I dropped out of 8th grade two years ago so I could start taking college classes. I want to graduate with a Bachelor's by the time I would have graduated from high school (Spring 2028). I will be 17 at that time. I've been considering Excelsior University because it accepts so many transfer credits. Is Excelsior the best path, or is there a better college, especially for my age? I'm legally homeschooled, so all of my college credits will count for high school as well. 

After my Bachelor's, I want to get a Master's and Doctorate, would this affect how I go about getting my Bachelor's? 

I would also like to graduate with a high GPA and honors. Of the two ASU classes I have taken I got a 96 and 100.

Your Location: Arkansas, United States
Your Age: 14
What kind of degree do you want?: BS Psychology
Current Regional Accredited Credits: 6 - ASU - Currently working on another 9
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: 12 - CLEP - Currently working on another 3
Any certifications or military experience?: No
Budget: Cheaper is obviously better, but money is not really an issue.
Commitments: I work at a theatre around 15-20 hours a week during the school year, off and on, and 40-50 hours a week in the summer. 
Dedicated time to study: My only job is at the theatre, and I don't go to school anymore, so I can work as long as I need to.
Timeline: I would like to graduate by the Winter of 2027, but the Spring of 2028 can work too.
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: None

I really appreciate any help you can provide. Thanks!

Good morning all,
Would love your insight. I have a Bachelors of Arts degree (general studies) and a Masters of Arts degree in teaching. I have been teaching my entire life but think I should pursue the BS in Accounting Degree.

My question: which provider, Sophia, SDC, or StraighterLine should I use to get the maximum amount of classes completed that would go towards a future BS in Accounting degree? On a side note, I haven’t taken any business or accounting courses in either my undergrad or graduate degree.

And lastly, is there a certain school that is least expensive to complete the remaining credits for the degree? I was thinking Liberty but of course they don’t have a BS in Accounting degree.

Thanks all.


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Hello all, I was here about 2 months ago, and received some great advice. I used AI to help build a course load, and began my path on my first college degree. That said, I don't know that I inherently trust AI, and could use a bit of your expertise to ensure I'm on the right path!

Your Location: State and Country: NJ, USA
Your Age: 39
What kind of degree do you want?: PoliSci BA at UMPI, which I intend to attend for 60 graded credits, beofre taking the LSAT and eventually attending law school.

Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:

Provider Total Credits: # 33
Class Name, Credits, Grade


Sophia:

• Ancient Greek Philosophers; 3
  
• Critical Thinking; 3
  
• English Composition I; 3
  
• Human Biology; 3
  
• Introduction to College Mathematics; 3
  
• Introduction to Ethics; 3
  
• Public Speaking; 3
  
• US Government; 3
  
• US History I; 3
  
• Introduction to Nutrition; 3
  
• Introduction to Psychology; 3
  

Hello all,
First time posting, but long-time browser. I'm looking to get some help on what direction I should take to get a degree. I work in the automotive manufacturing area, and without a degree, I can't get promotions. I just finished the Excel High School adult program to get my offical HS degree as I dropped out being a stupid teen. Thank you ahead for the help. 

Your Location: 
Michigan

Your Age:
38

What kind of degree do you want?: 
Associate or Bachelors
Business or electrical technology/engineering type of degree

I was looking at the TESU Associate in Science (A.S.) in Electronics Engineering Technology. This sounded interesting. 

Current Regional Accredited Credits: 
Grand Rapids Community College Total Credits -7 
TE103 Intermediate Technical Math -4 (D)
PS110 American Government -3 (A-)

Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: 
None

Any certifications or military experience?:
None

Budget:
Cheaper the better, but I'm willing to spend what I need to get it done ASAP

Commitments:
I have a family and work full-time. Will get school work done when I find the extra time.


Dedicated time to study:
1-2 hr on weekdays and 2-4 hrs on the weekends

Timeline:
In the next 6-12 months

Tuition assistance/reimbursement:
My work will help with reimbursements if the college is accredited.

Do you know how to register on the DegreeInfo forum? 
I have tried several times but have not received a confirmation email.

Which universities currently accept these credits?

