Class Central made a list of online degrees from India. 

"At Class Central, we’re big fans of low-cost online degrees like Georgia Tech’s Online Master’s in Computer Science (OMSCS), which costs $7000.

But India’s new online degrees are priced lower than that. The most expensive ones, like IIT Madras’ BSc or Amity University’s MBA, cost half as much as Georgia Tech’s online degree. And the cheapest bachelor’s degree, IGNOU’s Bachelor of Tourism, costs ₹10,200 or about $135"

https://www.classcentral.com/report/indi...e-degrees/

Hello,

I am hoping someone can help me plan my degree after these recent changes UMPI made. I am set on getting a BLS. I will minor in management, but I want to then add business and make it my first minor, then management. 

Can anyone help me, please? I have done a bunch of SOPHIA already... now some classes won't transfer into UMPI. I'd love if anyone could give me a fresh degree.
Also, I want to make sure that degree includes at least 3 upper levels that will transfer to the MAOL at UMPI.

Thank you so much!!!

Russell Sage College and Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Agree to Pursue Strategic Merger

Link: https://www.sage.edu/news/russell-sage-c...ic-merger/


Presidio Graduate School Programs to Join the University of Redlands

Link: https://www.presidio.edu/redlands/


Manifest Global Acquires BridgeU

Link: https://bridge-u.com/resources/announcem...s-bridgeu/

I'm sure most of you are aware by now, but there have been updates to the UMPI transfer database that went into effect on May 1, 2025. It appears that these changes may impact how transfer credits are evaluated especially for Study.com and Sophia credits. I was in the process of helping a friend get 90 transfer credits so I thought I'd share what I did while the wiki is being updated.

This link leads to a Google Sheet with every ACE course/provider that satisfies the GEC Requirement: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e...Zd/pubhtml Copy paste everything into a spreadsheet and convert it into a table. This will allow you to select your preferred providers. All expired ACE courses have been removed.

This is a link to another Google sheets I made earlier just for Sophia. I changed it so you could actually copy the data: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e...Px/pubhtml

I used data from the UMPI Transfer Database: https://mainestreetcs.maine.edu/psp/CSPR..._GUEST.GBL?
I'll be uploading BAS/BLS and BABA PM at the very least (probably tomorrow or the day after).

Light University is offering a free Spiritual and Mental Health First Aid course.

Free, Online, Certificate.

Course Link.

Spiritual and Mental Health First Aid is a biblically-grounded and evidence-based certification course that teaches you how to confidently and competently recognize, relate, respond and refer individuals facing spiritual or mental health challenges. 

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Has anyone taken this and can you share your experience?  How much time does each course take and what are the paper/projects like.  Or if you did the final test option instead how difficult was the test and how to best prepare for it.  Thanks!

Arizona State University Universal Learner now offers certificates consisting entirely of ASU Universal Learner undergraduate credit courses. For each certificate students must pay the fees of $25 to start each course then $400 to transcribe each course. A four-course certificate will cost $1700.

https://ulc.asu.edu/explore-courses/certificates/

• Certificate in Applied Business Data Analytics – 6 courses, 18 credits
  
• Certificate in Applied Business Project Management – 4 courses, 12 credits
  
• College Foundations Certificate – 4 courses, 13 credits
  
• College Foundations Certificate in Behavioral Science – 4 courses, 13 credits
  
• College Foundations Certificate in Business – 4 courses, 12 credits
  
• College Foundations Certificate in Computer Science – 4 courses, 12 credits
  
• College Foundations Certificate in Education – 4 courses, 12 credits
  
• College Foundations Certificate in Engineering – 4 courses, 12 credits
  
• College Foundations Certificate in Health Education (also described as the Health Foundations or Healthcare Foundations Certificate) – 4 courses, 13 credits
  
• College Foundations Certificate in STEM Foundations – 4 courses, 13 credits
  
• College Foundations Certificate in Sustainability – 4 courses, 13 credits
  
• AWS Cloud Computing Certificate – 3 courses, 9 credits, "a co-branded, industry-recognized certificate from ASU and AWS (Amazon Web Services)"
  
• Google Information Technology Support Certificate – 5 courses, 12 credits, "a co-branded, industry-recognized certificate from ASU and Google"
  

So it seems those interested in doing the BABA are screwed. The degree is now not hackable. All of the SDC and SOPHIA business courses that satisfied major degree requirements will now only transfer to UMPI as Business electives.

This is very devastating to the people who were completing the BABA degrees. It sucks that this came without warning. 

I am in the process of BA Psych and I have found only one of my classes has been affected (so far).

The other channel reported that Steve Levicoff passed away on  April 25. He certainly was among the OGs in the field of distance education, particularly regarding Christian graduate level schools and credentials.

Condolences to his family, friends, and all who admired him.

Hello, I’m looking for a PsyD or PhD in psychology (preferably clinical) that is online and is affordable. Must be accredited (if in US it should be regionally accredited). Due to my nationality it’ll be hard to do programs that require me to visit campus in US and most of Europe (due to visa issues) so prefer an online program. Will consider non US programs as well, as long as it’s a legit degree (and is in English). The cheapest I was able to find on my own is California Southern University. I know that there are some affordable universities in Asia, but I’m overwhelmed with the search. 
I have read that there are fully funded doctorate programs in Europe but I wasn’t able to find anything that is online. Looking forward to any info. TIA.