Hello, 

Newbie here so excuse newbie mistakes. I am trying to pivot from cybersecurity to nursing, which means I have to start from scratch again. I'm trying to find an affordable accelerated program for a bachelor's/master's degree holder. My budget is 20k USD.  Please help me find the right program. I do not mind on-campus as long as it is accelerated or would allow me to graduate within 12 months including the pre-reqs. 

Your Location: Michigan, USA
Your Age: 40s
What kind of degree do you want?: BSN-RN or MSN-RN accelerated nursing for Master's/Bachelor's degree holder of a different major
Current Regional Accredited Credits: 30 master's and 120 bachelor's 

School Name Total Credits: 
George Mason U - MS AIT - Cybersecurity (2018)
Davenport U - BBA - Management (2007)

I have most of the gen ed credits (not sure if they are still valid after all these years), I do need bio, chem, and other science credits (I did physics I, psychology, child psychology, statistics 101, and college algebra in my undergrad).


Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: 0 

Provider Total Credits: 0 

Thank you in advance. 

As many of you know, the American Dream Academy is closing Tuesday. The FAQ at their website,
https://theamericandreamacademy.org/, states  "MCAAD, Coursera, and our partners are extending free and discounted access options so that TADA learners can continue with their courses and pursue their goals." I have heard nothing about the extension and Coursera customer service has no information. 

I completed two certificates and am in the middle of a third which I can not finish by the 30th.  Does anyone know about free or discounted access to Coursera going forward? Thank you.

Location: Ohio, USA
Age: 40
Degree Wanted?: BS Computer Science. Open to Suggestions
 
Regional Accredited Credits:


College 1 (4 Year University) 2002-2005


ART 1243 Drawing One, 3, A
BBL 1013 Old Testament Survey, 3, A-
COR 1001 Foundation Of Christian Scholarship, 1, A-
GSC 1023 Physical Science, 3, B
PSY 1013 Introductory Psychology, 3, A-
ART 2213 Color Studies, 3, A
ART 2223 History of Art & Design 3, B
ART 2253 Graphic Design One, 3, A
ECN 2002 Basic Economics, 2, B
GST 2111 Effective Student Leadership, 1, B
HST 1003 Survey of Western Civilization, 3, B
BBL 4043 Irish Perspectives on Christian Living, 3, A-
EGL 4043 Irish Literature, 3, B
MUS 3003 Visual & Aural Arts, 3, A
ART 1311 Computer Graphics: Vector, 1, A
ART 1321 Computer Graphics: Raster, 1, A
ART 2263 Graphic Design II, 3, B+
ART 3453 Illustration One, 3, A
CMN 3112 Outdoor Leadership: Horsemanship, 2, A-
DMA 1311 Computer Graphics: Animation, 1, B
HSP 1171 Racquetball, 1, A
ART 2453 Drawing Two, 3, 
ART 2503 Typography, 3, B-
ART 3323 Figure Drawing, 3, B+
ART 4403 Publication Design, 3, C
ART 3203 Advertising Design, 3, B
ART 3313 Corporate Identity, 3, B-
BST 1133 Mass Media / Mass Culture: Online, 3, C
POL 2003 Introduction To Political Thought, 3, C
ART 1331 Computer Graphics: Layout, 1, A
BBL 1022 New Testament Survey, 2, B
DMA 1321 Computer Graphics: Web, 1, S (Satisfactory)
DMA 2733 Foundations In Interactive Design, 3, C
EN 3002 Technology And Society, 2, A-
MTH 1003 Quantitative Literacy, 3, C
RPH 3002 Introduction to Philosophy, 2, B+
TOTAL CREDITS: 86


Community College 1 (2014-2016)


