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  Fast and Cheap Options from IEE (ENEB/UI1) Graduate Certificate Credits to a Master’s
Posted by: huiwh1998 - 05-28-2025, 11:14 AM - Forum: Graduate School Discussion - Replies (14)

As the title says, any?

I’m hoping to find something:

Affordable (ideally under $5,000)

Fast (flexible or accelerated options would be awesome)

Online

Does anyone know of good programs or universities that might work for this? Appreciate any tips!

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  QUESTION RE UMPI AND SOPHIA COURSEWORK
Posted by: Tricialk - 05-28-2025, 11:06 AM - Forum: UMPI - University of Maine at Presque Isle Discussion - Replies (12)

I am wanting to be a teacher. However, I dont care about going the traditional route because my district allows you to have a bachelors in anything and put you through an alternative route to get your license. My question is, what degree here is the fastest way for me to get my degree? I am interested in psychology, but Ive read its long and tedious. I went to WGU but hated it. I will attach the classes i completed there if someone would be so kind as to tell me what classes i should take on sophia and elsewhere before registering for classes at umpi to make this a quick process. Thanks in advance. I earned 36 credits there. 

EDUC D090 The School as a
Community of Care-3

EDUC D097 Educational Foundations-2

ENGL D269 Composition: Writing
with a Strategy-3

COMM D268 Introduction to
Communication: Connecting with Others-3 

PHIL D265 Critical Thinking:
Reason and Evidence-3

MATH D125 Mathematics for
Elementary Educators I-3

EDUC D094 Educational Psychology
and Development of
Children and Adolescents-4

ENGL D270 Composition: Successful
Self-Expression-3 

HIST D267 US History: Stories of
American Democracy-3

SCIE C683 Natural Science Lab-2

EDUC D096 Fundamentals of Diverse
Learners-4

HUMN D198 Global Arts and
Humanities-3


Also, will all 36 of those credits transfer to UMPI or will they only take some?

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  Fastest Respected Business Leadership Degree?
Posted by: purplehatcat - 05-28-2025, 12:16 AM - Forum: Degree Planning Advice - Replies (5)

Hi all. This is my first post to this forum but I plan to stick around and I definitely plan to help others once I get the hang of this. I've been planning my intro post on this forum for a very long time..

Your Location: Connecticut
Your Age: 34
What kind of degree do you want?: Business degree, preferably something lucrative and useful. Project Management would be a top choice but leadership and management is good, as well as even business administration. Looking for quick and inexpensive but I also do not want the degree to be laughed at by hiring managers so it can't be from a degree mill. I want to put in good work.
Current Regional Accredited Credits: None
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:
1. Straighterline ENG COMP 1
2. Straighterline ENG COMP 2
3. Straighterline Intro To Psychology 
4. Straighterline Principals Of Management
5. Straighterline Business Communications 
6. Straighterline American Government
7. Straighterline Intro To Philosophy
8. Sophia Art History 1
9. Sophia Business Law
10. Sophia College Algebra
11. Sophia Conflict Resolution
12. Sophia Developing Effective Teams
13. Sophia Environmental Science
14. Sophia Financial Accounting
15. Sophia Human Biology
16. Sophia Human Biology Lab
17. Sophia Intro To Business
18. Sophia Intro To Ethics
19. Sophia Introduction To Information Systems Tech
20. Sophia Intro To Nutrition
21. Sophia Intro To Sociology 
22. Sophia Intro To Statistics 
23. Sophia Macro Economics
24. Sophia Micro Economics
25. Sophia Organizational Behavior
26. Sophia Principals Of Finance
27. Sophia Principals Of Marketing 
28. Sophia Perfect Management
29. Sophia Spanish 1
30. Sophia Essentials Of Managing Conflict
31. Sophia US History 1
32. Sophia Visual Communications 

Any certifications or military experience?: CDL-A, security guard license, pistol permit. Udemy Social Media Management Certificate. No military experience. Google Project Management Certificate.
Budget: 1-3k 
Commitments: 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday job
Dedicated time to study: 4-5 hours weekdays 10 hours Sats & Suns
Timeline: ASAP hoping to take a post grad certificate for a career change immediately following degree completion. 
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: None

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  Using CalCoast EdD Credits Constructively
Posted by: springrainbow12 - 05-27-2025, 09:19 PM - Forum: Graduate School Discussion - Replies (7)

I completed 35 credits from CalCoast in their EdD Edu Psychology program. I got busy with my day job and it looks like I will need to withdraw from the program. The completion roadmap looks not attainable for me.

Where can I use these 35 credits constuctively? May be a Master's degree somewhere?

I am based in the US, and not looking to spend more than 3-5K right now putting these credits to good use.

