Currently taking this and wondering has anyone else taken this and how were the exams? The study guide provided is pretty general and not of a great deal of help. Id love to hear if anyone has any feedback or tips. Im very nervous as midterm and final are worth 20% each of your grade.

Hello everyone,

I'm a 32 year old high school dropout who recently decided to go back to school to become a therapist. To that end I have completed my GED and, after a decent amount of scouring the internet and this forum in particular for information, I am currently weighing my options between UMPI and TESU for a BA in Psychology.

Which means that, of course, I have been looking into transferring credits from Sophia and Study.com. I also may have some credits to transfer from AP Exams I took during high school.

My main concern is that transferring these credits may make it more difficult for me to eventually get into a graduate program for a MSW, which is what I ultimately want. I haven't been able to find anything conclusive on whether graduate programs will readily accept credits transferred via Sophia and the like on my undergraduate transcripts.

Is this concern valid? And if so, what should I do? Perhaps it would be wiser to transfer only a certain amount of credits, or maybe just electives? Or should I not use credits from Sophia, Study.com, etc. at all and take all my courses at whichever university I choose?

Any thoughts or suggestions would be much appreciated.

Your Location: Currently living in Turkey, eventually plan on moving back to U.S.
Your Age: 32
What kind of degree do you want?: BA Psychology, either at UMPI or TESU, then MSW (have only cursorily looked at universities for this).
Current Regional Accredited Credits: None.
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: None as of yet. Still in the planning stage.
Budget: Don't know if it's feasible but <$30k including both BA and MSW would be fantastic.
Timeline: Would love to finish my BA in <2 years. MSW will take 2-3 years regardless and I'm okay with that.
Commitments: Part-time WFH job, my husband and our dog.
Dedicated Time to Study: Around 20 hours a week. If I need to ramp things up I could do 25-30 hours a week some weeks.
TA/Employer Reimbursement: None. Thought about applying for FAFSA but I don't know if I'm eligible seeing as I've been outside the U.S. for 15 years.
Any certifications or military experience?: None.

Just want to also mention that this forum is absolutely amazing. I couldn't have done a quarter of the planning I have already if it wasn't for the vast amount of help and guidance that has been archived in these hallowed forum halls. Thank you all so much.

I was in the process of starting South college for the DBA and it looks like that's not going to happen. I had my 1st first call last week with my mentor and Dr. Beckworth which he was super funny and encouraging. I was scared at 1st but after that call I was confident. Less than 48 Hours. He resigned!?! Did I do SOMETHING WRONG? I was scheduled to start class Yesterday.. No one from the college has reached out to me about anything. Come to find out.. South lost over close to 15 professors and staff members is less than 2 month. After talking with other students papers have been graded late, instructors are not responsive. And also what I thought was interesting..students have reported when you it get to the ninth course they intentionally stall you, so you can pay for another term. After reading through the official and unofficial Facebook groups I saw potential lawsuits and report that confirms my suspicion. Look like I'll be going elsewhere.

Hello there! I'm new and I hope this is the right place to ask:

Has anyone taken courses from Rechtschaffen Institute for Judaic Studies? I've searched the forum and didn't find much.

If you've taken any of their courses, I'd love to hear about your experience. What were the tuition and fees? Did your school accept the transfer credits?

Thank you!

Many years ago I was the Executive Assistant to the Peace Corps General Counsel in Washington, DC. He often allowed me to stroll down the street to view United States Institute of Peace (USIP) presentations and panel discussions that interested me. I have for years participated in free online USIP courses

Today, I'm thrilled to learn the USIP education and training that has held my interest these many years now falls under the Gandhi-King Global Academy. 

