03-27-2018, 09:10 PM
7 Tiers of College/University Certificates (Credentials).
Tier 1 - Executive Program Certificates ($$$$ and only 1-4 weeks), Alumni Status
Tier 2 - Graduate Certificates ($$$ and very time consuming), Alumni Status
Tier 3 – Undergraduate Certificates (official University Certificate and Transcript), Alumni Status
Tier 4 - Undergraduate Certificates (official Community College Certificate and Transcript), Alumni Status
Tier 5 – College/University Continuing Professional Education Certificates, may or may not receive Alumni Status
Tier 6 - MOOC Certificates (FREE Certificate & Transcript) No Alumni Status
Tier 7 - MOOC Certificates (you must pay $ for a Certificate), no Alumni Status
I have numerous Tier 4, Tier 5, and Tier 6, and Tier 7 Certificates.
I plan on getting a Tier 1 Certificate.
I have yet to find a flexible Tier 3 Certificate.
I will skip Tier 2
Open 2 Study ones provide FREE 2-page Certificate & Transcript
**https://www.open2study.com/courses,
Tier 1 - Executive Program Certificates ($$$$ and only 1-4 weeks), Alumni Status
Tier 2 - Graduate Certificates ($$$ and very time consuming), Alumni Status
Tier 3 – Undergraduate Certificates (official University Certificate and Transcript), Alumni Status
Tier 4 - Undergraduate Certificates (official Community College Certificate and Transcript), Alumni Status
Tier 5 – College/University Continuing Professional Education Certificates, may or may not receive Alumni Status
Tier 6 - MOOC Certificates (FREE Certificate & Transcript) No Alumni Status
Tier 7 - MOOC Certificates (you must pay $ for a Certificate), no Alumni Status
I have numerous Tier 4, Tier 5, and Tier 6, and Tier 7 Certificates.
I plan on getting a Tier 1 Certificate.
I have yet to find a flexible Tier 3 Certificate.
I will skip Tier 2
Open 2 Study ones provide FREE 2-page Certificate & Transcript
**https://www.open2study.com/courses,
Non-Traditional Undergraduate College Credits (634 SH): *FTCC Noncourse Credits (156 SH) *DSST (78 SH) *CPL (64 SH) *JST Military/ACE (48 SH) *CBA (44 SH) *CLEP (42 SH) *FEMA IS (40 SH) *FEMA EM (38 SH) *ECE/UExcel (30 SH) *PLA Portfolio (28 SH) *EMI/ACE (19 SH) *TEEX/ACE (16 SH) *CWE (11 SH) *NFA/ACE (10 SH) *Kaplan/ACE (3 SH) *CPC (2 SH) *AICP/ACE (2 SH) *Sophia/ACE (2 SH) and *FRTI-UM/ACE (1 SH).
Non-Traditional Graduate College Credits (14 SH): AMU (6 SH); NFHS (5 SH); and JSU (3 SH).
Non-Traditional Graduate College Credits (14 SH): AMU (6 SH); NFHS (5 SH); and JSU (3 SH).
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