Acceptance for online master's for WES Canada

[rachel83az]

Unfortunately, you can't do WGU. You need to be residing in the USA. They might take you if you were in Canada (very limited acceptance of Canadians), but they generally don't allow international students at all.

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Check out https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Co...d_Programs for a list of schools with competency-based programs. I think Walden would let you in: https://catalog.waldenu.edu/content.php?...avoid=9532

Another thing to consider would be to apply to UMPI for a Liberal Studies Bachelor's degree. Since you already have a foreign Bachelor's degree, your GEC requirements would be waived. Pick up some fast/easy Sophia credits before enrollment so that you have your electives covered. Spend one term doing the easiest-for-you classes (10 of them) for the 30 credits needed to graduate. You would have at least a 3.0 GPA due to how the YourPace program works. Use that to continue on to the MAOL.

[bjcheung77]

Hmm, you don't really need a Masters, there are so many options to get extra brownie points for your education to be used for immigration purposes to Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK and here in the USA.  For singles, people use the "education" option most to become permanent residents.  For couples, work permits or for families who have cash flow, by investment...

A few options to bump your educational points are: 1) For the cost, ease, speed, and if you want an ACBSP/USA degree, you can go for Purdue Global Exceltrack or for cheaper, Walden MBA Tempo.  The Walden degree can be done in two terms (each is 3 months) for roughly $6000, the PUG will take 3 terms (each is 10 weeks) and be $7500.

2) Find a UK Level 7 and have it evaluated (by WES or another option in the country you're trying to immigrate to).  This will add a year to your evaluation at the graduate level, it should come in as a grad diploma, it would be perfect for those who have evaluations that are from 3 year Bachelors.  This is the cheapest option, just a bit over 1000 BP.

3) If you have an evaluation of a Bachelors 4 year and you're looking for a 2 year MBA evaluation, you can do the option #2 plus an UK Top Up.  This will equate to an MBA in the countries I mentioned above.  Review my previous link on Level 7 & Cardiff Metropolitan University top up for roughly 4200 BP.

Read this post I did a month or two ago: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...#pid356204
Here's how it will show up on WES Canada "tool".  https://i.imgur.com/JaEuh8p.jpeg

[Petrikor]

Hmm, you don't really need a Masters, there are so many options to get extra brownie points for your education to be used for immigration purposes to Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK and here in the USA.  For singles, people use the "education" option most to become permanent residents.  For couples, work permits or for families who have cash flow, by investment...

A few options to bump your educational points are: 1) For the cost, ease, speed, and if you want an ACBSP/USA degree, you can go for Purdue Global Exceltrack or for cheaper, Walden MBA Tempo.  The Walden degree can be done in two terms (each is 3 months) for roughly $6000, the PUG will take 3 terms (each is 10 weeks) and be $7500.

2) Find a UK Level 7 and have it evaluated (by WES or another option in the country you're trying to immigrate to).  This will add a year to your evaluation at the graduate level, it should come in as a grad diploma, it would be perfect for those who have evaluations that are from 3 year Bachelors.  This is the cheapest option, just a bit over 1000 BP.

3) If you have an evaluation of a Bachelors 4 year and you're looking for a 2 year MBA evaluation, you can do the option #2 plus an UK Top Up.  This will equate to an MBA in the countries I mentioned above.  Review my previous link on Level 7 & Cardiff Metropolitan University top up for roughly 4200 BP.

Read this post I did a month or two ago: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...#pid356204
Here's how it will show up on WES Canada "tool".  https://i.imgur.com/JaEuh8p.jpeg

Thanks a lot for this reply, it was a lot of help. 
Well i actually applied to a Canadian college and got accepted, but unfortunately my visa was refused as i applied to take my family with me as i have 2 kids and don't want to stay apart from them for a long time. 
It's been impossible to find someone to hire an international worker, and we used to have "cash flow" but my savings have been wiped out by the economic crisis and my business severely affected by the port explosion so the only option left now is another degree to guarantee invitation since i don't need much more points. 

The UK level 7 degree is a great idea, but i tried checking the schools i found online in the WES degree equivalency tool and none of them showed up. 
If i go ahead with this anyway, might my degree not get recognized? 


Option 1 is great as well but to be honest, i would be simpler for me to study for a simpler degree like the UK level 7 in supply chain (my job) than do a full MBA as i have been out of university for a long time and have work and family commitments. But how hard is the material and how realistically can they be finished in a short time?

[Cofffeee]

I suggest you look into other countries for immigration.  Canada is backlogged with millions of applications.  It could take years to get invitation ( if you are lucky), even if you have PhD.  
I would not put all eggs in 1 basket and look for smth else.
Plus rejection of your study visa will not make it easier

[Petrikor]

I suggest you look into other countries for immigration.  Canada is backlogged with millions of applications.  It could take years to get invitation ( if you are lucky), even if you have PhD.  
I would not put all eggs in 1 basket and look for smth else.
Plus rejection of your study visa will not make it easier

well i understand there's a backlog but it's not like i have many options. Europe and UK require an employer to sponsor you which is extremely difficult. salaries for Lebanese in gulf countries are peanuts after the crisis. australia is honestly too far away from anything, plus i have friends and family in Canada. It's kind of my only serious option.

[Alpha]

You will have to check the numbers to see if any of these fit your budget
https://www.usnews.com/education/online-...s-rankings

[SteveFoerster]

I suggest you look into other countries for immigration.  Canada is backlogged with millions of applications.  It could take years to get invitation ( if you are lucky), even if you have PhD.  
I would not put all eggs in 1 basket and look for smth else.
Plus rejection of your study visa will not make it easier

well i understand there's a backlog but it's not like i have many options. Europe and UK require an employer to sponsor you which is extremely difficult. salaries for Lebanese in gulf countries are peanuts after the crisis. australia is honestly too far away from anything, plus i have friends and family in Canada. It's kind of my only serious option.

