Recommendation for competency-based MBA

[jsd]

Check out athena global education if ur ok with a european degree. Its not competency based tho. I think the duration is 9 months. One ~4000 word paper per module/course.

Looks like a more expensive ENEB.

The university that grants the degree is accredited and recognized. I have a 3 year bachelors degree from the same uni and had it evaluated by spantran. It came out to be the equivalent of a 4 year RA bachelors.

Yep, that sounds like ENEB. Except ENEB is less than $500. Spending $5k for an MBA only to have it evaluated as a 4 year Bachelor's degree isn't idea. You can get actual MBAs for about that price. Or spend 1/10th the price and get an ENEB MBA: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/ENEB

A bachelor's being evaluated to a bachelors, as in Sdmj33's case, is much more legitimate than a masters being evaluated as either unaccredited, or accredited as a lower level credential (masters as bachelors or a masters as a certificate). this forum has taken a lot of liberties while trying to rehabilitate ENEB's image.

[rachel83az]

If you have the money and can travel to Salt Lake City for 5 days, Westminster College has a "project-based" MBA available. Bigger downside: it costs almost $30k. That's a ridiculous price.

https://catalog.westminstercollege.edu/c...ation.html

[dp2021]

I'd love an MBA that's competency based without the proctored exams. I'd rather write papers. I personally HATE Examity and had issues with them when I was attending LSU. That's who WGU uses so I'm really considering looking elsewhere for my MBA. Capella has one, but it's Capella which doesn't have the greatest rep. Purdue Global is expensive. The terms are VERY short and I know how much work each course is in undergrad so I can only imagine how much work is in a grad degree there. Walden isn't an option in my state. They're not licensed to offer degrees here. I haven't found any other CBE MBA programs. Hopefully some day soon!

Thank you for the insight information! I thought WGU was using proctoru? I’m NJ, so maybe Walden can be an opinion. I need to research the workload. I hope it isn’t as bad as Purdue Global.

[ss20ts]

I'd love an MBA that's competency based without the proctored exams. I'd rather write papers. I personally HATE Examity and had issues with them when I was attending LSU. That's who WGU uses so I'm really considering looking elsewhere for my MBA. Capella has one, but it's Capella which doesn't have the greatest rep. Purdue Global is expensive. The terms are VERY short and I know how much work each course is in undergrad so I can only imagine how much work is in a grad degree there. Walden isn't an option in my state. They're not licensed to offer degrees here. I haven't found any other CBE MBA programs. Hopefully some day soon!

Thank you for the insight information! I thought WGU was using proctoru? I’m NJ, so maybe Walden can be an opinion. I need to research the workload. I hope it isn’t as bad as Purdue Global.

WGU hasn't used ProctorU in several years. They use Examity exclusively. 

Walden isn't licensed in NY due to some weird college financial laws NY has. 

Purdue Global has a BOATLOAD - like cruise ship size boat - for the undergrad programs so I can imagine that the grad programs have a LOT of work. Lots of writing. In the undergrad programs, the 5 credit courses are broken down into 1 credit courses. Each 1 credit course has multiple papers/projects to complete. My husband is at PUG finishing his undergrad right now and I was considering doing their MBA until I saw the terms are only 6 weeks long and $1700. I don't think I'd get through an entire 4 credit grad course in 6 weeks if the workload is anywhere near the undergrad workload. You also can't move onto the next course until the instructor grades your submission so that can hold you up. It has held my husband up a few times and he always has 2 classes open. 

I think there have been people on here who have attended Walden. Maybe do a search and see if anyone has discussed the MBA workload.

[dfrecore]

I'd love an MBA that's competency based without the proctored exams. I'd rather write papers. I personally HATE Examity and had issues with them when I was attending LSU. That's who WGU uses so I'm really considering looking elsewhere for my MBA. Capella has one, but it's Capella which doesn't have the greatest rep. Purdue Global is expensive. The terms are VERY short and I know how much work each course is in undergrad so I can only imagine how much work is in a grad degree there. Walden isn't an option in my state. They're not licensed to offer degrees here. I haven't found any other CBE MBA programs. Hopefully some day soon!

Thank you for the insight information! I thought WGU was using proctoru? I’m NJ, so maybe Walden can be an opinion. I need to research the workload. I hope it isn’t as bad as Purdue Global.

Purdue Global has a BOATLOAD - like cruise ship size boat - for the undergrad programs so I can imagine that the grad programs have a LOT of work. Lots of writing. In the undergrad programs, the 5 credit courses are broken down into 1 credit courses. Each 1 credit course has multiple papers/projects to complete. My husband is at PUG finishing his undergrad right now and I was considering doing their MBA until I saw the terms are only 6 weeks long and $1700. I don't think I'd get through an entire 4 credit grad course in 6 weeks if the workload is anywhere near the undergrad workload. You also can't move onto the next course until the instructor grades your submission so that can hold you up. It has held my husband up a few times and he always has 2 classes open. 

My daughter is doing a regular program at Purdue Global, and while the workload for the LL courses is fine, the workload for UL is crazy.  It's more than double the work, in the same amount of time (but for a single extra quarter-credit).  I can only imagine how much more work the grad-level courses are.

