(03-01-2023, 02:41 AM)Kab Wrote: I checked the universities in Switzerland that you mentioned last time, and I found out that they have a specific disposition and system for admitting students with previous qualifications. You can have a Bachelor's degree and still be eligible to study with them. Similarly, in Germany, there is a system for admitting students with previous qualifications in both public and private universities.

However, you may not be eligible for some scholarships or stipends if you already have a degree at the same level, especially at the Bachelor's level. The only exception to this is if you want to repeat the same course or field of study. In most schools, there is no chance of studying business administration abroad and then returning to study the same course here unless it is a unique or different program. However, you can study any other course, such as liberal arts, psychology or history, and then later study business administration. You may even receive credit for the subjects you have already studied if they are the same.

The problem you may face is the priority given to students in the admission process. The order of admission is based on specific criteria and where you come from (N.Clausus). There are reserved places for students from outside or with other qualifications, but these are very limited. If you want to study at a highly competitive school with an Associate's degree and high school diploma, you may potentially face some challenges. You will need a good mark in both high school and later studies, whether an Associate's or Bachelor's degree.

If you want to pursue an Associate's degree and high school diploma, make sure that both qualifications have Regional Accreditation, or that the high school is a public high school. Regional Accreditation is essential to ensure that your qualifications are accepted.

(02-28-2023, 10:29 AM)IReallyNeedADegree Wrote: alright thank you for your input. What do you think about paying for a term at a competency based university and just knock out as many courses as I can? Thats why I mentioned NAU.

(03-01-2023, 06:47 PM)dfrecore Wrote:

(02-28-2023, 10:29 AM)IReallyNeedADegree Wrote: alright thank you for your input. What do you think about paying for a term at a competency based university and just knock out as many courses as I can? Thats why I mentioned NAU.

NAU doesn't have an associates degree (many 4yr schools don't), so you could take courses there, but you'd have to transfer to somewhere where they offer an associates degree, and then take courses at that school, which doesn't make a lot of sense.

Given that you JUST want an AA, you need to find a competency-based program that has an AA; which pretty much just leaves you with Snow College, UMass Global's MyPath program (AA in General Business, $3200 for 24 weeks), or U of Wisconsin Flex program (Associate of Arts & Sciences, $2250 for 12 weeks).

(03-03-2023, 07:50 PM)bjcheung77 Wrote: @IReallyNeedADegree - When do you turn 20? I usually recommend 3 things, Certs, Degree, Experience.  You can slowly work on all three at the same time... take Sophia.org to start you off with getting credit, I'd do the 4-5 months for $79+$299 unless you want to get more credits, then do the entire year for $599, this is to get you up to 90 or more credits to transfer (Excelsior, TESU, UMPI).

(03-03-2023, 07:50 PM)bjcheung77 Wrote: @IReallyNeedADegree - When do you turn 20? I usually recommend 3 things, Certs, Degree, Experience.  You can slowly work on all three at the same time... take Sophia.org to start you off with getting credit, I'd do the 4-5 months for $79+$299 unless you want to get more credits, then do the entire year for $599, this is to get you up to 90 or more credits to transfer (Excelsior, TESU, UMPI).

(03-04-2023, 06:44 PM)dfrecore Wrote: Doesn't the OP want all RA credits to get an AA so that he/she can get a HS diploma in a foreign country, and then be able to go to a brick and mortar college here for his/her degree?  I'm so confused as to why you're steering him/her to ACE credits, and then one of our "normal" online schools?

"I need to finish as many RA credits as fast as possible to transfer into an online high school program. I also scored a 1560 on my SAT so I want to transfer to a big brick and mortar school when I am finally in the US."

(03-05-2023, 01:24 PM)bjcheung77 Wrote:

(03-04-2023, 06:44 PM)dfrecore Wrote: Doesn't the OP want all RA credits to get an AA so that he/she can get a HS diploma in a foreign country, and then be able to go to a brick and mortar college here for his/her degree?  I'm so confused as to why you're steering him/her to ACE credits, and then one of our "normal" online schools?

"I need to finish as many RA credits as fast as possible to transfer into an online high school program. I also scored a 1560 on my SAT so I want to transfer to a big brick and mortar school when I am finally in the US."

What's your recommendation? How much would it cost (rough estimate)?  And what will the end result credentials be?  Maybe I am reading their request wrong, but I would still do things a little differently than most people would at the current time.  I am still trying to understand the OP's full situation...

From what I read, I would have thought it meant that they're looking for RA credits to get into an Associates and then ladder to a Bachelors.  As a secondary request, they're trying to use those RA credits towards a high school diploma in the US so they can get into a different Bachelors in a foreign country.

(03-06-2023, 07:29 AM)IReallyNeedADegree Wrote: My plan is getting as many easy RA credits as I can to transfer into my HSD thats priority no.1 if there is an associates degree programme combined with that it would be perfect but honestly my number 1 priority is getting all the credits needed for my HSD