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  Questions regarding TESU, & TECEP
Posted by: aluminumace - 01-31-2025, 10:26 AM - Forum: TESU - Thomas Edison State University Discussion - Replies (5)

About me: Between Sophia and CC credits I have 86 credits (all lower-level, state government may be upper-level at transfer), and I’m currently attending Liberty online, and will have an additional 9 upper-level credits in early March. I’ve had some road blocks, and have fallen behind schedule, and am looking into alternative options to finish with a Bachelor’s Degree within next 12-14 months.
 
TESU’s BLS with no concentration looks to be a good option. The credit distribution for the BLS states “Students complete a total of 42 credits of Liberal Studies courses that include at least 15 credits at the 3000/4000 level and no more than 6 credits at the 1000 level.”
1.      What classes would generally be considered liberal studies? My 3 UL classes from Liberty would be Photography, U.S. History, and History of Graphic Design.
If my UL credits fell ideally, my gameplan would be to get 6 UL ACE credits to make a round 90s credit, add on 9 credits from Liberty, take 5 TCEPS, then take SOS-1100, and the capstone, and graduate. I’m aware of the ~$4000 waiver.
2.      Do TECEP credits count against the 90-hour credit limit? I imagine this might be my greatest question.
I’m currently in the pre-planning phase, and would likely get started with TESU in March, but wanted to see if there are any holes that would cause this plan to fail.

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  Looking for Advice on Degree Pathway – Business to Education
Posted by: timR - 01-31-2025, 08:00 AM - Forum: Degree Planning Advice - Replies (7)

Your Location: Canada
Your Age: 41
What kind of degree do you want? Education
Current Regionally Accredited Credits: 0
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: 0
Any certifications or military experience? No
Budget: Minimum
Commitments: None
Dedicated time to study: 5+ hours a day
Timeline: Hoping under 2 years
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: Scholarship at the University of the People

Hi everyone,

This is my first post, so be merciful if I miss something. Hopefully, I am doing this properly! 

I’m looking for guidance on how to efficiently earn my degree in Education while making the most of my current resources. Here’s my situation:

  • I am a Canadian currently studying Computer Science at University of the People (UoPeople) but have decided to switch to Business instead. I am in my first year and only have a few credits.
  • I have a scholarship at UoPeople, which makes it the most affordable option for me right now.
  • I don’t have the upfront money to pay for a semester at UMPI or WGU, and it would take me about a year to save up for the required one/two semester needed to graduate from those schools.
  • I also have access to Sophia.org and Study.com to help with earning credits.
  • My real goal is to get a degree in Education, but UoPeople does not offer that option.
My idea is to finish my Business degree at UoPeople, then transfer my credits to UMPI or WGU to complete a fast and affordable Education degree.

Is this a viable pathway? Has anyone successfully done something similar? I’d love to hear about transfer policies, degree completion times, and any alternative suggestions—especially for a Canadian student.

Thanks in advance for your help!

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  What's the most number of WGU degrees you've heard of a single person getting?
Posted by: mcjon77 - 01-31-2025, 05:56 AM - Forum: WGU - Western Governors University Discussion - Replies (2)

Hi all,
What's the most number of degrees from WGU that you've ever heard of a single person obtaining?  I've been looking at several YouTube channels about WGU, umpi, and other CBE programs. In addition to seeing people finish in 6 months to a year (although that is not the norm), I've noticed several people with multiple degrees from wgu. However, the most I've actually seen either on YouTube or on various forums have been people with three WGU degrees, although several of those folks were working on a fourth.

The reason why I ask is that I know that this forum as well as others like it are full of lifelong learners and many people here are using their annual tuition reimbursement from their employer.  So as long as their employer approves and they really like going to school I can imagine someone picking up a lot of these degrees. 

It reminds me of the guy who used to work for some University in Michigan and picked up 34 University degrees from that school simply by using tuition reimbursement.  In my own life I knew a woman who picked up three or four college degrees while working as an administrative assistant for that university.

