Saylor continues to struggle to maintain its Direct Credit catalog of ACE-reviewed courses. Long-time DegreeForum members may recall the issue recurring every few years, as Saylor can't seem to muster the resources to renew its ACE recommendations on schedule. 
Currently, over 70% of the catalog is set to expire on April 30th of this year - just over a month from now. Saylor already announced that nine courses (20% of the catalog) will not be renewed, and they expect gaps even on courses that do end up passing review. 

Quote:Note: nine courses expiring in April 2025 will not be renewed: BUS202, BUS305, CS105, POLSC201, POLCS221, PHYS101, PHYS102, MA121, MA005. Plan to complete these courses before April 30th. To access all three allowed exam attempts before that date, you must make your first attempt no later than April 2nd. We will seek renewal for other courses expiring in April, but (assuming successful renewal), there may be a period after April for which exams are not available for expiring courses.

I have 6 courses left to take at UMPI to graduate. 3 of which need to be Upper Level, the other 3 could be either upper or lower. These 6 will need to be completed by the end of Spring II. These are just to meet my residency requirement and complete the UL BLS requirement so they can be anything I want them to be. I went through the catalog and highlighted the courses that look interesting to me. I bolded the ones that would probably help my career or fill knowledge gaps the most, I don't need to take the bolded ones, especially if they are one's that will be difficult to complete before the end of term. Anyone have feedback on which of these I should stay away from?
I'm going for my BLS with minors in Criminal Justice & Pre-Law (All of those requirements have already been met). Background on me I've been in the workforce for over 20 years, working in Environmental Health and Safety, Corporate Security Management, I've worked for police departments in the past but not as a sworn LEO. After completing this degree, I want to get my master's in criminal justice and then PhD. With those degrees I want to do research and teach.


UL Courses

BUS 321 Human Resources Mgmt
BUS 335 Organizational Behavior
CRJ 376 Police & Policing
CRJ 376 Punishment & Correction
CRJ 377 Restorative Justice
CRJ 430 Crime Control Policies
HEA 415 Environmental Health
HTY 350 US Environmental History
HTY 370 Arab/Israeli Conflict - this is only on this list, because everyone says this is super easy
HTY 400 Discovering & Interpreting Local History
PSY 341 Drugs & Behavior
PSY 360 Animal Behavior
PSY 375 Sex and Gender
PSY 446 Psychobiology
SOC 430 Theoretical Criminology
SWK 300 Social Welfare Policies
SWK 381 Crisis Intervention


LL Courses

BUS 242 Spreadsheet Applications
CRJ 215 Drug Policy
PSY 200 Social Psychology
PSY 235 Abnormal Psychology
SWK 105 Helping Skills

Fearing ‘Auto-Reject,’ Foreign US College Grads Weigh Going Home
https://archive.vn/eoiar#selection-1433.0-1433.64


International students face many challenges when trying to gain employment in the U.S.

I debated posting this article because of the numerous references to Trump. He has floated the idea of giving green cards to all college graduates. 
https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/06/politics/...index.html

Another potential improvement would be allowing students to work while still in college.

College tuition has fallen significantly at many schools
https://apnews.com/article/college-tuiti...028eac5321

Beyond the all-out war from the left targeting Tesla, there's a YouTube video from a creator with over 65 million subscribers showing a Tesla being tricked into crashing into a wall.

This may raise concerns among current and prospective Tesla owners about the reliability of Full Self-Driving (FSD) and the future of this technology.

Controversial Video: Can You Fool A Self-Driving Car?
https://youtu.be/IQJL3htsDyQ?si=7dgq1e_R02Reu_fe

Lie by Omission? Exposing Mark Rober’s Tesla Crash Story
https://youtu.be/QhX_fgekpk0?si=C081BS84N6dY1O6s

Retested: Can You Fool A Self-Driving Car?
https://youtu.be/9KyIWpAevNs?si=k5gA-udqDU4Aleus

Mark Rober has a relationship with Luminar LiDAR. 

Several scenes showing Luminar employees and corresponding branding raise the question of whether this is paid advertising.

Elon has said that only losers use LiDAR. While LiDAR has its uses, it has many limitations and cannot be solely relied upon for full self-driving.
https://youtu.be/BFdWsJs6z4c?si=sN-UGvhsv4HGJr45

Your Location: Tennessee

Your Age: 30

What kind of degree do you want?: Literally any bachelors degree as quick as possible. I got a job offer here in Tennessee but I need a bachelors to get it. I have a conditional acceptance to the job but can't start without the bachelors in literally any subject, they just want to see me have a degree.