Any pointers, help and guidance will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

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  Study.com switch to chapter tests, changing grading weight & making quizzes optional
Posted by: jg_nuy - 05-27-2025, 07:04 PM - Forum: Saylor.org, Straighterline, Study.com, Sophia.Org, Coursera Discussion - Replies (14)

What are the new changes to credit-recommended courses?

[*]Lesson quizzes are optional. You are still encouraged to complete them for practice, but they no longer contribute to the final grade.
[*]Chapter tests are mandatory and will contribute to the final grade. All credit-recommended courses have chapter tests. There is one chapter test for each chapter.
[*]Assessments are shorter. Each chapter test is 15 questions, and the final exam is 50 questions.
[*]There is no mandatory minimum grade required on any chapter test. You can attempt each chapter test a maximum of 3 times and the best score will be used to calculate your final grade.

[*]Grade weighting is more balanced with the final exam worth a maximum of 1/3 of the course grade. Here are the grade breakdowns for different course types:

[*]Courses with chapter tests and a final exam: 2/3 chapter tests + 1/3 final exam
[*]Courses with chapter tests, assignment(s) and a final exam: 1/3 chapter tests + 1/3 assignments + 1/3 final exam
[*]Courses with chapter tests and assignments but no final exam: 1/3 chapter tests + 2/3 assignments

Fuller link: https://support.study.com/support/soluti...1000132172

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  EU Citizen Seeking Low-Cost Online Studies in Law, Psychology, or Public Administration
Posted by: acamaca - 05-27-2025, 01:32 AM - Forum: Degree Planning Advice - Replies (5)

Hello everyone,

I hold an EU passport and I’m interested in enrolling in fully online studies in law, psychology, or public administration, preferably in an EU country. It’s important that:

exams do not require proctoring (quizzes and essays are fine),

there are no special English language requirements,

the studies can be completed as quickly as possible,

and if possible, the programs are free or low-cost.

Does anyone know of such programs or have experience with online degrees that meet these criteria?

Thank you in advance!

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  University of Helsinki: Free Courses, “IN ENGLISH” + FREE + SELF-PACED + For Credit
Posted by: infradata.it@gmail.com - 05-26-2025, 10:41 AM - Forum: Free Courses and Certificates and Good Deals - Replies (40)

All University of Helsinki, “IN ENGLISH” + FREE (tagged: "free for all", and "free for undergrads") + ASYNC/SELF-PACED (MOOC) + For Credit, 55 unique courses:
/
Note: this is animuscerebri's find, but I posted to new topic

animuscerebri, other thread:

Quote:"All of them are free, of high quality, and from one of the best universities of the world.

You can easily fill up your 24 RA creds requirement at TESU.
My recommendation: do 50 ECTS (become at least 25 US creds) worth of free courses at the University of Helsinki, send that to a foreign creds evaluator, such as ACEI (I used them for Helsinki, and they were fast), and ACEI sends it to TESU, and you're done with RA requirements. ACEI will charge about $250 for one course-by-course transcript evaluation right now, but you'd check their current prices, I did it last year.

Heck, you can also take random courses like Basics of Agricultural technology or Me and my cat, me and my dog courses, if you like to meet the RA creds this way.

What are you waiting for? Smile"

/
Me, other thread:
Quote:50 ECTS > I will make a "set" for us all to do that is "FOOL PROOF" (BUT MADE BY A FOOL, me, lol) for "easy" passes
IMHO = #'s 5 to 10 > $'s 23 to 24 > #'s 39 to 44 > Solo #46 > #'s 49 to 54

NOTE: The Cyber/DevOps/Fullstack courses, are free... but go "well past" intro to/100-level (might not be "easy" to the non-techy)


Closing access? >> This says to me, DO THEM NOW

I'll fly through a single credit course to check it out, looks like its all via 3rd party MOOC's, execpt for the IT offerings (they appear in house, at least cyber and intro programming are that I see)


Tags: English + Open online course (MOOC) + Also suitable for general upper secondary school students or vocational students + Also suitable for exchange students + Free-of-charge places for UH undergraduate students + Free of charge for all

RED = EASY(?) as 57.5 ETCS > /2 (ETCS to USA Credits) = 28.75 American Credits ? (check my math, ALWAYS)

