About 2-3 years ago (well, 20+ years ago really), I started this journey with the intent of a dual BSBA concentration degree. I've now realized that I need a STEM degree, and that BSBA CIS is just a business degree which will be insufficient.
Minus the cornerstone and capstone, I've completed BSBA OPM. I'm only missing two courses for the CIS AOS, which I'm working on now. I also intend to get the Finance cert, because I have an interest in the field. I believe I may also qualify for the General Management cert, so I'll take all the freebies I can get.
For a STEM degree, BA CS is the easiest option to completion. I'm only missing 3 courses, which I'm working on now and will have them done by the end of October, same with the outstanding CIS courses.
Is there any reason I should NOT drop the BSBA CIS concentration and instead graduate with BSBA OPM and Finance? and just take the CIS as a certificate?
I'm asking because I'm on the old program catalog of BSBA CIS rather than the new BS CIS. If I drop it, it's unlikely I'll be able to get it back. Also, it seems like the certificates and the AOS concentrations may have some different requirements (though maybe it's just because TESU randomly lists accepted AOS courses on their website).
Specifically, the quantifiable benefit to dropping the CIS AOS is that I need to take ECO-4900 for the Finance cert, which is only available at TESU, and I'd have to cram that in with two capstones in my residency term. But if I take the BSBA Finance AOS, then ECO-4900 is not specified as a requirement. Thus, moving the CIS AOS to an undergrad cert saves me from taking an additional 4th year finance course, which will probably be work intensive.
Maybe the BSBA degree sounds "nicer" (more business-y?) with a dual concentration in Operations Management and Finance, rather than Operations Management and Computer Information Systems. But maybe not really, because these are all business administration areas, so it's probably just personal preference. If I was lazy and/or in a rush, I could just stop at BSBA OPM and never mind CIS or Finance.
Presently, I have about 110 RA credits and about 110 alt credits, so I won't have trouble with any overlapping courses between the two degrees. I'll have another 30 alt credits by early-2025 and that will be enough for now. I plan to take a flat-rate term at TESU for residency and completion of the two degrees starting early 2025. The courses will include the cornerstone, two capstones, and two other (easy) courses. I may need to pay to extend one or two of the capstones if they are time consuming or difficult, but I don't mind paying.
Of the other STEM degrees, BS Cloud and BS Cybersec looked interesting, but at while I'm not in a huge rush, I don't want to do 7-10 more courses of specialized UL courses which don't have many alt credit providers. Seems like I'd probably have to do an extra term at TESU with 5 courses if I were to pick one of these routes, which is why I settled on BA CS. I just need a generic STEM degree.
I'm Vaibhav from Canada , and I'm at a bit of a crossroads with my education. I need online education Masters degree course preferable MBA for Canadian immigration.
Here’s what I’m hoping to find in an MBA program:
Basics About Me:
Where I'm From: Located in Canada on work visa and an Indian citizen
Academic Journey: Did Bachelors in technology in 2011
My MBA Wishlist:
Program Focus: General MBA
School Location: Must be in the USA or UK (preferably USA)
Accreditation: Needs to be accredit by six regional accreditors such as HLC, WASC, etc and must be recognized by WES as Masters.
WES is one of the body which provides equivalency of foreign degree as per Canadian standards.
Duration: Around 12 months would be perfect
Learning Format: Fully online, flexible for any time zone (night or day)
Budget: Hoping to keep it under $15000
Exam Proctoring: Minimal
University or College Preference- Would prefer University than college
Upgrad Degrees- Getting 2 options from Upgrad, one is from GGU and second is edgewood college. GGU got notice of concern issued and has review pending next year, Edgewood college is not appearing in WES institution list as it is one of the colleges and HLC accredited.
Additional Considerations:
Work Life: I am in HR and management role and total experience of 13 plus years
Potential Choices: Lamar University, LSU, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, UTPM and Texas A&M International University.
Studies Coursework- Minimal time requirement as I'm working professional and can spare only around 12-15 hrs/week.
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Do the universities on my list make sense for my situation?
Does anyone have experience with these universities?
Any other university recommendations that might fit my unique needs?
I hope I provide enough info here and thank you in advance for any help. here goes.
I am interested in an accounting degree from UMPI the BA or the BABA are what I am leaning toward.
I took a bunch of Sophia courses a couple of years ago, which i will list below. I am trying to match them up using the Wiki for the degrees here.
and also see what else i can take at sophia becuase i really like the ease and speed of their courses. they just work for me i guess.
