I am a current CSUN student enrolled in the BA in Communication program. I need roughly 28 more credits to finish, but due to class availability and scheduling issues, it is unlikely that I will be able to complete my degree within two years.

Your Location: California, United States
Your Age: 31
What kind of degree do you want?: A bachelor’s of arts or science in either Communication, Business Administration, or Health Administration.
Current Regional Accredited Credits:

Upper Division Courses Completed (18 credits):
1. **COMS 301**: Performance, Language, and Culture Studies, 3.0 units, Grade: B-, School: CSUN
2. **COMS 351**: Theories of Communication, 3.0 units, Grade: C, School: CSUN
3. **COMS 356**: Intercultural Communication, 3.0 units, Grade: B-, School: CSUN
4. **GEOG 3T0010**: Water and the West, 3.0 units, Grade: B-, School: CSUN
5. **JOUR 3T0009**: Digital Journalism, 3.0 units, Grade: C+, School: CSUBK
6. **JOUR 3T8116**: Public Relations, 3.0 units, Grade: A-, School: CSUBK

The courses below were all completed a community colleges in CA minus the AICHWD (Art Institute - Hollywood) 

Lower Division Courses Completed (95.8 credits):
1. **AFRS 271**: 3.0 units, Grade: A, School: LAMC
2. **POLS 155**: 3.0 units, Grade: A, School: LAVC
3. **CTVA 100**: 3.0 units, Grade: B, School: LAVC
4. **CTVA 1T0004**: Lighting Techniques I, 2.0 units, Grade: B+, School: AICHWD
5. **CTVA 1T0017**: Rad & TV Acting, 3.0 units, Grade: B, School: LAVC
6. **CTVA 1T0018**: Digital Aud Ed & Prod, 3.0 units, Grade: B, School: LAVC
7. **CTVA 1T0019**: Ind & Com Voice-Over, 3.0 units, Grade: A, School: LAVC
8. **CTVA 1T0020**: Radio & Telev Advert, 3.0 units, Grade: A, School: LAVC
9. **CTVA 1T0021**: TV Announcing I, 3.0 units, Grade: A, School: LAVC
10. **CTVA 1T0022**: Advanced Voice-Over, 3.0 units, Grade: A, School: LAVC
11. **CTVA 1T0023**: Field Work 1, 1.0 units, Grade: A, School: LAVC
12. **CTVA 1T0027**: Production Skills, 3.0 units, Grade: A, School: WLAC
13. **CTVA 1T0028**: Production Skills C, 4.0 units, Grade: A, School: WLAC
14. **CTVA 1T0030**: Production Lab A, 1.0 units, Grade: B, School: WLAC
15. **CTVA 1T8508**: Voice & Dict Radio/TV, 3.0 units, Grade: B, School: LAVC
16. **CTVA 1T8531**: Intro to Motion Pict, 3.0 units, Grade: A, School: WLAC
17. **CTVA 1T8553**: News/Sprt/Live Brdcs, 3.0 units, Grade: B, School: LAVC
18. **CTVA 1T9003**: Rad Prog & Prod, 3.0 units, Grade: B, School: LAVC
19. **CTVA 210**: History Motion Pctr, 6.0 units, Grade: B+, School: LAVC
20. **CTVA 220**: Rad/TV/Film Writing, 3.0 units, Grade: B, School: LAVC
21. **CTVA 240**: Fund of TV Prodctn, 4.0 units, Grade: A, School: LAVC
22. **ENGL 115**: College Rdg & Comp I, 3.0 units, Grade: B, School: LAVC
23. **FCS 1T0002**: Nutrition Science, 2.6 units, Grade: D, School: AICHWD
24. **HIST 270**: Pol & Soc Hist US I, 3.0 units, Grade: D, School: WLAC
25. **HSCI 131**: Prin Healthful Livng, 3.0 units, Grade: A, School: LAMC
26. **HUM 1T9004**: Cult Patt West Civil, 3.0 units, Grade: C, School: LAVC
27. **JOUR 100**: Mass Communications, 3.0 units, Grade: A, School: LAVC
28. **KIN 1T0024**: Fitness Walking, 1.0 units, Grade: A, School: LAVC
29. **MATH 1T9120**: Math/Lib Arts Stud, 3.0 units, Grade: B, School: LAMC
30. **MUS 1T0011**: Pro Tools 101 Avid Certif, 2.6 units, Grade: A, School: FOOTHL
31. **MUS 1T0012**: Pro Tools 110 Avid Certif, 2.6 units, Grade: A, School: FOOTHL
32. **MUS 1T0013**: Careers in Music Technology, 2.6 units, Grade: A, School: FOOTHL
33. **R S 150**: World Great Religion, 3.0 units, Grade: C, School: LAVC
34. **SOC 150**: Intro to Sociology, 3.0 units, Grade: C, School: LAVC
35. **SOC 200**: Amer Social Problems, 3.0 units, Grade: B, School: LAVC
36. **TRAN 1T0015**: Tort Law Claim Inves, 3.0 units, Grade: B, School: LAMC
37. **TRAN 1T9579**: Intro/Legal Assist I, 3.0 units, Grade: C, School: LAMC

Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: None

Any certifications or military experience? None


Budget: I’d like to take most budget friendly option, but will consider spending more for easy and fast.  
Commitments: I currently work full time and have a baby on the way. Some flexibility to work on my studies part time or in the evenings/weekends.
Dedicated time to study: I can study as much as is needed during the night or weekends as long as my schedule is often free (I occasionally do get drafted to work on weekends). I estimate at least 3 hours every week night.
Timeline: Finishing the courses required for the degree as fast as possible would be ideal.  I would like to finish within 1 year (12-13 months)
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: None, although I do qualify for the State University Grant if I continue my studies at CSUN.

Hi, I am wrapping up my final 30 credits with UMPI starting in July. Will I need Microsoft Project on my computer? Will I need other project management software? Does UMPI do proctored tests that require a webcam for upper level courses that I will need to do to satisfy my upper-level electives. Thank you all for your help in advance.

Hey everyone,

To keep this as brief as possible, I am a seminary graduate with a dual degree, one in Theology and one in Counseling. I'm currently getting licensed in CA as a therapist and am about halfway through my 3000 required hours for full licensure. 

Here's my dilemma: The hospital I work for pays for continued education. This has got me thinking about a doctoral degree that would 1) help with marketing myself with the "Dr." title in the future. 2) Will obviously give me extra education and 3) It'll be free or extremely close to that, so why not?

The problem is there are various options out there... too many to even begin to list. I can say that I don't care too much about the "traditional" route of going to an APA accredited school and getting a PhD or a PsyD in Clinical Psychology so I am looking for an alternative path that doesn't require a doctoral thesis and everything that comes with that (years of work and sleepless nights, an oral defense before a board, etc.) I'm looking for something quick and relatively painless. 5 years in Grad school + 2 residency programs at two major hospitals has already kicked my butt. I'm still recovering from that.

Since my budget is around $5,500 a year, what are my options? I've done a lot of research and I know schools like Kairos University and Mississippi College have a DPC program which looks tempting, but no one has heard of these degrees. I guess you can say I want my cake and I want to eat it too, but I wouldn't want to get a degree that would "limit" me where I go to apply to teaching positions 10 years from now and they look at me strange, wondering what a "Doctor of Professional Counseling" degree is from a small school in the middle of nowhere. 


An alternative I have thought of is getting something like a DMin which is a practical degree for ministers where I can focus on "Biblical or Pastoral" Counseling. The limitation here I feel like is non-religious people might see this and get turned off by it, and not want to see me as their therapist. 

Thoughts? I can expand further if needed.

Hello Everyone! 

  I just learned of college hacking and am excited. I have been a restaurant Training General Manager for many years and looking to change careers with getting a BAS and hopefully move on to UMPI MAOL degree. I have a few questions that I need help and guidance with if someone could help please.

1. Since I have 18 years as restaurant general manager who trains other company managers should I pay somewhere to do a portfolio evaluation to obtain some credits? (Running 24/7 business with upwards of 100 employees and 7 million dollars a year in pnl responsibility.)

2. These are the following CC credits and Ace credits I currently have. 

My CC credits I hope transfer as I had a few F's from 2005 when I dropped classes online and the school never dropped them where years later I received a bill for all the classes in full and Fs on my transcript   I have already sent my CC transcript to Pierpont via Parchment.

