Good morning all,
Would love your insight. I have a Bachelors of Arts degree (general studies) and a Masters of Arts degree in teaching. I have been teaching my entire life but think I should pursue the BS in Accounting Degree.

My question: which provider, Sophia, SDC, or StraighterLine should I use to get the maximum amount of classes completed that would go towards a future BS in Accounting degree? On a side note, I haven’t taken any business or accounting courses in either my undergrad or graduate degree.

And lastly, is there a certain school that is least expensive to complete the remaining credits for the degree? I was thinking Liberty but of course they don’t have a BS in Accounting degree.

Thanks all.


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Hello all, I was here about 2 months ago, and received some great advice. I used AI to help build a course load, and began my path on my first college degree. That said, I don't know that I inherently trust AI, and could use a bit of your expertise to ensure I'm on the right path!

Your Location: State and Country: NJ, USA
Your Age: 39
What kind of degree do you want?: PoliSci BA at UMPI, which I intend to attend for 60 graded credits, beofre taking the LSAT and eventually attending law school.

Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:

Provider Total Credits: # 33
Class Name, Credits, Grade


Sophia:

• Ancient Greek Philosophers; 3
  
• Critical Thinking; 3
  
• English Composition I; 3
  
• Human Biology; 3
  
• Introduction to College Mathematics; 3
  
• Introduction to Ethics; 3
  
• Public Speaking; 3
  
• US Government; 3
  
• US History I; 3
  
• Introduction to Nutrition; 3
  
• Introduction to Psychology; 3
  

Hello all,
First time posting, but long-time browser. I'm looking to get some help on what direction I should take to get a degree. I work in the automotive manufacturing area, and without a degree, I can't get promotions. I just finished the Excel High School adult program to get my offical HS degree as I dropped out being a stupid teen. Thank you ahead for the help. 

Your Location: 
Michigan

Your Age:
38

What kind of degree do you want?: 
Associate or Bachelors
Business or electrical technology/engineering type of degree

I was looking at the TESU Associate in Science (A.S.) in Electronics Engineering Technology. This sounded interesting. 

Current Regional Accredited Credits: 
Grand Rapids Community College Total Credits -7 
TE103 Intermediate Technical Math -4 (D)
PS110 American Government -3 (A-)

Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: 
None

Any certifications or military experience?:
None

Budget:
Cheaper the better, but I'm willing to spend what I need to get it done ASAP

Commitments:
I have a family and work full-time. Will get school work done when I find the extra time.


Dedicated time to study:
1-2 hr on weekdays and 2-4 hrs on the weekends

Timeline:
In the next 6-12 months

Tuition assistance/reimbursement:
My work will help with reimbursements if the college is accredited.

Do you know how to register on the DegreeInfo forum? 
I have tried several times but have not received a confirmation email.

Which universities currently accept these credits?

This may have been covered in a a previous thread but I've been wading through old posts for hours and just getting more confused so I think it's time for a new post.
I'm working towards a BSBA in General Management. I've knocked out 4 CLEPs so far this month (with the support of Modern States) but decided to switch to TECEPs to make sure I had the requisite 24 RA credits. I signed up for the Writing for Success TECEP and aggressively scheduled it for this Friday because the CLEPs have only been taking me 4-5 days to prep for. I kept reading that TECEPs were very similar to CLEPs and assumed that English Comp = Writing for Success TECEP. As I read more into it, I'm realizing I'm wrong.

Overall, I have strong written communication skills so I'm not too concerned about learning the basics. I need to brush up on citations since I haven't used them since high school, which was 20 years ago. Can anyone give me (more detailed) insight into how the citations were used? Do I need to write the Works Cited Page, or just cite it in the text?

I read that "a handbook" is allowed, but is there a specific one recommended? Is there one that covers citation? I don't think I'll need much help with actually building the essay, but I'm intimidated by the citations.

Any other tips/specifics/training recommendation? 

Sorry, I'm spiraling a bit. I felt so prepared for the CLEPs and got cocky.

Hi everyone,
I’m new here at TESU and just enrolled in my first course on the D2L Brightspace platform. Everything looks good, but I noticed something odd: some of my courses don’t show the module outlines or topic guides under the "Content" tab—just blank spaces. 
I’ve tried:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        grade calculator

• Refreshing the page (even cleared cache),
  
• Checked another browser,
  
• Looking for any “View Module Outline” link.
  

I haven't been on this board in a while, thought I would give a quick update in case it's helpful for someone else considering their educational journey. tldr I graduated from the UIUC MSM a few days ago.

Background: Completed 120 credit hours as a traditional college-age student, but didn't graduate (some credits were electives that didn't fulfill requirements, then I took a job in another state, intending to return to finish, then never returned to finish for decades)

Went to UMPI last summer, completing a BBA in one session, with a 4.0 GPA.

Applied to UIUC MSM, Georgia Tech Master of Cybersecurity-Policy Track, Boston University Master of Data Science, and UMPI MAOL. Accepted to all. Decided to do MSM.

The UIUC MSM is about $13K and about one year, though you can go a little faster or a lot slower if you choose. I completed it in 10 months by taking a heavier than normal courseload in one 8-week session. I graduated on Aug. 11 with a 4.0 GPA and am now moving into the UIUC MBA, which stacks.

