I have just completed Discrete Mathematics with Study.com and to say I am disappointed would be an understatement. The lessons were terrible. Explanations were poor. In many cases, I had to look elsewhere for explanations.

Some of the questions (quizzes) were worded in a very strange way. Some of the final exam questions were worded oddly too. The notation was confusing too. They cannot even get the matrices to show properly

But my biggest disappointment were the lessons. Really, really poorly done. I was lucky as I have done a lot of maths in the past so I was familiar with the content to some extend.

Not being able to use notes on the final makes little sense, imo. I mean it should not be about how much you can memorize but how you can apply this knowledge.

I got 81% on the final so I should be fine (I got two connection errors so, let's see if I need to do it again - the window did not close, though, and I was told to refresh which I did and was promptly reconnected). 

Anyways, I am not looking forward to the rest courses and I have to do a few

(The courses I took with SL (a few years ago and one recently) were much better.)

Asking for a friend who is considering applying to go part time to avoid paying parent plus loan. How many courses would one take per semester to be considered part time?

Hey y'all! Zack here! I am a 41 y/o here in Washington State (originally from South Louisiana)

Tried college right out of high school and that was a big flop. In high school, I simply showed up and got solid grades. College was harder, and I didn't have the work ethic I have today - so I just stopped going. However, I did well applying myself in the workforce once I realized life is what you make of it. I've gotten opportunities that many folks without college degrees would never experience - including senior management positions in the Bulk Transportation, eCommerce, and Oil & Gas industries.

I moved to WA state to start a manufacturing business with one of my best friends in 2019, only to get our teeth kicked in during COVID. We struggled through, but then I experienced a soul crushing 2 years of trying to find a job that didn't involve serving fries or operating gas pumps.

College degrees are used as a gatekeeping mechanism in the job force now, something I had never experienced previously. I was in absolute despair when another close friend of mine told me about his recent experience getting a degree through Liberty University. He shared some of the research he did here and with outside consultants that helped him make it a reality. It gave me hope that I wouldn't have to spend 4-5 years going back to school to find work.

So, in mid-September I started taking Sophia classes. The pacing was good, and I found strangely enough that my varied life experiences & accumulated knowledge were helpful. As fate would have it, about 2 weeks later, I found a job as a Marketing Director for a restaurant group locally. However, since I had already started this journey - I'm damned if I am going to just stop. 

I am currently working on wrapping up an AAS through Pierpont so that I can at least lock in a degree for the work I have done so far (never a bad thing to hedge bets I figure!), with an eye towards pursuing a Bachelors through either UMPI or Liberty. If I can tackle the bachelors without going nuts - I am thinking of keeping the throttle pinned and going for a Masters (either UMPI's Masters of Organizational Leadership) or an MBA from an RA school.

I don't want to end up going through the hell of 2 years of job searching ever again, and I am almost certain that coupled with my work experience, a degree would help me level up considerably in today's workforce. (At least I hope!)

I look forward to learning what I can from you all!

Thanks!

Your Location: WA State
Your Age: 41.
What kind of degree do you want?: I am looking at a number of options, I am thinking Business or Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus on business or marketing

Current Regional Accredited Credits: 

University of Louisiana-Lafayette (2001-2002)  Total: 10 Credits
AP Placement ENG 101 - 3 
CMCN 110 - Media & Society - 3 
HIST 221 - US History I - 3
HUMN 101 - Explorations in Liberal Arts - 1

Arizona State University Universal Learners (2024) Total: 4 Credits
CIS 194 - Business Technology Fundamentals - 1
SOC 101 - Intro to Sociology - 3

Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: 

Sophia Credits (From September 2023 to Present): Total 87.0 

Essentials of Managing Conflict - 1 (97%)
Developing Effective Teams - 1 (96%)
College Algebra - 3 (89%)
Intro to Business - 3 (99%)
Visual Communications - 3 (95%)
Intro to IT - 3 (96%)
Project Management - 3 (93%)
Intro to Ethics - 3 (88%)
Art History I - 3 (91%)
Art History II - 3 (84%)
Environmental Science - 3 (89%)
Student Success - 1 (89%)
Macroeconomics - 3 (87%)
Intro to Web Development - 3 (88%)
IT Career Exploration - 1 (96%)
Conflict Resolution - 3 (88%)
Human Biology - 3 (87%)
College Readiness - 3 (94%)
Intro to Nutrition - 3 (88%)
Microeconomics - 3 (81%)
Intro to College Math - 3 (89%)
Career Readiness - 3 (93%)
Business Communication - 3 (95%)
Foundations of Statistics - 2 (87%)
Workplace Communication - 3 (96%)
Principles of Management - 3 (90%)
Lifespan Development - 3 (93%)
US History II - 3 (95%)
US Government - 3 (94%)
Critical Thinking - 3 (89%)
Public Speaking - 3 (91%)
Business Law - 3 (94%)

