Survey: What Online College Students Need
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/tech...dents-need

Your Location: New Jersey 
Your Age: 26
What kind of degree do you want?: Bachelor in Supply Chain and/or Operations Management degree
Current Regional Accredited Credits: 0
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: 0
Any certifications or military experience?: No
Budget: under 10k
Commitments: 
Dedicated time to study:1-5 hours a day
Timeline: under 2 years
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: Maybe financial aid

I Got a Bachelor’s Degree for Under $10,000 and You Can, Too (Money, Dec 29, 2022)

Quote:Through Google searches related to alternative college credit, I went down a rabbit hole that led me to a video about low-cost options and an online community of learners like me through a website called InstantCert Degree Forum. We leaned on one another to find the most affordable and efficient pathways to and through college. It was on this forum that I started to piece together my plan for going to college without taking on student loans. I began assembling a spreadsheet of what courses I would need to take and, importantly, where I could take them at a more affordable price. [...]

I earned 15 credits at my local community college, putting six toward my degree.

But there are also newer non-college options that can still count for college credit, while allowing you the flexibility to take courses on your schedule. I amassed a wide range of credits from online providers such as StraighterLine, satisfying course requirements in accounting, economics and business law at my own pace. I earned 51 credits from StraighterLine courses alone — more than 40% of the courses required for my program. (A three-credit course through StraighterLine starts at $59, with a $99 monthly subscription.)

It took all of the above for me to ultimately earn my degree. It’s important to do your research and identify programs that fit your learning style and desired price point. For example, I originally planned on taking more CLEP exams, but the nearest testing site was an hour away. I worked full time during much of this journey, so StraighterLine’s online courses and flexible schedule, as well as the free eTextbooks it provided, were a better fit. [...]

But some colleges and universities go above and beyond, simplifying the transfer process to make it easier for nontraditional learners to finish their degrees. I completed my education online at Thomas Edison State University, which has one of the most flexible transfer credit policies in the country. But many schools, such as the University of Maine at Presque Isle and Charter Oak State College, offer similar flexibility. Always look for those that accept the most transfer credits for your program.

I now have a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration, with a concentration in general management. Since earning my degree in December 2020, I have been promoted at my company, from program coordinator to account manager. There’s no question that the knowledge and skills I obtained during my (perhaps) unusual academic journey are opening up new professional opportunities for me. As my overflowing, color-coded, three-tab spreadsheet of course costs and transfer rules demonstrates, this was not an easy undertaking. But my story shows that it is possible to get a bachelor’s degree and set yourself up for career success without taking on any student debt.

Hi folks,

Could someone please share the updated degree plan for BLS in MIS? I’m specifically looking for the BLS in Management Information Systems only, not the BLS in Project Management & Information Systems.

I’ve found the plan for PM & IS, but I’m interested only in the MIS minor. If anyone has an updated degree plan that reflects the recent changes or has experience with this specific track, please share it.

Thanks!

Your Location:

USA

What kind of degree do you want?: 

Liberty University Civil Engineering Degree

Current Regional Accredited Credits:

Central Piedmont Community College

CEG-111 Intro to Gis and Gnss: 4.00 credits
CEG-151 Cad for Engineering Technolo: 3.00 credits
SRV-110 Surveying I: 4.00 credits
ACA-122*A College Transfer Success: 1.00 credit
CEG-115 Intro to Tech & Sustainabili: 3.00 credits
PHY-151*U College Physics I: 4.00 credits
PMT-110 Intro to Project Mgmt: 3.00 credits
ECO-251*U Prin of Microeconomics: 3.00 credits
ENG-231*U American Literature I: 3.00 credits
HIS-111*A World Civilizations I: 3.00 credits

Total Credits from Transcript 1: 31.00

North Carolina A&T

CHEM 103 Foundations of Chemistry: 3.00 credits
CHEM 108 Chemistry Orientation: 1.00 credit
ENGL 100 Ideas & Their Expressions I: 3.00 credits
MATH 101E Fund of Alge Trig I - Enhanced: 3.00 credits
SPCH 250 Speech Fundamentals: 3.00 credits
SSFM 226 A Personal Approach to Health: 3.00 credits
CHEM 106 General Chemistry VI: 3.00 credits
CHEM 109 Chemistry Freshmen Colloquium: 1.00 credit
CHEM 116 General Chemistry VI Lab: 1.00 credit
ENGL 101 Ideas & Their Expressions II: 3.00 credits
MATH 103 Col Alge and Trig for En Sci I: 3.00 credits
PSYC 101 General Psychology: 3.00 credits
CHEM 107 General Chemistry VII: 3.00 credits
MATH 104 Col Al and Trig for En Sci II: 3.00 credits

Total Credits from Transcript 2: 36.00

Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:

Sophia Learning:

Calculus I
English Composition II
Intro to Statistics

Budget:
I would like to stay under $15000 for the whole BS/BA Degree

Commitments: 

I do work 40 hours a week, I have a lot of free time outside of that. 
Dedicated time to study:

Minimum 1-2 Hours a day

Timeline:

Hoping for a year or less.

Tuition assistance/reimbursement:

None-self funded.


P.S. I will directly look on the Liberty website civil engineering degree requirements and compare them but I was just hoping someone could give me better insight on what classes I can replace before attending liberty. Ex. Hydraulics, Calc 3 etc...

Your Location: NJ
Your Age: 39
What kind of degree do you want?: BA in PoliSci
Current Regional Accredited Credits: 0
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: 0
Any certifications or military experience?: No!
Budget: 20k
Commitments: Open
Dedicated time to study: Full time
Timeline: Be graduated by Summer 2027
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: Approved for 8k Pell /y

My goal is to get my BA with a GPA of 3.8 or higher from a more prestigous uni, so that I can apply to Law schools and have a better chance at `old people` scholarships. I want to do as many credits as possible on Sophia/Study (which I've only learned about today, along with this forum), transfer them to TESU, and then use those credits to transfer into my final Semester (Or 1.5 Semesters) at either Rowan or Penn World Campus.

