Your Location: US, Georgia
Your Age: 41
What kind of degree?: Bachelors

RA Credits / Other:  A few classes from various state colleges in Florida:
CTS-2142 Project Management
ENC-1101 English Comp 101
CGS-1100 Microcomputer Applications
CET-1178 Computer Hardware Support
CGS-2557 Internet Technologies
CTS-2120 Security Fundamentals
CTS-2134 Networking Fundamentals
ISS-1013 Into to Social Sciences
POS-2041 American Federal Government
POS-2112 State and Local Government
CCJ-1020 Intro to Criminal Justice

Sophia Learning Credits: None, yet.

Any certifications or military experience?
CompTIA Security+ and Network+
Certified Law Enforcement Officer (State of Florida)
Airline Transport Pilot (FAA)

Budget: No budget constraints.
Commitments: Full time work and a wife, but I have some extended ammounts of free time through the end of the year.
Dedicated time to study: Unlimited for the next several months.
Timeline: ASAP
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: Tuition assistance program is currently suspended by my employer.
Goal?: Obtain a bachelor degree of any type ASAP

I am wanting/needing to complete a bachelor degree of any type (BA, BS, BLS, other?), in any major, as quickly as possible.  I have a few classes noted above to transfer from a couple different state colleges in Florida, and look forward to utilizing Sofia, Study.com, and the others to transfer additional credits if able.

I know there are some colleges and universities which offer credit for completion of law enforcement academies such as Excelsior, College of Central Florida, and others.  There are also some which offer credit for possession of professional pilot certificates such as Utah Valley University and some others.  

My only hard line will not attend is Liberty University as I did take two courses with them and withdrew after major disagreements with professors not following the course description or syllabus.  They both instead opted for the students to spend the semester chronicling their journey of converting their target to christianity, and the final paper critiquing why or why not you were successful, which had nothing to do with the courses.

Any suggestions on schools and/or programs which can be completed quickly would be greatly appreciated.  I have been researching UMPI, TESU, Excelsior, and others, but the amount of information is overwhelming when trying to compare school to school, program to program, against what can be completed utilizing Sophia and other methods.

Good evening, and thank you in advance for any and all advice.

Hi guys! Long time reader, first time caller. Any suggestions on best tackling the Computer Literacy requirement for Pierpoint? I think I have everything else figured out. Thank you!

If you think about studying computer architecture, it seems like study.com is the cheapest option... so considering the budget, there is no choice.
Before I started this course, I saw a lot of negative reviews, especially about Assignment 1. I received my Assignment 1 grade today and am wrapping up the course, so perhaps I can share a few experiences.

If you just want to get credit for this course, I think homework 1 is a pretty time-consuming option... If you can get 90% on the quizs and a perfect score on homework 2 (which is easy, they give you detailed feedback on the homework and you just submit it again based on the feedback), then you only need a 70% on the final exam to pass this course. Does 70% seem difficult? I thought so too when I started this proctored exam. I had taken the proctored exam for the history of the Vietnam War before. The style of the questions at the end was very different from the style of the quizs, and I thought it was very difficult. But in fact, the content of the CS306 proctored exam is basically the simplest concept analysis. I even think it is easier than the usual quizzes. Because there is no question in the quiz that asks you to choose what the component image of XOR and AND is. So if you practice many mock exams, you will get a good score on the proctored exam.

If you take a proctored exam and then find out that you are a few points short of passing... and then have to do homework 1. Then maybe you can refer to my experience. They were actually pretty lenient on assignment 1... I was pretty sure my ALU didn't work at the end, but they gave me full credit anyway... (which means as long as you draw the main structure, they'll at least give you some scores...

1. In the first stage you need to come up with some new structures, here I suggest you write some 8-bit Boolean operations, because this is easy to implement in the following logisim, then you can easily get all the points in the first part. You can choose 9 simplest structures to implement. If you have no idea how to draw these structures, and don't know how to verify whether your final structure is correct, you can refer to circuitverse. This is what I learned from reddit, and I believe if you are planning to take this course, you have also seen that post. This website will give you a lot of 8-bit structures, and you just need to draw them according to them.

