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Is it still possible to complete a degree through Athabasca entirely without ever having to take a course at the school? I know it's something that we don't discuss often in here, but I probably have enough UL credits to transfer in from a range of schools I never finished.
If memory serves me right, they offer a bachelors degree program that is 90 credits total, with 60 LL and 30 UL.
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Doesn't look like you can, since you have bachelor's degrees already: "Enrolment requirements: Students who hold a previous degree must enrol in a Bachelor of Arts (4-year) program and follow the second undergraduate degree requirements. This degree requires a minimum of 60 credits"
https://www.athabascau.ca/calendar/under...neral.html
All the 120-credit degrees I skimmed require 30 credits to be taken at Athabasca U.
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"Residency requirement. A minimum of 30 credits must be obtained through Athabasca University."
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01-26-2026, 04:17 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-26-2026, 04:18 PM by Jonathan Whatley.)
Athabasca’s 90-credit
Bachelor of General Studies (BGS) degree doesn’t have a residency requirement, but as wow notes the BGS is only available to students with no prior bachelor’s.
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(01-26-2026, 04:17 PM)Jonathan Whatley Wrote: Athabasca’s 90-credit Bachelor of General Studies (BGS) degree doesn’t have a residency requirement, but as wow notes the BGS is only available to students with no prior bachelor’s.
Well, it looks like I'm out of the running for this one. I did see some people discuss about transferring ENEB degrees to Athabasca. Do we know if they come over as UL credits? And if so, how many?
Thomas Edison State University
2026: Doctor of Bus. Adm
UIUC
2026: Master of Science in Management
William Paterson University
2024: M.Ed - Educational Leadership
2025: B.S Information Technology
UMPI:
2024: M.A.O.L.
2024: BABA - PM/IS
2023: B.A. - History & Political Science
2023: B.L.S. - Management
2023: A.A. - Liberal Studies
Rowan College of South Jersey:
2022: A.A. A.S. - Sociology
2023: A.A. A.S. - History
2023: A.A. A.S. - Philosophy
2023: A.A. A.S. - Psychology
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