Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama is developing an online Doctor of Arts (DA) in English. JSU’s current doctorates are a competitive 450 to 500 per semester hour. (Their only online doctorates currently are in emergency management and in nursing.)

The Chanticleer Wrote:English Department Head Raina Kostova said the Doctor of Arts in English degree will be offered completely online. Kostova said students are not required to have a master’s degree to begin the program, meaning undergraduates can transition directly into the doctoral program upon graduation.

Kostova said the degree has been in development for the past two years. Former English Department Chair Andrea Porter began the initial research before Kostova became the department head a year ago.

Hello everyone!

Currently I am a student at TESU, with my first term ending this Sunday. At the end of this term, I will have 100 credits, 9 coming from community college and 79 coming from ACE sources such as Sophia and Coursera. I am also currently finishing up a Study.com course which will give me three more credits, as an ACE source. This upcoming term I will be taking 2 regular TESU courses and 2 TECEP exams. Will the TECEP exams count as the ACE credit sources which are capped at 90? I was hoping that I could take the final two courses needed to graduate through Study.com, but I am concerned that these would not be counted as I am near the maximum ACE credits allowed, if the TECEP exams count as ACE sources.

Thank you for your help!

Hello,

I'm looking for recommendations for an online, asynchronous master's program in Health Informatics with a total cost as close to $10,000 as possible. I've looked at a few different health informatics programs, but the tuition is astronomical (to me at least, I'm a WGU grad so I'm spoiled). 

I'd also be open to MHA or MSIT programs that have a health informatics concentration. Currently Amberton University's MHA program with their grad cert in Healthcare Informatics is looking like a good option, but I'm wanting to explore other options too. 

Thank you!

I'm hoping to transfer the 24 RA credits, but I'm curious how they count them. At my local CC, Eng 1A is a 4-unit course, but it looks like it's 3 at TESU. Will this count as 4 or 3 towards the 24? I will also be transferring in some 4-unit foreign language courses. Will those count as 4 or 3 towards the 24?

Thank you!

Upper Iowa University, a regionally accredited private nonprofit university in Iowa, brick-and-mortar with a long history in distance learning, is now offering online self-paced science courses at lower than normal prices to students paying directly through PrereqCourses.com.

This is the science version of how UIU offers accounting and related courses at lower than normal prices to students paying directly through cpacredits.com. The two dot-com sites share a nearly identical basic design, and though focused on science, the PrereqCourses site also offers accounting, business, and other non-science courses from the cpacredits course list.

These are the courses currently offered most likely to be useful in science degree plans or as health professions prerequisites. Courses vary between 3 and 4 semester credit hours each.

ANTH 120 Culture and Difference $675.00
BIO 100 General Biological Science $675.00
BIO 135 Principles of Biology I w/ Lab $695.00
BIO 140 Principles of Biology II w/ Lab $695.00
BIO 165 Human Biology & Nutrition $675.00
BIO 210 Microbiology w/ Lab $695.00
BIO 270 Human Anatomy & Physiology I w/ Lab $695.00
BIO 275 Human Anatomy & Physiology II w/ Lab $695.00
BIO 282 Genetics $675.00
CHEM 151 General Chemistry I w/ Lab $695.00
CHEM 152 General Chemistry II w/ Lab $695.00
CHEM 251 Organic Chemistry I w/ Lab $695.00
CHEM 252 Organic Chemistry II w/ Lab $695.00
CHEM 330 Biochemistry I $675.00
CHEM 331 Biochemistry II $675.00
COMM 105 Public Speaking $675.00
EDU 142 Human Growth, Development, and Guidance $675.00
EXSS 170 Medical Terminology $675.00
HSV 383 Human Behavior: Social Environment $675.00
MATH 105 College Mathematics/Applications $675.00
MATH 120 Calculus I $675.00
MATH 220 Elementary Statistics $675.00
PHY 115 Introduction to Physics I w/ Lab $695.00
PHY 116 Introduction to Physics II w/ Lab $695.00
PSY 190 General Psychology $675.00
PSY 360 Abnormal Psychology $675.00
PSY 373 Research Methods $675.00
SOC 110 Principles of Sociology $675.00
SOC 240 Diversity in the United States $675.00

Other courses offered include many in accounting, business, and psychology.

Some highlights about how these courses work:

PrereqCourses.com Wrote:The courses are completely asynchronous and fully on your own schedule. The self-paced courses are assignment-based, allowing students to manage their study schedule without time constraints. Assignments are open book and open internet, enabling students to access resources for completing their coursework effectively.

90% of your grade will come from your assignments. There is one final exam, worth about 10% of your grade.

[You will need to buy a textbook.] We suggest renting them for 3 months; it’s an inexpensive option.

Courses begin monthly. Students have 6 months to complete each course (the first assignment must be submitted within the first 2 months). Course is complete once all assignments have been submitted. If this time is exceeded, the student is automatically withdrawn. There is a $125 fee to re-enroll your course if you were withdrawn for not completing the first assignment within 60 days. There is a $150 fee to reinstate if you were withdrawn for exceeding 6 months.

Anyone ever familiar with Cornerstone University and the SOAR Program? I have a friend attending GCU and may need to drop due to costs, and wants to stick with a christian university. I recommended cornerstone since they have CBE options, just thought I'd get some insight for anyone with experience with that school.

WGU is hiring subject-matter experts on short-term remote contracts for course development in Calculus II for Engineers and Linear Algebra for Engineers, neither of which title they currently offer. There are Calculus II and Linear Algebra courses in their secondary math education degrees.