I did make a phone call to the school on my second question and as I was expecting, they could not really answer without applying first so I wanted
to see if any of the experts here could offer a "best guess" about credit for other experience
I have passed all 3 IRS Enrolled Agent exams. also known as the SEE exams. (think cpa exams but for IRS license) and i am both quickbooks pro advisor certified
along with Xero (quickbooks competitor) certified. I have also done a few of the Intuit accountant courses (badges type stuff)
The Fed Tax 1 and 2 would seem to be easily covered by the IRS exams in my mind but not sure about the schools opinion on it. If I can represent people just as
a CPA or an Attorney could - I would like to think its equal to undergrad tax classes.
anyway. the sophias i have taken I will list and if anyone can help make sure I am on the right path of what others to take that can be applied at UMPI i would appreciate it
Sophia Courses - except the Foundation of Stats class Sophia lists them all as 3 credits but I believe UMPI counts Micro and Macro Eco as 1 course (3 credits)
English Comp 1
Environmental Science
Art History 1
Visual Communications
Introductions to Ethics
Ancient Greek Philosophers
Approaches to Studying Religions
Human Biology - no lab
College Algebra
Foundations of Statistics 2 credits
College Readiness
Financial Accounting
Introduction to Business
Introduction to Information Technology
Introduction to Psychology
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
Project Management
US History 1
US History 2
Do we need more moderators on here? Seems like Brian is the only one on here regularly these days. There used to be several moderators and I haven't seen some of them in ages. The spammers lately have been out of control.
Hello. Do we have any people that went to the CWU for their FlexIt program in MS IT Managment? I didn't see any posts about this and it seems to be an interesting choice (Maybe I didn't look well enough). It's 3700$ per 3 month term with unlimited classes that you can do (CBE) or 2700$ per term if you study "part-time", meaning you can take up to 8 credits ok classes per term.
Maybe we have anybody that went through it and can share some thoughts.
Hi, I believe not just me but a lot of people surely want Masters but there are financial issues.
So I recommend few options for who has no money or time.
KOREA NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY
This University accredited by South Korean government.
Korean government decided to offer accredited education for Korean people who are working or who have financial challenges.
Basically, KNOU offers Masters degree accredited by Korean government, for only $950 per semester.
East Asia, like China, Japan, Korea
we pay tuition per semester not per credit.
So you will get Masters degree in 2-3 years, you can watch lectures through KNOU broadcasting and app. So total of $5,000 for MBA from Korean Univ.
NO TUITION POLICY GRAD SCHOOL IN KOREA.
There is a institute called Graduate School of Korean Studies, GSKS
This institute run by Korean government
They offer a lot of degrees related to Korean stuffs, like language or culture or religion.
If you are national or citizen of other countries, you will get 100% full scholarship and they even offer dorms near Gangnam.
INDIA
There are 5 Universities offer Masters degree less than $1,000 a year.
IGNOU (Indira Gandhi National Open University)
There are 100% online Masters programs and they all accredited by Indian Government and run by Indian Gov.
like Masters Art in Peace Studies, Masters Art in English, $400 a semester and with $1600 you can get legit masters degree.
Manav Rachna University, Manipal Online, Guru Nanak Dev University
They offer you Masters Degree, one time payment less than $3,000, You will get nationally accredited Masters and also,
The Degree award for you is nothing different from On-Campus degree.
Personally, Manipal Online, You can get MBA from MAHE and MAHE is one of the most prestigious University in the World.
If you only need a degree and you don't care about the rank stuffs, Get Manipal MA in English.
$233 per semester and you will get Masters degree from Sikkim Manipal University.
MUSLIM
Check Aligarh Muslim University.
They offer education for Muslim and the degree from AMU is quite valuable. of course fee is less than $500 per semester.
Thanks.
If you need any information about Asian graduate schools, send me a message.
Hello Everyone! I figured I would share a write-up I made a few months ago and posted on Reddit about my MBA experience. All info is brief and I do not want to go into specifics about each assignment as I do not want to give anyone an unfair advantage. This is mainly just what to expect and a brief overview of the program.
Education/Background First, I want to give a brief background of my education history and experience. I recently graduated with a B.A. with a double major in English and history. I have zero prior business knowledge and only took 2 business classes during my undergrad. I want to stress this as I have seen where some people are afraid to start the program without prior business knowledge. I had no problems finishing in one term with little prior knowledge. Some Classes were definitely way harder for me than other classes, but while working full time I had no issues finishing. Prior to starting your first class First, you need a webcam. You do not need the official WGU webcam. Honestly, it is overpriced and low quality. Go on Amazon and find one with a decent resolution. Next, you need a good computer. Good is relative, but get one that is not going to freeze up on you all the time and that will allow you to multitask. One important note. DO NOT BUY A CHROMEBOOK! They will not work. I see this asked all the time on Facebook, so I am going to stress it here. Finally, you need the BA II Plus calculator. There is no exception. This calculator is required. I got mine for $8 on eBay. Accelerating You will also meet with your mentor prior to starting your first class. My mentor was phenomenal and was completely supportive of me trying to accelerate. If your mentor does not want you to accelerate or discourages you from doing so, find a different mentor. WGU supports students accelerating. It is one of the selling points of the college. My mentor has worked at the college for over 10 years and my fiance’s mentor (she did an MS in marketing) has been there even longer, and we both finished in one term. I have read that people say their mentors are weird about this. Don’t let them be. You are not doing anything wrong when you accelerate.