"The Gandhi-King Global Academy promotes values-based peacebuilding through a combination of training, research, convening, small grants and direct support to peace processes."

https://www.usip.org/academy  

I'm contemplating going Internet only.
I think my ISP is charging me way too much for my bundle. I'm paying for Internet, phone, and TV. I don't use the phone, and I think my TV usage will be satisfied by streaming.
Please share any recommendations regarding Google Chromecast, or other streaming devices

currently I utilize the Internet for general surfing and professional Zoom via my Desktop and android phones (via Wi Fi)

Hello Everyone, 
I am in need of ACE (3 Credits) for Spanish to transfer to UMPI. I signed up for Sophia and i tried the a milestone writing and failed miserably, I did the milestone 2.1 writing and failed as well. My current score is 76% with still 3 oral and 1 writing toushstones pending. Teacher stated that i used some outside help and never used the vocabulary that she mentioned. SHe is right, i didn't use google translator but other language translator.
Any help and suggestion is appreciated. I must transfer these credits to UMPI by June 15 or i will get considered fail since their Spanish course is way tougher that Sophia. 
Any suggestion or help, 
Thanks

I'm just curious and can't seem to find a simple answer. Does UMPI let you complete a degree and then enroll again for a 2nd separate degree, or is that not allowed?

I am really quite impressed by the amount of courses being offered. There's very few English language courses which is why I believe it isn't being talked about a lot here.
But for example, they offer online language courses in languages that are usually insanely hard to find online such as Basque or Galician.
There's a very, very long list of título oficial masters online for only 180 euros worth a variable amount of credits on various subjects including history, Spanish law, psychology, and even a Chemisty course that looks awesome.
I don't see a lot of literature offering outside of a female poets course in their open university masters section, but there will be some interesting anthropology courses next year. Also have Roman military history courses.
Right now they have class signups for the summer session, everything on zoom and worth 1 credit each. There's quite a few history and literature courses for variable fees. I even spotted one for only 10 euros. A scant few are even free!
There are also a few advanced Spanish grammar courses. So, for people needing an online Spanish bachelors from TESU, this univesity might offer the credits that are so difficult to obtain elsewhere.
Here is the website in case anyone is interested.
https://extension.uned.es/

I have come to the point where I need to decide where to go to complete my bachelors. I was at the local community college, and ready to transfer to a university here in KS (FHSU), but I really want to accelerate my path. I have started the application process at WGU, with a current start date of September, and wasn't thrilled with my transfer eval (18 units awarded) and while researching some Sophia classes, came across UMPI and now I just don't know what route to take. I am wondering if it seems reasonable to crank out some Sophia credits (maybe Study.com, too), start UMPI in September, and finish within a year (or less, I'd be totally fine with that!). I'm struggling to figure out which classes will transfer for what, besides the obvious ones, in order to determine what to take through Sophia.

Your Location: currently in Kansas, but a FL resident (military spouse)
Your Age: 35
What kind of degree do you want?: I was planning to do Sociology at FHSU, swapped to Middle Grade Mathematics Teaching at WGU, and now am considering Psychology at UMPI. My ultimate goal is to get my Master's in School Counseling, which doesn't require any specific bachelor's degree, hence the range of different paths.
Budget: As low as possible. I haven't paid anything out of pocket yet thanks to FA and a small scholarship, and would like to maintain a similar trend in order to afford the Masters program.
Commitments: I am a stay-at-home mom but my kids are all school-aged. So just that, my spouse and pets.
Dedicated Time to Study: I typically commit to schoolwork from 9-2 M-F but can find an extra hour or two here or there throughout the week. (25+ hours a week).
Timeline: ASAP, one year if possible.
TA/Employer Reimbursement: None, though I qualify for FA.
Current Regional Accredited Credits: 
University of South Florida (19):
A&P I, 3, C
A&P I Lab, 3, F
English 1, 3, B
Intro to Sociology, 3, C
Origins: Big Bang to Ice Age (Geology), 3, D
Introduction to Oceanography, 3, B
World Geography, 4, C

Barton Community College (33):
Computer Concepts and Applications, 3, A
Interpersonal Communication, 3, A
Basic Nutrition, 3, A
College Algebra, 3, A
Introduction to Counseling, 3, A
English II, 3, A
Physical Geology, 3, A
Physical Geology Lab, 1, A
Psychology of Serial Killers, 3, A
Spanish I, 5, A
Contemporary Social Problems, 3, A

Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:  None

Any certifications or military experience? None

So grateful for all of the information shared here! Thank you to everyone who dedicates their time to helping others!!

- Liz