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  Help with UMPI & Where to Take Other Classes
Posted by: michaelb82 - 01-30-2025, 10:50 PM - Forum: Degree Planning Advice - Replies (6)

I need some help on where I should be spending my time to complete my coursework.  For some reason a bunch of credits didn't transfer over from a Criminal Justice Academy so I need to goto the Source and Request a Transcript - maybe 20 elective credits give or take.

I work full-time and have 2 kids in elementary school - M-F work and get home around 6/630 - kids in bed by 830 so maybe have an hour or 1.5 hours.  Weekends are free.

I would like to get this done as soon as possible as I need to have any kind of Bachelor's Degree to use the Certified Financial Planner marks of which I already passed the exam.  

This is what my UMPI Undergraduate Advisement Report shows for a Business Administation Major and Accounting Concentration:

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS
30 Credits - Not Satisfied
3.00 taken, 27.00 needed
12 credits in the major

300 level or higher - 9 of the 12 at the 300 level or higher
9.00 required, 0.00 taken, 9.00 needed

GEC GLO1 - Effective Written and Oral Communication
ENG 101 Transfer 3.00
ENG 121 Not Satisfied: GEC GLO 1B 3.00 Needed
POS 101, PCJ 215 or COM 210: GEC GLO 1C 3.00 Needed

GEC GLO2 - Critical and Creative Thinking
PSY 100 Transfer 3.00
SOC 100 Transfer 3.00
ENG 121 Not Satisfied GEC GLO 2C 3.00 Needed
ENG 211 or ART 108 Not Satisfied GLO 2D 3.00 Needed
ENG 151, HUM 184 or ART 211 Not Satisfied GEC - GLO 2E 3.00 Needed

GEC GLO3 - Quantitive and Scientific Reasoning
MAT 1XX Transfer 3.00
MAT 1XX Transfer 3.00
BIO 105 or HPR 101 Not Satisfied GEC GLO 3C  3.00 Needed
ENV 110 Not Satisfied GEC GLO 3D  3.00 Needed
BIO 105 Not Satisfied GEC GLO 3E  1.00 Needed

GEC GLO4 - Information Literacy
ENG 121 Not Satisfied GEC GLO 4B  3.00 Needed
PHI 152 or SWK 202  Not Satisfied GEC GLO 4C  3.00 Needed

GEC GLO5 - Global Consiousness and Intercultural Awareness
SOC 100 Transfer 3.00
HTY 115, HTY 116, HTY 161, HTY 162  Not Satisfied GEC GLO 5B  3.00 Needed
SPA 1XX  Transfer 3.00
SPA 102  Transfer 5.00
PHI 152, POS 211, SWK 202  Not Satisfied GEC GLO 5D  3.00 Needed
POS 101, POS 211, POS 332  Not Satisfied GEC GLO 5E  3.00 Needed

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - YOURPACE REQUIREMENTS
BUS 101  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed
BUS 150  3.00 Graded
BUS 200  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed
BUS 220  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed
BUS 244  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed
BUS 325  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed
BUS 353  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed
BUS 440  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed
BUS 469  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed
ECO 207  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed
MAT 140  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed
COM 210  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - ACCOUNTING CONCENTRATION (YOURPACE)
BUS 350  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed
BUS 352  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed
BUS 361  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed
BUS 362  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed
BUS 376  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed
BUS 377  Transfer 3.00
BUS 378  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed
BUS 464  Not Satisfied 3.00 Needed

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  Onlinedegree.com DEAD as of 1/29/25
Posted by: BigDaddy1 - 01-30-2025, 08:08 PM - Forum: Saylor.org, Straighterline, Study.com, Sophia.Org, Coursera Discussion - Replies (14)

Tried to login to work on course today, and the wording on the website is as follows:
We’re sorry but as of January 29, 2025, OnlineDegree.com is no longer offering its free courses.
We began on a mission to make college more affordable, and to keep our courses free… however, the costs associated with providing this to people have become too great. We made the difficult decision to close the doors.
If you’re an existing student, and would like to request we send a transcript to your university, please send an email to support@onlinedegree.com with your login email, the school, and their address.

