Sunday, December 18, 2011

About looking for an online Bachelors degree progam that all 60 of my general education credits will transfer into

Looking for an online Bachelors degree progam that all 60 of my general education credits will transfer into?
I have an associates degree in general studies and I want to finish up my degree online. I have looked into the General Studies BA degree from the Ball State University online program and am searching for something similar to that.
Studying Abroad - 3 Answers
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Ashworth College has a fairly generous transfer credit policy. They will give you credit for up to 75% of a Bachelors degree program. You can transfer credits from another college or university, or you can receive life/work credit by taking a test to demonstrate your knowledge. As long as your associate degree credits are from an accredited school there should be no problem. Sounds like you are looking for an online program, which Ashworth offers.
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Ashworth College, spammed below, is a worthless for-profit school which lacks regional accreditation.
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It is up to each university to determine what credits they will accept. Post University offers online bachelors and masters degree programs. According to the university's transfer admissions page, "if you earned an Associate’s Degree from an accredited institution, you can transfer in all 60 credits toward a Post University Bachelor’s Degree in the same major." You can see a list of all of their bachelor degree programs here: http://www.post.edu/online/programs.shtml I hope this helps!

Thursday, December 1, 2011

About can you get a degree online in a year without having another degree first

Can you get a degree online in a year without having another degree first?
I see these ads to earn your degree in a year but when you go to them it is for a bachelor's or a master's or something that you already have to have at least an associates for. Is there some online college or a school with an online program where I can get an associate's degree in a year? I'm just tired of trying to cut through bs.
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Depending on how many terms the college/university offers per year and how many courses you take; there might be a possibility to get a AS degree in a year (if you get the right courses too). Most colleges have AS degrees that are 60 semester hours in length. BS/BA's could be from 120-124. For example: if a college offers 4 terms and you take 4 courses each term. 4 x 4 = 16 ----> that 16 is per term Now 16 x 5 (terms in a year) = 60 semester hours. 60 semester hours in a specific field can get you an AS deg.
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You can probably get a degree in a year -- but not one that will hep get you a job or that anyone will respect.
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You definitely can, they are accelerated, so it's alot of work. Congrats on your decision to further your education, you certainly don't want to end up with a career as a Level 7 Yahoo Answers guy, such as the poster above.
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There is a way to get a regionally accredited associates degree in liberal arts in a year, but it will be a lot of work. From there, you will be able to enroll in a regionally accredited bachelors program program from a state school. Go to one of the following three schools and get their catalog and degree requirements for an AA degree in liberal arts. Excelsior College - www.excelsior.edu Charter Oak State College - www.cosc.edu Thomas Edison State College - www.tesc.edu Then go to http://www.collegeboard.com and look for CLEP tests. Get information on all of the different CLEP tests and try and match as many as you can to the degree requirements. Also, go to http://www.getcollegecredit.com and try and match DSST tests to other degree requirements. Once you have an idea of what tests you will need to take, go to Amazon.com and order study guides. Also, go to http://www.instantcertonline.com and sign up for the online study materials. You can ask questions at the forum for instantcert at http://www.instantcertonline.com/forums/ The forums are free, you don't have to subscribe to the study materials site, if you don't want to. There may be some courses that you will not be able to meet using CLEPs and DSSTs. Fill the rest with independent study courses at LSU. http://is.lsu.edu Good luck