Hi everyone,

I currently hold 300 ECTS credits from a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree earned at European universities in fields related to engineering and art. Additionally, I’ve completed some título propio credits in areas connected to psychology, such as counseling.

I’m planning to apply to UMPI soon for the BA in Psychology and am in the process of designing a personalized study plan using Sophia and Study.com. However, I’m wondering if any of my existing ECTS credits could potentially transfer over as General Electives for the BA program, of course, after the NACES process.

Has anyone had experience with credit transfers in a similar situation? While I don’t mind completing 35 courses through Sophia, it would be great to have some of my previous credits recognized.

Looking forward to hearing about your experiences!
Thanks in advance,

Seeking input on other choices than EU given my situation, and any gotchas or advice.

Your Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
Your Age: 63
What kind of degree do you want?: Soonest, but probably a flavor of Business
 
Current Regional Accredited Credits: 

Community College:
Eng 120
Art Hist 1
Art Hist 2
Human Genetics
Cultual Anth
Hist 120 Western Civ
Speech 120
Mythology 12X (was prev accepted for 2nd written Eng)
Training design
Film as Literature
Intro Networking
Intro Programming

CLEP/DSST:
CLEP Psych
CLEP Sociology
CLEP A&I Literature
DSST Org Behavior (Upper)
CLEP Nat Sci
DSST Finance (Upper)
CLEP Intro Computers
DSST MIS (Upper)
ALEKS Stats
CLEP Mgt
CLEP Mktg
CLEP Macroeconomics
DSST Ethics
CLEP Fin Acct
DSST Biz Law
CLEP Microeconomics

Chadron State - All Upper level
Database Mgt
Systems Analysis & Design
Proj Mgt
E-Commerce

Colorado State
Operations Mgt (upper)

EU (then EC):
INL 102
Quant (upper)
Strategy (upper)
Supply Chain (upper)
Mgt Accounting (lower)
 
I need to review the individual credit hours, as some are quarter system and a few semester, so I haven't listed them, but in all, I have 117 credits that were accepted or completed at Excelsior by 2010.  I was active in this forum and working on College Algebra in anticipation of attaining a BS in Business, MIS Concentration, when my bandwidth for studies dried up due to work commitments.
 
Budget: I want to minimize the new work I have to do, and especially speedrun anything where I have to take a conventional distance class for tuition reimbursement.  I am in the Evaluation process at EU and looking at the current catalog, I expect that at a minimum I need to do 18 credits/7 with them, (Cornerstone, Crapstone, Bus Writing, Leadership, HR Mgt, Intl Biz) depending on the eval.  I can readily afford items like subscriptions, testing fees, etc.  If it's more than 18 or EU pushes for more than 7 credits in their world, I will start looking harder at options.
 
I'm pretty sure they are going to offer me BPS instead of BS, due to the age of my credits plus no longer offering a MIS concentration.  I have an emotional reaction to this, but I suspect the utility of the degree is sufficient for my purposes, which are checking the box so that I don't have to answer questions about it from recruiters, satisfying myself, and taking some grad courses.  I welcome insight on utility of the BPS from anyone with experience with it.  I may do a masters, will almost certainly do a grad certificate of one sort or another.
Commitments: work, spouse with a disability.
 
Dedicated time to study: 2-3 hours daily; I can sprint more if needed.
Timeline: asap (I expect to be "in the job market" within 12 months), so prefer to be done with courses that I need to reimburse before the year is half over.  Already into SDC (nearly done with Globalization & Intl Biz); I wish all the resources we have now had been there in 2010, I wouldn't be in this mess if there had been SDC, Sophia, etc.
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: $5K/ year, as long as I'm employed. I pay upfront.


Thanks for looking

I passed with a 53! I honestly thought it was kind of hard and didn’t expect to pass. what do you guys think? I made educated guesses on a lot of questions. Also is it out of 80 like normal or is it out of 120? Like did i get 53/80 or 53/120?

Hi there,

I am curious if anyone knows how these TEL courses transfer into TESU through their transcribing colleges?

Introduction to Information Technology - would this be BUS-104? Wondering if it would work as BSBA AOS.
Quantitative Analysis I - would this be BUS-210 to satisfy the quantitative skills requirement of BSBA?

Also, what is the course format? Is it just quizzes and tests? I didn't find much information on their site.

I am in the process of finishing up my BACS and BSBA from TESU and I have maxed out Non-RA credits. I still need to complete a few RA courses to finish up both degrees, along with a single term at TESU.

For the BACS, I still need: COS-111, COS-451, CIS-351, LIB-495

And for the BSBA, I still need: SIS-150, BUS-210, BUS-495, plus 1 programming and 2 AOS electives

I have already completed the following RA courses. Everything else in Non-RA:

MAT-210 - Calculus,: ASU
SOS-110 - Critical Reasoning : TESU
SOC-110 - Introduction to Sociology : TECEP
CIS-107 - Computer Concepts : TECEP
BUS-101 - Intro to Business : TECEP

I am thinking about a combination of TECEP, TEL, and ASU to close the gap so that I can take my 5 BACS courses at TESU plus the BUS-495 in one term.
Looking for information about TEL but I am open to other ideas as well.

