It's definitely a "me" thing, but I think I faced some issues after starting, then deferring, a program.
- One, I mixed up being "into" politics and wanting to study actual political science. 
- Two, I didn't give myself sufficient time to rest between ending my last program and beginning a new one.
- Three, I don't feel like I was a good culture fit at all for the program. I've taken other online programs before, but I just didn't mesh with the cohort.
- Four, why did I think that spending $26k would be a good idea? I withdrew just before the deadline.

I just finished my Master's in Data Science (Boston University) and hyped up political science so much that I crashed (and burned) in the first week of my new program (Tier 2). I developed a stiff neck and a major headache last weekend and just knew that the stress wasn't for me. With things being what they are in the U.S., I'm also not sure that the program I entered would continue to be supported by financial aid, which would be a problem.

I also realized that, with the level of debt that I have now, even though I want to continue school, adding a $26k load (which I know isn't exactly the worst) would be unrealistic, even if the total debt would still be lower than my expected starting salary.

Currently, I've withdrawn from the current semester, but depending on circumstances, I could either join a different program (for $10k) in AI (which I just realized was something I'm interested in learning more about) or just rely on Coursera courses for now. 

In either case, to meet the student loan deadline, I'll self-pay if I get into the AI master's program (I was admitted to the Eastern University program, but I still need to take the assessment).

I still can't help but think that I should really continue the political science master's since it's something that I've always been passionate in learning about but, at the same time, I know that culture fit and flexibility are what I need right now since I want to start a business or search for a job.

Anyway, end of my rant. I'm just really confused about my next steps, but I am going to (re)start going to therapy really soon to (hopefully) understand what I need to do.

Hi, I’d like to finally finish my degree so it’s not a barrier when applying for roles. For background, I’ve been a product management and design leader within software companies for a number of years, so I’m looking for something that complements my career path.

I’d love to understand the options I have to get an accredited bachelor’s and how to build a solid plan. I haven’t applied anywhere yet. 

Your Location: Texas, USA

Your Age: 50

What kind of degree do you want?: Bachelor’s with ability to ladder to an MBA/EMBA (not sure on timing for the MBA). Degree areas that I’m interested in (in rough order): business/leadership, Data Science, Data Analytics, or UX Design. I could go for software engineering, but don’t want to deal with compiled languages (Java/C#/etc.)

Current Regional Accredited Credits: 27 from UT Austin (from the 90s):

• 3 - English - Rhetoric and Composition
  
• 3 - Math - Elem Functs and Coord Geometry
  
• 5 - First-Year Spanish I
  
• 3 - Geology - Age Of Dinosaurs
  
• 4 - Intro Study Of Drama and Theatre
  
• 3 - Improvisation and Action
  
• 3 - Introduction to Visual Theatre
  
• 3 - Intro to Technical Production
  

1.  What would be good degree/school options?
   
2. What would the plan look like? I'd love both a suggested plan and the way I should build my own plan, in case I need to tweak or go a different route. 
   
3. What am I not thinking about and what questions am I not asking that I should?
   

Hello.

I'm trying to put together a degree plan for a family member who has previously gone down this path but couldn't finish at the time. The goal is to get a degree (almost any degree) in hand as quickly as possible. I think the easiest to get to will be a BSBA or BALS from TESU. I'm trying to put together an updated plan, but plenty has changed since the last time I did this. Although I am well versed in degree planning (having secured 3 degrees from 3 different schools through the valuable information and generosity of those willing to share what they know here), I am hitting a bit of a wall. 

Frustratingly, I cannot get the My Progress Tool in the TESU site to load anything in terms of degree evaluation. I'm not sure if this is a today issue, an issue with my family member's status (I can pull the previously evaluated credits), or something else. Without this, I'm hoping that someone can help me put together the easiest/fastest plan using Sophia, SDC, and hopefully ASU UL for RA credits (unless there's another compelling option for RA). 

I do believe there are a few SDC credits that were completed, but since it seems that you can't see completed classes in real time and you have to wait for a transcript to be delivered in 1-3 days, I can't guess and won't factor those in.

Thanks very much in advance for any input or suggestions!

