Sophia.org & Study.com Question

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Hello Everyone. I have a question about using services like Sofia.com and Study.com. I was told that if I use this service for credits and apply them to WGU’s bachelor degree chances are that I will not be able to get into a masters program other than a few university’s. The reason being that most university’s don’t accept ACE credits. Is this true?

ACE credit used towards your bachelor's degree have nothing to do with a master's program - you already have the bachelor's at that point, and that's what the master's program will look at.

Now, the fact that you may not have enough graded credit for a particular program may be an issue.  But that's a separate one.

My advice is always "begin with the end in mind." Meaning, figure out what master's programs you're looking at want, and then make sure that you give them that.  If they want 60 graded credits (or 30 or 120), then that's what you need to get. If they want a bachelor's degree in something specific, get that.  If they want you to jump up and down 43 times while juggling 3 balls, do that.  Point is, you need to figure out what they're looking for, and then do your best to give them that.

You may instead opt for a school that doesn't require any of that, and will take a degree from anywhere - there are plenty of those schools around too.