Hi everyone. just need some advice here.  I've been going through the Class Review Master Thread a bit but could use some updated thoughts from you all

Everything from Sophia transferred besides the 2 credit Statistics course which I expected.  This gives me a total of 109 credits going in.  

I'm in the process of enrolling now.  I was thinking the BaBa - Accounting But I would need to complete 15 courses at UMPI to make that work 
So I think I will probably switch to the BLS - Accounting but I am open to thoughts on this.  
I contacted WGU and their MBA only requires basically ANY Bachelors so I think I am ok with that if I go that way after UMPI

BABA - Accounting I would need the following 15 still 

BUS 200 - Intermediate Business Computing (RQ9583)
BUS 220 - Managerial Accounting (RQ9583) 
BUS 244 - Management Information Systems (RQ9583)
BUS 325 - Financial Management (RQ9583)
BUS 440 - Business Analytics (RQ9583)
BUS 469 - Strategic Professional Communication (RQ9583)
MAT 140 - Mathematics for Business (RQ9583)  
COM 210 - Organizational Communication (RQ9583)
BUS 352 - Business Law II (RQ8267)
BUS 361 - Intermediate Accounting (RQ8267)
BUS 362 - Intermediate Accounting II (RQ8267)
BUS 376 - Independent Auditing (RQ8267)
BUS 377 - Federal Taxation I (RQ8267)
BUS 378 - Federal Taxation II (RQ8267)
BUS 464 - Advanced Accounting (RQ8267)

If I go the BLS - Accounting way I would need the following break down

Required: 
220 Managerial accounting
361 Intermediate accounting
362 Intermediate accounting

Then any 2 from these choices: 
352 Business law 2
376 Independent auditing
377 Federal Taxation 1
378 Federal taxation 2
464 Advanced accounting

Then I would need 4 more courses in the 300 or above level 
and finally 1 more course at any level to complete my 30 credits. 

Any suggestions are welcome here.  

Is it worth trying to make this a BLS in Business AND Accounting (dual minor) ?

can anyone suggest what are the quickest / easiest to fulfill my req's here?   Especially something I can knock out quick for my 1 any level course and the 4 uppers in whatever

thanks everyone

Hello all, I’m nearing my enrollment in UMPI transferring with 90 credits for the BAS Management Info systems degree after completing the PierPont AAS.

I have $5000 of tuition reimbursement through my employer and may have a Pell Grant for roughly $7000.

I’m trying to figure out how to capitalize on the education I’m able to get utilizing these in this academic year.

Unsure if this would work I’m wondering if anyone has some sage wisdom.

My thought process is that I can attend UMPI for 1-2 terms to finish out the BAS for $3k~ using the Pell grant then enroll in a cybersecurity BS at WGU to use the remaining Pell Grant and tuition reimbursement available. (Since I don’t believe I can apply the Pell Grant to a masters program)

I have the general education requirements for WGU and 3 of the CompTIA certs but otherwise not the 90 credits possible.
Since the term would be free I was thinking to attend and complete as many classes as I can then take the three month gap from the program WGU allows and return with either more transfer credits (can I do that ?) or when more funding is available to me.

Would this work with the Pell Grant ? Is there a better alternative path ?

I’m seeking to enter IT and more specifically Cybersecurity, I went with the BAS MIS due to the cost and availability to me before I knew of the Pell Grant. Time isn’t an issue and I can dedicate large amounts to school however funding is strict.

Thank you for any input

Hi all! 

I've been perusing the forum a bit today after just stumbling across the site and it feels like a great source of information. But I'll cut to the chase here (hopefully; I have a tendency to be a bit long-winded)...

I am wanting to pursue an MSW with the long-term goal of achieving LCSW licensure. 
I do already have a BA in Psychology and Counseling, but it was about 10 years ago and my undergrad GPA was rather poor - approximately 2.4 I believe. This is of course below the threshold that most MSW programs will accept. 

Currently I work in a social work/case work type role on the inpatient psychiatric unit of a hospital. I had entertained the idea of a more counseling-focused degree path (leading to LPC/LCPC, etc) but in short I think in a clinical setting an LCSW will open far more doors. Additionally, my owner offers specific advancement-paths for persons seeking their MSW/LCSW and a sign-on bonus once you have completed your LCSW. They also have generally been pretty flexible in working with schools to accommodate their internship/placement requirements.

Initially I had applied for Liberty University's online MSW program. I have met all the requirements except for GPA. 
I inquired about "conditional admission," academic probation, etc but no luck. I was given three alternative options:
1. Apply as a "non-degree seeking" student, complete 12 credit hours, and "obtain at least a minimum GPA required for good academic standing in, and graduation GPA from your desired program"
2. Reapply to a different program (no luck) or a lower-level (undergrad) program
3. I was also told that if I obtained 12 "graduate level" credit hours that would meet GPA requirements then I would be able to be admitted. 

