Greetings,

I recently discovered dreadfully named https://www.ilearnengineering.com/, which purports to be a "UK Accredited Online Engineering College." It supports its claim by citing accreditation/regulation/whatever by IEAC and EduQual. (Note the terminal "L" in EduQual. There is an entirely different organization without the "L." Do not confuse them. You're welcome. ;-) This discovery inspired a few questions:

a. To what extent should I care about https://www.ilearnengineering.com/'s association with IEAC, and to what extent would anyone I might care about (e.g., other traditional universities, American foreign degree evaluators, etc.) care about it?

b. Same as "a.", but replace IEAC with EduQual.

c. To what extent would an "International Graduate Diploma" at "level 6" (presumably FHEQ level 6?) from an private, apparently-quasi UK college be considered equivalent to a bachelor's degree from an American college? (N.B. To the best of my dim recollection, the terms college and university are differently and perhaps more rigorously defined outside America than inside America, which might make comparisons more tricky then they seem. Or not.)

d. Skipping over its atrocious naming, would anyone care to share any useful thoughts about https://www.ilearnengineering.com/?


Thanks in advance for any information.


Cordially,
Richard Kanarek

P.S. Thanks also to our host. I've found this forum very useful!
P.P.S. I've been involved in distance adult education since the late 1980s -- anyone remember CalCampus on GEnie? -- and I just noticed that this forum classified me as a "newbie." If only, if only ... .

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I've earned a few Google and IBM certificates on Coursera, as well as lesser-known certificates on other sites. It would be helpful to know which Grad schools accept which certificates and how much credit they award. For example, Google tells me their Digital Marketing & E-commerce Certificate is accepted for 9 graduate credits at University of Maryland Global Campus, National University, Purdue Global and Excelsior University.

A master list of common certificates and their acceptance at popular schools would be useful. Does anyone have any certificates to add?

New collab just dropped, UMF x UMPI!

The University of Maine at Farmington BA in Interdisciplinary Studies – Public Policy is launching on the YourPace competency-based education platform operated by University of Maine at Presque Isle.

Students will apply through the YourPace undergraduate application form which now has a drop-down menu Select an Institution, where they'll choose UMF. Students using federal financial aid will use UMF's school code.

The degree will be from UMF.

Tuition is listed as $1800 per 8-week term.

Interdisciplinary Studies - Public Policy B.A. (Residential and CBE) (UMF 2025-2026 Catalog page)

Public Policy (UMF landing page; currently describes the non-CBE online modality which launched in 2024)

UMF Public Policy (landing page on the UMPI YourPace information site)

Are there any suggested Udemy courses for preparation to taking Discrete Math 1 and 2 (D420 and D421) at WGU?  I was in D420 briefly last year, and some "Suggested Resources" I downloaded from WGU made a reference to one or more Udemy courses.

On our sister page, user Chrisjm18 posted a new DBA program that seems interesting. I thought I should post and share here.

The Doctor of Business Administration has three concentrations: Business Strategy, Healthcare Administration, and Marketing.

The school may accept transfer credits. 

Program Details
Go beyond academic theories with practical, applied learning—all online with no dissertation required. (Project required).

The DBA program at Indiana Tech requires the completion of 54 credit hours, which includes nine core courses, five concentration courses, three project courses, and one residency experience during a summer session. Aside from the residency, most courses are eight weeks long and entirely online.

Tuition
$750/credit hour
$2,250/course
$40,500 total cost

Generous Scholarships
We are committed to supporting students through the financial process, and that is why we offer a variety of scholarships and payment options. First responders, military service members and veterans, and education professionals are among the eligible groups.
https://www.indianatech.edu/doctoral/dba/scholarships/

Maximize Your Master’s
We recognize the value of prior learning and offer the opportunity for students to transfer up to nine credit hours from their master’s degree or 15 from prior doctoral work. All credits must have been earned within the past 10 years.

More info: https://www.indianatech.edu/doctoral/dba/
https://catalog.indianatech.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=20&poid=5704
https://catalog.indianatech.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=20&poid=5703
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Hey everyone,
I'm currently working on my BS in Biomedical Electronics through Thomas Edison State University (TESU), and I'm running into a bit of a challenge with some of the required courses.
TESU's program is "transfer-oriented," meaning they don't actually offer the core Biomedical Electronics courses themselves. We're expected to find these courses at other colleges or universities and then transfer them in for approval.
Specifically, I need to find four (4) Biomedical Electronics Electives. These are specialized courses, and I'm finding it tough to pinpoint where I can take them online or via distance learning that would then transfer back to TESU.
Has anyone here completed a similar program or found good sources for these types of specialized Biomedical Electronics courses? Any recommendations for specific institutions, online course providers, or even course titles that might fit the bill would be incredibly helpful!
I appreciate any guidance you can offer. Thanks in advance!

