I’m looking into different programs at WGU and University of Maine. I’m unsure of which credits I can transfer into certain degrees as well as concerned that I won’t be able to get into a desirable masters program with transfer credits from Sophia or a like credit service. So my two questions are what courses are transferable to let say in English communications degree or a psychology degree in the second question being is it reasonable to assume that I will be accepted into most masters programs even with transfer credits from sophia? TIA
Know of any free Christmas courses with certificates?
The Christmas Safety Course Free, certificate. The Knights of Safety Academy https://academy.theknightsofsafety.com/ There are other free safety courses too.
Hello friends, Im going to start off by saying Im a 40 year old male who has finished some college back in my twenties.
I recently went back to school to get my business degree completing alot of credits through SOPHIA.
Ive been in management for 15+ years,
Im looking for help to decide the best path from where I am to finish my degree as fast and chep as possible.
These are the classes I have completed so far.
MCCC Monroe County Community College (30 credits)
SOC 151 Principles of Sociology - 3cr
BIOL 154 Intro to Environmental Science - 4cr
CIS 130 Introduction to CIS - 3cr
ENGL 151 Eng Comp 1 - 3cr
CIS 118 Windows Operating System - 1cr
CIS 171 Using the Internet- 1cr
WPR102 Word Processing 1 - 3cr
POLSC151 Intro to Political Science - 3cr
PSYCH151 Intro to Psychology - 3cr
SPCH151 Communication Fundamentals - 3cr
CIS173 Frontpage Web Design - 3cr
SOPHIA (96 credits)
BUSLAW1001 Business Law - 3cr
ECON1001 Macroeconomics - 3cr
BUSI1001 Financial Accounting - 3cr
BUSI 1011 Managerial Accounting - 3cr
ECON1002 Microeconomics - 3cr
CA1001 College algebra - 3 cr
BUS1001 Introduction to Business - 3cr
CS1001 Introduction to Information Technology - 3cr
FIN1001 Principles of Finance - 3cr
STAT0050 Foundations of Statistics - 2cr
MATH1040 Calculus 1 - 4cr
STAT1001 Introduction to Statistics - 3cr
CONRES1001 Conflict Resolution - 3cr
PM1001 Project Management - 3cr
PHIL1001 Introduction to Ethics - 3cr
CS1003 IT Career Exploration - 1cr
BUS1200 Developing Effective Teams - 1cr
CS1011 Introduction to Relational Databases - 3cr
MATH1020 Introduction to College Mathematics - 3cr
HLTH1010 Introduction to Nutrition - 3cr
VISCOMM1001 Visual Communication - 3cr
CONRES1000 The Essentials of Managing Conflict - 1cr
HUMBIO1001 Human Biology - 3cr
BUSI1013 Principles of Management - 3cr
CHEM1001 Introduction to Chemistry - 3cr
ARTHIST1002 Art History II - 3cr
MATH1035 Precalculus - 3cr
HLTH 1020 Lifespan Developlemnt - 3cr
SCIE1045 Microbiology - 3cr
SCIE1050 Anatomy and Physiology I - 3cr
SCIE1055 Anatomy and Physiology II - 3cr
ENVS1001 Environmental Science - 3cr
BUSI2015 Organizational Behavior - 3cr
BUSI2020 Principles of Marketing - 3cr
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I have received a couple of emails that ASU 100 Million keeps changing their grading system. I am in my second course, the accounting course, and the grading has been changed to weighted. I will admit I am having some trouble in this accounting course. I thought you needed at least an 80 on each quiz. Plus, there was one quiz I passed with an 80 I got 6.4 out of 8 and now its been increased to 10 and my grade dropped to 64. It is too confusing.
The free community college has no income or age requirement/max but both have a requirement of being MA residents. It only takes 1 year of established residency to gain state residency.
SO. If a person was motivated enough, they could move to MA, establish residency for 1 year, and get free community college and UMass Amherst for a total of 5-7 years!
(Some companies here also offer $7000 in tuition reimbursement if they can get a job and then get a free master's degree too!)
This person finishes college at 25 rather than 22 who went to college out of high school but the 22 year old who got $100k in loans is going to be paying that out the ass for the next 20 years.
I had a family member voice their concerns about me and told me I have too many/working on too many degrees and my head is going to explode.
This raises a few real questions: "Can you be too educated or have too many degrees?" How big of a red flag is it to have 4 associates, 5 bachelor's, and 6 masters to employers? For most of us, it's mostly an expensive hobby.
