Hello all!

Does anyone have any recommendations on decent graduate certificates? I have been working on the ASU Learners certificate and have considered the HAU MBA for now before pursuing a specific path of going into further into Molecular Pathology or a similar route. The HAU MBA feels more like a "personal checkbox" degree for me eventually even if I never pursue a different masters degree program. I will also be knocking out my remaining required science courses quicker thanks for UIU and my community college by December 2025. Between my MLS requirements for ASCP being met by the end of the year, I want to focus my primary studies onto graduate certificate program.

However, I am a little concerned I may be "jumping" the gun before enrolling into any proper program even as the HAU MBA. I am not a big fan of UoP so I crossed that off my list. I am also on the fence about any professional educators courses at the graduate level as it seems some schools may not take these as "proper credits."


I had considered some of the courses or certificates at ACE as they are a tad cheaper and I can see if graduate level courses are honestly a good fit for me. They are also cheaper than ASU on some of these certificates to convert the ASU Learners certificate over to graduate level courses. TESU also has some decent graduate certificates that seem I could apply to my career/life like Emergency Management or Geropyschology.  


I could register for individual graduate courses but it seems expensive to not to work towards a certificate at least to "test the waters." 

Does anyone have a decent recommendations for a RA university that may have certificates related to healthcare (not nursing), business, or leadership they can recommend? My employer will cover certificates for up to $5000. It just has to be able to show "growth." (Basically, I submit the program towards my employer and see if they approve the program.) I can pay the rest of the cost. They did not approve TESU's Graduate Certificate Digital Humanities. The UMPI MAOL seems cheaper but I do not believe I could successfully do the entire program within one or two semesters. At that point, I would be better off enrolled in the HAU MBA if I did an a full masters degree.

At this point, I just want to "test the waters" so to speak to see if I can excel at the graduate level itself.

Thank you!

Hey peeps,

I was pretty active on this forum a few years ago.  My wife is now looking to get a bachelors in Finance.  I've come up with a rudimentary degree plan for her, but I wanted the pros here to have a look and make sure I'm not missing anything.  Thanks in advance. 

Your Location: Florida, USA
Wife's Age: 47 (48 in August)
What kind of degree does she want?: Bachelors (BSBA - Finance)
Current Regional Accredited Credits: Please see attached PDF.

Any certifications or military experience? She has an expired realtor license.
Budget: Trying to keep it as low as possible.  Under $8K?
Commitments: She's a SAHM for one preteen.
Dedicated time to study: 1-2 hours per day M-F, and then open on the weekends usually.
Timeline: Graduation by the end of 2026.
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: We're paying out of pocket.

Attached Files

  TESU BSBA Finance - Sheet1.pdf (Size: 57.67 KB / Downloads: 9)

Sophia appears to use the Job Board Teamed for staff hiring. By checking this site every so often it will give us some idea what they have planned for courses.

1. They posted here in 2023 for the "Business Data Analytics" course.
2. They recently posted about their "Intro to Networking" course.

I've asked a few questions about UMPI, and I have one more: Is there a lot of video content for there courses, or is it primarily text based?

I'm not very good at watching videos and have a poor attention span for things that aren't reading. Is UMPI a good option for this? How about Sophia, is it pretty video heavy?

With 20 hours per week of study time, (I know there are a lot of factors that go into speed) is it realistic to get 15 credit hours completed in two terms?

I signed up for College Saver Program. I finished many of the computer science upper level courses to meet TESU and  anytime I submit the paper assignment I get respond with in 5-6 hours or sometime within an hour.  Now I submitted 3 upper courses assignment and since SDC responded quickly for 2 written assignement and they are now holding one last assignement for all my 3 open courses and I am locked. It to take any further courses. I sent them email and t their help desk responded quickly (in 3 hour) that they will get the account person to response. Now it’s almost 11 days now and I am still waiting for them to mark the last final remaining assignement for all three courses and many emails to they’ll desk and I see deaf ears. It seems like SDC is purposely doing this because all of their upper level courses have minimum of 3to 5 assignments ( depends).  
Anyone has the same issue?

Does anyone know if there is any credit alternatives for GEC requirements for 'business communication', 'french or spanish 1'? I just really don't want to do a course that has me making a video of myself.

I was reading a few sites on what med schools are available to in-state and out of state residents, there are a handful that accept international students as well.  Majority are for the in-state crowd or neighboring states...

2022-2024 The Best, Easiest Medical Schools to Get Into in 2024 | International Medical Aid
1) 25 Easiest Medical Schools to Get Into in - 2025 - College Transitions
2) 15 Easiest Medical Schools to Get Into for 2025 by GPA, MCAT & Acceptance Rate | Research.com
3) The Easiest 30 U.S. Med Schools to Get Into in 2025
4) The easiest medical schools to get into 2024 - Degreechoices.com
5) Best Osteopathic Medical Schools – DO Acceptance Rates - 2025

Here's my situation:

I'm a non-traditional med school aspirant. Currently taking prerequisite classes. 

I'm also in need of significant GPA repair due to a bad undergraduate record. What is the best source of very cheap, accredited, online, asynchronous classes that I can start at anytime? Preferably "easy" classes.

Has anyone transferred in the below Sophia courses successfully?
Sophia Operations Mgmt. BUSI2030 to satisfy BUS 415 Operations Mgmt..
Sophia Human Resource Mgmt. BUSI1080 to satisfy BUS 321 Human Resource Mgmt..
Sophia Workplace Writing II ENG1020 to satisfy ENG 121.

Hi Everyone,

I took some time off from my pursuit to focus on helping my kid get into his college of choice. Now that that's all done, so I reached out to UMPI and I'll be enrolling for Summer 2 (July 7). Can't wait!

I'll be doing the BAS with mgmt and business admin minors. I may add a political science minor as well. I got the Pierpont AAS just in time before they changed everything over there and all my Sophia ACE credits were evaluated and accepted successfully by UMPI last year. I don't think I'll be affected by the changes UMPI has made, but we'll see when I enroll in classes.

Looking forward to engaging with everyone again. Hoping you're all well!!!