I'm an early high school graduate waiting for my diploma so I can officially start at ETAMU. Right now, I'm taking classes on STUDY to get ahead. Does anyone know which classes from STUDY transfer well to ETAMU or are good to start with? Thank you so much for any advice!

Hi Everyone,

I just completed the BAS program at UMPI and am looking into my options for master's programs. One of the schools I'm looking at is WGU. One of the concerns I have anywhere I apply to is how my transcript might look to a given school. I tranferred in 150 credits including 100 sophia, 15 Coursera and 35 TEEX credits. Of course, I also completed the 30 required residency credits at UMPI for a total of 180 credits. UMPI accepted these transfer credits for the undergrad program I just completed so I'm guessing they would accept them for their master's program. My question is how other schools, particularly WGU might view these and would they even accept me. I know it's a lot of ACE credits, but I didn't anticipate wanting to do a master's program when I started this last year. Any guidance is appreciated! Thanks!

Hey guys, I am 18 years old I am aiming to become a police officer but I want to get some school in now to have on my record and take the right classes to look good for the future and becoming a cop. I graduated from high school
and have some courses from Sofia but I want to go to Liberty University Online for my BS in Interdisciplinary Studies (Liberal Arts) or assuming that is the right move to take a lot of classes in Criminal Justice or Psychology, I'll take whatever advice. 

Your Location: NY USA
Your Age: 18
What kind of degree do you want?: BS Interdisciplinary Studies


Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:

SOFIA COURSES
Human Biology (HumBio1001 - 2022) - 3 credits 
Introduction to College Mathematics (MATH1020-2021) - 3 credits
Introduction to Ethics (PHIL1002) - 3 credits

Introduction to Statistics (STAT1001) - 3 credits
Personal Finance (ECON1010 - 2024) - 3 credits
U.S. Government (HIST1020) - 3 credits
U.S. History I (HIST1001) - 3 credits

Any certifications or military experience?
No


Budget - 10K

Commitments - 30 hour work week

Dedicated Time To Study - 30 Hours A Week
Time is not an issue I have as much time as it needs

Tuition Assistance - None

If anyone can help I would very much appreciate it.

My Location: UK. So I would be an international student. English is my first language.
My Age: 78
What kind of degree do I want?: BS Business
Current Regional Accredited Credits: None
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: None
Any certifications or military experience?: None
Budget: Can go up to $10k, but as with many others would like it to be less expensive.
Commitments: I'm married and retired. I have some time on my hands. At my age, I don't want to start a 4-5 year degree - I may not live that long.
Dedicated time to study: I can spend about 30 hours a week
Timeline: I would like to finish in 1 to 1.5 years
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: None available
College of interest: Purdue Global ExcelTrack, but I'm happy to consider any other suitable college.
General comment: I'm a retired Sales Director, and I'm only looking to obtain a degree for my own satisfaction, I'm assuming that a Business degree will be the easiest to obtain, I'm happy to consider testing out and/or CBE

Thank you in advance for any help/guidance

Hello all! This is my first post after perusing this awesome site. 

I am looking to start studying for a BA psychology using sophia. I currently have a high school diploma from a homeschool program from Florida. I never received a transcript, i don't know if they would have one if I asked. Does TESU require a transcript or is a diploma good enough?

Are there any other colleges that would be a good fit and cheaper than TESU?

For the additional 30 RA? credits I'd need, the wiki suggests Waubonsee CC.
Do you guys have any other suggestions?

Also, edison accelerate; what TESU calls their residency waiver which brings down residency credits to 6 costs $3400. How much would it cost to do all 30 at TESU vs alternative program+residency waiver+6 residency credits?

Finally, should I start knocking out classes on sophia before I've even chosen a college? 

Thank you so much!

The IBM SkillsBuild Cybersecurity Certificate and IBM SkillsBuild Data Analytics Certificate are now free to the general public though a partnership between IBM and University of the People.

SkillsBuild Cybersecurity is ACE recommended for 12 undergraduate credits total: 3 lower Fundamentals of Cybersecurity, 3 upper Technology Management, 3 upper Cybersecurity Analysis, 3 upper Threats and Incident Response.

SkillsBuild Data Analytics is ACE recommended for 8 undergraduate credits total: 3 upper Data Analytics I, 3 upper Decision-Making and Critical Thinking, 2 lower Statistics.

Here’s the Student Guide. Students have up to one year from the day they register for the respective certificate to complete that certificate. “If not completed within that timeframe, you will be automatically removed from the program. You may re-apply. However, your previous progress will not be saved, and you will need to restart the program from the beginning.”

To access the program, you fill out a short Application to University of the People, which will include creating a UoPeople account. In the drop-down menu for your “Academic Field/Major,” you choose “IBM SkillsBuild.” Then you choose either the Cybersecurity or the Data Analytics certificate – there’s no option here for both at once – as your choice to start first. You enter basic personal information including address and date of birth, but you are not asked questions pertaining to applying for a degree program like your academic background, transcripts, etc.

After creating your main UoPeople student account for portal.uopeople.edu, you will access the SkillsBuild course via my.uopeople.edu (Moodle). A link on my.uopeople.edu will send you to keyskill-clms.comprehend.ibm.com where the course is hosted.

