Hello I was informed that you guys are more experienced and could help me plan graduating faster(preferably 12 months). I have basic knowledge , I understand I need to find a highly accredited CBE according to my degree/pursuing career, find their requirements and test out, find one that offers pay per term to keep costs low and find scholarships and government grants to pay for everything minus the taxes.
How did I do? Would you guys be able to help me be more specific for my degree? I'll put the info Below


Pursuing Finance Bachelors degree, then Masters in Financial Engineering to get hired as a quant trader.
Completed 1.5 years at Texas State University (Finance)and dropped out 2013.

-Anybody know what or which CBE schools I should go for that do pay by term? Also I'm looking at doing this part time so I'm not sure pay by term is best. But I have low income and only make about $500 profit per month.

-How can I find scholarships that will pay for the lower costing school, a course im looking at said its easy since pay by term is lower costing, I also may qualify for government grants since I most likely qualify as low income. How can I find these as well?


If anybody could help I would greatly appreciate it! And let me know how I can give back and help you as well please ! Thanks again for the help!


P.S. the course I was looking at is degreehackingacademy.com , I have a scheduled consultation with them but I'm pretty sure they will be expensive according to my wallet.

I was too involved in writing in Spanish that I forgot to add my name and date on the composition.
Will it get rejected? Or just points taken off?
Anyone who forgot their name/date on the touchstone still get graded? Thanks

Degree Hack & Ladder Revised: From Starter Lane To Finish Line

What is a degree hack & ladder? An alternative method to get college credit through a balanced mix/match trifecta of certs, degree, experience. Using the same method, you can arrange (stack or stagger) these credentials to a higher level.

TLDR: Accumulate credentials from credits to Bachelors degree and beyond... By following the steps below, you'll be able to accelerate and compact your education.  An example, a 4-5 month associates & bachelors... You read that correctly, you need to max your transfer credit with a Sophia.org/Study.com combo, by transferring a max of 90+ credits into your 120+ credit degree.

The Basics - How to get from 0 to 90+ fast! Decide on a degree and institution
1) Invest in a second monitor for multi-tasking and reviewing material
2) Complete 90+ with the Sophia.org/Study.com combo as transfer credit

I recommend Sophia.org and Study.com combo - Primarily Lower Level ACE credits, check for a discount coupon on their webpage. 
Sophia.org website may have a code for new users or on this forum sticky thread, there may be code for returning students as well.

Study.com Offer Link: https://bit.ly/3RTJ3I9 - Primarily for Upper Level and lower level courses not offered by Sophia.org
Note: College Starter is $95/month - 2 lower level classes at a time, College Saver is $235/month - 3 classes at a time (I recommend upper level).

Degree Planning - Review the institutions for degree plans already in place using a max of Sophia & Study.com or other ACE/NCCRS partners, such as Saylor.org or StraighterLine, etc.  Institutions Link: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Ca...stitutions  Competency Based: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Co...d_Programs

By completing 90+ credits through these two providers, you can transfer these to recommended institutions that will accept alternative credit.  We know of institutions that will accept up to 113 (Excelsior requires 7 credits residency) and 114 (TESU requires just 6 credits residency).  Most others such as UMPI will take in 90 credits, but their Competency Based degrees may come cheaper, easier, faster, if you can complete the required work in two sessions.

Please take some time to review posts, threads, and my signature links, as it has the Basic Approach, Degree Plans, WIKI, and the link to the Addendum and Template where you should follow before you create a thread asking for help in degree planning advice.

Volunteers are here to provide advice, please provide as much info asked for in the addendum and template when you create a new thread.  Senior members and moderators can advise the trifecta of cheap, easy, fast and try to add extra ROI/Value and personalize your education.

hello I'm currently in the process of completing my Sophia learning courses, tonight I will be finished with my general education courses and have already done my graded asu course, should I start emailing pierpont my transcripts for the classes I've already completed or should I wait until I'm 100% done keep in mind I'm aware of the oct 4th deadline and want to optimize all time to avoid any problems. 

if you could also list the email address or places I need to send my transcripts to that would be very helpful thank you.

I just came upon Morgan State University's College of Interdisciplinary & Continuing Studies, which offers MS and PhD completion programs (basically allow for many transfer credits). They offer distance learning and at a low tuition rate of $473/credit. It doesnt say if they are fully online, but courses are online.

For an MS, you can transfer 12 credits out of 30 and for a PhD you can transfer 18 out of 36. One can get an RA MS or PhD for under $10k!

Interdisciplinary Master's Degree Programs

1. M.S. in Interdisciplinary Health and Human Sciences
   
2. M.S. in Interdisciplinary Sciences
   
3. M.S. in Interdisciplinary Engineering, Information, and Computational Sciences
   
4. M.S. in Interdisciplinary Journalism and Mass Communication
   
5. M.S. in Interdisciplinary Organizational Policy, Governance, and Administration
   

1. Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Health and Human Sciences
   
2. Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Sciences
   
3. Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Engineering, Information, and Computational Sciences
   
4. Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Journalism and Mass Communication
   
5. Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Organizational Policy, Governance, and Administration
   

Hello everyone,

I was wondering if anyone on here has experience with the Tempo Learning program at Walden University. I am considering continuing on to my Master's right after completing my BLS at UMPI this fall. 

