I have a teen son who is looking to enlist soon and considering getting college credits through Sophia beforehand. What would be the best and most affordable way for him to get those credits on an official transcript to have his rank adjusted during enlistment?
I was considering Clackamas for the library research credit or something else similar for him. Could he complete that course, apply as a transfer student and then have all his credits - the one from Clackamas and any Sophia courses show on his transcript from Clackamas? Open to any other programs that may be able to work similarly. He doesn't want to take time for an entire semester or year at community college before enlisting.

Hello, I just wanted to post my eval of all credits I've just gotten back from TESU of all my Sophia credits and how they transferred in to TESU officially as of 1/24/25 incase I can help anyone because this site has helped me big time!

Basically the lists on the wiki forum here are still pretty spot on! - Followed BACS + GE equivalencies (with some random business classes I threw in as well for extra open elective classes/fun)

*I can confirm the Intro to Sociology on Sophia did not transfer for me to cover TESU's SOC 101, so I'll have to find another route there for the Diversity Intercultural Literacy GE.
Only classes I have to finish yet on Sophia for the BACS is English I, English II, and Public speaking (just waiting on grading for 2/3 of those).


Here is the list of Sophia classes accepted and what they were transferred in as, as of 1/25/2024:
Sophia Class Name:       Equivalent TESU Course
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Environmental Science              ENS-2000
Introduction to Business            BUS-1010
Project Management                 MAN-2350
Financial Accounting                 ACC-1010
Introduction to Statistics           STA-2010
Calculus I                                MAT-2310
American History I                    HIS-1130
Human Biology                         BIO-1010
Macroeconomics                       ECO-1110
Introduction to Ethics                PHI-1800
Microeconomics                        ECO-1120
Principles of Finance                 FIN-2000
Intro to Relational Databases     ITS-1300
Intro to Information Technology CIS-1070
Anatomy and Physiology I         BIO-2100
Visual Communications             ART-2210
Managerial Accounting              ACC-1020
Human bio lab?                        BIO-1910
U.S. Government                      POS-1100
Critical Thinking                        PHI-1300
Business Law                           LAW-2010
Principles of Management          MAN-2100
Principles of Marketing               MKT-3010

I am unfamiliar with WGU and CBE education in general. Scrolling through the WGU Website this A. M., I was pleased to read. the WGU Position Statement on Measures to Restrict or Limit DE&I Efforts

https://www.wgu.edu/content/dam/wgu-65-a...tement.pdf

Regardless of my other political philosophies, I find myself a fan of WGU's statement on DEI.

Hi,

I'm wondering if anyone is aware of any online accredited universities that are primarily exam or project based, or have lots of courses that are exam or project based, and charge flat rates (like a fixed price for a whole semester within which you can take as many courses as you want)?

I'm looking for a school that provides grades too (i.e. not pass fail).

When I say exams or projects, I mean as opposed to essays for example. 

So even though they're flat rate per semester, WGU wouldn't work because it's pass fail, and UMPI wouldn't work because it's primarily essays.

Thankss!!

Hi everyone,
I've already submitted my UMPI YourPace application for the session starting on March 10, and so far, I've only received an email with my application number. However, I'm still quite confused about the next steps in the application process. I've searched through the official website and various wikis, but I haven't been able to find clear answers.
Currently, I have the following three things ready:

1. My transcript evaluation from WES,
   
2. A sufficient Duolingo English Test score,
   
3. A Sophia account with completed courses that I plan to transfer.
   

1. What should I do next to secure my admission? Do I need to send my English test scores and WES transcript first, and will I only be admitted after they are reviewed and approved?
   
2. When and how should I transfer my Sophia credits to UMPI?
   

Want to make sure I understand TESU's requirements before making a decision on whether to pursue my second degree at the school.

I graduated last year with a BA in CS, and took the LIB 4950 Capstone with a Computer Science research project and Major Field Test.  Now I am considering getting a BA in Mathematics as well.

I just had my new academic evaluation finalized for the Math degree and my Capstone requirement went from being fulfilled to being incomplete.  TESU also recently changed some subjects within LIB 4950 to 4970 for Natural Science, Math and Computer Science courses but I'm not sure if that's the reason I didn't get credit.  In any event, the Capstone I completed last year would have been 4970 if it was done this year.

Do I still need to complete the Capstone again even if my two degrees are close enough they belong in the same Capstone "grouping" (i.e., in the new 4970 class)?  I was told to speak with an advisor, but the earliest appointment is about a week away.  Timing is kind of important right now, so I figured you guys would have a quicker answer.

I'm waiting on hearing from UMPI regarding my admission and which credits they will accept. I'm considering UMPI because I will have more time to complete and still graduate this summer provided I can get my degree conferred after completing all my coursework with UMPI. I can't find their graduation schedule online. 