  1. Advanced Course in Programming, 12.1.2025 – 3.1.2026, 5 cr
  2. AI in Society: AI and Democracy, 31.8.2024 – 30.8.2025, 0.5 cr
  3. AI in Society: AI and Discrimination, 31.8.2024 – 30.8.2025, 0.5 cr
  4. AI in Society: AI and One Health, 24.11.2024 – 30.8.2025, 0.5 cr
  5. AI in Society: AI, Justice and Security, 31.8.2024 – 30.8.2025, 0.5 cr
  6. AI in Society: Introduction, 31.8.2024 – 30.8.2025, 1.5 cr
  7. Biodiversity.now A, 31.8.2024 – 30.8.2025, 2 cr
  8. Climate.now, 31.8.2024 – 30.8.2025, 2 cr
  9. Computing Tools for CS Studies, 4.9.2024 – 30.8.2025, 1 cr (maybe, I think this would be easy)
  10. Core 5G and Beyond, 31.8.2024 – 30.8.2025, 2 cr
  11. Cyber Security Base: Advanced Topics, 5.1.2025 – 30.12.2025, 3 cr
  12. Cyber Security Base: Course Project I, 1.9.2024 – 30.8.2025, 1 cr
  13. Cyber Security Base: Course Project II, 5.1.2025 – 30.12.2025, 1 cr
  14. Cyber Security Base: Introduction to Cyber Security, 1.9.2024 – 30.8.2025, 1 cr
  15. Cyber Security Base: Securing Software, 1.9.2024 – 30.8.2025, 3 cr
  16. Data Analysis with Python, 27.10.2024 – 30.8.2025, 5 cr
  17. DevOps with Docker, 10.3.2025 – 15.6.2025, 1 cr
  18. DevOps with Docker: docker-compose, 10.3.2025 – 15.6.2025, 1 cr
  19. DevOps with Docker: security and optimization, 10.3.2025 – 15.6.2025, 1 cr
  20. DevOps with Kubernetes, 16.6.2025 – 30.1.2026, 5 cr
  21. Elements of AI: Building AI - Advanced, 31.8.2024 – 30.8.2025, 1 cr
  22. Elements of AI: Building AI - Intermediate, 31.8.2024 – 30.8.2025, 1 cr
  23. Elements of AI: Introduction to AI, 31.8.2024 – 30.8.2025, 2 cr
  24. Ethics of AI, 31.8.2024 – 30.8.2025, 2 cr
  25. Full Stack Web Development, 14.3.2025 – 28.2.2026, 5 cr
  26. Full Stack Web Development Project (5 cr), 30.4.2025 – 13.3.2026, 5 cr
  27. Full Stack Web Development Project (7 cr), 30.4.2025 – 13.3.2026, 7 cr
  28. Full Stack Web Development Project (10 cr), 30.4.2025 – 13.3.2026, 10 cr
  29. Full Stack Web Development, extension 1, 14.3.2025 – 28.2.2026, 1 cr
  30. Full Stack Web Development, extension 2, 14.3.2025 – 28.2.2026, 1 cr
  31. Full Stack Web Development: Containers, 14.3.2025 – 28.2.2026, 1 cr
  32. Full Stack Web Development: Continuous Integration, 14.3.2025 – 28.2.2026, 1 cr
  33. Full Stack Web Development: GraphQL, 14.3.2025 – 28.2.2026, 1 cr
  34. Full Stack Web Development: React Native, 14.3.2025 – 28.2.2026, 2 cr
  35. Full Stack Web Development: Relational Databases, 14.3.2025 – 28.2.2026, 1 cr
  36. Full Stack Web Development: TypeScript, 14.3.2025 – 28.2.2026, 1 cr
  37. Functional Programming I, 31.8.2024 – 30.8.2025, 5 cr
  38. Functional Programming II, 31.8.2024 – 30.8.2025, 5 cr
  39. Introduction to Data Protection Law MOOC, 14.1.2025 – 30.8.2025, 2 cr
  40. Introduction to Programming, 12.1.2025 – 3.1.2026, 5 cr
  41. Introduction to sustainability, 31.8.2024 – 30.8.2025, 3 cr
  42. Introduction to the Internet of Things - MOOC, 31.8.2024 – 30.8.2025, 4 cr
  43. Me and my cat, 31.8.2024 – 30.8.2025, 2 cr
  44. Me and my dog, 31.8.2024 – 30.8.2025, 3 cr
  45. Natural Language Processing for Linguists, 31.7.2024 – 30.7.2025, 5 cr
  46. Political Economy of Sustainability, 31.8.2024 – 30.8.2025, 2 cr
  47. Server-side Web Development Ruby on Rails, 31.8.2024 – 30.5.2025, 5 cr
  48. Server-side Web Development Ruby on Rails: Hotwire, 31.8.2024 – 30.5.2025, 1 cr
  49. Space Sustainability, 20.10.2024 – 30.7.2025, 2 cr
  50. Sustainability and the Arts, 31.8.2024 – 30.8.2025, 1 cr
  51. Sustainability training with emerging technologies - Boreal forest, 31.3.2025 – 30.5.2025, 1 cr IN BETA
  52. Sustainable Rural Social Entrepreneurship, 12.1.2025 – 30.7.2025, 5 cr
  53. Sustainable Stewardship of Nature and Indigenous Ecological Knowledge, 12.1.2025 – 30.5.2025, 5 cr
  54. Uncover Finnish Education I, 31.7.2024 – 30.7.2025, 3 cr ("college success???)
  55. Working with Text in Python, 31.7.2024 – 30.7.2025, 5 cr
/
A TON OF THESE LOOK "EASY" (Biodiversity, Climate, IoT, ETC.) TOO

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  Fashion Design
Posted by: Twrix - 05-25-2025, 08:43 PM - Forum: Degree Planning Advice - Replies (1)

Your Location: Panama, Panama

Your Age: 29 

What kind of degree do you want?: Bachelor's in Fashion Design.