Budget: I will be paying as I go, probably can afford $1500/average a month in school costs  

Commitments: Not married. Have 2 full time jobs, still managing to tackle classwork. (I simply don't do much else other than work, school, sleep)

Dedicated time to study: Roughly 3 hours a day on weekdays, 4-5 a day on Saturdays, and 6-8 hours on Sunday.

Timeline: I want to have a bachelors in hand no later than May 2025. If I can do it faster, then sign me up.

Tuition assistance/reimbursement: Unfortunately, no.

Was curious if anyone had any issues with transferring actual college credits over to Pierpont for the BOG degree.

I started the process of applying for a BOG degree. I submitted my transcripts from the University of Louisiana system from 2001, they all transferred fine.
I also transferred in about 80 Sophia credits, which also seemed to transfer fine.

I interacted with Nancy Parks - she told me I was good to go and I filled out my application for graduation. However, the next day she informed me there was an oversight and my GPA from 20 years ago was not quite 2.00, which was the threshold for graduation. 

In order to pump up my GPA, I enrolled in ASU's Universal Learner courses, and took CIS 194 for 1 Semester Credit, and SOC 101 for 3 Semester Credits.

I got A's in both, which will easily raise me above 2.0. I had to wait 6 weeks for ASU to transcript my grades and I paid my 400 to transcript the SOC 101 class (CIS 194 was transcripted for free as part of a promotion).

I paid another 15 bucks for Parchment to send the transcript. However, Pierpont is not adding my Sociology class to my transcript.

I am going to reach out to Nancy Parks tomorrow - but I am hoping someone else might have gone through this and has some insight.
I cannot imagine they would not accept the transfer credit - I'm hoping it was an oversight.

Thanks for the help in advance!

Location: US
Age: 30
What kind of degree do you want?: Bachelor's in probably Software Engineering or Data Analysis or related. Maybe CS. More on this below
Current degrees: None. Applied for Pierpont BOG AAS to turn my credits into an Associate's
Budget: 10k all in
Current Regional Accredited Credits: A lot. I'm not gonna post them all because it would take forever but it's over 60 credits from various brick and mortar schools over the years. Should knock out 90% of gen eds at almost any school. I changed schools and majors a lot.
Completed RA classes of note: Calculus I
Other: Recently signed up for Sophia


So, I've been looking at WGU's Software, Data, and CS degrees for awhile. I like how they're competency based and how that makes it possible to finish in just a term or 2. I want to get my degree as quick as possible, while also learning the relevant information well. Some posts I've seen on reddit concern me if people are really learning the foundational stuff well, when they post about taking the equivalency of whatever difficult course at the easiest provider (Study.com, Sophia, Straighterline) possible, and speedrunning the course in 3 or 4 days. I'd probably do the same for gen eds if I had any that my previous credits wouldn't knock out, or if the degree was just an HR checkbox and I already had industry experience, but that's not the case for me. When it comes to the core classes of whatever degree I pick, I want to actually learn and upskill.

I found this forum recently and was introduced to TESU. Though I still don't know much about the school it looks like it could be a good option for a CS degree with lots of people saying it's better if you have a lot of transfer credits (since you can transfer in a higher percentage of credits than you can at WGU), while WGU is better if you have industry experience and can finish the degree quickly by testing out of classes.

I enrolled in some CS classes in the past, and I think something like WGU's software engineering degree or a data degree is probably a better fit for me over CS. Learning about assembly, compilers, operating systems, architecture, and the like just doesn't interest me. Is there an alternative to WGU's SE degree out there that focuses more on the practical application of programming? It's too bad TESU only has a CS degree. On the other hand, a CS degree opens a lot of doors and employers like it.