TESU I would have to wait until September to get my degree if I don't begin now and finish everything by May 1st (that is the Sophia courses as I will be in Capstone & 1101). I have already had my advisor at TESU bless my graduation plan and approve my courses and she believes I can graduate in June, also. But it will be a tight squeeze and no room for error. Also, TESU is a lot more expensive than UMPI. 

The UMPI plan would give me two 8 week terms to complete my credits, less money and still receive my degree before August. I work at a high school and my principal wants to hire me as a full time teacher but I have to have my degree completed before August in order for that to happen. I can work on certification while I'm employed as a teacher, so that is not an issue.

Please look at the two documents here. One is the screenshots from TESU showing my progress there. The other is my UMPI estimated degree plan for a BLS with a History Minor. The UMPI is only in theory right now because I haven't heard back from them yet. 

UMPI Plan
TESU Plan

Also to consider is that I need to make this decision in the next 24-48 hours. I would love your thoughts and advice. 

Thanks!

Shannon

Hi,

I was wondering if one of these two degrees is probably the degree with the least writing at UMPI Your Pace?

Also, is there a list of the types of assignments for each course? Like if they're essays, projects, etc. For all Your Pace courses, or even just for the Accounting or Management minor courses.

Technically would the fastest thing be to choose whichever minor has the most courses that transfer from Sophia or Study.com? I.e. the only difference between the BLS minors is the 18 credits you take. And can all those be taken at Sophia or Study.com?

Thanks!!

Yes, I know that plenty of folk here find the course easy squeazy and could ace the tests with their eyes closed. But unfortunately for me, I was always awful at math. I had to grind 10,000 times more than my peers just to barely scramble by and get a D most of my life. I can answer logic math questions very well but my dark horse which is why I always fail exams:

The questions on exams have less than 2% of things in common with the exercises taught in class. So, add the frustration of grinding a subject that already always frustrated me for hours a day doing homework and homework and more homework and then always flunking exams getting 40%. Pretty much the only reason I passed grades at all was from homework. I never scored over a 63 on exams. One of the reasons my math skills are this bad is because the educational system when I grew up speedrunned everything and wanted to cram 3 years of courses in 10 months.

When I repeat an exact same exercise over 200 times, eventually it 'clicks' and not because I quite understand the why but because I just memorized how they want the solution and just want to get on with my life.
So, I had a glimmer of hope maybe Sophia Algebra would be doable for people as hopefully bad at math, and 90% of the lesson exercises are quite easy. But the milestone exams have tons of questions that don't have similar equivalent exercises in the course. For me, I forcibly need math exercises to be very similar to what I practised before or I derail and think I solved it right.

And I thiught I would get an 80 in the first milestone because most of the wuestions seem easy, but I only scored a 63. Milestone 1 is supposed to be the easy one!

I did Milestone 5 and got a depressing 36% 1st try and despite my efforts a 56%.
I could still theoretically still pass the course if somehow I repeat milestone 1 and do well miraculously and then also solve the remaining 3 milestones. But I don't harbor high hopes . Sophia has suggested me to take advantage of the tutoring but I had a very bad experience. Last year they changed the tutoring to some geolocked one that locked everyone in the planet except for the US and I wasted 3 weeks waiting for someone to solve the problem which if they did, I was not aware of it. I never wanted to try the tutoring cuse it left me a bad taste in my mouth. 

Considering the grind this course has been since I started it in November (my brain just gets fried if I do something emotionally exhausting so I can't do it everyday), I am starting to measure the pros or cons of just dropping out and not renewing the subscription since I already took most of the courses I need.
I still have another 7 days and am only missing the milestones but if the chances I'll fail everything really pins me to a wall cuse this was supposed to be the 'easy' option. I could only do half of the CSM course before getting frustrated. The course isn't as easy as people claim and insanely frustrating for people that get frustrated easily at math like me. It only worsens the mental blockage so I don't feel it is an option.
So, do I try to grind and end up failing the course with a 60% or cut my losses and cancel the subscription? I need the class, so not doing an Algebra course is not an option either.I already did Sophia Statistics. That one was grueling but still doable because I was already familiar with a lot of the material and exam questions were more similar to class exercises.
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Pessimists sound smart,
Optimists make money.

That is a Nat Friedman quote.

Tony Robbins talking about this
https://youtu.be/SF0KjyiYZd8?si=124Gf-_QGqffg7FI

He referred to a famous researcher Martin Seligman who wrote a book called Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life.

Martin E.P. Seligman also came with the Learned Helplessness theory which is taught in most colleges.

I was trying to track down the data Tony was referring to.