As long as they're all regionally accredited, and we have the cash, what's the harm? Is there any benefit to getting a nationally accredited master's when you have at least 1 RA BA/BS and 1 RA MA/MS?
I considered adding the $900 ML from Patten U and the $3000 HAU MBA but would there be any pros/cons to having the NA Patten U degree on my resume/LinkedIn?
For context, I come from a low-income family where I'm the only one with any type of college degree (AS+BS+MS)
I'm having a tough time deciding which school/degree to choose. I’ve applied to several, and I've received credit evaluations from most of them. The schools with the highest number of credits are:
Location: Virginia, USA
Age: 36
Degree Goal: Information Technology Management or another STEM (technology-focused) degree
Current Regional Accredited Credits: 40
Central Texas College (3 credits total):
HIST 1301 - US History I: 3 credits
Western Governors University (37 credits total - BS Network Operations and Security):
SCIE C165 - Integrated Physical Sciences: 3 credits
POLS C963 - American Politics/US Constitution: 3 credits
MATH C957 - Applied Algebra: 3 credits
MATH C955 - Applied Probability & Statistics: 3 credits
ITEC C394 - Information Technology Applications: 4 credits
ITEC C393 - Information Technology Foundations: 4 credits
ITEC C182 - Intro to Information Technology: 4 credits
HUMN C961 - Ethics in Technology: 3 credits
ENGL C455 - English Composition I: 3 credits
COMM C464 - Introduction to Communication: 3 credits
BIO C190 - Introduction to Biology: 3 credits
ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits (198 credits total):
Sophia (24 credits total):
Business Ethics
Intro to Networking
Intro to Nutrition
Principles of Management
Intro to Relational Databases
Intro to Information Technology
Project Management
Visual Communications
Military JST (174 credits total):
Various courses and certifications from Navy service, including Information Systems Technician and related courses (see attached transfer evaluations for full breakdown)
Any certifications or military experience? 18 years of active-duty Navy service (CWO2/W-2)
CompTIA A+ and Security+ (both recently expired)
Budget: Using Military TA, and willing to pay out-of-pocket for any remaining costs
Commitments: Full-time (active duty), 3 kids (one 19 years old), and a busy “honey-do” list
Study Time: 20-30 hours per week
Timeline: Ideally as soon as possible, but realistically by the end of 2025
Tuition Assistance/reimbursement: Military TA and out-of-pocket for remaining balance
Further information:
Just completed my BOG AAS in Information Technology (minor) from Pierpont, which will confer in December 2024
Currently applied to WGU (BSBA MIS), UW Flex (BAS IST), UMass Global (BS IT), UMPI (BLS-MIS, planning to switch to BAS once AAS confers), Excelsior (BPS Technology Management - IT AOE), TESU (BS Technical Studies), TAMUC/ETAM (BS Technology Management, BS Computer Information Systems), and UMGC (BS MIS)
Leaning toward Excelsior and UMPI because they accepted the most credits.
Questions:
1. What are the pros and cons of the BPS Technology Management - IT AOE (Excelsior) vs. the BLS/BAS-MIS (UMPI)?
2. Which program would allow me to finish the quickest? I only need 22 credits at Excelsior and 33 credits at UMPI.
3. Is there anything I’m overlooking? Any important factors I should consider in making this decision?
4. Does one degree look better than the other? I understand that degrees often come down to "checking boxes," but I want to confirm if there’s a noticeable difference.
I’ve attached the degree plans from both Excelsior and UMPI for reference. Thanks for your help and insights!
I just finished a graduate program at Missouri State and thought I would post a quick review. The program I did was in National Security thought the MSU department of Defense and Strategic Studies (DSS). DSS is geographically separate from MSU and I located in Fairfax VA. My understanding is MSU simply took over the program from another college some years back.
The program offers a graduate certificate, and a MSc with either a general focus or a focus in Weapons of Mass Destruction. The college has a deal with the military, so that officers specializing in CBRNE can take classes here at a discount as part of a requirement for promotion to 0-3/0-4.
There is also a general focus professional Doctorate. All courses can be done in person in VA or online. The General focus at any level can be completed asynchronously online, but the WMD courses require logging in at set times.
Many of the staff are current or former generals and admirals with a relationship to either STRATCOM/Norad, or government SES supergrades with a relationship to the military and State Department. Some of my professors included a current Air Force General, a retired Navy submarine commander, a DIA intelligence officer and a former UN employee that worked as a supervisor of the teams that inspected the Russian ICBMs as part of SALT.
Overall the program was affordable and interesting if you like policy or defense matters. The people serving as professors impressed the hell out of me, given their resumes.