Meanwhile, UMPI is hiring part-time remote YourPace CBE faculty in Mathematics, including Calculus, Statistics, Real Analysis, etc. Currently there are only two math courses on YourPace, Probability and Statistics I and Mathematics for Business. The Computer Science major under development for YourPace will need a few more. Real Analysis is a surprise hiring interest: It’s not part of their on-campus Computer Science major (and rarely if ever required in a computer science major), though it is an elective in their on-campus Mathematics major.

Hi everyone!
I recently enrolled in the online Master’s program in Computer Security and Artificial Intelligence at URV. I'm a software engineer and currently work full time. I finished my university studies almost 10 years ago, but I’m really interested in the subjects covered in this master’s.
Since I work full time, I’m studying part time. I wanted to ask if anyone has experience with this or a similar online master’s program at URV. So far, I’ve noticed there are quite a lot of assignments, and I can manage them for now, but I’m a bit worried about the exams.
Are they very difficult? How is the overall experience studying online at this university?
Thanks in advance, community!

Hello, I am new here and am looking for some guidance. 

Your Location: Goodyear, Arizona
Your Age: 41
What kind of degree do you want?: UMPI - Bachelor of Liberal Studies. I’ve heard it’s the quickest one to obtain
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: 90+ ACE credits

Study.com 32 courses completed.
Straighterline 2 courses completed.


Study.com Courses
1: Computer Science 103: Computer Concepts & Applications (97%)
2: Spanish 101: Beginning Spanish (97%)
3: Biology 102: Basic Genetics (96%)
4: English 105: College Composition II (94%)
5: Biology 101: Intro to Biology (94%)
6: Astronomy 101: Intro to Astronomy (94%)
7: Biology 101L: Intro to Biology with Lab (94%)
8: Humanities 201: Critical Thinking & Analysis (94%)
9: Business 312: Advanced Operations Management (94%)
10: Health 101: Principles of Health (93%)
11: Psychology 101: Intro to Psychology (96%)
12: History 104: US History II (92%)
13: Computer Science 102: Fundamentals of Information Technology (92%)
14: Statistics 101: Principles of Statistics (91%)
15: Business 100: Intro to Business (91%)
16: Business 103: Introductory Business Law (91%)
17: Earth Science 104: Intro to Meteorology (91%)
18: Environmental Science 101: Environment and Humanity (91%)
19: Math 103: Precalculus (90%)
20: Math 102: College Mathematics (90%)
21: Computer Science 105: Introduction to Operating Systems (89%)
22: Genetics 101: Intro to Genetics (87%)
23: Education 211: Teaching Elementary Math (87%)
24: Business 101: Principles of Management (87%)
25: Social Science 108: Ethics in the Social Sciences (87%)
26: Education 101: Foundations of Education (86%)
27: Sociology 101: Intro to Sociology (85%)
28: History 103: US History I (83%)
29: Art 103: History of Western Art I (83%)
30: Political Science 102: American Government (79%)
31: English 104: College Composition I (77%)
32: History 100: Western Civilization from Prehistory to Post-WWII (71%)
Straighterline Courses - 
33: Anthropology 101: Cultural Anthropology (94%)
34: Philosophy 101: Introduction to Philosophy (94%)

Budget: Unsure. 
Commitment: Married with no kids. Full-time job but very relaxed and flexible. Dedicated time to study: I can study several hours a day, every day. My job is relaxed and I can do schoolworkduring my job. I have completed many SDC courses during my work time.
Timeline: I would like to finish ASAP. 
Tuition Assistance: I have started a FAFSA application but at this time am unsure if I will get any financial assistance. 



My main focus is getting a degree as fast as possible. I am trying to move abroad and a bachelor's degree is needed for a work visa. I will be teaching abroad so the education minor is something I am considering but I am a bit confused about what some of the requirements are for that. Will I have to be observed while teaching? I’ve actually taught for 13 years already but am not currently teaching. If I observe lessons of other teachers via videos, then that makes the minor in education much more doable for me.

Your Location: Canada
Your Age: 33
What kind of degree do I want?: A bachelor's degree to satisfy law school requirements
Current Regional Accredited Credits: None that I'm aware of
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: Half of my psychology degree has been completed from an attempt at university ages ago. Due to personal reasons/health issues my cGPA is around 1.8 and I dropped out
Any certifications or military experience?: None
Budget: ~7k USD
Commitments: Full time job
Dedicated time to study: Around 3 hours daily, more on the weekends, 20-30 hours each week
Timeline: 4 months or earlier if possible
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: My work won't pay for my degree unfortunately

Hello everyone. I've been reading about law school admissions and potentially would like to apply in the near future. The admissions require an LSAT score and a GPA of 3.0 minimum. I have read that most law schools take your first bachelor's degree into account for the GPA requirement and doing another bachelor's doesn't rectify the issue as it's the first 120 credits you've completed.
If I were to get a BLS or BABA from UMPI then try to complete my unfinished paychology degree down the line, as it's been a nagging reminder that I never finished university.
Would that be a feasible option? UMPI would be cost effective and quick. I don't want a lot of pressure on my LSAT performance because that's what I've read people with a low GPA do. Would this offset the GPA requirements? Or would my university courses be factored in their calculation as they were the "first" 60 credits I completed? I would go for a degree unrelated to psychology at UMPI so they're not transferred in/minimal transfer which gives me a chance to improve my GPA with UMPI.
Is there another way to do this without having more of the weightage rely on the LSAT? I don't have a specific law school in mind.

Sorry if this is posted in the wrong area.