Hello everyone,

I am a 55 year old working mother of 5 adult children. I have accumulated a hodgepodge of classes and even after combing the Wiki, I am still not sure of the direction I should go in. I would welcome any advice anyone would be willing to offer. I am languishing in a toxic work environment and believe that the combination of my age and lack of degree is making it difficult for me to change my circumstances. 

Thanking you in advance for your graciousness.

Your Location: Georgia, United States. 
Your Age: 55
What kind of degree do you want?: I am open to suggestions. I am on a Director level with over 30 years of experience in strategic leadership, events, and project management. I am looking to move into a chief of staff role.
Budget:  I'd like the cheapest route possible, but I would also like to prioritize the fastest route possible. I’d love to see the easiest route, but that is not my 1st priority.  
Commitments: I work full-time but can study evenings/weekends.
Dedicated time to study: As much 4-6 hours each evening and all weekend. Approximately 40-50 hours/wk.
Timeline: Finishing the courses required for the degree as fast as possible would be ideal. 
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: No tuition assistance available.
 
Current Regional Accredited Credits: 
 
Howard University Total Credits: 125
ENG 101,                              English Composition I, 4.5 – B
PSY 101,                               General Psychology, 5 – B
ELEC 570,                             Medical Terminology, 3 – A
ENG/ELEC 053,                   Highlights of African-American Literature, 4.5 –C
SOSC/ELEC 072,                 Introduction to Soc Science, 4.5 – B
ENG 102                               English Composition II, 4.5 – B
POL/ELEC 007,                   Introduction to Black Politics, 4.5 – C
HS/ELEC 001,                      Health Dynamics, 4.5 – A
BLK HIS 153,                        Comparative Slavery, 4.5 – B
ELEC 570,                             Human Sexuality, 4.5 – B
HIS 177,                                African-American History Since 1877, 4.5 – B
BLK HIS 185,                        Blk Women in America, 4.5 – B
CHEM/ELEC 003,               General Chemistry Lecture, 4.5 – C
ZOO/ELEC 101                    General Zoology Lecture-Lab, 6 – D
BLK HIS 133,                        19th Century Black Social &Political Thought, 4.5 – A
HS/ELEC 150,                      Introduction to Gerontology, 4.5 – B
CHEM/ELEC 006,               General Chemistry Conference and Lab, 3 – D
CS/ELEC 202,                      Introduction to Computer Technology, 4.5 – B
MAT/ELEC 006,                  Elementary Functions I, 4.5 – C
PSY/ELEC 125,                    General Social Psychology, 4.5 – D
PSY/ELEC 051,                    Experimental Psychology Lecture Lab, 6 – C
PSY/ELEC 110,                    Brain & Behavior, 4.5 – C
HUM/ELEC 011,                 Northern Myths & Legends, 6 – B
PSY/ELEC 161,                    Psychology of the Black Experience, 4.5 – D
PSY/ELEC 053,                    Res Math & Statistics, 6 – C
PSY/ELEC 116,                    Abnormal Psychology, 4.5 – D
BLK HIS 131,                        Black Philosophy, 4.5 – D

Georgia Southern University Total Credits: 25
CHEM 129,                          General Chemistry II, 5 – D
ANT 201,                              Introduction to Anthropology, 5 – C
HIS 251,                                American History, 5 – B
SPA 101,                               Elementary Spanish One, 5 – B
SPA 102,                               Elementary Spanish Two, 5 – B


Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: None
Sophia Credits: None
Study.com Credits: None

Any certifications or military experience? I have the following certifications:
 
DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN THE WORKPLACE CERTIFICATE
University of South Florida Muma College of Business — Online Course
 
CERTIFIED MEETING PROFESSIONAL (CMP)
Events Industry Council — Washington, DC
 
CERTIFIED PROTOCOL OFFICER
Protocol School of Washington — Washington, DC

I noticed a new perk in my Perkspot portal.  Purdue global is offering 20% off undergrad degrees and 14% off graduate degrees.  I can’t promise this will be available to everyone, but wanted to mention it in case there is anyone who wants to see if they have this offer too.  I know there are a lot of employers and alumni groups who use Perkspot.

Hello,

first of all, thank you so much for this fantastic forum!!
We have been reading for hours in the last couple of weeks.

Our daughter is just at the beginning of the path to prepare for an AA, possibly the AAS at Pierpoint.

She is looking to fullfill the one point RA course requirement.
Do you think any completed XAMK courses or Helsinki Open University courses could be used?


Kind regards!

Hello! I am getting ready to change careers. I have been researching how to earn a degree in a way that would be agreeable with my needs and that led me down the road of accelerated competency based learning. Coupling this with cheaper alternative ways to earn credits than taking them with the actual University (sophia learning, study.com, etc), I think I am on the right path. I would appreciate anyone's input before I start this undertaking. You can see my stats below. Thank you so much for your time and attention!

