New transfer credit for Master degree - WGU

[dervish]

For myself, I don't really look at the programmatic/secondary accreditation too much, it's a good to have, not a requirement and I did settle for ACBSP.  MSI?  Is that Management & Strategy Institute?  I keep getting emails from them ever since I grabbed some of their certs... I stopped recommending them as well ever since they withdrew from IASSC and created their own...  Here's a post from last year, https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...#pid380927  And another post from a 18 months ago: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...#pid364225

I understand, but majority of people, irrespective of what they might claim here or elsewhere, do look and consider both rankings and accreditations. While some of those that do not fall in the same category as you - don't care or believe in any value of these accreditations - but some others are simply ignorant, and don't know the difference between AACSB, IACBE, AMBA, EQUIS, ACBSP.

Regarding MSI vs. IASSC - they pretty much have the same legitimacy. IASSC did not invent change management, or six sigma (two different concepts, mind you, and IASSC specializes on six sigma, and MSI on change management, and I got the change management specialist from MSI). IASSC was established in 2009 - not even that long ago. And they are now owned by PeopleCert, and charge very high fees -- which are unreasonable and a money grab. Here's a competing six sigma organization comparing itself to IASSC and ASQ, highlighting the money grab IASSC is: https://www.sixsigmacouncil.org/iassc-vs...editation/

So while MSI is not exactly ISO or otherwise old, respected standard-setting certification and accrediting body, but at the same time the gap between them vs. IASSC, ASQ, CSSC, and whoever else out there is not that big.  MSI is among recommended certs by both Indeed and CIO Magazine:
https://www.cio.com/article/221699/7-cha...areer.html
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/car...tification

All this to say - I'm not endorsing MSI or anyone, nor do I say they are better. Merely pointing out that when smth is not regulated and not standartized by the inventor, then choice has to be made based on multiple factors, including price. In my case I figured paying $6k for Prosci change management cert didn't make sense, so I paid $300 for an MSI. Am I open to getting the Prosci or some other Rolls-Royce change management cert in the future? Absolutely, but only if someone will help with the cost. For the same exact reason that most people on this forum decide to go to WGU and other lower-cost universities: we feel many other choices are money-grabs with only marginal rate of improvement over the lower-cost option.