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  BA Criminal Justice map?
Posted by: Insert Name - 01-30-2025, 02:08 PM - Forum: TESU - Thomas Edison State University Discussion - Replies (5)

By any chance has anyone mapped or done this through TESU?
https://tesu.smartcatalogiq.com/en/curre...YxNzk2Mzc.

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  Thinking of a Math Major
Posted by: Bm1992 - 01-30-2025, 02:06 PM - Forum: Degree Planning Advice - Replies (8)

Where would the best place to get a math degree online be? Sounds fun, I'm a math guy.

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  RFK Jr Falsely Tells Senate "AI Nurse" Is "As Good As Any Doctor"
Posted by: Jonathan Whatley - 01-30-2025, 06:31 AM - Forum: Off Topic - Replies (1)

Arundhati Parmar at MedCity News Wrote:[At his Senate confirmation hearing, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated] that President Trump has urged him to “end the hemorrhage of rural hospitals” by leveraging innovations like AI and telemedicine. Stating that would have been perfect. But then he went a step further by delving deeper into such “innovations,” as he called them.

“Cleveland Clinic has developed an AI nurse that you cannot distinguish from a human being that has diagnostics [capability] as good as any doctor,” he said, according to a livestream of the hearing. “We can provide concierge care to every American in this country even [in] those remote parts of Wyoming, Montana and Alaska, etc.”

There is only one problem.

No such AI nurse exists in the Cleveland Clinic. Here’s an emailed statement from a spokeswoman:

“We believe that the thoughtful and safe use of AI has the potential to enhance medical care for patients. We are utilizing the technology in many areas of our health system, and while we appreciate being mentioned as an innovator, we have not developed an AI nurse as part of our efforts,” wrote Andrea Pacetti, director of media and public relations.

So what could Kennedy have meant?

It’s entirely possible that Kennedy saw Hippocratic’s AI agent in action in a phone conversation with a patient […] Hippocratic AI’s CEO, Munjal Shah, has spoken eloquently (albeit fantastically) about a world where AI nurses could dramatically alter the landscape of chronic disease management.

But Shah was very clear that he is not going down the path of AI doing diagnostics.

“In fact, we explicitly are not even going to allow people to try to use it to do diagnoses,” Shah insisted in the October 2023 interview. “I don’t think it’s safe, honestly.”

RFK Jr: Cleveland Clinic Has Developed an AI Nurse; The Clinic: Uh, Not True (Arundhati Parmar, MedCity News, January 29, 2025)

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  PhD Cheap by University of Brazil, Campinas
Posted by: cahyo_adi - 01-29-2025, 11:50 PM - Forum: Graduate School Discussion - Replies (8)

Hello everyone, 

I am looking for information regarding University of Brazil, Campinas (Unibraz). On their website, they claim to be accredited: Unibraz Accreditation Page. However, I would like to verify whether this university is officially recognized by the Brazilian Ministry of Education (MEC) or not.

The reason for my inquiry is that their PhD programs are extremely affordable, as seen on this page: Unibraz PhD Programs. Given the low cost, I want to ensure that their accreditation is legitimate.
Does anyone have experience with this university or any official confirmation regarding its recognition?
Any insights or information would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you in advance

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  University of Chicago Graham School Basic Program Year Two Spring
Posted by: Charles Fout - 01-29-2025, 09:10 PM - Forum: General "Big 3", B&M colleges, and other colleges - No Replies

Although, I am just at the halfway point of my Year 2 Winter class, I just enrolled in my year two Spring class.


This time we will read  Michel de Montaigne’s The Essays; Blaise Pascal’s Pensées, Friedrich Nietzsche’s On the Genealogy of Morals, and Sigmund Freud’s The Interpretation of Dreams. In the Tutorial section of the course, we will do  a close reading of three books of the Bible: Genesis, Job, and Matthew.

But wait: That's not all!

I also just signed up for 

the FREE Dimensions of Diversity Information session. I hope this course opportunity is not irresistible but, as there is so much that I don't know , this one may be well turn into an additional investment.

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