Greetings Everyone,

Thanks to all of you for this wonderful forum. I misplaced my original high school transcripts, so I completed a diploma from Excel High, Florida, in 2008.

Annual Sophia membership just expired. Currently studying German at Modernstates.

1 RA credit for Pierpoint. Clackamas LIB 101 has a backlog.
 
ASU. waiting for my Asurite ID.

Can I try TECEP's for RA credits? 

I am kind of lost.

Your Location: California

Your Age: 54

What kind of degree do you want? AA,BA

Current Regional Accredited Credits: 0

Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: 135 

Sophia.org 

Essentials of Managing Conflict           1
IT Career Exploration                              1                    
Developing Effective Teams                   1           
Calculus I                                                   4                                
Foundations of Statistics                        2         



Anatomy and Physiology I & II                                      
Art History I & II                                                                                  
Business Law                                            
College Algebra                                      
College Readiness                               
Conflict Resolution                             
Environmental Science                        
Financial Accounting                               
Human Biology                                         
Introduction to Business                       
Introduction to Chemistry                    
Introduction to College Mathematics      
Introduction to Ethics                              
Introduction to Information Technology 
Introduction to Nutrition                          
Introduction to Psychology   
Introduction to Statistics                         
Introduction to Web Development        
Lifespan Development                         
Macroeconomics                                     
Microeconomics                                      
Managerial Accounting                            
Microbiology                                      
Precalculus                                            
Principles of Finance                               
Project Management                                 
Visual Communications                           
Career Readiness & Workplace Communication  
Business Ethics                                        
Health, Fitness and Wellness                     
Business Communications                       
US History Past present and future            
Workplace communication                       
Principles of Management                           
Principles of Marketing                               
US History I & II                                                                                             


TADA- Google Digital Marketing  9

Institutes- Ethical Guidelines  2



Any certifications or military experience? None
Budget: cost-effective
Commitments: None
Dedicated time to study: 2 hours daily
Timeline: Fast Bachelors
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: N/A


Thank you all in advance.

Hello all,

I'm in the process of satisfying general education requirements at a community college where I plan to take an AAS degree program. So far I have satisfied just about every GenEd requirement for the program except for two. The two remaining classes are Accounting I and Business Math.

Here's the situation, to be able to enroll in those classes, I needed to pass an introductory algebra course, which I ultimately failed (the instructor was lousy and didn't seem interested in helping people understand the material). I'm also working towards an online, self-paced bachelor's degree at an out of state, regionally accredited university. I will be taking business math and accounting at that school instead of the community college.

Once I complete those credits, I plan to transfer them to the community college. The community college said they will accept those credits as long as they're not ACE credits. Part of the reason I'm taking the remaining classes at the other school is to a) work towards the bachelor's degree and b) bypass the community college's introductory algebra prerequisite. Are there any problems I could run into when it's time for me to submit my application for the AAS program at the community college? I will have the business math and accounting credits transferred in long before the application deadline in November, however, I wonder if the F in introductory algebra will come back to haunt me? My only concern is them making me retake the algebra course before letting me move forward. In my mind, they shouldn't care about the failed algebra class if I complete the two other classes elsewhere. What's everyone's take on this?

Just for clarification, the introductory algebra course is considered "developmental", meaning that it won't affect my GPA one way or another.

Marc Novicoff (in Washington Monthly) Wrote:Overwhelmed—or perhaps underwhelmed—prospective students often resort to asking for information from schools directly.

And that’s when the salespeople intervene.  

“I signed up as someone who was interested and wanted more information about the program,” Sofia—who requested that we use only her first name—told me of her experience in the summer of 2019. “And the next day I got a recruitment call.”

According to Sofia, her recruitment agent was relentless, calling her almost daily and remembering every detail he heard. “He name-dropped some of my professors,” she said. “He remembered my pets’ names.” 

She expressed to him that the program [based on context in the article, apparently the online Master of Arts in Counseling from Northwestern University] seemed too expensive, with a tuition (not including housing or any other costs) of between $133,824 and $190,440, depending on the track. But the recruitment agent countered, selling her on the “incredible power of being able to say that you went to Northwestern.” 

This “incredible power,” as Sofia recalls him saying, is not recognized by the market. Northwestern’s median earnings five years after graduation, $56,897, are markedly lower than the median master’s program in this category: $63,675. 

That recruitment agent worked for 2U, a private, for-profit online education program management company which also runs the online infrastructure that Northwestern’s master’s program uses—software that, one alum told me, she felt was constantly having “technological glitches” and felt “clunky and old.” Though 2U’s exact compensation from Northwestern isn’t publicly disclosed, the company’s standard deals with universities in 2019 involved keeping 60 percent or more of tuition revenues. (More recently, 2U has reduced its standard revenue-sharing fee for degree programs to 35 percent.)

Seattle, WA is on top!  4 cities are in California, 3 cities in Texas... 2 cities in Florida.
Link: Map reveals the 'smartest' cities in the US (msn.com)

Hi everyone,

I'm seeking advice regarding the UMPI BABA PM&IS Degree Plan. Previously, I had completed all the ASU, Sophia, Coursera, and TEEX credits following the Pierpont to UMPI Degree Plan, with the intention of obtaining an UMPI BAS M&IS degree. However, due to unforeseen circumstances where Pierpont no longer accepts Chinese students, I have had to switch to the UMPI BABA PM&IS Degree Plan.

I have a couple of questions:

• What additional credits do I need to complete to fulfill all the ACE credit requirements for the UMPI BABA PM&IS Degree Plan?
  
• What specific courses should I choose at UMPI?
  

So I’ve got like 80 credits via Sophia. I’ve realized that for the computer literacy pierpont did not apply my Intro to IT. What course do I need for computer literacy?

Top findings

• The top five careers for millionaires include engineer, accountant, teacher, management and attorney
  
  
• Only 31% averaged $100,000 a year over the course of their career
  
  
• 88% graduated college
  
  
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Looks like we are going to get a new course:
Student Success   1 Credit Course

https://www.acenet.edu/National-Guide/Pa...65f38bf0e1

Appears that will have validity in the 1 of October... lets see when it goes life.

So I've seen DEAC being mentioned a number of times on this forum. I came across a school that's accredited by DEAC Global in the UK (Distance Education Accrediting Council - https://deacg.org), but I see there's also a DEAC in the USA (Distance Education Accrediting Commission - https://www.deac.org)?

Both websites look legitimate. I'm not from either the USA or the UK, and the fact that there are two DEACs confuses me. 

What is the DEAC that people refer to when they speak about it on this forum? And is the school in question accredited or not?

I've looked through the forum but haven't been able to find whether anyone has successfully used InstaCert to study for the Abnormal Psych TECEP. If you have, would love to hear about it.
(Please, no hijacking this thread to tell me I should consider options that are cheaper than the TECEP. I have my reasons.)