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Advice Needed. - PML0924 - 04-01-2024
Hey guys first time poster, long time lurker. Just need some advice on how to go about getting a bachelors. A bit about myself:
-Age: 35
-Credits: 27 from Kingsborough Community College (CUNY) school in NYC. Accredited.
-15:FEMA credits.
-CLEP:Spanish 1 and Spanish 2.
-Uexcel exam: Sociology
In total I have 60 credits but only 27 are accredited credits from an actual college I attended. I needed 60 college credits for a law enforcement job and that’s how I ended up with random credits. I moved from Puerto Rico to NYC just for the job but after 10 years I’ve come to terms that this is job is not for me anymore. Prior to that I worked for the airlines and my old company is offering me a supervisory position back home in Puerto Rico but I would need a bachelors degree. I would like to get a bachelors degree in the quickest time and I’ll be paying cash. I have several transcripts ranging from my original college, Frederick Community college ( they accepted my FEMA credits) and then after that Excelsior put all my credits together onto one transcript. I have been enrolled in Sophia.com since December and should have about 30 credits from Sophia by the end of this month. I plan to take many more Sophia exams. Don’t know if any college is willing to give me credit for being in the police academy which lasted almost a year or for obtaining an FAA Flight Attendant license that lasted 6 months. I think my FEMA credits are worthless since I don’t think they can be converted into actual credits at any school. Any recommendations on which route to take? My first thought was taking as many Sophia exams as possible then transferring them to UMPI then taking their mandatory 30 credits to obtain a bachelor’s with them. Then I saw Excelsior will take up to 113 credits but don’t know if all 113 will transfer from Sophia and my current credits. Any suggestions or better options? Thanks! Sorry for the long post!
RE: Advice Needed. - jg_nuy - 04-01-2024
Hi - good initial post with great info. A small recommendation - it would be good to revise your post to follow the template and addendum as per the link below, as it will help folks assist you better: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-New-to-DegreeForum-How-this-Area-works
I'd also recommend listing out your courses at the various places, including Sophia, for better advice.
Excelsior can be hard to figure out all the requirements up to 113 credits, so folks on here often recommend UMPI and TESU instead.
Some initial links for perusal:
UMPI Overview: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/University_of_Maine_at_Presque_Isle
UMPI additional links: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Category:UMPI
TESU Overview: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Th...University
TESU additional links: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Category:TESU
SNHU Overview: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/So...University
SNHU additional links: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Category:SNHU
Certificates via Coursera: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Coursera
RE: Advice Needed. - bjcheung77 - 04-01-2024
@PML0924, Welcome to the board, that's a good introduction post but it's missing most of the required items in the addendum and template to provide a better and bigger overview of your scenario. Just wanting to get more clarity of your situation, did you apply to Excelsior and did they provide or evaluate your credits towards a degree, say an Associates or a Bachelors? Please update the thread with answers and info from this link: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-New-to-DegreeForum-How-this-Area-works