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Good morning, 

I couldn't be happier that I found this forum a little over a year ago.  In the last year i've been able to take the 24 credits I had completed at my local community college along with almost every Sophia class they offer to complete an AAS at Pierpont C&TC and, as of this morning, I completed all coursework for a BAAS in Organizational Leadership from Texas A&M University - Commerce.  I can't wait until that degree is conferred so I can put it on my resume and update my credentials at work!  

It's been a lot of work, but it's achievable.  I completed my final 39 credits in 3 7-week terms, all reimbursed by my employer.  

Now, i'm trying to to figure out what I want to do next.  I have 25 years of experience in IT and would like to move into a management role at my current employer.  I'm trying to decide between an MBA in IT or a MS in IT Leadership from WGU, which I'm hoping to be able to grind at it and complete in one term.  Alternatively, i'm also considering a MS in Biomedical Informatics from UT Health Houston.  This would take a bit longer and wouldn't necessarily increase my management potential, but is a solid credential.  

Either way, i'll be busy in June and July so i'm hoping to start the program in the fall.

The St. Thomas University School of Law offers a JSD that has no courses. The way it works is that you earn their LLM in Intercultural Human Rights (two semesters and not online), and if you graduate with a 3.0 GPA, you can be admitted to their JSD program. Immediately, you will start on the 75,000 word thesis, but you must be in the program for at least two years. I find this to be kind of odd since this might lead to them artificially drawing out the program. They state that it will take two semesters to evaluate and approve the thesis after its completion.

What makes this program interesting is that you don't need to be on campus while working on your thesis. You also don't need a JD or LLB to gain admission to the LLM or JSD program.

If someone graduated from another law school's LLM program, an "outstanding scholar" might also gain admission. However, they must meet the residency requirement by attending classes on campus for two terms. They must also earn 12 of the credits in the LLM in Human Rights program.



https://www.stu.edu/law/human-rights/jsd...formation/

Has anyone taken Spanish 1 at Straighterline recently? I see they use Rosetta Stone. I really like Rosetta Stone and Pimsleur so I thought I might enjoy it more than Sophia. I signed up for the Sophia class but I hate their format. I'm at UMPI so I assume they would accept the SL course.

https://www.straighterline.com/online-co...spanish-i/

Is AI Finally a Way to Reduce Higher Ed Costs?
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/v...ts-opinion

Someone commented in another thread regarding UOP where AI in the forum writes the questions and responds to students.

So you can go overboard with AI. Thoughts?

What’s Behind the ACT’s For-Profit Pivot?
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/admi...re-testing

College will cost up to $95,000 this fall. Schools say it’s OK, financial aid can numb sticker shock

https://apnews.com/article/college-costs...a8594b998c

University of Maryland Global Campus No Application Fee if you apply by May 31st
https://www.umgc.edu/learn-more/gen/degr...nline.html

Also, there is a 25% OnlineDegree.com Tuition Discount!
https://www.umgc.edu/business-partners/c...ine-degree

Reasons why people go to UMGC

• Military discount $250 per credit
  
  
• On Guild and other employer college programs 
  
  
• Alternative to WGU or SNHU computer science programs
  
  
• Brand name alternative to going to SNHU
  

Any recommendations for an online graduate level statistics course. The cheaper the better but needs to be RA accredited. My application to graduate school requires a current statistics course within past ten years so I need to take a fresh one. Thanks in advance.

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