2. The second part of the table is easy to score. You can easily find how to complete it from the website. Then draw the MUX, the control unit and the last ALU. My suggestion is to refer to the 4-bit structure they give. You will find that the MUX is a selector, and then refer to the 4-bit structure. For the rest, you can completely repeat the 4-bit image, just change the input and output to 8-bit. Maybe this is not the correct answer, but it is enough if you want to get the points... I really hope they can give me a correct structure for reference, but apparently they don't spend too much work on this assignment to give feedback.

This course is not as good as I expected, there is not enough connection between the parts, they just put the material together loosely. The first hardest homework, they did not give a more detailed tutorial to explain many details, so many people will buy other courses to learn how to draw ALU... but fortunately they do not have high requirements for homework. So be it, at least we were able to get credits cheaply and learn something...even if the experience wasn't good.

I was previously going to attend UMPI but I didn't get the help I needed to feel like that was the right fit for me.  (my previous post was in UMPI thread) So I have applied to WGU and looking to start there soon to finish this bachelors finally, then move to Masters.  I was told from WGU that because I have my Associates Degree from my local Junior College that I dont need any pre-req's.  

What I need help with is figuring out which degree will let me finish FASTEST according to the credits I already have.  I'm leaning towards either Marketing, Human Resources, or Business Management.  I have career knowledge in each of these fields, so any of the 3 would suffice. 

Also, what can I take at Study.com to knock out some classes before enrolling? 


Your Location: Chicago, United States
Your Age: well over the age of 21 lol
What kind of degree do you want?: Business Admin - leadership & mgmt 
Current Regional Accredited Credits:  Associate of General Studies from my local junior college

Total 86 credits
SPCH 101 - Principles of Speech 3 Credits - A
PSYC 101 - General Psych 3 cr - A
BLAW 101 - Business Law I 3 cr - B
MATH 101 - Business Math 3 cr - A
ENG 101 - Rhetoric 3 cr - A
CIS 122 - Computer Info Systems 4 cr - B
CIS 126 - MS Office 3 cr - A
CIS 116 - Intro to Internet 1 cr - A
CIS 117 - Intro to Multimedia 1 cr - A
SPAN 101 - Elem. Spanish I 4 cr - A
CIS 145 - Fundamentals of N 2 cr - A
ECON 107 - Consumer Economics 3 cr - A
GEOG 111 - Phys Geog/Weather Climate 4 cr - C
CIS 164 - Intro to Windows 1 cr - A
CIS 216 - WWW HOmepage 1 cr - A
CIS 152 - Database Mgmt 3 cr - A
CIS 218 - Intro to eCommerce 2 cr - B
CIS 220 - Web Design Using HTML 1 cr - A
CIS 275 - PC Troubleshooting 4 cr - B
CIS 150 - Business Graphics 3 cr - A
SOC 101 - Intro to Sociology 3 cr - B
MATH 098 - Intermediate ALgebra 4 cr - B
ENG 102 - Rhetoric 3 cr - B
ART 109 - Intro to Visual Arts 3 cr - A
PSYC 208 - Social Psych 3 cr - B
ENG 190 - Intro to Film Study 3 cr - A
SOC 240 - Comparitive Religions 3 cr - B
BUS 101 - Intro to Business 3 cr - B
MATH 127 - Math for General Education 3 cr - A
BIO 144 - Into to Human Biology 3 cr - C
PSYC 210 - Child/Adolescent Development 3 cr - B


Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: 
-Study.com- 
Business 107 - Org Beh
Pol Sci 102 - Amer Govt
Hist 308 - Vietnam War
Business 113 - Bus Comm
Psychology 106 - Abnormal Psych
Finance 102 - Pers Fin 

-Sophia-
SOPH-0021 BUS1200 - Developing Effective Teams

-ALEKS-
ALEK-0003 MAT 109 - Coll Algebra (cant get this to transfer over for some reason though :/ )


Any certifications or military experience?  ITIL and Six Sigma
Budget: Whatever....I will consider spending more for easy and fast.  
Commitments: I currently work full time and can work on my studies part time or in the evenings/weekends.
Dedicated time to study: I can study as much as is needed during my off days as long as my schedule is free. I can also study a bit at work during down time.  I can commit to 10 hrs a week, possibly more.
Timeline: Finishing the courses required for the degree as fast as possible would be ideal so I cane move to a masters.
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: No assistance


  THANK YOU FOR ANY & ALL ADVICE!!! 

