(12-22-2021, 11:00 AM)rachel83az Wrote: For Pierpont: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Pierpont_C%26TC

I see only one class of Communications credits, so you'll want to take either Communication at Work and Visual Communication. Readings in the short story might work, but the Sophia courses are pretty quick and easy to take just in case. For Science/Math, I would suggest Algebra and either Human Biology or Environmental Science. You have the Social Sciences covered with Psych and US History. Take Intro to IT for the Computer Lit requirement. The remaining 60 credits can be your choice as you fill out requirements for a Bachelor's in CJ. Do NOT take either English Comp! If a CJ emphasis is available, you definitely have sufficient credits for such a degree.

For Criminal Justice, we are currently recommending UMPI: https://online.umpi.edu/programs/ UMPI accepts 90 transfer credits towards a degree. Most of your UL credits have to be taken at UMPI. For UMPI, you will need 3 credits in a foreign language. If you are fluent in a language, take an ACTFL exam. Otherwise, InstantCert's Spanish I is a good way to meet the requirement. You'll also need a science-with-a-lab. We recommend Study.com's Biology 101L for this. Other gen ed (GEC) requirements can be met through Sophia.

(12-22-2021, 12:33 PM)bjcheung77 Wrote: @evanmonast - It's not too good to be true!  For the cost of transcripts and a month of Sophia.org courses, in addition to what you currently bring to the table, that's all it is for the Pierpont BOG AAS degree... I also recommend laddering up to a UMPI BA CJ degree, I suggest completing a max of 90 credit transfer into the program if it allows... mainly using Sophia.org at $79/month all you can take courses, two at a time...

(12-22-2021, 01:01 PM)rachel83az Wrote: I would apply to Pierpont now. It can take them a while to get everything sorted and for your college transcript to be properly entered into the system. Especially with the holidays. By the time you get the "welcome letter" with your account information, you'll probably be done with Sophia and can send that in. If you can really do all of these courses in a weekend, you may well be able to finish everything before you even have access to your Pierpont account!

(12-22-2021, 01:12 PM)rachel83az Wrote: Since you'd be going for the BA Criminal Justice, no. You don't have to wait. You'd only have to wait for graduation if you wanted to get a BAS instead of a BLS. I would get Pierpont going, then work on the UMPI requirements. I don't think you'll quite make the deadline for this session's application, but you can apply for the next session in 2 months. Don't apply to UMPI before you have all of your credits done because you need permission to bring in additional credits after you apply and get approved.

Also, bear in mind that some of the recommended Sophia courses have essays something similar to complete, in addition to the regular quizzes/tests. These things can take some time to grade and wind up using up a course slot while you wait for grading to finish. Check out https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sophia.org_Equivalency_List to see which courses have these Touchstones and which do not. It's a good idea to only take one course with Touchstones at a time. Use the time waiting for these things to be returned to do another course that doesn't have Touchstones.

(12-24-2021, 01:20 AM)bjcheung77 Wrote: Depending on your situation, if you're still active in the military, I would also suggest you look into COSC, Excelsior, and especially TESU for degree options as well, you can transfer in up to 113/114 credits to these institutions, and you get tuition discounts!  You need to ask yourself, is Criminal Justice your calling? Have you looked at other industries such as Business, IT, Psychology, etc?  Are you just looking for a check the box Associates and Bachelors?  

Do you have other commitments that may take your time from your studies?  How many hours a day can you dedicate to studies? Do you have a budget, financial aid, tuition assistance? In any case, you should invest in a second monitor for multi-tasking, review this link for courses that transfer from Sophia.org to these respective institutions, take the ones without any "written assignments first". Link: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sophia.org_Equivalency_List

Do you have any interests in other subjects such as business, computers, IT, History, Psychology or something?  When going for the Pierpont BOG AAS, I would advise in a different emphasis other than Criminal Justice if you have time to take other self paced courses.  For example, you can take the Google IT Professional Cert for 12 credits and the Sophia.org Intro to IT for 3, it will give you the Pierpont BOG AAS with an emphasis in IT.   The Cert can be done in a month for $49, 12 credits!