Hi everyone! I have been following this forum for about a year but finally decided to register. I followed the degree path to complete the Pierpont AAS (graduating in December, so I don't need to worry about the residency changes) and am now looking for a bachelor's degree in order to improve employability (or promotion.)

Your Location: Ontario, Canada
Your Age: 38
What kind of degree do you want?: Looking for the fastest to complete my credits, likely business. This is the main reason I am looking for advice. 
Current Regional Accredited Credits: 1

ASU CIS 194 - (1 cr)

Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: 68

Sophia:
Introduction to Ethics (PHIL1002) (3cr)
Principles of Management (BUSI1013 - 2021) (3cr)
Managerial Accounting (BUSI1011) (3cr)
Principles of Finance (FIN1001) (3cr)
Microeconomics (ECON1002) (3cr)
Introduction to Statistics (STAT1001 - 2021) (3cr)
The Essentials of Managing Conflict (ConRes1000) (1 cr)
Developing Effective Teams (BUS1200 - 2021) (1 cr)
Project Management (PM1001) (3cr)
Introduction to Nutrition (HLTH1010) (3cr)
Environmental Science (ENVS1001) (3cr)
Introduction to Business (BUS1001) (3cr)
Macroeconomics (ECON1001) (3cr)
Workplace Communication (COMM1010) (3cr)
Visual Communications (VisComm1001) (3cr)
Introduction to Information Technology (CS1001)(3cr)

TEEX:
Cyber Security for Everyone (CYB101)(v.3) (5 cr)
Cyber Security for IT Professionals (CYB201)(v.3) (4 cr)

Coursera:
Google IT Support Professional Certificate (15 cr)

Any certifications or military experience?: Yes (see above)
Budget: I am hoping to complete this the most affordable route as I do not have a ton of money to "play with."
Commitments: Work 40 hours a week.
Dedicated time to study: Can commit about 20-30 hours to study.
Timeline: I am looking to complete this ASAP, depending on finances.
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: Possibly OSAP student loans, but I prefer to pay out of pocket.

The prestigious UNAM university has a separate language institute aimed at foreigners learning Spanish which are open to anyone and confer college credit. Usually classes are twice a week on zoom for 90 minutes and you write a short essay at the end about a topic you saw in class that interests you.

Usually courses are paid, but the UNAM is offering 2 cinema history and culture classes worth 3 credits each free of charge!

Hurry up and sign up because the class starts next week if you are interested! This class lasts 1 month, ends in late November.

Classes require around a B2 level Spanish, although it is possible B1 level might be sufficient for this class since it might be tailored at novice speakers.

https://cepe.unam.mx/cursos/cultura-mexicana/392
https://cepe.unam.mx/cursos/cultura-mexicana/417

Just for fun, I took some classes at University of the people, for their associate in computer science program.

I decided to transfer in my other credits to finish out the degree, and lo and behold, I only needed one final class to finish the program. After taking this final class, I applied for graduation.

This past week, I received an email from my "advisor" stating that they had made a mistake and that they had transferred in 16 credits, when only 15 are allowed and that they will be refunding a transfer class of my choice and that i will need to take another class to finish the program. 

Doesn't this come across really weird? Like how is it my fault that they incorrectly assigned transfer credit?

This degree program isn't super important to me, but it would be nice to finish it out and not take additional classes with UoP, as it is not the best experience, imo

My wife has an interesting dilemma and I'm looking for advice.

Approximately 30 years ago, she obtained a diploma from The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM).  This was equivalent to a Bachelors.

She is now trying to apply to apply to do a Masters in Legal Studies in the US and has to get WES to do what they do to let the schools she is applying to know it's equivalent to a Bachelors.  The program requires a Bachelors degree to be accepted.

The problem is that CIM has DELETED all records older than 25 years.  They even sent her a letter stating as such.  Apparently this was done due to various privacy laws in the UK.

She is reaching out to WES to see what can be done and she is talking to FSU (Florida State University) trying to explain what is going on and to see how she can move forward with her application.

All my wife has is an old letter from CIM that has the courses she took and the grades she got.  

Hah anyone been in this situation where your school records were purged and were you still able to get into grad school?

Hi All. Newbie here. I'm looking at enrolling in UMPI's BA in History & Political Science - History concentration. Political Science option would also be fine if it is easier or faster. I have an extensive background in business, but no desire to study more of anything business-related so the BBA options aren't appealing. I'd like to transfer in the full 90 credits so that I only need 10 classes, if possible. I'm good at writing papers which I understand is the primary method of evaluation. Completing my undergrad is mostly a personal goal, but it will also check the box professionally regardless of the major.

I reviewed the wiki and it looks like I still need English Comp II and Intro to Sociology to meet UMPI's GE's. I don't like either of those options on Sophia, so I'm considering CLEP for both. I think I need the College Composition one with essays - not modular - to get credit for Comp II, but please let me know if I'm wrong. Or better, if I misunderstood the GE's and don't need one or both of these classes. If English Comp II is better at UMPI then CLEP, then I'm open to that as well. 

