Mortuary School to AA Credit Questions

[slaterjack]

Hi, I was enrolled in a mortuary school from 2016-2018 and had to suddenly leave without graduating.  I discovered this site in 2019 but life got in the way again after only getting my Ethics AICP-0121 completed to ACE.  I received the transcript from my old school and want to know if I can use these classes towards another degree and not this particular school.  I would like to get the Pierpont if nothing else is obtainable.  Do I have options?

BUS 101 Principles of Mathematics -                        Credit: 3
GEN 101 Communication Skills -                              Credit: 2
GEN 102 Intro to Science -                                     Credit: 2
SOC 102 Death & Human Development -                 Credit: 2
BUS 201 Funeral Home Directing -                           Credit: 2
BUS 311 Accounting 1 -                                         Credit: 2
GEN 212 Intro to Microbiology -                              Credit: 2
PHT 201 Principles of Embalming 1 -                      Credit: 2
GEN 311 Intro to Pathology -                                  Credit: 2
SOC 201 Funeral Service Psychology & Counseling - Credit: 3
SOC 202 Sociology of Funeral Service -                   Credit: 1
BUS 312 Funeral Home Mgmt & Merchandising -      Credit: 3
BUS 411 Accounting 2 -                                         Credit: 2
LAW 201 Business Law -                                        Credit: 2
LAW 101 Professional Ethics -                                 Credit: 1
SOC 101 History of Funeral Service -                       Credit: 2

[dfrecore]

A lot of mortuary schools are NA - so you need to tell us what kind of accreditation the school has. If you don't know, you can always say the name of the school, and we can help you.

[slaterjack]

It was American Academy McAllister Institute (AAMI)

[freeloader]

Based on the course numbering, it looks like the school was AAMI; http://funeraleducation.org

(Courses here: http://funeraleducation.org/wp-content/u...262019.pdf )

Looks like the school is state authorized in New York but is not regionally or nationally accredited: https://funeraleducation.org/approvals-a...ditations/

[bjcheung77]

Hi slaterjack, I skimmed your previous threads for more details but it didn't really add too much information about you. Please fill in the info on this template and the last post addendum. The more details the better we can help you out. Link: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...Area-works

[slaterjack]

Hi slaterjack, I skimmed your previous threads for more details but it didn't really add too much information about you.  Please fill in the info on this template and the last post addendum.  The more details the better we can help you out.  Link: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...Area-works

This info, correct?

Your Location: Los Angeles, CA
Your Age: 39
What kind of degree do you want?: For now just an associates
Current Regional Accredited Credits: Only what I listed, and my GED
Budget: Low right now, but I can pay for clep exams etc, some of the websites like sophia etc are a little expensive right now, but I just found out about modern states.
Commitments: Taking care of family.
Dedicated time to study: I can devote 3 hours a day.
Timeline: 6-12 months
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: None

[Jonathan Whatley]

Based on the course numbering, it looks like the school was AAMI; http://funeraleducation.org

(Courses here: http://funeraleducation.org/wp-content/u...262019.pdf )

Looks like the school is state authorized in New York but is not regionally or nationally accredited: https://funeraleducation.org/approvals-a...ditations/

It's nationally accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education, which is DOED-recognized both as an accreditor of programs in funeral service or mortuary science and of freestanding schools of funeral service or mortuary science.

[carrythenothing]

Looks like the school is state authorized in New York but is not regionally or nationally accredited: https://funeraleducation.org/approvals-a...ditations/

The American Board of Funeral Service Education is an approved institutional accrediting agency (NA).

[rachel83az]

How about an AAS? You won't be able to use NA credits, but you could still get the Pierpont Bog AAS in 1-4 months, for as cheap as about a hundred bucks!

https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Pierpont_C%26TC

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Excelsior should accept at least some of your credit as electives towards a bachelors degree in the future. Or you can go to UMPI with the credits earned toward the Pierpont degree.

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Unless you live right next to a testing center, CLEP may actually cost more than something like Sophia. The remote testing is full of issues still and it's apparently easy to accidentally exit and cancel your exam instead of submitting it. If you go in, on the other hand, you still have to pay the proctoring fee out of your own pocket (can be around $100 each time) and wait to be reimbursed. I'm not sure if there is also a proctoring fee with the remote proctoring, but the same would apply in that case.

With Sophia, the courses are open-book. It's easy to bang out the required 20 courses in 1-2 months. A few brave individuals have obtained 60 credits in LESS than a month.

If you really can't afford $200, Saylor is an option. Their exams are only $5 each. Their courses are going to take longer than Sophia, but you can pay for them as you get the money. Since you won't have to wait for reimbursement of a proctoring fee, they should be faster for you than CLEP would.

You can also get some credits for free through the American Dream Academy. https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Coursera

[slaterjack]

@rachel83az

That's what I would like to do, but I don't know what I need to take or how to get my credits to go where they need to go