I have some Post-9/11 GI Bill to use up and I get 20% discount at Walden through my employer. I am also open to other programs, but prefer a competency based program, and Walden seems to be the only place that has competency-based CJ.

Thanks!

Just a quick query if anyone has managed to transfer in to UMPI with a high school diploma waiver recently, particulary with alternative credits?

I seem to be have hit a brick wall on the issue, which is very disappointing.

Well I tried to transfer my ENEB MBA+ Master of Management and Team Management to UoPeople using my IEE reviewed graduate credits.

Even though they will accept up to 50% transfer credit into the grad programs, UoPeople only gave me credit for the 3 elective courses (out of 12 courses) towards their MBA program. Not that great of a deal really.

Hi! I am a firefighter turned stay at home mom a few years ago and I am looking for the fastest path to a Bachelor's degree so I can qualify as a substitute teacher in my town. There is a severe shortage of teachers and especially substitutes so I want to help. I have searched through the forums and looked at most of the schools suggested, but I still feel lost. I found a youtube video about degree hacking, and challenging classes and whatnot but I assume they'll want a fortune to tell me information I can find elsewhere. I could use some help figuring out if my associates degree will transfer to any pathway that I can complete quickly. I was thinking maybe a liberal arts degree would be easier than fire management, but I don't know if my degree can transfer to anything non-fire related. Many of you seem to have a plethora of information so I am hoping someone can help point me in the right direction.
Your Location: California, USA
Your Age: 39
What kind of degree do you want?: A Bachelors degree, in any major if I can do it quickly. I have an AS in fire technology and one class away from an AS in fire science (which I’m taking right now), but I left the fire department to raise our kids so I’m not committed to an EMS pathway anymore.
Bottom line up front: I’m looking for the fastest Bachelors I can get, in any major, so I can become a substitute teacher because we have a terrible shortage in my area, and they desperately need help. I have a lot of experience teaching and coaching, so it is within my skill set and I’d enjoy doing it. If its possible to turn my 115+ California community college credits and fire department and non-profit work experience into a quick path to a BS/BA then that would be my goal, with an emphasis on speed over all other factors.

If there isn’t a different major that will be faster, then my goal would be sticking to the fire administration/organizational leadership/public administration type pathway and cost and ease of schedule would probably be more important than speed. (although I have raging ADHD and lose interest quickly so the faster the better lol)
The ability to transfer to a masters, or possibly pursue a teaching credential later would be a factor worth considering, but not a deal breaker.

Current Regional Accredited Credits:
Posted as a comment due to word limit is my course list from a California Community College, totaling about 119 units/credits and at least one associates degree and 2 certificates. The classes at the end were offered by my department, through the college, for units/credits but with credit/no credit grading only. I have another 2 dozen classes that I didn’t get college credits for but are all certified by California State Fire Training, NIMS, NIFC, FEMA, or another agency. I also have another 8 credits (give or take) for a pre-paramedic course that I took at another school but I don't have access to the transcripts from there to verify right now. 

Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: none. But I have many NIFC, FEMA, and NIMS classes if they count.

Any certifications or military experience?: Fire Technology Certificate, Emergency Medical Provider certificate, NREMT-B license, California State Fire Marshal FF1 cert, CSFM Driver Operator cert. 

Budget: I don’t really have one, speed and ease is my priority. I’ll pay more if I can do something easy and fast, but under $10k would be cool and wouldn’t want to spend more than, say, $50k?

Commitments: 4 kids + husband and puppy. (so, 6 kids?) I work from home about 20-30 hours a week plus some volunteer commitments, but my time is flexible and I can adjust.

Dedicated time to study: I can devote on average 4-6 hours a day on weekdays, and 8-12 hours on most weekends for at least a few months. If I’m looking at a longer program, I’d have to scale those back a bit (especially during baseball season)

Timeline: ASAP. For the “fastest path to a BA/BS so I can be a substitute teacher” route I’m really looking for something I could complete in months, or less than a year at most. If that isn’t going to be possible, then my path would be some kind of leadership or public administration major and my timeline would be about 2 years max.
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: None.

Thank you in advance for any help!

Hello all, I applied to UMPI a few days ago and sent in some transcripts to have evaluated so that I knew what classes I would need to finish.I was talking to a friend about it and he told me to look on here to get any help I needed. I was planning to transfer what I already have that they will accept and then do anything else that I could on Sophia or Study.com or whatever the best course was. 

I was looking on here and I see that it says not to apply until you have all the classes that you want to transfer done. So did I mess up by applying already? If so what is the best next step? 

Hopefully I can still do what I can on Sophia and everything else. 

Thank you for the help.