I'm also wondering if I can CLEP out of HTY115 and HTY116 (World Civilization I and II), since they are part of the History concentration requirements and they show as accepted on MaineStreet? If UMPI also accepts my college American Government Class as POS101, I think that would leave me with 9 classes left in the major and one elective.

I appreciate any insight anyone has to offer. I'd also love thoughts on what a realistic number of classes is per term at 30ish hours a week. For context, I averaged about 3-5 days to complete 2 Sophia classes (not counting time waiting for touchstone grades). Some took a couple of hours (looking at you College Readiness) and others took 10 days (Statistics ugh).


Your Location: Washington State, USA
Your Age: 50+
What kind of degree do you want?: BA - History/Political Science. Would consider similar (non-STEM) majors if easier/faster.

Current Regional Accredited Credits: 
Bucks County Community College - 24 Semester (all show as transfer on MaineStreet equivalency tool except as noted)

Human Services Work I  (not listed on MaineStreet - maybe elective?)
Intro to Psychology
Effective Speaking
English Composition I
Principles of Macroeconomics (probably elective since took Microeconomics on Sophia which fulfills ECO207)
Geography of the US and Canada (not listed on MaineStreet - maybe elective?)
US History II
American National Government (not listed on MaineStreet - seems like should transfer to POS101 American Government?)


Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: 
Sophia - 63 Semester

Visual Communications
Intro to Ethics
Intro To Business
Art History II
Environmental Science
Intro to Information Technology
Essentials of Managing Conflict (1) (Not sure if this will get credit since I also completed Conflict Resolution)
Intro to Nutrition
Developing Effective Teams (1)
Conflict Resolution
US History I
Lifespan Development
Intro to College Mathematics
Spanish I
Spanish II
Human Biology
Human Biology Lab (1)
Criminology
Project Management
Intro to Statistics
College Readiness
Principles of Finance
Microeconomics

Any certifications or military experience?: 

Yes, current SHRM-CP certification.


Budget: Prefer to finish for <$10,000
Commitments: Work full time and home responsibilities.
Dedicated time to study: 30ish hours per week - 3-4 in the evening and 6-8 on most weekend days.
Timeline: As quickly as possible. Would like to complete before end of 2025, assuming I can enroll in time for the term beginning in January and complete all CLEP before then.
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: None

I finished my MAOL in just under 6 weeks (Fall 1 - 2024).   This is not easy breezy, I put in many hours every day. 

I've written about 50 papers/PowerPoint presentations, read many sources, watched many hours of YouTube videos on 2X, and applied tons of knowledge I already possessed from experience and books I've read.   I'm ever so grateful that most of my reading has been professional development/leadership focused.  That all helped me so much!

And now, my gift to you all, is this overview of the current day MAOL.  Certainly, this could change, but I did 10 courses, and I'm very happy with what I learned, the projects I got to do that I can immediately use in my career, and I enjoyed nearly every professor I had. 

Happy studies!!

My Overview of the MAOL w/ Course Overview and My Pace

My 18-year-old son is looking for a bachelor’s program in hospitality, tourism, or event management, preferably with regional accreditation and under 10K. He has completed almost all Sophia Learning courses for UMPI's BABA in Management & Leadership program, but unfortunately, he is too young to enroll.

Any suggestions?

Thank you!!!

Interesting indeed... Google Notebook LM created a podcast version of AI instead of the video options previously created, and this if 4 minutes vs the 1 minute video versions I created previously...  Link: https://notebooklm.google.com/notebook/f...34cc/audio

All I did was copy/paste the URL for the DegreeForum WIKI to UMPI & TESU, without anything else for them to use... Wow! What AI creativity and realism!
Here's my previous thread for the videos: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...ess-videos

Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Optimus robot: This will be the biggest product ever of any kind





This looks pretty cool.  A lot better than the weird stuff Google's Boston Dynamics was doing.

Kinda disappointed that Pierpont BOG now requires 12 institutional credits from Pierpont (Roughly $7-8k out of state). I wanted to help a family member finally get a college degree after so long. 

I found the BOG program at Eastern West Virginia Community College 

They require:
1. 60 credits total
2. Minimum 12 RA credit 
3. Minimum 3 institutional credits (Tuition is same for in state/out state?) - Roughly $600 for 3 credits 
4. They say that they take ACE and NCCRS credit but no specific language on Sophia, Study.com, Coursera, etc 
5. 1 year after high school (So 19 year olds can get this?)
6. Cannot have any associates/bachelors degree already


In Total (Example Plan) 
1. Sophia = $ 100x2 months = $200 for 48 credits
2. ASU UL = $425 x 3 courses = $1275 for 9 credits
3. EWVCC = $188 x 3 credits = $564 for 3 credits 

Total for BOG EWVCC = $2039

$2000 is not super great for what we're used to here at $350 for the Pierpont BOG 

Of course, the 9 other RA credits can be taken elsewhere such as Luna CC for $51/credit out of state (6 credits max per semester). 


If one uses Luna CC, the total cost could be potentially be $1070.00 . 

(I'm just a fan of super easy ASU UL self-paced courses).

Edit: They offer a few areas of emphasis with 15 credit requirements:
1. Administrative support
2. Business
3. Computer Information
4. Early Childhood Development
5. Information Technology