Can someone explain to me how to calculate the points in the SDC English Composition II course?

The quizzes count for 10% of the grade, assignments 70% and exam 20%. Our son got 99/100 on the quizzes and 78 on the exam. There are 6 assignments, but they are not all weighed the same (some have a maximum of 15 points and some 25). He has not submitted any of the assignments yet.

How many points does he have right now, without the assignments? Is it correct that he needs 210 to pass, just like with the courses without assignments?

Clearly, I have a mental block when it comes to percentage calculations. Maybe I should take Liberal Arts Math again

So, here's the funny, if you've got the money...it's an alright or decent combo program, and here's the brief or quick low down...

Oops... I'm retyping all of this, for some reason, it didn't save my previous work!!  Anyways, HW MBA and DBA have been talked about on both the sister board and here.  They offer a 9 course MBA by exam and it can be done in a year or shorter, it's entirely online, non proctored, open book exams, plus you can use the internet (yes, you read that correctly)... Cost was about $10K USD, now it's $14.5K USD, if you pay all upfront, you get a discount of 20% and that becomes $11.6K USD for this mid-tier UK MBA.  Link: https://www.hw.ac.uk/online/postgraduate...ration.htm

PG Cert Research Methods (it's actually the DBA 'course stage') but they offer this to any student, obviously, if you're going to continue and finish the DBA, you'll need the Masters and any other prerequisites completed. Think of this as a Level 8 UK diploma but more expensive. This can be a stand alone option or the first stage of the DBA, the final or second stage is the DBA 'research' stage.  If you can finish all 3 in 3 sessions setting within the same term, you don't need an entire year. The cost for this PG Cert is roughly $4,750 USD.  Not on-campus, it's online... Link: https://www.hw.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/...gramme.htm

DBA 'research stage' is the final hurdle to this DBA, it mentions 3 years for the research stage, but if you put in a case that you did the MBA and PG Cert, plus your personal 'research', you may be able to finish this in 2 years for $11,050 USD/year, total would be $22,100 to finish the program off. I would look into this area the most as it will vary for each student. Link: https://www.hw.ac.uk/study/research/busi...ba-phd.htm

So, who has the cash flow to be the guinea pig?! Grand total would be, 14.5+4.75+22.1 = $41,350 USD for all three combined, and it would take you roughly 3 years to get all three done if you're somewhat speedy.  Oh, here's the link for the exams for distance learning and for online Canvas option, again, open book exams, even for the 3 PG Cert Research Methods classes, https://www.hw.ac.uk/ebs/study/online/examinations.htm

Hello all,

First, thank you all for the priceless help in demystifying and taming this beast called higher learning. It can be overwhelming after all these years of life at full speed, to suddenly stop and make time for this.

MY DETAILS
Location: TX, US
Age: 46
Degree: (seeking) Bachelors in Business
Credits: TTU 9 Credits: ENG 1301, FR 1507, Jazz Ensemble
CLEP 6 Credits: Spanish I & II
GPA: 3.4
No Military
Priorities: Efficiency/speed from a widely recognized uni is my priority. Secondary is budget. Hoping to stay under $10K, but willing to consider spending for speed & quality.
Commitments: I can focus on study, but have other projects. Ideally looking to study 4 hours per weekday and 4-8 on weekends.
Timeline: 6 mo or less ideally
Caveat: If I find a decent full-time job, commitments/time may shift suddenly
Goal: SaaS Senior Management position - also eventually business ownership
Additional Details: I have a ton of experience, and am finding (once again) that my experience doesn't mean much without a sheepskin. I owned/operated a graphic design/photography business for over ten years, then worked up to 3 years SaaS Sales Leadership at a corporation, then got a team lead position at a SaaS company (2 years). I have (outdated) experience with HTML, CSS, PHP4, MySQL, and some Javascript.

My passions are business strategy, developing/refining processes, building strong cultures, running teams, and helping people advance their careers. I prefer tech/SaaS and prefer leading teams (including but not limited to sales) over programming. Therefore, I think the path for me is a Bachelor of Science In Business Administration (BSBA), but am requesting experienced suggestions from you. I love project management, but PM's seem to average $80K (according to the Uni sites), whereas I was making $95K - $160K over the past 6 years and am pursuing a degree in order to match or increase that.

