BOG Pierpont Advice

[Indieblue]

I've been working on it as well and just finished with 66 credits by doing the 12 credit Google IT Cert (free TADA), ASU 1 credit CIS 194 course (25 dollars), 3 credits from CSM Learners High Performance Course (39 dollars) ,and the rest in 1 month of Sophia.  I ended up doing 19 courses I believe on Sophia just busting my a$$ for 30 days straight.  I will find out this week if I am completely done.  If they accept everything I have done I will post my list of courses I personally took as soon as I know for sure but I didn't do 1 touchstone as of yet.

I'd love to see your plan. Sounds like you were able to get a lot done in a small amount of time without having to deal with touchstones. I hope I can do the same.

[slaterjack]

I've been working on it as well and just finished with 66 credits by doing the 12 credit Google IT Cert (free TADA), ASU 1 credit CIS 194 course (25 dollars), 3 credits from CSM Learners High Performance Course (39 dollars) ,and the rest in 1 month of Sophia.  I ended up doing 19 courses I believe on Sophia just busting my a$$ for 30 days straight.  I will find out this week if I am completely done.  If they accept everything I have done I will post my list of courses I personally took as soon as I know for sure but I didn't do 1 touchstone as of yet.

I'd love to see your plan. Sounds like you were able to get a lot done in a small amount of time without having to deal with touchstones. I hope I can do the same.

Ok so I just received word that I did in fact meet all requirements for my pierpont degree in which I will graduate in May, there is no sooner time they will allow it as I missed Dec cut off. 

For General ED they accepted:
Visual Comm as Communications
US History1
CSM Learners Course
Envio Science
Intro to Info Tech

Then they took
ASU course
Princ of Accounting
Macro Eco
Micro Eco
Intro to Business
Google IT Cert for 12 credits
US History 2
Human Bio
Art History 1
Project Management
Intro to Ethics
Intro to Web Dev
Dev Effective Teams
Ess of Managing Conflict
IT Career Exploration

All classes require no touchstone and can be completed in just a couple months

Cost?
Sophia 1 month 70ish dollars with a code from here.
ASU was 25 dollars
CSM was 40

So I have completed an AAS with a concentration of info systems in 3 months total and for less than 200 dollars and so can you.

[rachel83az]

Congrats!

[slaterjack]

Oh and I must say if it wasn't for Rachel, Bjcheung, and a couple others on here I would have been LOST. I had no idea about how the edu system worked at all when I joined this forum and now I'm graduating with my first degree so thank you all so much and if anyone needs help with pierpont just ask and I will pay it forward.

[bjcheung77]

Ok so I just received word that I did in fact meet all requirements for my pierpont degree in which I will graduate in May, there is no sooner time they will allow it as I missed Dec cut off. 

For General ED they accepted:
Visual Comm as Communications
US History1
CSM Learners Course
Envio Science
Intro to Info Tech

Then they took
ASU course
Princ of Accounting
Macro Eco
Micro Eco
Intro to Business
Google IT Cert for 12 credits
US History 2
Human Bio
Art History 1
Project Management
Intro to Ethics
Intro to Web Dev
Dev Effective Teams
Ess of Managing Conflict
IT Career Exploration

All classes require no touchstone and can be completed in just a couple months

Cost?
Sophia 1 month 70ish dollars with a code from here.
ASU was 25 dollars
CSM was 40

So I have completed an AAS with a concentration of info systems in 3 months total and for less than 200 dollars and so can you.

Oh and I must say if it wasn't for Rachel, Bjcheung, and a couple others on here I would have been LOST. I had no idea about how the edu system worked at all when I joined this forum and now I'm graduating with my first degree so thank you all so much and if anyone needs help with pierpont just ask and I will pay it forward.

That's great news! You can use the time now to take on some more courses towards your next educational goal... Hmm, if you're on the 'lower income' bracket, you can probably get enough 'aid/grant' to pay for two sessions at UMPI to complete your Bachelors. I would guess your best bet would be the UMPI BLS MIS option to ladder up to...

[slaterjack]

I think I'd prefer EC because I really don't want to pursue MIS at all. I got the info systems emphasis for PP but I have no intention on continuing any IT education, I have worked with computers/programmed etc for 2 decades and I want out. Ideally I would get my BSLA or BSCJ but I haven't decided which route to take yet.

[rachel83az]

I don't think you can get the Criminal Justice Bachelor's at Excelsior. If you want that, your best bet is still going to be UMPI.

[bjcheung77]

UMPI has a BLS, it doesn't matter what minor you select. Having said that, Excelsior only requires three easy courses, you can do the Info Lit/Cornerstone together and then finish the capstone off by itself... I would work on courses that transfer into Excelsior and UMPI just in case you need UMPI as a backup option.

[slaterjack]

Ya, I'm leaning towards the BSLA at EC, I think it will be the easiest way I can transfer in 113 and just do the 7 needed there. I will have to see which school will accept more of my mortuary school credits and choose after I know where they each stand. I can apply to each of them and get evaluated without commitment right? Can I do this before I officially graduate from PP? This is where I feel my educational system ignorance shows and I get overwhelmed, but I felt this way at the beginning of PP too and I accomplished that so I'm just so glad I found this forum.

[rachel83az]

I would consider not just how much of your current credits get accepted, but also what you need to go forward. Getting 30 UL (24 if you don't count the capstone & cornerstone) credits for Excelsior can be a challenge for some students.

You can start the process at Excelsior right now, sure, but they will also charge you $300 for each subsequent transcript evaluation. IMO, this charge pushes Excelsior way, way down on the list of desirable schools. Even if they don't accept your mortuary school credits, either TESU or UMPI may be faster/easier/cheaper to complete than Excelsior.