Fastest way to earn a degree by earning/transfer credit

[Saulbaba]

Hey there, i just stumbled upon this forum i would highly appreciate your advise. Im looking to earn a BSBA degree online in a fastest and cheapest way possible. How can i earn/transfer max amount of credits through study, sophia, straighterline. How can i know what courses to take from these sites to transfer to a specific university. So i only have to complete 30 credits or more from these online colleges. Your help would be tremendously appreciated.

[bjcheung77]

@Saulbaba, Welcome to the board, I nearly banned your account as there was a report directly beneath your private message.  I thought you were a spam bot as you created a duplicate post in another thread which I have since deleted, and you also private messaged me along with the administrator of the board with a copy/paste of the same thing you have above...  

Here's the thing, we're all volunteers helping many members, sometimes you're in a rush to get the most out of this board, but please be patient, we're all here to help you in due time.  You're giving us unnecessary work to clean up duplicate/multiple posts when you can follow the template and last post addendum in the Degree Planning Advice thread here: New to DegreeForum? How this Area works!

Basically, provide us all your details (not personal info) and we can help you when we have more info.  You're rushing things and you'll overlook many different was to get things done cheap, easy, fast and with proper guidance.  My advice right now, is take your time to review other posters questions in the same Degree Planning Advice threads.  Again, be patient, update this thread with your details and if you have any further questions, update this tread again with your questions.

[ss20ts]

No one can help you without knowing which school and what credits you have already completed.

[Saulbaba]

@Saulbaba, Welcome to the board, I nearly banned your account as there was a report directly beneath your private message.  I thought you were a spam bot as you created a duplicate post in another thread which I have since deleted, and you also private messaged me along with the administrator of the board with a copy/paste of the same thing you have above...  

Here's the thing, we're all volunteers helping many members, sometimes you're in a rush to get the most out of this board, but please be patient, we're all here to help you in due time.  You're giving us unnecessary work to clean up duplicate/multiple posts when you can follow the template and last post addendum in the Degree Planning Advice thread here: New to DegreeForum? How this Area works!

Basically, provide us all your details (not personal info) and we can help you when we have more info.  You're rushing things and you'll overlook many different was to get things done cheap, easy, fast and with proper guidance.  My advice right now, is take your time to review other posters questions in the same Degree Planning Advice threads.  Again, be patient, update this thread with your details and if you have any further questions, update this tread again with your questions.

Location: Georgia, USA
Age: 31
Degree: Any but would prefer business. Which can lead to masters

No previous credits, starting from scratch. Did O levels and 2 A level subjects for matriculation UK based.

Budget: I have a max of $10K saved up.  I'd like to go the cheapest route possible, but will consider spending more for easy and fast.

Commitments: Honestly, just kids/spouse and my pets. I currently unemployed looking to get a job and can work on my studies full time right now or in the evenings/weekends if get a job.

Dedicated time to study: I can study as much as is needed during the night or weekends as long as my schedule is free. I estimate at least 3 hours every week night and on the weekends, maybe 6 hours, total would be roughly 15+12=27 hours or slightly more.

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) even less then a year.

So i gave my Cambridge 8 O level exams and 2 A level subjects and TOEFL 96 score all more then ten years ago. Most US universities accept just O level for matriculation purpose but higher end ones only if you have 3 A level subjects with Required O level. Need clarification 

Need clarity on max sophia and study.com etc credits vs RA credits needed that can be transferred . How many to complete specifically at Thomas and cost. Currently inclined at Thomas but open for suggestions. 

Need clarification of kind of exams when has to give is it MCQs or more like essays as pretty weak in my writing skills. Also the final capstones. What are study.com proctored exams like. can one complete degree from thomas complete online

Thank you would really appreciate any input. Have gone through wiki but these are my confusions. INCLINED TOWARDS BSBA with entrepreneurship, marketing or management specialization.

[ss20ts]

Have you had your international credits evaluated?

[Saulbaba]

Have you had your international credits evaluated?

Where can i get them evaluated from please let me know.

[ss20ts]

Have you had your international credits evaluated?

Where can i get them evaluated from please let me know.

It will depend on where you want to earn your degree from. Every school has their own requirement for the evaluations. Some people just pick one of the evaluators just to give themselves an idea ahead of time what has the potential to transfer.

[Saulbaba]

Have you had your international credits evaluated?

Where can i get them evaluated from please let me know.

It will depend on where you want to earn your degree from. Every school has their own requirement for the evaluations. Some people just pick one of the evaluators just to give themselves an idea ahead of time what has the potential to transfer.

Yes i have checked and it seems like WES will be a good option as most schools accept there evaluations. Im mostly inclined towards UMPI or Thomas. Can you guide me about my original question. My goal is to go for master from top 10 MBA schools. and on the wiki it say yes to complete a degree without proctored exams from UMPI and maybe for Thomas. Could please clarify and advise on my orignal query

[ss20ts]

WES is who UMPI requests the evaluations be conducted by. I cannot say any degree will grant you acceptance into a top 10 MBA school. There's far more to their admissions than a bachelor's degree. Most of their students won't be using ACE courses for their degrees. You better bring your checkbook because those programs also all cost over $70K. What do you want to do with an MBA? Just because one of the top 10 schools' name is on the diploma does not guarantee a job nor does it mean a high salary.

UMPI is mostly papers. You need decent writing skills for those papers. It doesn't appear that English is your first language. If it's not, you will have to take the TOEFL exam for UMPI. Probably most other schools as well.

[Saulbaba]

WES is who UMPI requests the evaluations be conducted by. I cannot say any degree will grant you acceptance into a top 10 MBA school. There's far more to their admissions than a bachelor's degree. Most of their students won't be using ACE courses for their degrees. You better bring your checkbook because those programs also all cost over $70K. What do you want to do with an MBA? Just because one of the top 10 schools' name is on the diploma does not guarantee a job nor does it mean a high salary.

UMPI is mostly papers. You need decent writing skills for those papers. It doesn't appear that English is your first language. If it's not, you will have to take the TOEFL exam for UMPI. Probably most other schools as well.

Honestly the reason for MBA is too learn in person and cultivate a network it could be an online one doesn't matter to me. I did give TOEFL and scored well 96 on the internet based test almost ten years ago. So what would you suggest for bachelors UMPI or Thomas or any other the reason for bachelors is that i moved to US almost five years ago and haven't been able to get a decent job till now. For writing My wife who is US native and can help me with my essays.