CC potential transfer
College comp 1 ENG1010                                                     3
College comp 2 ENG1020                                                     3
Introduction to College GEN1000                                     1
Information Technology Concepts IT1020                    3
Survey-Europe Classical Music MUS1010                   3
EMT basic EMT1301                                                                7
Language Fundamentals 2 ENG0990                             6
Basic Arith/Algebra Math0910                                           3
Sports Nutrition Diet1050                                                   3
Basic Nutrition Diet1200                                                    3
TOTAL                                                                                          -35-
 
Coursera ACE credits
 
Google Advance Data Analytics
Lower-Division Baccalaureate          6            Introduction to Data Science
Lower-Division Baccalaureate          3            Introduction to Python
 
Google Business Intelligence
Lower-Division Baccalaureate          3            Data Modeling and Decision Making
Lower-Division Baccalaureate          3            Foundations of Business Intelligence
 
Google Cybersecurity
Lower-Division Baccalaureate          3            Introduction to Linux
Lower-Division Baccalaureate          3            Security Fundamentals
Lower-Division Baccalaureate          3            Attacks and Exploits\
 
Google Data Analytics
Lower-Division Baccalaureate          3            introduction to databases
Lower-Division Baccalaureate          3            introduction to SQL Programming
Lower-Division Baccalaureate          3            introduction to systems analysis
Lower-Division Baccalaureate          3            introduction to R programming
 
Google Digital Marketing and E-Commerce
Lower-Division Baccalaureate          3            Search Marketing
Lower-Division Baccalaureate          3            E-Commerce
Lower-Division Baccalaureate          3            Introduction to Digital Marketing
 
Google IT Support
Lower-Division Baccalaureate          3            Networking Fundamentals
Lower-Division Baccalaureate          3            Operating Systems
Lower-Division Baccalaureate          3            Introduction to Cybersecurity
Lower-Division Baccalaureate          3            Introduction to Computers
Lower-Division Baccalaureate          3            Systems Administration
 
Google Project Management
Lower-Division Baccalaureate          3            introduction to project management
Upper-Division Baccalaureate          3            project management
Upper-Division Baccalaureate          3            Agile project management
 
Google UX Design
Lower-Division Baccalaureate          3            web design
Lower-Division Baccalaureate          3            user experience (UX) design
Lower-Division Baccalaureate          1            career development
Upper-Division Baccalaureate          3            user experience (UX) design
TOTAL                                                            -79-
 
Sophia ACE Credits
Developing Effective Teams  BUS1200                                    1   Lower
Introduction to Nutrition HLTH1010                                         3   Lower
Introduction to Information Technology CS1001                3 Lower
Visual Communications VisComm1001                                 3 Lower
Macroeconomics ECON1001                                                       3 Lower
Environmental Science ENVS1001                                             3 Lower
                                                                                                                  
TOTAL                                                                                                      -16-


I would appreciate any information, advice, guidance, etc. 

Do I currently have enough to apply and graduate for the BOG AAS from Pierpont??

Thank You!

Your Location: Ohio, USA
Your Age: 39
What kind of degree do you want?: BA/BS in relevant field to my career or will make the most of my current credits. I've done Law Enforcement/Criminal Justice, Occupational Health & Safety, Emergency Management
Current Regional Accredited Credits:

Community College [15]
BMGT 245 Intro to Non Profit Mgmt - 3
CIT 102B PC Applications II Excel - 1
CIT 101 PC Applications I - 2
CIT 121 PC Operating Systems - 3
SSCI 104 World Economic Geography - 3
MKTG 111 - Marketing Principles - 3

AMU/APUS [15]
COLL 100 Foundations of Online Learning - 3
HSLL 212 Chemical, Biological, Radiological Hazards - 3
HLSS 213 Weapons of Mass Destruction Incident Command - 3
HLSS 215 Regulatory Issues in Weapons of Mass Destruction - 3
EDMG 340 Consequence Management - 3


Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:

CLEP/DANTES [15]
College Composition Modular CLEP - 3
American Government CLEP - 3
Analyzing & Interpreting Literature CLEP - 6
Introduction to Computing DSST - 3

Straighterline [15]
Business Ethics
Intro to Criminal Justice
Intro to Religion
Intro to Sociology
Cultural Anthropology

Sophia [3+6]
Biology - In Progress
US History - In Progress
Visual Communication

ALEKS [6]
College Algebra

Intermediate Algebra

NFA [3]
Hydraulic Calculations for Water Based Fire Protection Systems Plan - 1
Fire Service Supervision - 1
Community Safety Educators - 1

Any certifications or military experience?

