Wondering if this is a thing.  Cursory look around not uncovering anything

Beginning this year (EdD only) many colleges and universities are allowing students to have options for a capstone or rigorous exam vs the dissertation.

https://www.onlineeddprograms.com/faqs/e...Dzg0XH91iw

I can honestly say this is the best way to take college courses online for credit

3 College Readiness 98% (the easiest course on Sophia even with writing the paper)
3 Introduction to Information Technology 94% (easy for anyone with an IT background)
3 Visual Communications 97% (easy but you may need to watch some videos here or there)
3 Environmental Science 95% (the only course that took me more than one day of free time, moderately difficult, you just have to push through it)
3 Introduction to Nutrition 98% (I blew through this course but then again I research nutrition as one of my hobbies, otherwise moderately difficult.)
1 The Essentials of Managing Conflict 100% (not hard but boring and irrelevant information)

Ironically I did not read anything for Introduction to IT and Introduction to Nutrition otherwise I would have scored higher. Since all of these are pass/fail it does not really matter. I also noticed that when I got a question wrong, it was because I was going too fast and read it wrong. The way they phrase questions sometimes just wastes your time.

The difficulty of the courses is going to depend largely on your background. I see no reason why anyone competent would not be able to complete at least one unit of a course a night.

College Readiness may seem like a joke to anyone who has previously attended a 4 year university but it is essential information for someone starting out, do not skim through it if that is the case. Freshman Seminar on my transcript from my university is worth 0 credits so this is a better deal and much more informative. Courses like Introduction to Nutrition are very good courses if you want to learn something relevant to everyday life. Visual Communications also has a unit on fonts and I recommend reading and/or watching all the material there if you are in IT.

If you are debating on using the platform, give it a try. Start with College Readiness and knock that out to give you some confidence.

Hi everyone, does Spanish I and II satisfy both GEC and history concentration requirements? Which means program just need 114 credits instead of 120 ? Thank you

I hope I followed this correctly.

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.

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