unless that masters program requires it, they just need whatever those prerequisites are completed. With that cashflow, you can do the UMPI Bachelors (2 sessions $3400) & Masters (2 sessions $4600) and have some cash left over for something...