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Im Confused on where to go next??? - VintageGirl85 - 01-08-2025
OK so here is where im at.... to get a pay raise at my school district I need to add 45 credits or 90 credits....I am at my wits end on figuring out a creative way to get this done... I dont care if i get another AA or BA as long as I can get as many credits (90) on a transcript from an approved school BEFORE June. I don't believe it needs to be another ED degree etc, and I dont care WHAT degree or area it is in as long as its fast cheap and takes as many of these sophia classes as possible.
Im in Washington state, 40 not sure else yall need to know ask ill answer
GOAL= FASTEST AND CHEAPEST PATH POSSIBLE FULLY ONLINE!
State requirements for the credits to count towards continuing ed can be found here: OPSI CREDIT POLICY
Currently hold a BAed from WGU 2013
MAed WGU 2020
Sophia "Credits":
SOPH #
sp 0023
sp 0043
sp 0002
sp 0063
sp 0073
sp 0056
sp 0016
sp 0006
sp 0029
sp 0074
sp 0009
sp 0020
sp 0005
sp 0013
sp 0017
sp 0012
sp 0011
sp 0033
sp 0014
sp 0010
sp 0021
sp 0079
sp 0007
sp 0026
sp 0055
sp 0078
sp 0001
RE: Im Confused on where to go next??? - bjcheung77 - 01-08-2025
Welcome to the board, please provide more details, it may be best for you to fill in the addendum and template to illustrate an overall picture of your scenario. In addition to ACE providers such as Sophia.org or Study.com, ACTFL is a great option to rack up alternative credits for the electives of many degrees from TESU/UMPI, etc. If you know more than one language, you can use those credits towards some general education and elective requirements, affordable and quick...
For review - Your previous thread: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-Doctorate-in-Ed
Addendum/Template - https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-New-to-DegreeForum-How-this-Area-works
RE: Im Confused on where to go next??? - VintageGirl85 - 01-09-2025
(01-08-2025, 08:46 PM)VintageGirl85 Wrote: OK so here is where im at.... to get a pay raise at my school district I need to add 45 credits or 90 credits....I am at my wits end on figuring out a creative way to get this done... I dont care if i get another AA or BA as long as I can get as many credits (90) on a transcript from an approved school BEFORE June. I don't believe it needs to be another ED degree etc, and I dont care WHAT degree or area it is in as long as its fast cheap and takes as many of these sophia classes as possible.
Im in Washington state, 40 not sure else yall need to know ask ill answer
GOAL= FASTEST AND CHEAPEST PATH POSSIBLE FULLY ONLINE!
State requirements for the credits to count towards continuing ed can be found here: OPSI CREDIT POLICY
Currently hold a BAed from WGU 2013
MAed WGU 2020
Sophia "Credits":
SOPH #
sp 0023
sp 0043
sp 0002
sp 0063
sp 0073
sp 0056
sp 0016
sp 0006
sp 0029
sp 0074
sp 0009
sp 0020
sp 0005
sp 0013
sp 0017
sp 0012
sp 0011
sp 0033
sp 0014
sp 0010
sp 0021
sp 0079
sp 0007
sp 0026
sp 0055
sp 0078
sp 0001
Your Location: Western WA
Your Age: 40
What kind of degree do you want?: any
Current Regional Accredited Credits: posted above
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: posted above
Any certifications or military experience?: none
Budget: any, but as close to free as posisble
Commitments: work
Dedicated time to study: fully 8 hrs a day if need be
Timeline: before june
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: none out of pocket
RE: Im Confused on where to go next??? - davewill - 01-09-2025
I'm officially confused. You talk about needing college credits for your raise, but the page you linked to is all about continuing education hours, which is something entirely different. Now it's possible that academic credits could count as continuing education, but the page you linked to doesn't mention that as a possibility.
I'm thinking that page you linked doesn't actually have anything to do with the academic credits you need. The main question is whether your employer will accept the ACE (or sophia) credits and what hoops you might have to jump through to get them to do so.
It's easy enough to get Sophia credits on a college transcript, if that's sufficient. I don't see that you'd have to finish a degree if you didn't want to.
The easiest (cheapest) method I'm aware of is enrolling at TESU. It used to just take a $50 enrollment fee, but now I understand they require that you finish some credits with them before they'll issue a transcript with your transferred courses on it, but if they'll accept a TECEP to achieve that, it would still be cheap. You can also just pay $419 for the individual learning account and not worry about having to actually enroll in a degree program or earn extra credits.
RE: Im Confused on where to go next??? - ss20ts - 01-09-2025
I'm confused as to why you'd need additional college credits with a bachelor's and master's degrees. Do you need continuing education credits?
RE: Im Confused on where to go next??? - bjcheung77 - 01-10-2025
Hmm, I wonder if UMPI has a similar option as what TESU has... You basically want to accumulate ACE/NCCRS credit from Coursera, Sophia.org, Study.com or any other less expensive option, even the cheapies or freebies, and have them on a transcript... You already have about 25 Sophia.org classes completed, isn't that enough already?
RE: Im Confused on where to go next??? - ss20ts - 01-10-2025
(01-10-2025, 09:00 AM)bjcheung77 Wrote: Hmm, I wonder if UMPI has a similar option as what TESU has... You basically want to accumulate ACE/NCCRS credit from Coursera, Sophia.org, Study.com or any other less expensive option, even the cheapies or freebies, and have them on a transcript... You already have about 25 Sophia.org classes completed, isn't that enough already?
UMPI doesn't evaluate transcripts until you are accepted as a student and tell them you will enroll.
RE: Im Confused on where to go next??? - VintageGirl85 - 01-12-2025
(01-09-2025, 07:44 PM)ss20ts Wrote: I'm confused as to why you'd need additional college credits with a bachelor's and master's degrees. Do you need continuing education credits?
Its how they have it set up to "level up" on the pay schedule. We can use continuing ed clock hours, or college creds. Clock hours take FOREVER to accumulate. So college creds is quickest way.
(01-10-2025, 11:23 AM)ss20ts Wrote:(01-10-2025, 09:00 AM)bjcheung77 Wrote: Hmm, I wonder if UMPI has a similar option as what TESU has... You basically want to accumulate ACE/NCCRS credit from Coursera, Sophia.org, Study.com or any other less expensive option, even the cheapies or freebies, and have them on a transcript... You already have about 25 Sophia.org classes completed, isn't that enough already?
UMPI doesn't evaluate transcripts until you are accepted as a student and tell them you will enroll.
The issue is them being seen on an "approved" schools transcript.
(01-10-2025, 09:00 AM)bjcheung77 Wrote: Hmm, I wonder if UMPI has a similar option as what TESU has... You basically want to accumulate ACE/NCCRS credit from Coursera, Sophia.org, Study.com or any other less expensive option, even the cheapies or freebies, and have them on a transcript... You already have about 25 Sophia.org classes completed, isn't that enough already?
Do you know if there is an AA or BA course of study (criminal justice, business etc) that accepts the MOST sophia classes? or is the 499 for the transcript evaluation housing situation the better option?
___ wondering if anyone has a visual example of what those transcripts from TESU look like?