Online Liberal Arts / Liberal Studies / General Studies degree

[Merlin]

Hello guys,

What are some of the popular online Liberal Arts, Liberal Studies, General Studies degree that accept Sophia.org, Study.com ACE credits?
I'm looking for solutions outside of the big three.
So I'm on my way to get an online computer science degree. I think that I can still use my ACE credits to get a secondary liberal arts degree along the way.

Thanks

There are a number of other schools out there that will accept ACE credits, but while they may accept ACE that doesn't mean a lot. You must understand a school's transfer policy, ACE acceptance policies, and its residency requirements. Most colleges outside the Big-3 will require between 30-60 credits of residency. In addition, they may limit the number of ACE credits that they will accept. This can range from a few specific courses to as many as 90 credits. So even if a school does accept ACE credits, few schools will accept 90 ACE credits. So you'll need a mix of RA credits and ACE credits to meet that 90 credit max and you'll take the rest from the school directly.

For example, COSC requires at least 6 credits of residency and will accept up to 114 credits in transfer, but only 90 of those credits can originate from ACE credits, the balance of 24 credits must either come from COSC or from another RA school. On the other hand, WGU requires 30 credits of residency... they will accept up to 90 credits in transfer, but these can any mixture of ACE, NA, and RA credits.

In any case, I'm sure others will have some schools to suggest, but just keep in mind that you're probably looking at having to take at least 10 courses (30 credits) at any college you look at outside the big 3. You won't just be able to transfer in your credits to earn a second degree quickly.

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I will start my capstone in October and be done all requirements for grad by the end of DEc., then graduate in March 2021 with a BSBA. I hope to start a MBA at WGU either Feb or march depending how fast TESU does the grad audit and can get me the letter saying I have finished all requirements for degree.

As a quick off topic FYI, be aware that WGU will not allow you to begin your MBA program until they have the final transcript in hand showing your completed bachelor's degree. They normally need the degree confirmation by the 15th of the month prior to your start term date. They do have a few days of wiggle room on that though. It just means you cannot begin orientation until after the degree has been verified.

I was in the same boat... I finished my courses at TESU in December and had to wait until March commencement for my degree to be awarded. It didn't get awarded until the 21st of March, so but I pre-ordered my transcript and clicked the box asking it to be sent as soon as the degree was awarded. WGU got it on the same day. I made the cutoff by less than 24 hours and was able to begin on April 1st, though I ended up having one less week to complete my orientation because of the delay.

So, I'd recommend you plan for May and hope for April as your start date. There is no way they will allow you to begin in Feb or March unless you already have a prior bachelor's degree from somewhere else.