LINGERING QUESTIONS:
1) Based on the decision table, I made my own table to eliminate some noise (as a US citizen, eliminated English/Int'l info as well as schools I'm not focused on). From this, and partially through instincts, I'm leaning toward Western Governors (WGU), because their term is 6 months self-paced for a nominal fee - which gives me ample time to cram and pivot as life unfolds; whereas Excelsior and UMPI charge per 8wk term, and (I believe) TESU charges per month, which can get expensive if life gets in the way. What do you think?

2) It's been recommended here to create an ACE account for unifying/collecting credits. However, ACE doesn't seem to have a membership/login option. I've since noticed that Credly seems to be their main provider. So my question is whether creating a Credly account is what is meant in step 1 here?

3) That being said, it's also recommended to go ahead and start taking Sophia and/or getting free credits before committing to a uni. However, I fear that I'll wind up wasting time gaining credits that I don't need/will not apply toward my degree path. How can I avoid this without first choosing my uni?

4) I'm super curious about CPL (I think that's the accronym for "experience"), because I do have a ton of experience and training. However, official courses/training have been limited. What is the best way to find out if my experience is worth any credits? ACE testing?

5) PMP (Project Management Professional) seems to be a credential that is very respected in my field. CAPM is the ladder to PMP. Does anyone know if CAPM can serve as college credit - specifically towards a BSBA degree?

6) I like the idea of qualifying for certificates (e.g. AWS) that could advance my current career prospects. Is there some place to check certificate courses to be sure the course will count toward my degree before I take it? Is this possible to do before deciding on a school?

Thanks in advance!

Hey,
 so after 2 sessions at UMPI, I've taken 10 classes, which is basically enough to meet the residency requirements and finish my degree (except for visual communication and Spanish, which I'm transferring in from Sophia). Here's the thing, though. Over the weekend (June 28th and 29th), results started coming out. I already knew my grades for a few classes, but I didn't expect anything else to be released before Monday since it was the weekend. I got an email from one of my teachers on Saturday afternoon. She said that even though my grades show that I failed, I actually didn't. She put in a request to change my grade and said in the email that she simply made a mistake when inputing my grade and it should be fixed by Monday. But Monday came and went, and nothing happened. Same thing on Tuesday. So I emailed her again on Wednesday to follow up, and she said she'd talk to the registrar. But still, nothing.

I'm starting to get paranoid and think that maybe I did fail. I've been working towards this degree for years, and it's finally so close. I feel like I'm stuck in limbo. If I failed, at least I'd know for sure and could retake the class. But this waiting is killing me.

I guess I'm just venting here. I didn't tell anyone that I'm going back to school this time around. I tried university before and ended up dropping out. So I don't really have anyone to talk to about this.

Anyway, thanks for listening. If you have any advice or suggestions, I'd really appreciate it.
Again thanks

Your Location: Spain
Your Age: 28
What kind of degree do you want?: TESU BA in Computer Science
Current Regional Accredited Credits: N/A
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: N/A
Budget: I estimate a cost of $6-7k in my initial planning, so I'd stick to that amount, but budget can be increased if required.
Commitments: Working full time, but no family duties.
Dedicated time to study: 3-5h of studying per day is doable, and total availability on weekends.
Timeline: I don't have any timeline stablished; I'd like to finish the degree as soon as humanly possible. 
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: N/A

Hello everyone, thanks for reading my post! First of all, I'd like to clarify that I'm totally new to this whole US degrees, credits and courses universe. I've spent a few days researching and reading the forum, trying to understand as much as I could, but I still have the feeling I don't fully get the picture of how things work exactly. Not at least compared to other users here, which are absolutely pros! Because of that, I've decided to make this post, even if I still haven't studied a single course, because I am afraid I'd end up studying unnecessary courses and making a mess. Temptation to just jump into Sophia.org and start studying is huge, but I'm trying to do things right.

Below, I am providing a link to a Excel spreadsheet with what I've planned to obtain a BA in Computer Science. It likely contains some errors, because many times I was not sure at all if a course could be replaced by another one, if X electives could be taken from Y categories, if a course had a Sophia/Study equivalence or not, doubts about general education courses, etc. I followed the information in this TESU page, as well as this other one, to distribute the General Education credits (as mentioned before, many times I did not know how strict I had to be with this distribution). Furthermore, I've also used as a guide both wiki pages, "Sample TESU BA Computer Science Plan" and "Sample TESU BA Computer Science BSBA CIS Double Degree Plan".