Current Regional Accredited Credits: 60ish from a private university in Panama. Also a few business and accounting courses completed at a public school. 

Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: none

Any certifications or military experience?: no 

Budget: $10k or less. 

Commitments: I work for a family business part-time. 

Dedicated time to study: Full time. 

Timeline: 1 year or so 

Tuition assistance/reimbursement: Zero 

I'm looking to follow my dreams and complete a fashion design degree, but I can settle for a business degree if all that's left. 

Any recommendations in online schools for international students? It could also be a EU school.

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Question The Final Frontier: Capstone LIB-4970 or LIB-4950 for BACS and TESU's Recent Changes
Posted by: animuscerebri - 05-25-2025, 07:36 AM - Forum: TESU - Thomas Edison State University Discussion - Replies (23)

Hi everybody,

It won't take long till I'll register for the Capstone. That's why, I did some research on both this forum and what TESU's latest syllabus requires.
The most recent forum in terms of TESU changing the capstone requirements were discussed in is this thread: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...a-of-study

On MyProgress dashboard, I can select either LIB-4950 (LA Capstone-Humanities) or LIB-4970 (LA Capstone-NS, M, CS). As I intend to get my BACS, I'd naturally enroll in LIB-4970; however, I'd like to hear from others their experiences and opinions on taking this capstone or the humanities one as BACS student. You can find its corresponding syllabus here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11AxJ...IWZRTN6fk/

According to this LIB-4970 syllabus, you need to do this:

  • Online discussions (5)—20%
  • Written assignments (4)—30% 
  • ETS Major Field Test or Written Communication Assessment—10%    
  • E-Proficiency Profile—5%   
  • Capstone project (2 parts)—35%   
    • Academic research paper—25%  
           Oral presentation—10%

My questions are:

a) Did you study for the proctored ETS Major Field Test? 
(see its requirements here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gq8u...hGemjREXkI)
If yes, how long and which topics did you revisit? 

Background why I ask that:
I took a glance at the tasks of this ETS test, and it appeared relatively straightforward, but I'm not sure whether - contrary to the statements in this document - you don't need to study that much or at all.

The thing is when I read the topics covered in that test (see here regarding the CS fields you are tested on: https://www.ets.org/pdfs/mft/comp-sci-te...iption.pdf), the BACS syllabus does not fully prepare you for that. For example, the test questions contain topics about automata, which you usually cover in a theoretical CS class / theory of computation / formal languages / automata theory (e.g. "The figure above represents a nondeterministic finite automaton with accepting state D. Which of the following does the automaton accept?")

However, TESU does not offer any course related to Theory of Computation / Formal languages. I haven't found any ACE-based courses either. 
I have only found a course at the University of Helsinki, which I probably will take, see https://studies.helsinki.fi/courses/cour...e01c256a8b. MIT also offers an Open course (see https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/18-404j-theo.../readings/) in order to prepare for this part of the test.


They all basically use the same textbook by Sipser: Theory of Computation

b) What are the professors like regarding LIB-4970?

I checked the terms of LIB-4970 up to June term and only 3 professors are listed as instructors, and they seem to rotate for each term:
- Matthew Badtke
- Dr. Jelena Vucetic (see https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2607109)
- Dr. Denyse Lemaire-Ronveaux

I only found some info on Vucetic, but nothing on the others. Has anyone had any interaction with either of them and what their style and focus are like?

c) How much time did you invest in finding a topic before registering for it?

I have a couple of CS topics in mind and did some research, but I'm not sure how much time I should invest beforehand.

I'd appreciate any comments to this question.

d) Could any of the former BACS students who have graduated write about their experiences?

I would really appreciate it, if you could tell us what it was like from your point of view. I have some people in mind, such as bjcheung77, LevelUP, rachel83az, mariobros1985, and, of course, all others are invited to share their stories as well.

Thank you very much in advance.

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  TECEP Enrollment Question
Posted by: Lee586 - 05-25-2025, 01:06 AM - Forum: TESU - Thomas Edison State University Discussion - Replies (2)

Just curious, if you pay $50 application fee and $52 for a TECEP, and you transfer in a bunch of credits for evaluation, would those credits be on your "Official" Transcript if you ordered one? Or do you actually need to pass the TECEP for those evaluated credits to show up on an Official Transcript? I've heard both sides of the coin...

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