09-01-2021, 12:57 PM
It was a pleasure speaking with you today. Below are the resources I share with students to prepare for the Bachelor of Science in Professional Studies (BSPr). Please let me know if you have any questions.
Regards,
Don.
The Bachelor of Science in Professional Studies (BSPr) at the Open College at Purdue Global allows students to combine college credits they have previously earned with additional credits they can earn through assessments of prior learning as well as open courses offered by Purdue Global and other open course providers. Unlike a traditional discipline-specific degree program with a set list of required courses, the BSPr degree allows students the flexibility to choose their major requirements and major elective courses by creating an individualized learning plan.
Tuition for the BSPr is a $195.00 a month subscription fee. In addition to this cost, students pay $100 per course assessment and $2200.00 for the Capstone course (final course in the program). Students are required to complete 180 quarter credit hours and 4 Professional Competency Tutorials (PCTs) in Teamwork, Leadership, Personal Presentation, and Multiculturalism and Diversity. While the PCTs are required, they are free.
Students are able to transfer in or apply experiential credit (credit for learning that occurred in the workplace or life experience) for up to 135 quarter credit hours toward their BSPr degree. The remaining credits, including the Capstone course, must be completed in the form of taking Purdue Global classes (additional tuition expense) or course assessments ($100 per assessment) offered through the Open College. As an enrolled student in the BSPr, you will be provided open educational resources and limited access to Purdue Global faculty to prepare for course assessments.
If your previous college experience has been completed outside the US you will need to have the transcripts translated prior to being submitted to us for review. You may use services such as NACES http://www.naces.org/ for assistance with this.
This program is not Financial Aid eligible and students need a credit card to set up monthly payments in advance of enrollment.
Bachelor of Science in Professional Studies- Individualized Learning Plan (ILP)
The attached ILP will show all of the degree plan requirements needed to graduate from this program.
Third-party Courses-for-Credit Partners
As I mentioned we have partnered with several courses-for-credit providers as an alternative way for students to earn non-residency credit at Purdue Global. Below are the links to these providers and their course equivalencies at Purdue Global:
Sophia
Straigherline
Study.com
Saylor.org
Purdue Global University Catalog
This website will provide you course descriptions of all of our undergraduate courses. You will use this when choosing which courses you'd like to include in your Individualized Learning Plan. Please visit: https://catalog.purdueglobal.edu/undergr...criptions/
When you get to creating your Individualized Learning Plan, you will need to make two lists: 1) A list of PG courses that you may attempt to earn credit through your LRC100 portfolio and 2) a list you will attempt to earn credit through the PANeLs (Project-based Assessments of New Learning). Please refer to the attached list of PANeLs that are currently available.
List of available PANeLs
The attached list of currently available PANeLs is the list of PG courses that have been curated for our professional studies programs. That means we have researched and found Open Education Resources that will prepare students to be competent in the outcomes of the PG course. In addition, we have created a Project-based Assessment of New Learning (PANeL) for that PG course.
To locate the course descriptions in the Purdue Global catalog, remove the "O" and "PX" from the course ID in each PANeL. Therefore CEO240PX is called CE240 at Purdue Global.
If there are courses in the catalog that students want curated into PANeLs, the lead time is 9 months and will not begin until after students are enrolled.
Credit-for-Work Experience Programs Website
This website gives you more information on how our credit-for-work experience programs work as well as sample portfolios. Please visit: https://portfolio.purdueglobal.edu
Regards,
Don.
The Bachelor of Science in Professional Studies (BSPr) at the Open College at Purdue Global allows students to combine college credits they have previously earned with additional credits they can earn through assessments of prior learning as well as open courses offered by Purdue Global and other open course providers. Unlike a traditional discipline-specific degree program with a set list of required courses, the BSPr degree allows students the flexibility to choose their major requirements and major elective courses by creating an individualized learning plan.
Tuition for the BSPr is a $195.00 a month subscription fee. In addition to this cost, students pay $100 per course assessment and $2200.00 for the Capstone course (final course in the program). Students are required to complete 180 quarter credit hours and 4 Professional Competency Tutorials (PCTs) in Teamwork, Leadership, Personal Presentation, and Multiculturalism and Diversity. While the PCTs are required, they are free.
Students are able to transfer in or apply experiential credit (credit for learning that occurred in the workplace or life experience) for up to 135 quarter credit hours toward their BSPr degree. The remaining credits, including the Capstone course, must be completed in the form of taking Purdue Global classes (additional tuition expense) or course assessments ($100 per assessment) offered through the Open College. As an enrolled student in the BSPr, you will be provided open educational resources and limited access to Purdue Global faculty to prepare for course assessments.
If your previous college experience has been completed outside the US you will need to have the transcripts translated prior to being submitted to us for review. You may use services such as NACES http://www.naces.org/ for assistance with this.
This program is not Financial Aid eligible and students need a credit card to set up monthly payments in advance of enrollment.
Bachelor of Science in Professional Studies- Individualized Learning Plan (ILP)
The attached ILP will show all of the degree plan requirements needed to graduate from this program.
Third-party Courses-for-Credit Partners
As I mentioned we have partnered with several courses-for-credit providers as an alternative way for students to earn non-residency credit at Purdue Global. Below are the links to these providers and their course equivalencies at Purdue Global:
Sophia
Straigherline
Study.com
Saylor.org
Purdue Global University Catalog
This website will provide you course descriptions of all of our undergraduate courses. You will use this when choosing which courses you'd like to include in your Individualized Learning Plan. Please visit: https://catalog.purdueglobal.edu/undergr...criptions/
When you get to creating your Individualized Learning Plan, you will need to make two lists: 1) A list of PG courses that you may attempt to earn credit through your LRC100 portfolio and 2) a list you will attempt to earn credit through the PANeLs (Project-based Assessments of New Learning). Please refer to the attached list of PANeLs that are currently available.
List of available PANeLs
The attached list of currently available PANeLs is the list of PG courses that have been curated for our professional studies programs. That means we have researched and found Open Education Resources that will prepare students to be competent in the outcomes of the PG course. In addition, we have created a Project-based Assessment of New Learning (PANeL) for that PG course.
To locate the course descriptions in the Purdue Global catalog, remove the "O" and "PX" from the course ID in each PANeL. Therefore CEO240PX is called CE240 at Purdue Global.
If there are courses in the catalog that students want curated into PANeLs, the lead time is 9 months and will not begin until after students are enrolled.
Credit-for-Work Experience Programs Website
This website gives you more information on how our credit-for-work experience programs work as well as sample portfolios. Please visit: https://portfolio.purdueglobal.edu
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