This may have been covered in a a previous thread but I've been wading through old posts for hours and just getting more confused so I think it's time for a new post.
I'm working towards a BSBA in General Management. I've knocked out 4 CLEPs so far this month (with the support of Modern States) but decided to switch to TECEPs to make sure I had the requisite 24 RA credits. I signed up for the Writing for Success TECEP and aggressively scheduled it for this Friday because the CLEPs have only been taking me 4-5 days to prep for. I kept reading that TECEPs were very similar to CLEPs and assumed that English Comp = Writing for Success TECEP. As I read more into it, I'm realizing I'm wrong.

Overall, I have strong written communication skills so I'm not too concerned about learning the basics. I need to brush up on citations since I haven't used them since high school, which was 20 years ago. Can anyone give me (more detailed) insight into how the citations were used? Do I need to write the Works Cited Page, or just cite it in the text?

I read that "a handbook" is allowed, but is there a specific one recommended? Is there one that covers citation? I don't think I'll need much help with actually building the essay, but I'm intimidated by the citations.

Any other tips/specifics/training recommendation? 

Sorry, I'm spiraling a bit. I felt so prepared for the CLEPs and got cocky.

Hi everyone,
I’m new here at TESU and just enrolled in my first course on the D2L Brightspace platform. Everything looks good, but I noticed something odd: some of my courses don’t show the module outlines or topic guides under the "Content" tab—just blank spaces. 
I’ve tried:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        grade calculator

• Refreshing the page (even cleared cache),
  
• Checked another browser,
  
• Looking for any “View Module Outline” link.
  

I haven't been on this board in a while, thought I would give a quick update in case it's helpful for someone else considering their educational journey. tldr I graduated from the UIUC MSM a few days ago.

Background: Completed 120 credit hours as a traditional college-age student, but didn't graduate (some credits were electives that didn't fulfill requirements, then I took a job in another state, intending to return to finish, then never returned to finish for decades)

Went to UMPI last summer, completing a BBA in one session, with a 4.0 GPA.

Applied to UIUC MSM, Georgia Tech Master of Cybersecurity-Policy Track, Boston University Master of Data Science, and UMPI MAOL. Accepted to all. Decided to do MSM.

The UIUC MSM is about $13K and about one year, though you can go a little faster or a lot slower if you choose. I completed it in 10 months by taking a heavier than normal courseload in one 8-week session. I graduated on Aug. 11 with a 4.0 GPA and am now moving into the UIUC MBA, which stacks.

The MSM is 9 classes/36 hours. The MBA is 18 classes/72 hours, and is about $26K. (One class at UIUC is 4 credit hours, vs the more typical 3 hours, so the numbers are a bit inflated. The prices are actually billed per credit hour, with two classes costing around $2800.) A full course load is two classes/8 hours per 8-week session. It is not CBE. The work is divided by week, with due dates each week. You can't do a future week's work early. Most classes have required teamwork assignments that you do with fellow students, which often involve Zoom meetings, but not every week, only around the time of the assignments. Most student groups use a Teams channel for routine planning and communication.

The MSM coursework "transfer in" as 9 classes toward the MBA's required 18 classes. The only caveat I will mention is that the MBA has 7 required quantitative classes, and the MSM has only two. So, I now need 5 quant classes out of my remaining 9 classes, ouch. I hope I can maintain the 4.0 but we'll see.

In case anyone is wondering, this is "the" University of Illinois, the Fighting Illini, currently in US News & World Report's top 35 national universities in the U.S., not an alternate online-only campus or anything like that. Graduates can walk in the ceremony in Urbana-Champaign.

I am describing it in some detail to help people judge if this is the program for them. I recommend it, but there are many options and it's best to consider multiple options before deciding. If anybody has questions about the UIUC programs, please don't hesitate to ask.

Hello everyone,

I've combed through the forums looking for information about Coopersmith. It seems to be a recommended provider at times, but I haven't seen anything by anybody who has actually taken courses with them. I'd like to get a sense of what it's like to work with them. Would love to hear from anybody whose successfully completed one or more of their courses. For example:

What was the learning format? Videos? Reading? Something else?
Was there a final exam? (I think the answer is yes.)
Was the final exam proctored? (again, I believe the answer is yes)
Can you share a course syllabus?

Thank you.