Which Sophia credits are priority?

[bethanyneedsajob]

For someone doing this with very little outside credits, which courses would you guys say should be prioritized on Sophia? I have been struggling to complete one class per month (busy mom), and now I’m getting to the end of my year membership and am trying to hurry and get some done. Which should I prioritize if I don’t have a specific degree that I want? I was thinking of going to COSC and getting a BS liberal arts, but heard there were better options now. So I’m looking for the most generic advice out there. Also, if I can take it on OnlineDegree.com instead, I’d rather do that later (those were pretty easy for me) and focus on stuff at Sophia that’s not a duplicate.

Here’s my current completion and provider transcript:

English Composition @ Credit by Exam - STI
Medical Language @ STI
Anatomy & Physiology w/lab @ STI
Basic Math Lab @ STI
Intermediate Algebra @ STI
Cyber Ethics @ TEEX
Cyber Law and White Collar Crime @ TEEX
Information Security for Everyone @ TEEX
Ethics and the CPCU Code @ The Institutes UL
Student Success Seminar @ STI
Multi-Disciplinary Health Teams @ Prior LearnCr - STI
BG101 Biology - Organisms & Ecosystems @ OnlineDegree
Intro to Oil and Gas @ NMJC
Equine Anatomy @ NMJC
Equine Science @ NMJC
Equine Nutrition @ NMJC

Developing Effective Teams @ Sophia
The Essentials of Managing Conflict @ Sophia
Student Success @ Sophia
Ancient Greek Philosophers @ Sophia
Intro to Business @ Sophia
Approaches to Studying Religions @ Sophia
Project Management @ Sophia
Human Biology @ Sophia
Intro to Information Technology @ Sophia
Environmental Science (in process) @ Sophia

Thanks for your consideration!

- Bethany

[rachel83az]

FYI, OnlineDegree is NOT accepted at COSC. Neither is TEEX or The Institutes. I am not sure what STI is but if it is ACE or NCCRS then it won't be accepted at COSC either (if this is RA credit then it would be accepted). In addition, The Institutes is not going to be accepted anywhere now because the credits are NOT in the new Credly system. Because of that, I would suggest prioritizing Ethics at Sophia.

All of those credits should work at either Excelsior or TESU, at least.

[ss20ts]

What is STI?

[dfrecore]

I'd say Ethics should be your priority. You'll need it virtually anywhere.

[bjcheung77]

I am also curious what that institution stands for, I've heard of STI before... are you in the state of MA? Did you go to Southeastern Regional for secondary school? I know people who have attended that vocational/technical high school and have gone onto STI - Southeastern Technical Institute. Only one thing I wanted to ask, I know Southeastern Regional is RA, but is STI Regionally Accredited or Nationally Accredited? I remember seeing their programs have programmatic/secondary accreditation but not sure if they are NA or RA. If this is the same school we're referring to, and they are NA, your chances of those credits are slimmer...

[bethanyneedsajob]

STI is short for Southeast Technical Institute - is an RA college in South Dakota.

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FYI, OnlineDegree is NOT accepted at COSC. Neither is TEEX or The Institutes. I am not sure what STI is but if it is ACE or NCCRS then it won't be accepted at COSC either (if this is RA credit then it would be accepted). In addition, The Institutes is not going to be accepted anywhere now because the credits are NOT in the new Credly system. Because of that, I would suggest prioritizing Ethics at Sophia.

All of those credits should work at either Excelsior or TESU, at least.

So did COSC change their credit acceptance policy? Because when I did OnlineDegree, they were still taking NRCCS credits and COSC had the most flexibility to accept The Institutes and TEEX…

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I'd say Ethics should be your priority. You'll need it virtually anywhere.

Thanks for staying on track, Danika. What else?

[rachel83az]

So did COSC change their credit acceptance policy? Because when I did OnlineDegree, they were still taking NRCCS credits and COSC had the most flexibility to accept The Institutes and TEEX…

Yes, things changed about a year ago. COSC added a requirement for 30 RA credits (24 from anywhere + capstone & cornerstone) and now they only accept alternate credits from a handful of providers: https://www.charteroak.edu/catalog/curre...r_inst.php (information about 2/3rds of the way down the page). They are probably the least flexible now as a result.

[bethanyneedsajob]

Yes, things changed about a year ago. COSC added a requirement for 30 RA credits (24 from anywhere + capstone & cornerstone) and now they only accept alternate credits from a handful of providers: https://www.charteroak.edu/catalog/curre...r_inst.php (information about 2/3rds of the way down the page). They are probably the least flexible now as a result.

I was pretty sure that OnlineDegree is NCCRS and it still shows on that link that they accept the NCCRS credits (very bottom of page). So are you absolutely sure? I remember when they upped the RA requirement, but I saw nothing about nixing providers etc.

[dfrecore]

Yes, things changed about a year ago. COSC added a requirement for 30 RA credits (24 from anywhere + capstone & cornerstone) and now they only accept alternate credits from a handful of providers: https://www.charteroak.edu/catalog/curre...r_inst.php (information about 2/3rds of the way down the page). They are probably the least flexible now as a result.

I was pretty sure that OnlineDegree is NCCRS and it still shows on that link that they accept the NCCRS credits (very bottom of page). So are you absolutely sure? I remember when they upped the RA requirement, but I saw nothing about nixing providers etc.

They nixed providers.  I wouldn't take a chance.

[bethanyneedsajob]

Thanks Rachel and Danika on the COSC info. I’m at least a year out anyhow, so we’ll see where I’m at then. I wasn’t set on them.

My main question was for the Big 3 (or whatever else fits later), which additional Sophia courses should I prioritize for a generic BS Liberal studies kind of degree?