[dp2021]

I'd love an MBA that's competency based without the proctored exams. I'd rather write papers. I personally HATE Examity and had issues with them when I was attending LSU. That's who WGU uses so I'm really considering looking elsewhere for my MBA. Capella has one, but it's Capella which doesn't have the greatest rep. Purdue Global is expensive. The terms are VERY short and I know how much work each course is in undergrad so I can only imagine how much work is in a grad degree there. Walden isn't an option in my state. They're not licensed to offer degrees here. I haven't found any other CBE MBA programs. Hopefully some day soon!

Thank you for the insight information! I thought WGU was using proctoru? I’m NJ, so maybe Walden can be an opinion. I need to research the workload. I hope it isn’t as bad as Purdue Global.

WGU hasn't used ProctorU in several years. They use Examity exclusively. 

Walden isn't licensed in NY due to some weird college financial laws NY has. 

Purdue Global has a BOATLOAD - like cruise ship size boat - for the undergrad programs so I can imagine that the grad programs have a LOT of work. Lots of writing. In the undergrad programs, the 5 credit courses are broken down into 1 credit courses. Each 1 credit course has multiple papers/projects to complete. My husband is at PUG finishing his undergrad right now and I was considering doing their MBA until I saw the terms are only 6 weeks long and $1700. I don't think I'd get through an entire 4 credit grad course in 6 weeks if the workload is anywhere near the undergrad workload. You also can't move onto the next course until the instructor grades your submission so that can hold you up. It has held my husband up a few times and he always has 2 classes open. 

I think there have been people on here who have attended Walden. Maybe do a search and see if anyone has discussed the MBA workload.

Yikes!!! that sounds like a lot of work! Thanks for the pointers!

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I'd love an MBA that's competency based without the proctored exams. I'd rather write papers. I personally HATE Examity and had issues with them when I was attending LSU. That's who WGU uses so I'm really considering looking elsewhere for my MBA. Capella has one, but it's Capella which doesn't have the greatest rep. Purdue Global is expensive. The terms are VERY short and I know how much work each course is in undergrad so I can only imagine how much work is in a grad degree there. Walden isn't an option in my state. They're not licensed to offer degrees here. I haven't found any other CBE MBA programs. Hopefully some day soon!

Thank you for the insight information! I thought WGU was using proctoru? I’m NJ, so maybe Walden can be an opinion. I need to research the workload. I hope it isn’t as bad as Purdue Global.

Purdue Global has a BOATLOAD - like cruise ship size boat - for the undergrad programs so I can imagine that the grad programs have a LOT of work. Lots of writing. In the undergrad programs, the 5 credit courses are broken down into 1 credit courses. Each 1 credit course has multiple papers/projects to complete. My husband is at PUG finishing his undergrad right now and I was considering doing their MBA until I saw the terms are only 6 weeks long and $1700. I don't think I'd get through an entire 4 credit grad course in 6 weeks if the workload is anywhere near the undergrad workload. You also can't move onto the next course until the instructor grades your submission so that can hold you up. It has held my husband up a few times and he always has 2 classes open. 

My daughter is doing a regular program at Purdue Global, and while the workload for the LL courses is fine, the workload for UL is crazy.  It's more than double the work, in the same amount of time (but for a single extra quarter-credit).  I can only imagine how much more work the grad-level courses are.

WOW! Yup... l’ll stay away from that!

[Sdmj33]

Yep, that sounds like ENEB. Except ENEB is less than $500. Spending $5k for an MBA only to have it evaluated as a 4 year Bachelor's degree isn't idea. You can get actual MBAs for about that price. Or spend 1/10th the price and get an ENEB MBA: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/ENEB

It is an actual MBA that gets evaluated as a masters degree. ENEB MBA doesnt get a masters evaluation by WES. If needed I can post an evaluation report by WES that shows a masters degree equivalency for a Marconi University MBA.

In case u misread/misunderstood I said my 3 year BACHELORS degree from the same university was evaluated as a 4 year bachelors.

[Flelm]

It is an actual MBA that gets evaluated as a masters degree. ENEB MBA doesnt get a masters evaluation by WES. If needed I can post an evaluation report by WES that shows a masters degree equivalency for a Marconi University MBA.

I'm happy to be wrong! I don't see GMU on the WES tool, so I'd appreciate seeing the evaluation report.

[Sdmj33]

It is an actual MBA that gets evaluated as a masters degree. ENEB MBA doesnt get a masters evaluation by WES. If needed I can post an evaluation report by WES that shows a masters degree equivalency for a Marconi University MBA.

I'm happy to be wrong! I don't see GMU on the WES tool, so I'd appreciate seeing the evaluation report.

https://ibb.co/0tgst9V

Here you go

[bjcheung77]

It is an actual MBA that gets evaluated as a masters degree. ENEB MBA doesnt get a masters evaluation by WES. If needed I can post an evaluation report by WES that shows a masters degree equivalency for a Marconi University MBA.

I'm happy to be wrong! I don't see GMU on the WES tool, so I'd appreciate seeing the evaluation report.

https://ibb.co/0tgst9V

Here you go

@Sdmj33, thanks for the screenshot! I notice that's WES Canada, did you go take courses through Athena Education Group or another agency that partnered with Marconi University in Italy?