I chose TESU after checking all the other options available. This university seems to be a perfect match. I was also exploring SNHU using their Spanish degree offerings, but unfortunately, after a long email exchange with them, they told me that in the Spanish version of SNHU they don't transfer the credits in the same way than the regular SNHU, and they would not transfer any Sophia or Study credits. Sounds strange to me, but I prefer to avoid the risk.

Link to the Excel spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1...phH7yAolvA

It would be really appreciated if anyone with experience could let me know if this plan looks somehow okay. I thank you all in advance, not only for checking this out, but also for all the valuable info in the forum.

As questions, I'll probably have more, but for now: 

1. Is there any way I could optimize the RA credits to reduce the amount of TECEPs? I've read about Metropolia, but I don't see any clear information about how many RA credits could be potentially transferred to TESU. That uncertainty is why I haven't included that option. 
   
2. I marked this in yellow color in the Excel, but I ask again here: is it alright to take Spanish courses being a native speaker? Sounds like 'free credits without studying' to me, but maybe someone could think I should be ashamed of such trick
   
3. I struggled a bit to choose so many electives (30 credits) in the last section of the Excel. I just went to Study.com and Sophia.org and chose a few courses that sound interesting and look like they'll transfer, but I am honestly open to suggestions about that, because it was a bit of a random choice. 
   
4. I assume the steps would be to, first, grind all the courses I can, and only when they're done, apply to the university? I've also read something about 'locking the catalogue' but not sure at which stage I'd have to do that
   

Your Location: Louisiana, US
Your Age: 44
What kind of degree do you want?: BS or BA Accounting with enough credits for CPA

Current Regional Accredited Credits:
UL Lafayette Credits: 90
ENGL 115 Creative Writing – 3, A
MATH 105 College Algebra – 3, A
NURS 112 Decision Making in Nursing – 3, A
PSYC 110 General Psychology I – 3, A
BIOL 102 Principles of Biology II – 3, B
HIST 221 US History to 1877 – 3, A
NURS 114 Intro to Basic Concepts in Nursing – 2, B
PSYC 313 Life Span Development – 3, B
SOCI 100 Elementary Statistics – 3, B
ACCT 201 Principles of Accounting I – 3, A
ACCT 202 Principles of Accounting II – 3, A
BSAT 100 Business Orientation 2, A
BSAT 205 Microcomputer Applications in Business – 3, A
ECON 201 Principles of Economics I – 3, A
ECON 202 Principles of Economics II – 3, B
MATH 201 Decision Math – 3, C
PEDA 257 Swimming – 2, A
ENGL 216 American Literature – 3, B
SOCI 100 Sociology – 3, A
CMCN 200 Principles of Human Communication – 3, A
MGMT 320 Management of Behavior and Organizaitons – 3, A
QMET 251 Fundamentals of Business Statistics – 3, A
SOCI 310 Minority Groups – 3, A
BLAW 310 Legal Environment of Business – 3, A
BSAT 303 Information Systems – 3, A
CHEM 107 Chemistry I – 3, A
DANC 102 Intro to Dance II – 3, A
QMET 252 Advanced Business Statistics – 3, A
BSAT 382 Productions & Operations Management – 3, A
MKTG 345 Principles of Marketing – 3, B
PHIL 316 Professional Ethics – 3, A
 
SNHU (Currently Attending will have 30 when complete)
ENG 122 English Composition I – 3, A
ENG 123 English Composition II – 3, A
BUS 210 Managing and Leading in Business – 3, A
INT 220 Global Dimensions in Business – 3, A
BUS 225 Critical Business Skills for Success – 3, A
OL 215 Organizational Leadership – 3, A
 
Not completed but will for the Business Degree from SNHU.
QSO 321 People, Planet, and Profit - 3
BUS 400 Driving Business Opportunities - 3
ACC 315 Accounting Information Systems - 3
One more of any class – I haven’t decided but would like it to be a requirement for the Acct degree - 3

Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:
 
AP English 101 – 3
 
Sophia Credits: 9
US History II 1877 to Present – 3, A
Project Management – 3, A
Principles of Finance – 3, A

Any certifications or military experience? None.