Your Location:  California, but I'm not a California resident for tuition purposes until the spring 2026 semester
Your Age:  60
What kind of degree do you want?  BS in computer science with an emphasis in software engineering
Current Regional Accredited Credits:  24 semester units
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:  3 CLEP units, 5 database administrator courses at Oracle University, and 2 computer programming courses at New Horizons.
Any certifications or military experience?  USMC veteran with a JST listing 132 ACE-recommended units, including CLEP units 
Budget:  ~$1,200 for this school year, then later ~$1,200 each year for the next 2 school years
Commitments:  Work part-time; weekly medical appointments
Dedicated time to study:  about 40 hrs/week
Timeline:  next 3 years
Tuition assistance/reimbursement:  California's "Over 60 Program" available at a few California State University campuses will waive tuition for fall and spring semesters, waive the $70 application fee, and reduce other student registration fees.  (See https://www.csuci.edu/sbs/tuition-and-pa...rogram.htm)  The program doesn't pay for books, parking fees, lab fees, etc.

The bottom line is that I have nearly 2 decades of experience, skills, and education in software engineering, relational databases, and system administration, but I don't have the credentials to back it up when HR/ATS is checking my resume for job opportunities.  I'd like to fix that with a BS in computer science.

I'm currently planning to transfer to California State University, Channel Islands, (CSUCI) as an upper-division transfer student.  I've already signed up for ModernStates.org to help me study for CLEP exams.  My plan is to take at least one CLEP exam this fall and then attend a California community college in the spring and summer of 2026, when I become a California resident for tuition purposes again, then transfer to California State University, Channel Islands, in the fall of 2026 to complete my BS degree in computer science by the spring of 2028.

I'll need at least 60 units to transfer as an upper-division student, but I'll only have 56 units.  I'd like to take the German Language CLEP test for 6 more units, because I took 2 years of German in high school.  However, that was decades ago, so it may take me a while to review it.  In case I don't have time to pass this test before my scheduled transfer, I plan to take the TEEX Cyber 201 - Cybersecurity for IT Professionals courses for 4 elective units over the next few weeks and, after I pass the courses, use Credly.com to send a free transcript of my TEEX credits to CSUCI next year.

Does anyone see any flaws or pitfalls in my plan that I should be aware of?  I've looked at the degree plans for several online BS/BA CS degrees generously provided in this forum, and while it looks like I'd complete my degree much faster than 3 years (which would be better for me), the fact is that I don't have the money.  It will take much more than 3 years to save up enough money to pay for those courses, while California's "Over 60 Program" provides free tuition at the state university.  I really, really don't want to take out student loans to finance my education, but the high cost of living limits the amount I can save each year.

Ultimately, I'd also like to get an MS degree in computer science, too, so that I can teach computer science at the community college level to both give back to the community and to supplement my income as I find it harder and harder to find steady, full-time employment.

If anyone has any other advice that would benefit me, I'd like to hear it.  Perhaps an approach where I take just enough courses at the community college to be eligible to transfer to CSUCI, then take enough nearly free courses at CSUCI to then transfer to an online university where I only need 1 semester in residence that I can quickly (and VERY CHEAPLY!) finish my BS degree in computer science.

Thank you for your time and your good advice.

Below is a list of my current and expected credits before transfer to CSUCI:

24 RA Credits:
-----------------

3 California community college credits:

English Composition, 3, A

21 Chapman University credits:

(Lower division)
Computer Architecture I, 3, A
Computer Systems/Assembly Lang Programming, 3, A-

(Upper division)
Operating Systems, 3, C
Data Comm/Computer Networks, 3, B+
Computer Graphics, 3, A
Database Mgmt, 3, A
Human Computer Interaction, 3, A

11 Other credits:
--------------------

USMC Boot Camp, 3 GE units + 5 Elective units
CLEP Humanities, 3 (CSUCI only accepts 3 units, not the ACE-recommended 6 units)


My planned credits before transfer to CSUCI:
------------------------------------------------------

CLEP Calculus I, 4 (using ModernStates.org)

17 California community college credits @ $782 tuition + books & fees:

Calculus with Analytic Geometry II, 5
Introduction to Symbolic Logic, 3
Public Speaking, 3
American Gov't & Politics, 3
Intro to Ethnic Studies, 3

-------------------------------------
21 units Chapman University
20 units community colleges
8 units boot camp
7 units CLEP
-------------------------------------
Total:  56 units 


Proposed units:

TEEX Cyber 201 - Cybersecurity for IT Professionals, 4 elective units
   OR ...
CLEP German, 4 GE units + 2 (or 5, if my score is high enough) elective units

Hi,

One of the courses on my list for my Mgmt minor is BUS 321 Human Resources Mgmt. Is there a different course I could take instead? I just want to make sure I know what all my options are. For completeness, I'm taking or haven taken these as well for the minor:

Bus 141 Intro to Project Management - taken
Bus 260 Leadership - almost done with it
Bus 321 Human Resource Management
Bus 415 Operations Management
PCJ 215 Business Communications - taken
Bus 350 Business Law I - taken

Thx!

starting here 

https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/De..._of_Topics

clicked on "Example TESU Degree Plans"

which took me to 

https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/TESU_Degree_Plans

out of all the degree plans on that page the only two links that actually work are 

• JSD's BA in Psychology (after July 1st, 2015)
  
• JSD's BA in Sociology (after July 1st, 2015)