MGT 1115 Customer Relations, 2, A
ITS 1400 Web Design Essentials, 2, A
MTH 1060 Business Mathematics, 3, A
CSD 1100 CSD Program Orientation, 1, A
NTK 1110 PC Hardware Essentials 3, A
CSE 1110 Intro To Cybersecurity, 3, A
MGT 2000 Intro To Project Management, 3, A
CPE 0600 Algebra One, 4, A
ITS 1245 Beginning Database, 1, A
EBE 1000 Employability Skills 1, A
ITS 1500 HTML And CSS, 3, A
CSD 1500 Programming Fundamentals, 3 A
ENG 2211 Business Communication, 3, B
CSD 1400 Database Management Sys, 3, D
CSD 2540 C Programming, 4, C
TOTAL CREDITS: 39


Community College 2 (2023-2024)


ART 1101 2D Foundations, 3, A
ART 2230 Art History Ancient & Medieval, 3, A
COM 2211 Effective Public Speaking, 3, A
TOTAL CREDITS: 9




Combined total: 134 Credits!



Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: 


2002
AP ENG LANG / COMP - 4 (score)
AP ENG LIT / COMP - 4 (score)


Any certifications or military experience? None


Addendum:


Budget: Cheap!
Commitments: Stay at home parent, small children, spouse
Dedicated time to study: 1 hour a night
Timeline: As fast as possible.
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: No


I am a great test taker with excellent reading comprehension. I am a fast reader. I also have strong writing and research skills. I have decent potential for math


I have tried several times for a degree but life got in the way..this has put me in a position of acquiring a mountain of credits due to "losing" credits each time I transferred schools. I'm tired of it and I just want to see what I can do to turn all my hard work into something tangible. 


I don't need this for a current job or career, I just want to satisfy a life dream of finally getting a bachelor's degree (or two, if that's an option). And if I can learn something about topics that interest me, all the better. I would love to learn more about underlying concepts related to running own business, programming own website and building own app, training pre-existing "base" AI Models to work with your own art.

Thank you so much for your help and thoughts!

As mentioned I'm getting close and want to close out this BSBA in General Management at TESU. I have 100 units of credit with the Cap stone, GMA and AOS electives remaining (21 units total). I'd like to verify this plan will work.

TESU BUS-4210 Business Administration Capstone 3UL
DAVAR FIN-310 Multinational Business Finance 3UL
DAVAR  MAN-390 Managerial Communications 3UL
DAVAR MAR-330 Principles of Sales 3UL
DAVAR MAN-310 Organizational Behavior 3UL
Sofia Developing Effective Teams 3LL
Sofia Project Management 3LL

My big question is if the two LL Sofia courses will transfer into the AOS elective requirement. I think it will as "HRM-215 Leadership" and "MAN-235 Intro to Project Management". That will give me 15UL and 6LL. Thanks for the help!

I have over 200 credits, and my base question is can I transfer these around and get a few quick certs?

Per example, https://catalog.uopeople.edu/ug_term1_it...nd-courses

I have most of those classes knocked out, first of all UoPeople is national and charge per credit to transfer. 
What about some RA colleges, I'm just looking for stuff thatI can use to build out a nice academic portfolio.

By now, we're all familiar with Capitol Technology University being one of the few American universities to offer dissertation-only doctorates. As an alternative, you can publish three articles in "high-impact" journals. According to a former student, who posted here and chose the publication option, CapTech is not particularly picky when it comes to journal choices.

Now, there is a third option...sort of. In lieu of two of the three peer-reviewed articles, you can present at two peer-reviewed, international conferences. When I last looked, I only saw this option on the Engineering Management and Healthcare Technology pages, but it's possible that they just didn't update all the 40+ doctoral program pages.

https://www.captechu.edu/degrees-and-pro...gement-phd

So I found today that Brightspace will not leave a module incomplete or flag you in any way if you don't pass a milestone with a 3. I got all the way to the end of a class and couldn't figure out what was going on, because even though absolutely everything had a check mark next to it, and there was nothing flagged up, my final draft submission area would not open up. I finally got ahold of the learning support team and they said my second milestone from over a month ago had not received a passing score. I went back and looked and there's nothing really unusual to flag up that the score isn't passing, if the professor doesn't specifically say so in the notes. This is very different to every other online course platform I have used before, where either it won't allow you to progress til the milestone is a passing score, or at least it will leave it showing incomplete or flagged somehow. In UMPI, as you can see from the screenshot, all it says is "Well Done! You have completed the assignment". LOL. And all the modules just show check marks. So yeah just wanted to post this for any new UMPI Yourpace students so you know to carefully check the number on your score.