Your Location: US
Your Age: Not young
What kind of degree do you want?: TESU BSBA or BALS
Current Regional Accredited Credits: 

TESU SOS-110 (3) Critical Information Literacy

Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:

TESU previously evaluated (33cr) - Sophia + CSM Learn

PSY-101
BUS-210
SOC-101
COM-231
ENS-200
COM-299
BIO-101
HIS-113
ENC-101
COM-209
ENC-102

Sophia completed / Not TESU evaluated - completion 2022
Art History I
Art History II
Intro to chemistry
Intro to Ethics
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
Personal Finance
Project Management
US History II

Any certifications or military experience?: No
Budget: Preferably as low as possible, but not the biggest factor
Timeline: As quickly as possible

Hi Everyone!
As some of you know, I am a long time member of this forum. Four people in my life (myself included) have been able to get degrees thanks to this amazing forum!

I am writing because I am considering a career pivot into Accounting and going the CPA route. I examined all of my credits and I need 6-7 Accounting core classes to be able to take the CPA.

There are two routes I could go, just take these classes at a California Community College or take some classes at a California Community College and the rest at UMPI to get the Accounting BA to boost my resume.

I am more interested in the ladder.

Degrees I have:
ETA&M (formerly TAMUC) Org Leadership
WGU MSML
UCA PHD Change Leadership 70% complete -- I am pausing this for now, but the program gives you ten years to finish so I am not stressed.

I will be taking the community college classes online. To complete the Gen Ed for UMPI I just need to do a Sophoa Lab which I am working on. But I wanted to know based on this path, what are the easiest classes/path for me for UMPI?

My goal is to do UMPI in 1 semester so I want to take as many classes at my Community College that are difficult as possible.

Also to note, I cannot take the accounting classes at Study.com because the CA CPA does not accept them...

Thanks everyone!

I have worked on classes for something like 10 years, but never really pursued the things I knew I COULD succeed at or was interested in, so now's the time!
Previous attempts resulted in many credits but no final success. I have near zero desire to attempt Calc IV, Diff Eq, etc again.

Currently, I have no degree- actively working to fulfill my LAST class with ACE credit for an Associate's from my local CC. My career field only has 2 or 3 programs in the US for a Bachelor's, so I'd rather get something more relevant/broad. I am working through some Sophia classes, but mostly still trying to plan out what I need and mildly overwhelmed by the amount of information as well as the recent changes to some credit acceptance (TESU).

Leaning TESU or UMPI, but still not fully understanding the difference between them and what benefits I may be missing.

If you see where I can get a faster degree, great, but I'm not SUPER excited about more health courses, hence the org leadership.