It's too bad that distance is a deal breaker, because New Zealand has a reputation for being easier for immigrants than most other developed countries, as well as being a nice place to live.

[Petrikor]

I suggest you look into other countries for immigration.  Canada is backlogged with millions of applications.  It could take years to get invitation ( if you are lucky), even if you have PhD.  
I would not put all eggs in 1 basket and look for smth else.
Plus rejection of your study visa will not make it easier

well i understand there's a backlog but it's not like i have many options. Europe and UK require an employer to sponsor you which is extremely difficult. salaries for Lebanese in gulf countries are peanuts after the crisis. australia is honestly too far away from anything, plus i have friends and family in Canada. It's kind of my only serious option.

It's too bad that distance is a deal breaker, because New Zealand has a reputation for being easier for immigrants than most other developed countries, as well as being a nice place to live.

I've always heard good things about NZ, and this may sound silly but i've been a fan of that country ever since lord of the rings. But my wife's and my parents are still here, and we would like to still come back from time to time, and we already think that Canada is too far away. + 24 hrs of flying is too much unfortunately.

[bjcheung77]

Thanks a lot for this reply, it was a lot of help. 
Well i actually applied to a Canadian college and got accepted, but unfortunately my visa was refused as i applied to take my family with me as i have 2 kids and don't want to stay apart from them for a long time. 
It's been impossible to find someone to hire an international worker, and we used to have "cash flow" but my savings have been wiped out by the economic crisis and my business severely affected by the port explosion so the only option left now is another degree to guarantee invitation since i don't need much more points. 

The UK level 7 degree is a great idea, but i tried checking the schools i found online in the WES degree equivalency tool and none of them showed up. 
If i go ahead with this anyway, might my degree not get recognized? 

Option 1 is great as well but to be honest, i would be simpler for me to study for a simpler degree like the UK level 7 in supply chain (my job) than do a full MBA as i have been out of university for a long time and have work and family commitments. But how hard is the material and how realistically can they be finished in a short time?

To answer your questions... 1) In 2018, my buddy asked me about immigration to Australia, they have a 2 year diploma and wanted to get an extra year of education. I told them about the UK Level 7 diplomas and he had it evaluated for immigration purposes, it came out to a graduate diploma (not a degree). In the end, I told him he didn't really need it as he was moving after marriage, it's just a formality to have an extra year for employment later and he was able to get a government job with it.

2) In regards to use for Canada, I've been telling people to use the 1 year UK Level 7 Diploma for several years now, as I know it will transfer into a graduate level diploma and add a year of education to their applications. Since 2015, I haven't had any rejections or anyone telling me that they've failed to get that 1 year added towards their Bachelors yet.

3) These technically should be 1 year to complete, but alas, it's all self paced... you can complete them in 3, 6, 9 or the entire 12 months, depending on how "fast" you can complete these, they usually have a "cheaper" tuition package if you can complete it sooner. Most of these can be had for just above 1K BP (do not go for anything cheaper as there are many that are under 1K but their UK standard is not using the ATHE, BEC, LRN, OTHM qualifications that have Ofqual, some even have created their own qualifications - don't go for those)

[Petrikor]

Thanks a lot for this reply, it was a lot of help. 
Well i actually applied to a Canadian college and got accepted, but unfortunately my visa was refused as i applied to take my family with me as i have 2 kids and don't want to stay apart from them for a long time. 
It's been impossible to find someone to hire an international worker, and we used to have "cash flow" but my savings have been wiped out by the economic crisis and my business severely affected by the port explosion so the only option left now is another degree to guarantee invitation since i don't need much more points. 

The UK level 7 degree is a great idea, but i tried checking the schools i found online in the WES degree equivalency tool and none of them showed up. 
If i go ahead with this anyway, might my degree not get recognized? 

Option 1 is great as well but to be honest, i would be simpler for me to study for a simpler degree like the UK level 7 in supply chain (my job) than do a full MBA as i have been out of university for a long time and have work and family commitments. But how hard is the material and how realistically can they be finished in a short time?

To answer your questions... 1) In 2018, my buddy asked me about immigration to Australia, they have a 2 year diploma and wanted to get an extra year of education.  I told them about the UK Level 7 diplomas and he had it evaluated for immigration purposes, it came out to a graduate diploma (not a degree).  In the end, I told him he didn't really need it as he was moving after marriage, it's just a formality to have an extra year for employment later and he was able to get a government job with it.

2) In regards to use for Canada, I've been telling people to use the 1 year UK Level 7 Diploma for several years now, as I know it will transfer into a graduate level diploma and add a year of education to their applications.  Since 2015, I haven't had any rejections or anyone telling me that they've failed to get that 1 year added towards their Bachelors yet.

3) These technically should be 1 year to complete, but alas, it's all self paced... you can complete them in 3, 6, 9 or the entire 12 months, depending on how "fast" you can complete these, they usually have a "cheaper" tuition package if you can complete it sooner.  Most of these can be had for just above 1K BP (do not go for anything cheaper as there are many that are under 1K but their UK standard is not using the ATHE, BEC, LRN, OTHM qualifications that have Ofqual, some even have created their own qualifications - don't go for those)

Thanks again for your detailed answer, this was just what i needed. I'm looking for some schools and will study for level 7 diploma and i can still top it up to a masters if i need to for the future. Cheers!!