I'm still not decided on which degree I want to get, and honestly don't think I will be until I'm exposed to more of the material. I think data analytics could be a good match for me too, but I have no hands-on experience with it other than reading about it. I'm planning to take some data focused courses on Sophia or other platforms where I can earn transferable credit while learning so I have something to show for it. If I like the data stuff a lot, I might be open to a double major. Is this a good path for now to build relevant credits while also learning exactly what I want to study? Are there any obvious degree options I'm missing? Thanks

Hey guys, I'm 41 years old and believe it or not, I'm looking to become a police officer.  I found plenty of departments in the area where I'm moving (Lynchburg, VA) that will accept without an associates but I'd rather go in with something more than just a GED. I'd also like to eventually get a BA and possibly masters at some point in the future. 

I would also consider a BA since I already have 29.5 credits but I'd like to finish in 12 to 18 months. I have the time to put into it.

Your Location: NY USA
Your Age: 41
What kind of degree do you want?: Associates in Criminal Justice or Psychology 
Current Regional Accredited Credits:

Suffolk Community College in 2005-2006

Introduction to Computing - 4 credits
Standard Freshman Composition - 3 credits
Freshman Seminar - 1.5 Credits
Introduction to Psychology I - 3 credits
Technical Writing - 3 credits
Foundations of American History - 3 credits
Understanding Music - 3 credits
Introduction to Literature - 3 Credits
Abnormal Psychology - 3 credits
Ethics - 3 credits

Total - 29.5
GPA 3.0

Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:

None

Any certifications or military experience? None



[b]Budget: 10K if I go for BA and probably around 2 to 4K if I go Associates
[/b]
Commitments: I can commit 30 hours a week to studying/school

Dedicated time to study: 30 hours a week
[b]Tuition assistance/reimbursement: None[/b]


Thank you all!!

As an update, I currently am at 71 credits with 15 planned through TESU this upcoming march. After completing the 15 credits, Ill have my first AS degree in Computer Science! (not much but still) Thank you for the help! 

Now, it has been a minute since I last posted... Im still going for the full BA in Comp Sci. It was suggested I should go for the double degree. Is it still worth getting the Business Admin degree paired with the BA in Comp Sci through TESU? And how many credits in addition to the BA in CS do I need to take to get the double degree? Also, what should I tell my advisor when it comes to the dual degree? Like what do I tell them to get the dual degree? I believe the business degree is called the BS CIS now right? Attached is a list of my current credits too if that helps for my specific situation in determining what other classes Ill need to take for the Business Degree. Is there multiple BS Business degrees I could do?
CIS-1070
CYB-1200
ITS-1400
ITS-1600
ITS-2610
ECO-1120
ECO-1110
PHI-1300
ART-2210
PHI-2260
COS-2410
COS-1110
HIS-1140
STA-2010
POS-1100
CIS-1070
ENS-2000
MAT-1210
MAT-2310
GEO-1999 (1 credit)
GEO-1510
FEL-1999
COM-1080
BUS-1010

This march through TESU:
ENC-1010
ENC-1020
ETH-2200
SOC-1010
SOS-1100

Hi Everyone!

I am putting together a spreadsheet of Master's options for my brother now that he has completed his UMPI BAS with/a minor in Info Sys and PM. The first concern is price, and the second concern is ease (I know this is highly dependent on the person, but I am generalizing here). 

Here is the spreadsheet. 

Options are Hellenic MBA, WGU MBA IT or UMPI MAOL.

I have a question regarding the Hellenic MBA; I know it is RA, but does the lack of business school accreditation affect it a lot, potentially for immigration purposes?

Which one would you choose and why? Thanks!

My high school daughter has completed some classes through Coopersmith. Has anyone had luck getting those courses accepted anywhere besides the Coopersmith partnership schools? We have some schools near us that say they consider NCCRS credit, but I don't know how likely that actually is.

Hi - 
Question from my son: For anyone who completed either or both of the SAS programmer certificates via Coursera (SAS Programmer Certificate, SAS Advanced Programmer Certificate) and transferred them into TESU, a couple of questions:

• For anyone doing the math associates, did both courses get applied to the Math AOS electives?
  
• For anyone doing the BACS, did the advanced certificate, which is identified as transferring as STA-399, get applied to the Computer Science electives?