The MSM is 9 classes/36 hours. The MBA is 18 classes/72 hours, and is about $26K. (One class at UIUC is 4 credit hours, vs the more typical 3 hours, so the numbers are a bit inflated. The prices are actually billed per credit hour, with two classes costing around $2800.) A full course load is two classes/8 hours per 8-week session. It is not CBE. The work is divided by week, with due dates each week. You can't do a future week's work early. Most classes have required teamwork assignments that you do with fellow students, which often involve Zoom meetings, but not every week, only around the time of the assignments. Most student groups use a Teams channel for routine planning and communication.

The MSM coursework "transfer in" as 9 classes toward the MBA's required 18 classes. The only caveat I will mention is that the MBA has 7 required quantitative classes, and the MSM has only two. So, I now need 5 quant classes out of my remaining 9 classes, ouch. I hope I can maintain the 4.0 but we'll see.

In case anyone is wondering, this is "the" University of Illinois, the Fighting Illini, currently in US News & World Report's top 35 national universities in the U.S., not an alternate online-only campus or anything like that. Graduates can walk in the ceremony in Urbana-Champaign.

I am describing it in some detail to help people judge if this is the program for them. I recommend it, but there are many options and it's best to consider multiple options before deciding. If anybody has questions about the UIUC programs, please don't hesitate to ask.

Hello everyone,

I've combed through the forums looking for information about Coopersmith. It seems to be a recommended provider at times, but I haven't seen anything by anybody who has actually taken courses with them. I'd like to get a sense of what it's like to work with them. Would love to hear from anybody whose successfully completed one or more of their courses. For example:

What was the learning format? Videos? Reading? Something else?
Was there a final exam? (I think the answer is yes.)
Was the final exam proctored? (again, I believe the answer is yes)
Can you share a course syllabus?

Thank you.

First, thank you to the administrators and supportive members of this forum – what an incredible resource for people like me who are doing their best to navigate my higher education options!

I am pursuing a bachelor's degree to then apply to master’s programs in special education or applied behavioral analysis to become a BCBA.  I currently work as a registered behavioral therapist providing early intervention for children with autism.  I moved to this path after previously earning an associate degree in hospitality management from a California community college and getting burnt out working in luxury hotels for several years. 

BCBA programs require a bachelor's degree, though they do not usually care what field (and sometimes only want nationally accredited rather than regionally).  I began my process by starting to study for a couple new CLEP exams (using ModernStates) and looking into UoPeople’s bachelor’s programs before finding this forum!  I generally would like to pursue a BA relevant to ABA (psychology, education, social work), but would prefer efficiency if a different program would be significantly faster/cheaper to complete given my associate’s in hospitality management.

I am still learning (from this forum and wiki!) about the non-CLEP options for credit sources, which I think will be a huge help.  But I’d love some general guidance on choosing a school and program.  I think I will ultimately submit initial evaluations to a few schools to know for sure, but I am uncertain mainly about how useful my RA hospitality-specific credits are.  For example, would hospitality law or management fulfill a business law or management requirement?  I know I will only know for sure from the evaluations, but I am trying to get a general sense.  If many of my credits could apply to a management BA, it might make sense to follow that route and request initial evaluations for those programs.  But I feel like most of my credits will only be elective credits and not useful for most BA programs.
Thank you so much for reading this and for any help!
 
Location:                                      North Carolina
Age:                                                29
Desired Degree:                        Bachelor’s (any is fine, but psychology/education/social work preferred to then pursue a Master’s in ABA to be a BCBA)
Regional accredited credits:             
         Cypress CC:   HRC120           Sanitation & Safety                  3.0, A
                             HRC101           Intro to Hospitality                   3.0, A
                             HRC152           Hospitality Purchasing              3.0, B
                             HRC164           Hospitality Law                        3.0, A
                             HRC125           Restaurant Management           3.0, A
                             HRC160           Hotel Operations                      3.0, A
                             HRC 170          Beverage Management             3.0, A
                             HRC230           Hospitality Leadership              3.0, A
                             HRC231           Cost Control in Hospitality         3.0, A
                             HRC232           Special Event Management       3.0, A
                             HRC295           Hospitality Internship               3.0, A
 
                             PHIL170           Logic and Critical Thinking       3.0, A
                             ASTR116          Intro to Astronomy                  3.0, B
                             ECON105         Principles of Microecon             3.0, B
 
                             KIN110           Surfing                                     0.5, A
                             MAD195          Science Fiction in Film               3.0, A
                             DANC101        Multicultural Dance in US            3.0, A
                             DANC105        Ballet I                                     2.0, A
                             DANC107        Modern Dance I                         2.0, P
                            
CLEP exams:             Taken: College Composition (3 credits from CC)
                                             Sociology (3 credits from CC)

                                  Currently Studying:    Psychology
                                                                 Human Growth & Development
 
Credits:            50.5 RA w/ grade, 2.0 RA w/ Pass, 6.0 CLEP

Budget & Timeline:     Here is how I’d order my top five factors by relative importance
1.     Time to completion
2.     Total cost
3.     Program relevance (i.e. more relevant to an ABA master’s program vs a degree that might be faster to complete using my hospitality management credits)
4.     Program quality (how much do I feel I am learning/retaining)
5.     Intensity/difficulty