Military [15]
Physical Conditioning - 2
Marksmanship - 1
First Aid - 1
Radiological Monitoring - 3
Cultural Awareness - 1
Military Science - 2
Emergency Response Operations - 3
Hazardous Materials Management - 2

[b]Certifications []
[/b]
[b]Haz Mat Awar/Ops/Tech[/b]
[b]OSHA 30[/b]
[b]FEMA - all of them including several in person[/b]


[b]My goal is to get my Bachelors as soon as possible so I can get my Masters degree. I much prefer at your own pace schools such as WGU, and schools that prioritize assessments over writing papers[/b]

News that the Pierpont BOG is open to foreigners is intriging. I think I have everything covered off with the exception of the graded RA credit but wouldn't mind a second set of eyes to validate my thinking? Not fussed about specializations. 

Gen Eds:
Communications
Workplace Communications (Sophia)

Math Science (6)
College Algebra (Sophia)
Human Biology (Sophia)

Social Sciences
US History I (Sophia)

Computer Literacy
Intro to IT (Sophia)


Others:
Misc:
Intro to Business (Sophia)
Conflict Reoslution (Sophia)
Intro to Ethics (Sophia)
US History II (Sophia)
Art History I (Sophia)
Art History II (Sophia)
Macroeconomics (Sophia)
Financial Accounting (Sophia)
Microeconomics (Sophia)
Developing effective teams (Sophia)
Environmental Science (Sophia)
Principals of Finance (Sophia)
Business Law (Sophia)
Visual Comms (Sophia)
Project Managment (Sophia)
Ancient Greek Philosophers (Sophia)
Introduction to Sociology (Sophia)
American Gov (Sophia)
Customer Service (Saylor)

Would I be right that getting the 1 graded credit is what I need to do? I have some foreign study but think that to get that counted would mean the $300 fee? 

Im aware of ASU and JSU as options to get the graded credit.

TIA for all the wisdom

This might be very useful information particularly for Mexican citizens, although technically foreigners can qualify as long as they have a passport and a CURP number.
Instituto Expansión (also known as Universidad Expansión has a sort of RVOE number equivalent for highschools with this text that I verified on the SEP database to be legit:
Instituto Expansión SC
Es una universidad avalada por la Secretaría de Educación Pública con Clave de Centro de Trabajo: 21MSU0077Q

While anyone can directly sign up at the Ceneval HQ to take first the EGEL plus written exam and later on the oral exam to get their degree, there is really not a lot of reliable study guides online about the exam topics. While you can retake both tests as many times as you want, the huge advantage of the Acuerdo 286 graduation pathway is to get a college degree in just 18 months from start to finish.
So I was quite curious about this school because they offer everything online such as self paced courses with the most important study materials. You first do an initial 40 question placement test to see how much material you already know and depending on that the online course can be either 3 or 6 months long.
There are two payment modes for their preparation course where they charge around 1700 mxn a month (around 100 USD) for just the prerecorded 5 minute long short videos for easier retention. Then they have a 2800 mxn (around 170 usd) a month option with tutors practicing mock versions of the oral exam online and the school guarantee everyone that selects this option will pass both exams on the first try.
It seems like they have a preference for accepting applicants that already have prior job experience, but theoretically if you already read the Ceneval suggested reading bibliography beforehand, you should do well enough in the placement test to get accepted and maybe only need the 3 month prep option.
They offer this service for the unregulated degrees such as Business Administratio, Marketing, Communications, Political Science, Education, International Relations.