Current Regional Accredited Credits:

Southern New Hampshire University

CJ112 Intro to criminal justice - 3 credits A-

CJ120 Culutral Awareness in criminal justice - 3 credits B+

CJ140 communication skills for criminal justice - 3 A-

ENG122 English Composition 1 - 3 A

ENG123 English composition 2 - 3 A-

HCM205 Medical Terminology - 3 A

HIS100 Perspectives in History - 3 A

HUM100 Perspectives in the Humanities - 3 A

MAT133 Introduction to statistical analysis - 3 A

MAT136 Intro to quantitative analysis - 3 A

SCI100 Perspectives in the natural sciences - 3 A

SCI200 Applied Natural Sciences - 3 B+

SCS100 Perspectives in the Social Sciences - 3 A

SCS200 Applied social sciences - 3 A

Logan University

MATH01102 College Algebra - 3

PUB01101 Intro to public health - 3

Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:

Sophia

SCIE1050 - A&P1 - 3 credits

SCIE1051 - A&P1 LAB - 1

SCIE1055 - A&P2 - 3

SCIE 1056 - A&P2 LAB - 1

HUMBIO1001 - HUMAN BIOLOGY - 3

CHEM1001 - INTRO TO CHEMISTRY - 3

SCIE1045 - MICROBIOLOGY - 3

VISCOMM1001 - VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS - 3

Any certifications or military experience?:

5 years in the Navy and my JST is as follow:

ADVANCED FIRST AID - 2 CREDITS

SEAMANSHIP - 3

BASIC SEAMANSHIP - 3

CARGO HANDLING - 1

RECRUIT TRAINING - 2

TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT - 3

SAFETY AFLOAT - 2

ABLE SEAMAN - 3

INDUSTRIAL SAFETY - 3

Budget: Don't really have one but I have 24 months of the GI Bill left

Commitments: 3 kids and a pregnant wife along with 52 chickens but I have time between not sleeping at night at while i'm at work

Dedicated time to study: Quite a bit honestly. I work from home and have a decent amount of downtime during that and I'm one of those people who just naturally doesn't sleep alot so I do most things at night when I'm the only one awake.

Timeline: ASAP so I can get this new job. Don't really care what it's in either

Tuition assistance/reimbursement: N/A

I registered with TESU but was unaware I would only receive two free transcript evaluations. I intended to enroll in one TECEP to maintain transcript evaluations; however, I've seen in other posts that I would need to complete the TECEP to receive another course evaluation. I aim to complete all courses through SDC and EDX, then enroll in TESU to complete the capstone. I want reassurance that my SDC and Sohpia courses will transfer. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.


Your Location: Las Vegas
Your Age: 30
What kind of degree do you want?: B.A CS

Current Regional Accredited Credits:74
HUMN C100 Introduction to Humanities
ENGL D270 Composition: Successful Self-Expression
ENGL C455 English Composition I
MATH C957 Applied Algebra
SCIE C683 Natural Science Lab
SCIE C165 Integrated Physical Sciences
BUS  C483 Principles of Management
COMM D268 Introduction to Communication: Connecting with Others
BUS  C484 Organizational Behavior and Leadership
PHIL C168 Critical Thinking and Logic
BUIT C268 Spreadsheets 
ITEC C182 Introduction to IT 
BUIT C724 Information Systems Management
ITEC C172 Network and Security - Foundations
ITEC D427 Data Management - Applications
ITEC D426 Data Management - Foundations
ITEC D316 IT Foundations
ITEC D317 IT Applications
ITEC D336 Business of IT - Applications
ITEC D324 Business of IT - Project Management
ITEC D325 Networks
ITEC D329 Network and Security - Applications



Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:34
SOPHIA.ORG
U.S History 1 | 96%
Environmental Science | 96% 
Calculus 1 | 92%
Introduction to statistics | 93% 
Macroeconomics | 94%
Business Ethics | 94%
Business Law  | 93%

Completed after TESU transcript EVAL:
SOPHIA.ORG
Introduction to Python Programming | 92%
U.S Government | 97%
Introduction to Ethics | 93%
Introduction to Sociology | 99%

Completed after TESU transcript EVAL:
SDC:
Discrete Mathematics | 88%



Courses that I need to complete from SDC:
TESU Data Structures | SDC= Computer Science 201: Data Structures & Algorithms 
TESU Operating Systems| SDC= Computer Science 105: Introduction to Operating Systems
TESU Computer Architecture | SDC= Computer Science 306: Computer Architecture
TESU System Analysis & Design I (UL CS) | SDC= Computer Science 302: Systems Analysis & Design
TESU Database Management (UL CS)   |Computer Science 303: Database Management
TESU Management Information Systems (UL CS) | Business 303: Management Information Systems

Take at TESU or EDX?
TESU "Information Literacy Today"



Any certifications or military experience?:
CompTIA A+
CompTIA Net+
CompTIA Sec+
CompTIA Project+
ITIL V4

Budget:10K
Commitments: Employed full-time, 40-50 hour work week. 
Dedicated time to study: 20+ hours per week
Timeline: ASAP
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: 3K from employer

Interview with Shai Reshef president of UoPeople:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND6Ws7HcJKE

After 11:00 he shares news on developing general studies program, this time targeting 40 million Americans with some credits but no degree.

Hello everyone,

Is it a good idea to work on professional studies, general studies, or multi-disciplinary studies?

I am considering enrolling in UoPeople's M. Ed. What are your opinions on this program? I am currently working outside education. My use case for this degree would be to launch a new career as an international IB teacher in Asia or Africa. 

How heavy is the course workload? How bad are the group projects? Do they expect you to have access to a K-12 classroom for research?