I'm dangerously new to this field, and it feels ripe for me to be taken advantage of. Chatgpt is telling me that certain courses *will* transfer over, but it's hard to gauge the accuracy of genai. Youtubers asking for hundreds for personalized guides doesn't seem like the worst path; however after reading this forum, I feel like you all might have advice that would help fill in some knowledge gaps before I fully commit.

Are there any online programs with good reputations in Computer Science/Machine Learning/AI? 

OMCS@GATech is considered to be great and rigorous. 

Another option would be Master of Science in Machine Learning and Data Science from Imperial College London. 

Any other suggestions? Maybe Harvard Extension School? perial C

Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Age: 27
What kind of degree do you want?: Bachelor's in Computer Science
Current Regional Accredited Credits: none
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: none
Any certifications or military experience? none
Budget: I have a max of $3K saved up.  I'd like to go the cheapest route possible
Dedicated time to study:
I currently work full time so I can study as much as is needed during the night or weekends as long as my schedule is free. I estimate at least 3 hours every week night and on the weekends, maybe 6 hours, total would be roughly 15+12=27 hours or slightly more.
Timeline:
Finishing the courses required for the degree as fast as possible would be ideal.  I would like to finish within 1-1.5 years (12-18 months)
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: none
Additional information :
The concept of credits is new to me as an international student. I spent a week researching and understanding the system and created a plan for Thomas Edison State University (TESU), which I found to be the school I like most. I compiled all the details in a spreadsheet (linked below). However, I haven’t identified some study providers whose credits transfer to TESU yet, so those fields are blank.
I also prefer to choose all my electives from Cybersecurity, as I plan to pursue another degree in that field in the future.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1...ue&sd=true
Halfway through planning the courses, I realized that even the cheapest option—earning 90 ACE credits and completing one term at TESU—would cost:

• $50 application fee + $4,428 flat-rate for one term + $298 graduation fee = $4,776
  

IND301 is a baby-steps refresher on writing research papers, mixed in with a sort-of continuation of the Information Literacy course. It’s supposed to be the first course you take at EU (I'm returning after a long break); there’s a similar lower-level version for those coming in with less than 60 credits. Week-by week, there’s quizzed reading and discussion on topics such as critical thinking, bias, disinformation and fake news, what it takes to stay employable, value of general education, and diversity and inclusion, plus you take learning assessments called the DAACS on self-regulated learning and writing. There’s a weekly assignment in support of the final research paper, and a career action plan. You can download the syllabus at EU and there’s a page on the background and philosophy of the course at https://www.excelsior.edu/article/from-c...-capstone/, and I recommend reviewing both before starting the course. I googled the syllabus topics ahead of the start of term (there’s several Ted Talk videos presented during the course, and you may have already watched them. TED is so 2013, but they’re well chosen.)
 
The last time I was in college 15 years ago I was comfortable with my research and writing skills, but this time I’ve had difficulty finding my groove. I think it’s partly that my job is more cognitively demanding than what I was doing 15 years ago, and I have greater and less flexible demands on my time, so time management is tough.  This is an easy class, and midway through, I was pulling a B, largely due to posting discussions/replies at the last minute, and some of my replies not really moving the discussion forward or only posting 1 of 2 required. Compared to my previous experience, they want more genuine engagement in the discussion forum and expect students to reference sources for both initial posts and replies in APA. 2 of the discussions are video/audio presentations and this is a pain in the neck if you already have business experience. 
 
The course has a $90 “webtext” you can’t really manage without. You take quizzes inside the webtext, totaling 25% of your overall grade, and some of the assignment details are in the text. I’d like to print sections from it but that’s not easy to do the way I want. You can take notes in it and print those. I want to print pages and take handwritten notes on them (grumble). Some of your responses require a text answer, and I find the small text boxes annoying, but it’s not a show-stopper. 
 
The course is designed to get you into the swing of academic research and writing, as well as the pacing of 8-week online courses, and if you don’t need that it’s going to be tedious, but if you can set aside the time (or work ahead) the work is not difficult. I found it a good refresher. I was at a standstill completing two simple papers for SDC’s Global Business class and I’ll be well-equipped after this.  Most of my peers can’t write and that makes the discussions painful, though I can’t seem to manage time this term so I’m not going to throw stones. There’s also a bit of general student support woven into the course, where they make sure you know how to get help, find stuff, understand your relationship with Advising, etc (interestingly my Advisor and the head of Advising have both taught the class previously and had tips for me, while my instructor was contract faculty with an Art History background, super nice and accommodating).  EU’s library and writing resources are as good as anyone’s and I like having access to them. I don’t anticipate doing any more undergrad writing, but this refresher has both primed me for graduate study and made me fear the time management side of it. During the second half, I needed to take my wife to the ER, and she spent 4 days in the hospital, with 2 follow-up outpatient procedures requiring extensive aftercare, so I ended up taking a 30-day extension to finish the course and got an A on possibly the worst paper I’ve ever written. 
 
If I were re-entering now at 40ish with 30 in-person credits I would look at UMPI. However, I have residency at EU and I can meet most of my remaining requirements through alternative means and if I can keep up the pace this will be the only EU course I take. I paid for IND 301 with tuition reimbursement, so overall I am satisfied with this course.
 
Btw I use a 2015 MacBook Pro running Monterey and MS Word, and EU’s LMS and everything else I needed runs fine.  

Phillip

Has anyone mapped the BS EET as if starting from nothing, by any chance? Are there any known sources for area of study classes?