I know this has been asked 78,000 times on here but I am getting dizzy with all options and what transfers where and for what. I am looking to get a Bachelors Degree preferably in Elementary Education. I am only wanting this degree to become head coach of a high school baseball team that will be starting in August. I can get by with just 60 credits as an assistant coach but we need a head coach that nobody is willing to do. I will also donate my time as a substitute at the school, hence the reason for Elementary Education. I will not accept any money for coaching or substituting, so cost is a slight factor. I have knocked out some very easy courses at Sophia in 3 weeks, I find that platform extremely easy to use as well as cheap. I have looked at UMPI and WGU to complete this degree, so those are preferred. 

Things to consider:
I am not the greatest at complex math
I will not be getting paid for this degree (I have a very good paying job anyways)
I can spend between 3-5 hours a day on study/exams but I can turn up the pace if needed
I prefer non proctored simply because I am not familiar, I am willing to try it though
I really like the Sophia platform

Credits I currently have since starting Sophia 3 weeks ago

Health Fitness and Wellness HLTH1011
Criminology SOSC1050
Anatomy and Physiology 1 SCIE1050
Financial Accounting BUSI1010
Intro to IT CS1001
Human Biology HumBio 1001
Into to Nutrition HLTH1010

I truly appreciate all the time you all are dedicating to helping others achieve their life goals!!!

University of the Pacific: 1 Year online DHsc degree, $27-36k cost roughly. 


https://www.pacific.edu/healthsciences/p.../dmsc-dhsc


Accreditation
University of the Pacific is fully accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC). WSCUC reaffirmed Institutional Accreditation in June 2019. The next accreditation review is scheduled for 2027.

The DMSc and DHSc programs are WASC approved.

In the USA money talks... by extension that USUALLY means profit and choice



When searching for quick and potentially cheap and easy University options within the United States your framework should consider places that include but are not limited to for-profit, faith, accept the lesser forms of alternative credits e.g. ACE, and accredited by certain bodies such as HLC, DEAC, or NA.



Don't hate the player, play the game.

A University that has NOT received much attention on the forum... Upper Iowa University.


Advantages:

• Up to 90 Transfer Credits for Undergraduate - 78 UL, 12 LL
  
• Accepts Ace, CLEP, DSST, etc. credits
  
• Regionally accredited (by the HLC)
  
• Self-Paced Web-Based 
  
• Self-Paced Paper-Based
  
• Proctored Exams not required for Web-Based, with the exception of MATH courses
  
• $250 Per Credit Hour for Undergraduate and Graduate degree if Active Duty
  
• $250 Per Credit Hour for Undergraduate and $325 for Graduate degree if qualified spouse or dependent of Active Duty
  

• Pricier (~$5000-6000 for both degrees, is that right?)
  
• You get 2 degrees (does this actually have any positive impact?)
  

• Not yet announced, but some info that it will come this year. If you would recommend UMPI over the others, I could start working on credits that would likely transfer to other schools anyway (such as general education courses, intro to programming, etc.).
  
• Way cheaper (~$2000, is that right?)
  
  

For those that have moved on to grad school. How did you get recommendation letters for applications when speeding through a degree? I've taken 10 courses at UMPI. Only had 1 repeat professor and he's not even in my degree program. I did well in the 3 degree courses I took, and got great feedback from the 3 professors, but again, I only took 1 course from each of them and it feels strange to ask for a recommendation letter based off just that.

Hi everyone,

In my previous post, I mentioned that I was planning to apply to UMPI and that I created a degree plan with your help. I’m sharing the link to my plan here:

My Degree Plan

According to this plan, I have completed all of my external courses except for Spanish 101 at Sophia, which I will finish this week. (In total: 21 Sophia courses, 4 Study.com courses, and 3 Coursera certificates.)

As an international student, I am also scheduled to take the IELTS exam next week. After that, I believe I will be fully ready to apply!

I have a few questions and would really appreciate your advice:

• Should I find a firm for my external credit evaluation and another firm for my high school diploma evaluation, or should I apply to UMPI first?
  
• Can you walk me through the international student application process?
  
• Based on my degree plan, am I missing any courses or requirements?
  

Course length too short and teachers speak with incomprehensible accents. I completely wasted my money with nothing to show for it and would never pay 50 dollars for a certificate.

Hi everybody!

I am trying to find out if there is a way to earn a Bachelor's Degree in Legal Studies at Excelsior University... I have an ABA-approved Paralegal Certificate that I earned after completing 30 upper level credit hours at San Francisco State University, and I have 25 lower level credits from 8 classes I took at Hillsborough Community College. Would I be able to do this by going with the Liberal Arts option and declaring a concentration in Legal Studies? I would be interested in transferring the maximum allowable number of non traditional credits, (suchs as CLEP, Sophia, Study.com, etc). I am in my late 50's and not necessarily thinking about using the degree to look for work or to get into graduate school... I just don't want to kick the bucket without completing some kind of degree, preferable a Bachelor's degree, and I thought of Legal Studies since I already have upper level credits in that area.

Your Location: Montana, United States
Your Age: 32
What kind of degree do you want?:  BSc or BA in Statistics, Applied Stats, Applied Math
Current Regional Accredited Credits: 
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: None
Any certifications or military experience?: None
Budget:  No specific budget but would love to save as much as I can
Commitments:  Working full time 9-5
Dedicated time to study:  4hrs after work and weekends
Timeline:  Depends
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: None but open to suggestion about FASFA
So I currently have an agriculture degree that’s too niche and been hard for me to find good jobs. I have decided to pivot my career into what I have always wanted (something math related). I have a foreign bachelor and masters and I don’t have much courses I think I can transfer.
Looking for help on how I can get into the degrees mentioned above. I did some search and found the three colleges:
Liberty University: BSc Applied Stats
TESU: BA Mathematics, BSc Data Sc and Analytics
SNHU: BSc Comp Sci – data analysis concentration, BSc Cybersecurity- Data concentration, BSc IT- data analytics concentration, BA Applied Math
 
Outcome: I hoping to be statistician and also try to take Actuary exams and do a Masters in Stats.
Would appreciate any form of help from how to earn a bachelors faster and cheaper. Attached by courses from previous degrees.

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