Option 1 is difficult as "non-degree-seeking" students are not eligible for any financial aid, so you pay the entire thing out of pocket. I have also received some conflicting information but in speaking with a few folks they made it sound like for a graduate-level program these would need to be graduate-level credits as well. That would be close to $7000 out of pocket by my count which is not really feasible for me. 

So of course that leaves options 2 or 3. 

I tried applying to a few different graduate level programs, and ran into the same thing - met all the requirements except GPA too low. However, I did get accepted into their BSW program, and was able to transfer in 60 credits, putting me at roughly halfway to completing a BSW. From here, assuming I do well enough, I'd be able to then enter the advanced-standing MSW program, which is only 31 credit hours. In roughly mapping out the credits, I don't think it would be huge difference (time-wise) to complete half a BSW then an advanced-standing MSW vs going straight to a non-advanced-standing MSW. So I am considering that route, though trying to see if there are any additional transfer credits I'd be able to bring in quickly to shorten the time to achieve a BSW as well.  I know they allow you to transfer up to 90 credits, so I'm still trying to hash that out. 

For #3, I'm pretty much open to any option. I didn't know if anyone had any ideas for strictly graduate-level credits that I'd be able to obtain quickly (and ideally at minimum cost) to pump up my GPA to gain admission directly to the MSW program.

Of course, I should caveat all this by saying that I'm not strictly married to LU, it's just who I've been most familiar with and have had the most correspondence with. I would certainly be open to other options if anyone can think of anything that would be a better fit, perhaps. 

I'll try and outline my existing/transfer credits in a post below, as I'm already going a bit long here (told you).

It looks like they'll be seeking CACREP accreditation. 

https://www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/det...=179003808

Hello. 
Does anyone please know if any of the following courses can be transferred from Sophias Learning to University of the People? If it can, what is it equivalent to?

1. BIOL 1121: Biology 1 for Health Studies Majors (4 credits)
   
2. PSYC 1111: Introduction to Health Psychology
   
3. BIOL 1122: Biology 2 for Health Studies Majors (4 credits)
   
4. HS 2211: Human Anatomy & Physiology
   
5. HS 2212: Infectious Diseases
   
6. HS 2611: Nutrition
   
7. HS 2711: Community and Public Health 1
   
8. HS 2712: Community and Public Health
   
9. HS 3311: Epidemiology
   
10. HS 3610: Human Development in a Global Perspective
    
11. HS 4212: Genetics
    
12. HS 4241: Psychopathology and Mental Health
    
13. HS 4510: Biostatistics
    
14. HS 4810: Health Policy and Management
    
15. HIST 1421 Greek and Roman Civilization
    

Hello everyone! Wondering if you can help me out here. My goal is to get my bachelors in Accounting, then masters, and eventually CPA. 

I'm wondering if I should stay at WGU for both bachelors and masters or go to UMPI for the bachelors then take the master at WGU? Or maybe a completely different strategy entirely? 

Here is some more info on my situation:

I've applied to WGU and sent in my transcripts, they've already confirmed 21 credits from my community college now I'm waiting for them to confirm my Sophia credits. My one big fear here is the proctored exams, mainly because I live in a pretty busy household with children, one of whom is ASD and stays with me most of the time. My plan so far is to hit up my library for a private room for the exams, not sure how picky the proctors are regarding that. 

However I recently found out about UMPI and how they can possibly accept more credits through Sophia and etc. Also been reading how they're not proctor-based, which is fine for me since I don't mind writing and making presentations so that would allow me to stay home to do everything and not worry about finding some place suitable for the exams.


Your Location: California, United States

Your Age: 40

What kind of degree do you want?: Accounting 

Current Regional Accredited Credits: About 24 credits from 8 random classes I attempted at 3 different community colleges from years ago...

Long Beach City College -

• ART 15,  Beginning Drawing - 3.0
  
• MATH 815, Preparation for Algebra - 3.0
  

• KINE, Kinesiology 190 3.0
  

• AC 110, Animation Fun - 4.0
  
• PHIL 181, Critical Thinking - 4.0
  
• MATH 182, Geometry - 4.0
  
• AC 161, Digital imaging - 4.0
  
• AC 111Layout Skills - 4.0
  

Sophia.org - 66 credits
• Art History I
  
• Art History II
  
• Business Law
  
• College Algebra
  
• English Composition I
  
• Environmental Science
  
• Financial Accounting
  
• Intro to Business
  
• Intro to Ethics
  
• Intro to IT
  
• Intro to Nutrition
  
• Intro to Sociology
  
• Intro to Statistics
  
• Macroeconomics
  
• Managerial Accounting
  
• Principles of Finance
  
• Principles of Management
  
• Principles of Marketing
  
• Project Management
  
• Public Speaking
  
• U.S. History I
  
• Visual Communication