Graduate-Level Courses

[NotJoeBiden]

Hi all,

I was wondering if there is a thread or list somewhere of places you can take inexpensive graduate level course to transfer for a graduate degree. 

While most grad degrees do not allow as many courses transferred, some do allow electives or specific courses (WGU MBA for example) to be transferred in.

Thanks,

[Duneranger]

Hi all,

I was wondering if there is a thread or list somewhere of places you can take inexpensive graduate level course to transfer for a graduate degree. 

While most grad degrees do not allow as many courses transferred, some do allow electives or specific courses (WGU MBA for example) to be transferred in.

Thanks,

They exist, but there aren't a ton for nondegree seeking, and most aren't asynchronous or CBE.

aaaaand you'll be look at 2-3k per class. They aren't cheap.

CSU online is one example https://www.online.colostate.edu/courses...ourses.dot

But honestly, this is more of a headache to transfer or hack.  Grad school is not undergrad, and not everything has an easy workaround. It is easier to just grind through the program.

Grad schools allowing transfer credits are more the exception and not the norm. When they do allow transfers, they are super-specific, and it's only 1-2 classes. No electives...

[ss20ts]

Before trying to find grad courses for cheap, you need to figure out where you want to attend grad school and find out what their policies are on transfer credit. Many grad programs don't accept transfer credit. Some do allow transfer credit, but the courses must be exactly the same. Transferring credit in grad school is different than undergrad. There's also a time limit on most grad programs on the age of a course. There aren't ACE grad courses if that's what you're looking for.

[bjcheung77]

There are only a handful of ACE/NCCRS that are graduate credit, you're most likely better off completing the classes at WGU if you're going with WGU, for example, as you mentioned the MBA. You can take the MSML first and transfer 5 classes to the MBA, here's a previous thread I updated a couple days ago: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...degree-WGU

[nyvrem]

1 method that I thought off before if you want to eventually transfer all your graduate credits into a Masters program is to take cheap graduate certificates (maybe even CBE types) then try to apply into University of Portsmouth's "learning at work" Masters program.

https://www.port.ac.uk/study/courses?lev...ng_at_Work

The program's quite unique in a sense it let's you transfer up to 120 credits into the Masters program.

[color=var(--c-text-heading)]1. Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)[/color]
You can get credit for the qualifications and experience you already have such as a PgCert or PgDip in a computing subject. This can also include in-service training courses and qualifications as well as learning from on-the-job experience.
This is called Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). You can use RPL for up to 120 (two thirds) of the 180 credits you need to get your degree.
Contact us to find out if you can receive RPL credit for your current qualifications or work experience.

if you manage to transfer all 120 credits into the program, you'll only need to pay 60 credits for their Masters, which will cost

[color=var(--c-text-heading)][color=var(--c-link-color)]60 credits (to be paid over 1 year)[/color][/color]

• 60 credits: £3,800
  

that's about 4800 USD.

[bjcheung77]

Basically, that method is to get something like a OfQual accredited/recognized UK Level 7 diploma and ladder that with a 'top-up' Masters. It's the same price as I mentioned in a few posts or threads... It's a good option to get the Level 7 and Masters for about $5K or less...

[NotJoeBiden]

1 method that I thought off before if you want to eventually transfer all your graduate credits into a Masters program is to take cheap graduate certificates (maybe even CBE types) then try to apply into University of Portsmouth's "learning at work" Masters program.

https://www.port.ac.uk/study/courses?lev...ng_at_Work

The program's quite unique in a sense it let's you transfer up to 120 credits into the Masters program.

[color=var(--c-text-heading)]1. Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)[/color]
You can get credit for the qualifications and experience you already have such as a PgCert or PgDip in a computing subject. This can also include in-service training courses and qualifications as well as learning from on-the-job experience.
This is called Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). You can use RPL for up to 120 (two thirds) of the 180 credits you need to get your degree.
Contact us to find out if you can receive RPL credit for your current qualifications or work experience.

if you manage to transfer all 120 credits into the program, you'll only need to pay 60 credits for their Masters, which will cost

[color=var(--c-text-heading)][color=var(--c-link-color)]60 credits (to be paid over 1 year)[/color][/color]

• 60 credits: £3,800
  

that's about 4800 USD.

Thanks! Do credit hours differ the UK vs US? 180 credit hours for an masters seems very high.


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Joe

[Duneranger]

1 method that I thought off before if you want to eventually transfer all your graduate credits into a Masters program is to take cheap graduate certificates (maybe even CBE types) then try to apply into University of Portsmouth's "learning at work" Masters program.

https://www.port.ac.uk/study/courses?lev...ng_at_Work

The program's quite unique in a sense it let's you transfer up to 120 credits into the Masters program.

[color=var(--c-text-heading)]1. Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)[/color]
You can get credit for the qualifications and experience you already have such as a PgCert or PgDip in a computing subject. This can also include in-service training courses and qualifications as well as learning from on-the-job experience.
This is called Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). You can use RPL for up to 120 (two thirds) of the 180 credits you need to get your degree.
Contact us to find out if you can receive RPL credit for your current qualifications or work experience.

if you manage to transfer all 120 credits into the program, you'll only need to pay 60 credits for their Masters, which will cost

[color=var(--c-text-heading)][color=var(--c-link-color)]60 credits (to be paid over 1 year)[/color][/color]

• 60 credits: £3,800
  

that's about 4800 USD.

Thanks! Do credit hours differ the UK vs US? 180 credit hours for an masters seems very high.


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Joe

I have a UK masters, 180 is standard with a dissertation. Their grading scales are also different. It’s reallllly hard to get an A.

Classes are usually 20 credits and a dissertation is 60.