• Fire Science 181: Firefighter I - 5.33
  
• Fire Science 181: Firefighter II - 5.33 
  
• FST-1111: Fire Behavior and Combustion - 3
  
• ALH-1110: Principles of Electrocardiogram - 3
  
• EMS-2100: Applied A&P Patho for EMS - 3
  
• EMS-2105: Paramedic 1 Lecture - 2
  
• EMS-2110: Paramedic 1 Lab - 2
  
• EMS-2125: Paramedic 2 Lecture - 5
  
• EMS-2130: Paramedic 2 Lab - 2
  
• EMS-2135: Paramedic 2 Clinical - 2
  
• EMS-2150: Paramedic 3 Lecture - 5
  
• EMS-2155: Paramedic 3 Lab - 2
  
• EMS-2160: Paramedic 3 Clinical - 1
  
• EMS-2175: Paramedic 4 Lecture - 2
  
• EMS-2180: Paramedic 4 Field Experience - 1
  
• EMS-2200: Paramedic 5 Lecture - 2
  
• EMS-2205: Paramedic 5 Lab - 1
  

• HIM-1101: Medical Terminology - 2
  
• MAT-1130: Allied Health Math - 3
  
• MAT-2270: Calculus and Analytic Geometry - 5
  
• CHE-1211: Gen Chemistry I (w/Lab) - 5
  
• HIS-1101: US History I - 3
  
• BIO 107: Human Biology  - 3.33
  
• ENG-1101: English Comp I - 3
  
• COM-102: Intro Interpersonal - 3
  
• ENG-211: Technical Writing - 3
  
• IVYT-111: Student Success - 1
  
• MATH-136: College Algebra - 3
  
• MATH-137: Trig w/Analytic Geometry - 3
  
• PSYC-101: Intro to Psychology - 3
  

• ASE-1013: Intro to Aerospace Engineering - 3
  
• EN-1113: English Comp II - 3
  
• FLG-1113: German I - 3
  
• MA-1723: Calculus II - 3
  
• CSE-1233: Computer Programming-"C" - 3
  
• MA-1723: Calculus II - 3
  
• FLG-1123: German II - 3
  
• GR-1123: Intro World Geography - 3
  
• MA-2733: Calculus III - 3
  
• MA-3113: Intro Linear Algebra - 3
  
• PH-2213: Physics I - 3
  
• ASE-2113: Intro Aircraft Spacecraft Performance - 3
  
• EM-2413: Engineering Mechanics I - 3
  
• LSK-1033: Fundamentals of Achievement - 3
  
  
  

Hi everybody,

I'd like to "reheat" the following two courses - looking again at their current exam conditions.
You can find some background on their difficulty from years ago here: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...U-transfer and https://www.reddit.com/r/WGU/comments/17...ct_credit/ and https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...nd-attempt

- CS302: Software Engineering - ACE: https://www.acenet.edu/National-Guide/Pa...65f38bf0e1
- CS402: Computer Communications and Networks - ACE: https://www.acenet.edu/National-Guide/Pa...65f38bf0e1

Has anyone taken any of those two classes in the last year? And if yes, has anything changed about their exam conditions or are they still kinda "different" in comparison to their practice exams?

I think just trying them out for 5 bucks is not a big deal, but I'd like to know whether the questions asked are still extremely random or vague.

Thanks for any info.
Computer Communications and Networks

International Holocaust Remembrance Day, is today January 27th.

Holocaust Courses

I am looking for courses on the Holocaust that are online, free and offer a certificate.

The courses can be historical, medical care, etc.

I began a project two weeks ago and courses would be helpful.

I found one  Caring for Holocaust Survivors With Sensitivity at the End of Life.

It was online, free, and gave a certificate.  I completed it in a little over three hours.

Not too long after I decided I needed to step away from NWCU School of Law (discussed a bit more over here: http://degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-a-JD-...#pid449885 ), I got bored academically and decided to get an MBA in IT Management from WGU. 

Today I just got back the PASS notice for my final task for my capstone, and I'm finished with the program.

It took me under 11 months (just under 2 terms), but it could definitely be done in 1 term/6months, particularly if you have a solid business background (accounting/financing were probably the most difficult courses in the program, but they're doable). I was in no hurry because my employer was footing the bill anyway, so taking some extra time and absorbing the info was nice. 

Anyone looking for tips or guidance in this program should start here, this guy was an amazing resource: https://adamvaluckas.com/the-unofficial-...de-for-wgu

Anyway, it's been a while, hope you all are well... not sure how long I'll stick around here. But I thought I'd pop in to brag about another accomplishment (and to give an update about why I threw in the towel at NWCU, which ultimately I really enjoyed my short stint with).

Is it still possible to complete a degree through Athabasca entirely without ever having to take a course at the school? I know it's something that we don't discuss often in here, but I probably have enough UL credits to transfer in from a range of schools I never finished.

If memory serves me right, they offer a bachelors degree program that is 90 credits total, with 60 LL and 30 UL.

Hello Forum Fellows,

I wanted to share an interesting find. Perhaps it will be of interest to some of you.

I’ve heard rumors for a while that WGU might offer an MSW, and recently it seems more plausible. WGU has posted several job openings for social work evaluators, which could suggest that a program may be coming soon. Although nothing has been officially announced.

WGU already has experience coordinating internships and in-person training requirements for other programs (Teaching & Nursing), so it would be interesting to see how a potential MSW field placement model might work. If WGU were to move forward with an MSW, pursuing CSWE accreditation would likely be an important consideration. Accreditation plays a major role in licensure eligibility in all states, I believe. 

Many people have expressed interest in a program like this over the years, so it will be interesting to see how it is received if it comes to fruition. It's not the counseling program many wanted, but an MSW provides many of the same opportunities in the field of mental health. If implemented, it could offer increased flexibility compared to traditional MSW programs, which typically take two years if the student comes in without a BSW. I am not aware of any competency-based MSW programs currently, though I could be mistaken. 

It's interesting to see how WGU continues to expand its offering and provide affordable alternatives based on CBE.