Class Breakdown
Managing Organizations and Leading People (c200) - 2 Performance Assessments This class will have you take a Clifton Strengths test and evaluate your leadership style. It is fairly fun and not hard at all. You have two papers and honestly, the course content is supplemental. You can view it, but the tasks for the papers do not necessarily require you to do so. Follow the rubrics exactly, and you will be fine. This class was one of the easiest. The second task has you evaluating someone else’s leadership style. It is very similar to the first task, just from a different perspective. Management Communication (c204) - 2 Performance Assessments This was another very easy class for me. The first task gives you multiple scenarios and you have to write emails, blog posts, and letters to different people. This is just a simple communication course. If you have ever written a professional email you will be fine. The next task is a presentation. Do not overthink this. I spent very little time preparing this and passed on my first time. Follow the rubric and make sure you answer everything it asks. The task is to present communication strategies to new employees at a fictional company. It was actually kinda fun. Managing Human Capital (c202) - 1 Objective Assessment This class was the first class to slow me down. It is a very basic HR class at a surface level. If you have worked in a business environment before, it might be easier, but there are still weird regulations and things that for me did not come naturally. This class took me around 4 days to complete, but it was not anything crazy. I read through the textbook almost entirely. I find things stick for me better when I do that, but this is not required. This class also has no course resource page from what I can tell which is a bit of a bummer. Marketing (c212) - 1 Performance Assessment
This class was super easy. I sat down and wrote the assessment before reading any content. The main idea is that you have a fictional product that you want to introduce to a global market. I chose to create Harley Davidson mopeds to sell in India. It does not have to be feasible. You just have to follow the rubric. I had a lot of fun with this class, and there isn’t much to say. Just come up with a cool idea and push forward. Ethical Leadership (c206) - 3 Performance Assessments This class wasn’t hard but it was tedious. You have three assessments and they are pretty boring. The main idea is that you are looking at ethical leaders and either evaluating them or pretending you are working in a company and coming up with ethical strategies. It isn’t hard, but there is a lot to write and it is a pretty boring topic. Accounting for Decision Makers (c213) - 1 Objective Assessment This class was not fun. I struggled with this class. If you understand basic accounting you should not have much trouble, but as someone with no prior business knowledge, I had to study a lot. The course videos were very helpful. You really just have to go through each video and learn the concepts. There is a course resource page for this class, but I found the main textbook/video content to be the best. You do not have to memorize any formulas you just have to know how to use the formulas. Financial Management (c214) - 1 Objective Assessment Take this class directly after accounting. They build off each other. This class was the worst for me. It took me three times to pass. The largest learning curve I had was using the calculator. I suggest familiarizing yourself with the BA II Plus time value of money function before starting this class. If I understood this from the beginning this class would have been a cakewalk. The course resource page was great. Watch Dr. V’s video on how to calculate problems. Operations Management (c215) - 1 Objective Assessment Looking back, for some reason I barely remember this class haha. This is mostly quality management and supply chain. There is a video library on the course resource page that helped me. I watched all the videos and skimmed the chapters I did not do well on when I took the pre-assessment. Honestly, this class was not that bad. Data-Driven Decision Making (c207) - 2 Performance Assessments and 1 Objective Assessment I hated this class. It was a ton of work. It is pretty much a statistics class. You discuss standard deviation and stuff like that. The two performance assessments are not difficult, you just have to make sure you follow the rubric. There is a section on the course resource page that walks you through both. For the OA it was a lot of studying. Same thing with the pa, you just need to watch the recorded cohorts as well as read the book for the parts you don’t pass on the pre-assessment. Global Economics for Managers (c211) - 1 Objective Assessment This class was not extremely difficult. It took me two attempts to pass. The thing that helped me the most was watching the recorded videos. There is very little math. This is mainly a surface-level view of global econ. If you pay attention to the news and understand how money works a lot of it makes sense from the get-go. A lot of people said reading the book helped them. I read a good chunk of it and found it to be extremely boring. To each their own. MBA Capstone (c216) - 3 Performance Assessments I am going to give you a good tip. You do not have to do well on the simulation. It doesn’t matter. I completed the entire capstone in 4 days. This was with a day break in between. The simulation is not difficult. It is actually easier to finish the tasks if you do not do well on the simulation. For task 1 you have to create a presentation/ recording asking for money from investors. They give you a template for your PowerPoint, so almost all the work is done for you. All you have to do is fill in the blanks. For the second task, you just analyze your decisions in the simulation and how you could have done better. Again, this is super easy. A lot of the information they ask you for is in the simulation, you just have to find it. The third task is about your experience in the program and your future goals. Again, this was super simple and there is not much explanation needed.
Anyone know whether UMPI credits are good for comissioning as for US Airforce OTS?? I am close to graduating and essentially did majority of my credits through Sophia online.
I know when trying for a higher NCO rank as a Enlisted, they only want local community college or CCAF credit only for Associates degree. They did not accept Sophia credit for ranking up.
