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Your Location: New York, United States

Your Age: 44 in a month
What kind of degree do you want?: I want whatever degree I can transfer the most credits to - but I am proficient in business and marketing

Obtained the Pierpont AAS BOG AOE: Business in 2023

Current Regional Accredited Credits:

Penn Foster College - 4
Intro to Graphic Design - 3
Graphic Design Orientation - 1

Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:

SOPHIA CREDITS - 95
VISCOMM1001 - Visual Communications
EVS1001 - Environmental Science
STAT1001 - Intro to Statistics
CS1001 - Intro to Information Technology
ECON1001 - Macroeconomics
ECONN1002 - Microeconomics
BUS1001 - Intro to Business
HLTH1010: Intro to Nutrition
PHIL1002 - Introduction to Ethics
PM1001 - Project Management
CS1005 - Intro to Web Development
ARTHIST1001 - Art History 1
FIN1001 - Principles of Finance
HUMBIO1001 - Human Biology
SCIE1045: Microbiology
SCIE1050: Anatomy and Physiology I
CHEM1001: Intro to Chemistry
BUSI1010 - Financial Accounting
ARTHIST1002 - Art History 2
CONRES1001: Conflict Resolution
MATH1020 - Introduction to College Mathematics
HIST1001: U.S. History 1
HIST1002: U.S. History 2
BUSI1025: Business Communication
HIST1020: U.S. Government
BUSI1020: Business Ethics
BUSLAW1001: Business Law
PSYCH1001: Introduction to Psychology
PHIL1002: Ancient Greek Philoshophers
English Comp - Waiting on final grade
Principles of Management - waiting on final grade
CONRES1000: Essentials of Managing Conflict
BUS1200 - Developing Effective Teams

Any certifications or military experience?
Digital Marketing & e-Commerce Specialization - Coursera - 9cr
Project Management Specialization - Coursera - 9cr

Budget: I really dont have anything saved, so I would have to take a loan. I do not qualify for any aid.

Commitments: 1 kid, full time job, work from home 3 days a week. I also play pickleball one day a week.

Dedicated time to study: I can do work when I am working from home, as well as nights and weekends. I did alot of work on Sophia in this timeframe.

Tuition assistance/reimbursement: My workplace only has 15% off Liberty University, which is still expensive. I can save $100 a credit at Excelsior because I have taken Sophia courses and I was offered $500 off for each semester, up to 4 at WGU.

Hi to all. I read this 2017 thread about getting good discounts when buying courses with promo codes ( https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...erline-How ). Is this still a thing nowadays? The only promo code that I found was the $59 discount when buying your first course if you sign up with a referral link.

Thanks!

Tohono O’odham Community College, another Native American school offers degrees for $34.25 in;

AACIS –  Associate of Arts in Computer Information Systems
AAECE – Associate of Arts in Early Childhood Education
AAEE –  Associate of Arts in Elementary Education
AFA – Associate of Fine Arts in Art, Studio Emphasis
AAGIS – Associate of Arts in Geographic Information Science
AALA – Associate of Arts in in Liberal Arts
AAPPN – Associate of Arts in Pre-Professional Nursing*
AASBM – Associate of Applied Science in Business Management
AASCIS – Associate of Applied Science in Computer Information Systems
AASECE – Associate of Applied Science in Early Childhood Education
AASGIS – Associate of Applied Science in Geographic Information Science
AASMS – Associate of Applied Science in Management and Supervision*
AASW – Associate of Arts in Social Work
AATOS – Associate of Arts in Tohono O’odham Studies
ABBA – Associate of Business in Business Administration
ASLS – Associate of Science in Life Science
ASPS – Associate of Science in Physical Science

Their course schedule lists quite a few virtual/online courses.

I know this has been posted a few times a couple of years go but I find Native American colleges interesting because if they take federal aid they have to take any U.S. citizen and they almost always have some of the lowest cost per credit hour for RA schools.

Diné College Tuition 

• Tuition = $55 per credit hour
• Full-time (12+ credits) = $660

Their current course schedule shows 58 online courses ("asynchronous") with 15 that are UL.

America's Top Online Colleges 2024 (Newsweek)

Quote:For the third consecutive year, Newsweek has collaborated with the respected global data firm Statista to unveil America's Top Online Colleges and America's Top Online Learning Providers 2024. These rankings are based on a survey of over 9,000 online learners, as well as our research about the institutions.

In our effort to find America's Top Online Colleges, we evaluated and ranked 200 colleges and universities that offer online undergraduate and graduate programs. The awarded institutions have been given either five stars, denoting an aggregate score surpassing the median of all recognized institutions, or four stars, signifying a score just below that threshold.

As of February, 2024, the decision letter states, "If you have attended college after graduating from high school, then you are not required to submit official high school transcripts."

The First 3-Year Degree Programs Win Approval (Inside Higher Ed)

Quote:Three-year bachelor’s degrees are coming to Brigham Young University–Idaho and affiliated Ensign College next year [2024], following approval of the truncated programs by an accrediting body. By eliminating electives, BYU-Idaho will bring five three-year programs online in April: applied business management, family and human services, software development, applied health, and professional studies. Ensign will offer two such programs: communication and information technology. [...]

The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities approved the seven programs—each of which requires between 90 and 94 credit hours instead of the standard 120—at its June meeting and sent a formal approval letter late last month.

Quote:American Public University System (APUS) today announced it will offer an accelerated Bachelor of Science Degree in Cybersecurity, in connection with the College in 3 Exchange. Students can register for the three-year bachelor's degree starting in April 2024. [...]

"We are excited to be among the first universities to offer a 90-credit bachelor's degree under this innovative approach with the College in 3 Exchange," said Dr. Elizabeth Johnson, [...]

The accelerated degree has been approved by both the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. [...]

Under the accelerated program, students will take the same required cybersecurity courses they would in a traditional program – with the same program outcomes. Only electives have been eliminated from the three-year, 90-credit program.  

https://community.fema.gov/PreparednessC...et-15eb6=2

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Hi.  I just finished the Cybersecurity masters at WGU.  Might want to teach/adjunct different topics in the future.  Other than a full masters per topic, what are some clever (hopefully inexpensive) ways to acquire the 18 credit hours required to teach?  Is regional accreditation required (vs NA, State, etc...)?  It looks like edX doesn't award until you've been accepted in a full program-so dead end.  The next idea is Graduate Certificates -thoughts? I'm thinking the UCLA Extension Post-MBA. General topics I like and could possibly teach: Technology/Psychology/Philosophy/Religion-Spirituality/Business.
I know there's little or no money from the job (esp in the beginning).  This would be more a labor of love or retirement thing.  Probably won't entertain K-12.
Thank you

So, I am currently taking Bio 105. I know, I know... I have read everything after doing so. I just started on 1/29, but I haven't gotten passed Milestone 1 now. I thought this would be easy because I work in a high school and have pushed into several Biology classes (we have even done the owl pellet dissection). But I am worried that I won't have the time to finish. My Milestone 1 has been returned twice. I'm also concerned about this pictures of 10 animals part. I live in southern California and you don't want to be taking pictures of the animals around here, you want to run... (coyotes, skunks, rattlesnakes, mountain lions, lizards...). Any helpful advice? Not sure I can drop this class and do Sophia... I was also willing to take this class because my employer will pay a stipend the more credits I earn, but only from regionally accredited universities, not something like Sophia.

Thanks for any help!