Your Location: North East Ohio, United States.
Your Age: 28
What kind of degree do you want?  Information technology. Cyber security is the most interesting to me. But I have no experience in tech, and it seems a lot of people say not to start there. Or at least not to land a Cys position without experience. So I decided to go with a more general approach. I am looking at WGU for their accelerated BS IT/MS IT Mgmt course. I want to eventually be a PMP. I felt like this was the best direction to move, and then with some experience under my belt, transition to Cys, and with some leadership experience under my belt, pursue the PMP.
Current Regional Accredited Credits: n/a
I went to Edinboro University of PA, and have a few credits with Kent State University, but I owe both universities money and cannot access my transcripts. So I will be moving forward without those credits and basically starting over.

Any certifications or military experience? No

Budget: I'd like to go the cheapest route possible, but will consider spending more for easy and fast. I'm looking at around 1.5K for transfer course work and looking to get actual tuition covered elsewhere. I am aware that I might have to come out of pocket for any/all parts and will address that as needed.
 
Commitments: I help take care of my younger brothers, am in a relationship, and have a circle of friends that play games on Saturday's. However, everyone knows I am trying to get an accelerated degree, is on board, and knows that studying is going to come first for me until I complete it.

Dedicated time to study: I can study as much as is needed. This will be a full time job for me and I'm not afraid to put in over time

Timeline: I would like to finish in 1.5 years (18 months) I'm hoping to do the WGU course work in 2 terms, after completing 6 months of transfer credits and pre-studying the rest of the course material.

Tuition assistance/reimbursement: I am working with government aid to use a program called WIOA to have my course work paid for. 

Hi guys,

I am glad to see that some courses on SDC will now include assignments (I think Into to Programming is one of the courses which will now include assignments) which I enjoy more than exams.

I am currently doing Business 303: Management Information Systems and have completed 2 assignments out of 3 (decent scores, was marked down 2 points for writing 3800 words instead of 1000 lol) which I actually enjoyed.

But I have a couple of questions:

1. My assignments well marked pretty quickly. The comments are legit and in line with what the good points/problems with my assignments were but they were marked rather quickly (I mean like half an hour or so). I got an email with my score and I was told to keep this email. Is it likely that my score for the assignments will change once I take the final and everything is once again verified?
2. Assignments + Quizzes are worth 200 points. Say I get a total of 180 for both. Does it mean that I need just 30 questions on my final to pass the course?

I am sorry if my questions sound stupid, I just want to have the whole picture of what is needed in order to pass courses that include assignments.

Thank you once again for your great help!

Your Location: Manitoba, Canada
Your Age: 34
What kind of degree do you want?: I would prefer a BS Cybersecurity or BSBA in Marketing.  I am also looking at the BS Electrical Technology or BS Electronic Engineering Technology from TESU depending on how many credits will transfer in.  
Current Regional Accredited Credits:
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:  Not sure where to put this, but I have a two year diploma (I think it would be equivalent to an Associates Degree in America?) in Electric and Electronic Engineering Technology from a Canadian College/University.
Any certifications or military experience?
PMI Project Management Professional (PMP)
CompTIA A+
I have paid for the exams for CompTIA Network+, Security+ and Linux+ however have not completed them yet.  

Budget: I 'd like as cheap as possible, but would spend a bit more for fast.    
Commitments: I currently work full time.
Dedicated time to study: I would estimate most weeks I could dedicate about 15 hours, but I am off every fourth week and could dedicate 40+ hours those weeks.
Timeline: Finishing the courses required for the degree as fast as possible would be ideal.  I would like to finish within a year.
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: None, I will be paying out of pocket.  

Thank you to anyone that can help me out here!

https://www.wgu.edu/online-nursing-healt...ogram.html

Please advise if this institute is accredited :
European Institute of Applied Science
and Management, o.p.s.,
Pod Vodárenskou věží 4
18200 Praha 8
Czech Republic

My partner is trying to enroll in TAMUC but despite having an Associate's already with Beginning and Intermediate Algebra already completed at a community college and on the transcript, they are not allowing my partner to enroll without first taking the Math TSI placement exam.

Did anyone else have to do that? Or were you exempt from it? And if exempt, how so? 

I had a prior bachelor's when I enrolled, so they waived most of the normal requirements. This situation is turning out to be more difficult than I anticipated.

When I first became aware of this community in 2018, I was unsure of where I was going in life and had to leave school in the middle of my second semester. Thanks to this website, the wiki page and countless YouTube videos, I was granted the opportunity to be a part of Pierpont's 2024 graduating class and I am currently looking at the offered Bachelor programs in my hometown. You all are amazing, and I cannot thank you enough. Best of luck to everyone on their journey!!