(11-08-2023, 04:45 PM)bjcheung77 Wrote: @fiyajou3... Welcome to the board, you've got a very good introduction post with 'some' details that we look for, having said that, you're missing the bulk of the addendum/template. Edit the post or create a reply with the info on the template and addendum, as both have requests of info regarding your budget, commitment, study habits, etc. It paints a bigger overview and picture of your scenario, with more info, we can help you much better as we can get a overall idea of your situation... https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-New-to-DegreeForum-How-this-Area-works

(11-08-2023, 03:46 PM)fiyajou3 Wrote: Hello!

International student

Age:23
What kind of degree do you want?:bachelor of CS
Budget: I have a max of $5K saved up.  I'd like to go the cheapest route possible, but will consider spending more for easy and fast.  
Commitments: no commitments, able to study full day
Dedicated time to study: I can study as much as is needed
Timeline: Finishing the courses required for the degree as fast as possible would be ideal.  I would like to finish within 1-1.5 years (12-18 months)
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: none

Backstory: I have a bachelor degree in economics, my grades dont allow me to pursue masters in typical universities, i applied to University of the people for their masters in information technology and i got accepted. i havent started my term yet ( this 16th nov it will start). and i found this TESU program, i like it so far, their BA CS seems like a good shout, but im worried about the full tuition, i asked the advisor and she said 17k, while i did the maths myself, it says 120 credits required, 572 dollars per credit, which is 80k, so i dont understand why she said 17k.

my priority is University of the people masters program, im just looking into this tseu to see if it suits me. if i take sophia courses, how cheap could i get their degree from them?

(11-08-2023, 05:59 PM)LevelUP Wrote:

(11-08-2023, 03:46 PM)fiyajou3 Wrote: Hello!

International student

Age:23
What kind of degree do you want?:bachelor of CS
Budget: I have a max of $5K saved up.  I'd like to go the cheapest route possible, but will consider spending more for easy and fast.  
Commitments: no commitments, able to study full day
Dedicated time to study: I can study as much as is needed
Timeline: Finishing the courses required for the degree as fast as possible would be ideal.  I would like to finish within 1-1.5 years (12-18 months)
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: none

Backstory: I have a bachelor degree in economics, my grades dont allow me to pursue masters in typical universities, i applied to University of the people for their masters in information technology and i got accepted. i havent started my term yet ( this 16th nov it will start). and i found this TESU program, i like it so far, their BA CS seems like a good shout, but im worried about the full tuition, i asked the advisor and she said 17k, while i did the maths myself, it says 120 credits required, 572 dollars per credit, which is 80k, so i dont understand why she said 17k.

my priority is University of the people masters program, im just looking into this tseu to see if it suits me. if i take sophia courses, how cheap could i get their degree from them?

University of the People has a Computer Science bachelor's that is U.S. NA accredited if that works for your situation.

You can transfer up to 90 credits from Sophia and Study.com, and it's similar to SNHU to the workload and how long it takes to finish. (A bit over 10 months)

UOP Costs
$60 enrollment fee
$510 ($17 per transfer course X 30) 
$1200 ($120 course assessment fee X10)
$1770 Total (+ Sophia and Study.com cost)

Otherwise, TESU would cost around $6000  (+ Sophia and Study.com cost)

(11-08-2023, 06:57 PM)davewill Wrote: It's always a bit tricky to be sure with international degrees, but assuming your existing bachelor's is evaluated to be equivalent to a U.S. Bachelor's, you should have most of the credits you need from that.

For TESU, you'd be looking at 2-3 months subscription from Study.com and maybe Sophia to fill in whatever your current degree didn't fulfill. Then either one of:

$     50 Application Fee
$1635 TESU Capstone.
$  500 EdX TESU Cornerstone
$3354 Residency Waiver Fee
$  298 Graduation Fee
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$5837

-- OR --

$     50 Application Fee
$4429 Full Time Flat Rate Tuition for a 15cr term including cornerstone and capstone
$  298 Graduation Fee
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$4777

(11-08-2023, 07:04 PM)fiyajou3 Wrote: this sounds way too good to be true, in the first choice, i take that i only have to study capstone and cornerstone at TESU, the rest is in sophia and study.come? 

and the second choice is implying ill only have to study 15cr + cornerstone and capstone? im not trying to sound like a jerk, but does this mean you assume that its possible to fullfill almost all of the credits required to get the degree from sophia + study? is it possible? did you do it yourself? im sorry if it seems like im doubtful, its just a big investment of time and money and im already not on good terms with my family for that