Watch your Spam folder; some initial emails from different addresses at UoPeople were sorted there in my email.

Graduates receive Credly badges and are graduates of the IBM SkillsBuild certificate, not of UoPeople. Graduates are invited but under no obligation to apply to an undergraduate degree at UoPeople and then to apply to transfer the SkillsBuild credit there.

I found a free pro skills program that Home Depot is offering online for free. 

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Hi all, I've browsed this forum for the last few days (lots of great and useful info!) and was wondering if you guys can help me select a school for IT/CS. I've filled out the template below:

Your Location: Ontario, Canada
Your Age: 29
What kind of degree do you want?: A bachelor's degree in IT or CS 
Current Regional Accredited Credits: None
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:  I did a few business/science courses at a Canadian college a few years ago

Marketing - 3 credits
Intro to Management- 3 credits
Chemistry I & II - 3 credits each
Ecology - 3 credits

Any certifications or military experience?: No military experience, certs: Google IT Support, Cisco CCNA, CompTIA A+, Network+ and currently working on the Security+
Budget: $10,000 - $15,000 USD
Commitments: None, I've been applying but the current job market is really bad and I feel the lack of a degree is holding me back.
Dedicated time to study: As much as needed
Timeline: ASAP/<1 year, however if I find a job while I'm working on my degree then the timeline is more flexible
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: N/A

A little background, I was researching CBE which led me to WGU initially. I have test anxiety and the amount of proctored tests there led to looking at alternative institutions, they also do not provide a GPA. Initially, I was looking between Purdue Global and UMass Global as these two are the only other CBE programs (apart from WGU, to my knowledge) that accept IT certifications for credit. However there's very little information on UM Global, which leaned me more towards PG.

After browsing this forum, I became aware of TESU's BA CS program, which is what led me to make this post. I like the idea of a theoretical comp sci degree and even for IT roles, I've read that having a CS degree would be a big plus, it also helps with the technical aspect. However, I have no prior programming experience and absolutely despise math lol, which is why I never researched CS degrees in depth to begin with (looking at the math heavy CS programs made me anxious, lol)  

Is it worth trying to pursue the TESU BA CS? How difficult is the program for a person with no prior programming experience? I'm aware that if I choose the CS program then most of my certifications wouldn't be able to be transferred in. But if the timeline to completing a degree would be similar to the PG IT Excel Track program then I don't mind putting in the work to learning programming. I'm also unsure about the average time it takes for students to complete their programs at either institution. Bonus mention for UMPI's PM and IS degree, but from what I've read on here it's not a technical degree at all and I can always puruse an MBA in the future for the management/leadership coverage. My priority is speed and ease of getting a degree. If possilble, minimal proctoring. GPA is of medium importance.

Thank you in advance for the help and getting through my wall of text! 

Hello - 

I'm trying to get some advice; I currently work in the Healthcare as a Fin Ops manager.  I plan to start my doctoral program, and I'm still on the fence between two programs I commonly see discussed on the online degree forums, so I figured I'd reach out to get a feel on what the consensus.

I was accepted into both the Financial DBA program at Edgewood and the DHCA program at OK State.  These were the only two programs I was interested in applying to, and now that I got into both of them, I don't know which path to take.

OK State was my initial wishlist pick; it's an R1 school, and I transferred in over 40% worth of total credits required into the program, so I'd finish it real quick (Spring 2027).  Earning a doctorate degree won't give me an immediate promotion; this is more for personal achievement.  I previously earned an MBA, and since my entire career has been in healthcare fin ops, I figured a DHA would nicely compliment my degree stack.  The DHA is handsomely much cheaper than OK State's DBA program, and with no dissertation required, I felt this program gave the best bang for my buck.

However, I keep going back and forth between this and the DBA program at Edgewood.  I like that Edgewood is a smaller school that's rooted in Dominican traditions.  I've looked at the feedback on here and on the DBA Student FB group, and the program looks and feels rigorous enough.  The program requires a doctoral research project that services similar to a dissertation, which I appreciate.  But this would also mean more time and money.

I feel like both degrees will provide me with great utility for my career path, but I can't decide which one to choose.  I like the affordability and how locked-in the DHA program is, but I wonder how those in the know will react to my "no dissertation required" DHA from an R1 school.  (Why go to an R1 school if no dissertation is required?)  I also find Edgewood's Financial DBA material aesthetically more compelling than DHA, and my job isn't too concerned whether I have a DBA or a DHA.  Also, my dissertation can revolve around addressing a healthcare issue, so I can easily create synergy between the DBA and my job.  

Because of the diverse participants on this forum, I wanted to share my conundrum with you all and see if I can get some feedback.  Cost-wise, Edgewood is about $6200+ more than OK State, which is negligible since work is helping me with tuition.

Given what I've described, which program would you pick?  

If anyone's interested, I can post a follow-up to this when I eventually begin my chosen program this Spring (Jan 2026).

I am enjoying President Trump's victory lap.

The new situation was a long time in arriving.

I'm praying for all who still want do deny Israel's right to exist.

Next: 

Russia-Ukraine;

and perhaps an official end to the Korea conflict.

I would really love to see Dennis Rodman in the Role of special envoy.