05-12-2015, 12:49 PM
Thank you, that was some good information!
All that accreditation stuff really gave me some headache but it is very interesting to see how other countries' educational systems work. Germany hardly accepts any degrees at all from foreign countries and I don't think USA is on the list of accepted foreign degrees but I don't care because as I said I want to move to the USA after the military. I see accreditation is really important. Some jobs even require ABET accredited degree for certain jobs (such as Boeing)! What you said really makes sense that it would be better to get an ABET degree when you do things like Engineering (or becoming an actor or sth) because you would really need a lot of classroom work and equipment etc. I agree degrees in computer science or computer engineering or IT etc are probably the perfect online degrees to choose where ABET is not necessarily a pro or a con. I found a list on abet.org (Online Programs | ABET) of ABET accredited online degrees and most of them are related to Computer stuff. I hope I can find a job and get a job offer with my degree so I can get a visa and immigrate into the U.S. Most of my friends live there and it's like home to me.
I already took a Precalculus class and I'm currently taking a C++ and will be taking the Physics class through straighterline and I checked with Grantham before (obviously) and they said they accept it and even if I just got a C it wouldn't even lower my GPA (there's either pass or fail and Grantham does not count the grade to your GPA). There are classes at straighterline.com that are on my degree plan but the credits do not match with the classes on my degree so Grantham said they wouldn't accept this (except I go the PLA route but that's not a guarantee). I also saw CLEP tests but I don't think that's for me because the content is a little different in the USA than it is in Germany. So far, I haven't seen any new things in college that I haven't already done in high school in Germany but the thing is they do things different so my German class knowledge does not help much. I saw study.com offers an ACE accredited course in Calculus 1 but they don't say how many credits it's worth on their webpage so I sent them an email and I'm waiting for a response.
Anybody else know where I can get credits for the courses listed on my degree plan that Grantham accepts?
All that accreditation stuff really gave me some headache but it is very interesting to see how other countries' educational systems work. Germany hardly accepts any degrees at all from foreign countries and I don't think USA is on the list of accepted foreign degrees but I don't care because as I said I want to move to the USA after the military. I see accreditation is really important. Some jobs even require ABET accredited degree for certain jobs (such as Boeing)! What you said really makes sense that it would be better to get an ABET degree when you do things like Engineering (or becoming an actor or sth) because you would really need a lot of classroom work and equipment etc. I agree degrees in computer science or computer engineering or IT etc are probably the perfect online degrees to choose where ABET is not necessarily a pro or a con. I found a list on abet.org (Online Programs | ABET) of ABET accredited online degrees and most of them are related to Computer stuff. I hope I can find a job and get a job offer with my degree so I can get a visa and immigrate into the U.S. Most of my friends live there and it's like home to me.
I already took a Precalculus class and I'm currently taking a C++ and will be taking the Physics class through straighterline and I checked with Grantham before (obviously) and they said they accept it and even if I just got a C it wouldn't even lower my GPA (there's either pass or fail and Grantham does not count the grade to your GPA). There are classes at straighterline.com that are on my degree plan but the credits do not match with the classes on my degree so Grantham said they wouldn't accept this (except I go the PLA route but that's not a guarantee). I also saw CLEP tests but I don't think that's for me because the content is a little different in the USA than it is in Germany. So far, I haven't seen any new things in college that I haven't already done in high school in Germany but the thing is they do things different so my German class knowledge does not help much. I saw study.com offers an ACE accredited course in Calculus 1 but they don't say how many credits it's worth on their webpage so I sent them an email and I'm waiting for a response.
Anybody else know where I can get credits for the courses listed on my degree plan that Grantham accepts?
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