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For those who want to compare the EU/UK options with the CLEP, AP, IB or other options such as challenge exams, here are three links, one is to a 17 page PDF.  I was comparing these options for my family, extended family, and friends, thought this may help those who want to decide from a UK vs US education...

Pearson - Edexcel International: Switch to Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Science | Pearson qualifications
Introduction to Modular I-GCSE Link: Modular International GCSEs (pearson.com)
PDF Guide: pearson-edexel-igcse-science-guide.pdf

Good morning!  I’m looking for a bit of guidance.  I am considering applying for an UMPI B.L.S. with a Management Minor.

Location: Georgia, United States

Age: 57

What kind of degree:  I’m considering a BIL with Management Minor from UMPI, but I’m open to other ideas.  This is more of a vanity project, so I don’t expect a financial POI.  Therefore, the cheaper the better.

Current Regional Accredited Credits:

Liberty University - 12 credits
BUSI 100 Intro to Business  3 B
BIFO 150 Life of Christ/Early Church 3 B
BIFO 151 Life of Christ/Early Church 2 3 B
CCHI 301 History of Christian Church 3 C

Northeast Alabama Community Collge - 44 credits
CIS146 Computer Applications 3 A 
HIS101 Western Civilization 1   3 C
HIS102 Western Civilization 2 3 B 
BIO 103 Principles of Biology 1 4 A
BIO 104 Principles of Biology 2 4 A
CRJ 100 Intro to CJ 3 A 
CRJ 160 Intro to Security 3 A 
CRJ 208 Intro to Criminology  3 A 
CRJ 209 Juv Delinquincy  3 A 
CRJ 290 Selected Topics - Seminar in CJ 3 A 
POL 211 American National Government 3 A
POL 220 State and Local Government 3 A 
PSY 210 Human Growth and Development 3 B 

BUMM 612 Marketing Mangement 3 B x
USMx EdX
(One course from a now defunct MicroMasters "Core MBA" )

Columbia  University
Specialization In Construction Management non-credit

I spent a bit of time on this and from what I can tell,if the CRJ credits from Community College transfer as lower level electives, I’ll basically have that box full.  A few existing credits should transfer to cover some Gen Ed credits.

That would leave me with 18 hours for the minor and 21 hours of upper level electives.

I’m thinking that the following Sophia classes would then fit in:

English Comp 1 GOL 1a & d
English Comp 2  GLO 1b, 2c, 4b

Art History 1  
Art History 2  GLO 2e

College Algebra  3a,&b

Project Management (Minor)
Business Communication (Minor)
 
Intro to Ethics 4c & 5d
Into to Sociology 5a

Will some kind soul take a glance at this and tell me if I’m heading in the right direction here?

Thanks!

I was wondering if a philosophy minor is possible at UMPI. The major issue looks to be if the PHI 150 - Introduction to Logic can be satisfied by an easy/cheap way to get credit.
http://catalog.umpi.edu/preview_program....turnto=155

According to the UMPI DB, Sophia's critical thinking comes in as HUM 103. Maybe it's possible that course could fulfill the PHI 150 requirement?

According to the UMPI DB, WGU's Critical Thinking and Logic course is equivalent to PHI 150. Also, the University of Phoenix's PHL 251 Critical Thinking transfer is accepted as PHI 150.

Has anyone ever pursued a philosophy minor?