Curiously they also offer for the regulated degrees that the Ceneval demands at least 50% of the degree to be learned in an accredited mexican university such as Law, Accounting, Industrial Engineering, Computer Engineering.
A quick check of the Law section and they don't mention anything about the prior 50% minimum requirement, only that they have RVOE numbers for their Law degree:
Instituto Expansión SC
Rvoes: 

SEP-SES/21/114/2493/2018

SEP-SES/21/114/2494/2018

SEP-SES/21/114/2495/2018

SEP-SES/21/114/2496/2018

SEP-SES/21/114/2497/2018

There are more and more people getting their Business and Computer Science bachelors with this challenge exam modality. WES apparently does accept these degrees as equivalent to 4 year degrees but after a lot of pestering when it comes to students that get the degrees directly from the Ceneval. They seem to be valid for Canadian work visas. So, if a student wants to use this option to graduate a degree in just a few months online, this school might be an option if their Spanish skills are C1 level.
The ceneval exams are the biggest expense, the written costs 2500 mxn (150 usd) and the oral exam a whopping 18500 mxn (1100 usd).
School website in case anyone is interested:
https://www.expansion.edu.mx/titulacion-...cuerdo-286

Can anyone tell me how the Senior Courses for BAAS TAMUC for Organizational Leadership are graded? Are these courses graded with a letter grade from A-F or is there a different grading scale for Competency-Based-Courses/Programs. I was reading that Competency-Based_ Courses are graded differently than traditional University Courses. Also are these courses transferrable to other Universities if I want to pursue a Masters? Here is a list of the senior courses:

ORGL 3311
Foundations of Organizational Leadership
ORGL 3321
Organizational Communication
ORGL 3322
Organizational Ethics
ORGL 3331
Data Driven Decision Making
ORGL 3332
Organizational Behavior
ORGL 4341
Leadership Theory
ORGL 4343
Leading Change
ORGL 4342
Leading Diverse and Inclusive Teams
ORGL 4352
Capstone I
ORGL 4361
Capstone II

Your Location: Norway
Your Age: 22
What kind of degree do you want?: Computer Science, Information Technology, or similar.
Current Regional Accredited Credits: 72.75 (9 US RA, 35.25 foreign evaluated, 28.25 foreign unevaluated)

Arizona State University:
CIS105 - Computer Applications and Information Technology (3cr - A)
CIS194 - Business Technology Fundamentals (1cr - A)
CIS194 - Computer Networking in Organizations (2cr - A)
STP226 - Elements of Statistics (3cr - B)

Auckland University of Technology, NZ:
COMP500 - Programming Concepts and Techniques (3.75cr - C-)
COMP501 - Computing Technology in Society (3.75cr - B-)
COMP507 - IT Project Management (3.75cr - B-)
DIGD507 - Mahitahi | Collaborative Practices (3.75cr - A-)
INFS502 - Digital Services in Information Technology (3.75cr - C+)
MATH503 - Mathematics for Computing (3.75cr - C+)
SPAN501 - Spanish 1A (3.75cr - C)

NHL Stenden University of Applied Science, NL:
Introduction to Databases (1.5cr - C)
HTML/CSS (1.5cr - B)
Information Management (1.5cr - C)
Introduction to Programming in PHP (1.5cr - A+)
Project 1 (3cr - C)

Misc. Norwegian, Finnish, and Swedish credits totaling 56.5 ECTS (approx. 28.25cr)
Further studies planned with universities in these countries as well as with Open Universities Australia.

Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: 24 ACE

Sophia: 9
Introduction to Information Technology - 3cr
Visual Communication - 3cr
Introduction to Web Development - 3cr

Coursera: 15
Google IT Support Professional - 15cr

Budget: Cheapest possible preferred, can pay more for time gains. Pay as you go.
Commitments: Full time work, 
Dedicated time to study: Can study when not working, potentially around 30 hours per week.
Timeline: 18 months max, faster is better.
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: Out of pocket

Open to both US and EU based institutions. Have been looking at TECU and Excelsior. Enrolled in AD CompSci at UoPeople.
Would like to limit proctored exams and language tests. I have a DET score of 155.

I noticed that the TESU website for the BS-CIS looks different now.

BSBA Degree in Computer Information Systems at Thomas Edison State University | BS in Business Administration (tesu.edu)

Under "Additional courses" in the AOS, it now has 4 courses listed:

Data Structures
MIS
Operating Systems
Database Management

I wonder if that course selection is restricted to those 4 courses, and that they MUST be those exact ones, or if this is just a suggestion and you can replace some of these with other upper level choices in computer science. 

I guess we won't know for sure until someone signs up using this current catalog. I assume that most of you reading this are enrolled under a prior catalog.