Bachelor's in Computer Science online (credit transfer from Asia and EU)

[cheeseberserk]

Dear Forum Members,

I'm in 30s and I'm looking for some advice regarding online Comptuer Science or Computer engineering (I assume this probably does not exist online) degree options as a non US citizen.

Edit:

Your Location: EU
Your Age: 30-35
What kind of degree do you want?: Bachelor's in CS or Computer engineering
Current Regional Accredited Credits: Credits from a university in Asia and a few from EU-based university
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:
Any certifications or military experience?: No
Budget: 10-15k USD
Commitments: Nothing
Dedicated time to study: 20 hours/week
Timeline: I'd like to finish in 1-3 years
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: No

What I have:
1. B.A. degree in Applied English (from a university in Asia)
2. A few credits from a Comp Sci Bachelor's course that I couldn't finish from EU (it was not fully online, I had no time back then). 
(I finished Discrete math here, so that can be useful.)

My criteria for the university would be:

- accept credits as much as it possible to make outside for low price (like on sophia) or accept it from the above mentioned places;
- be somewhat prestigious;
- it would be nice if it was self-paced, instead of traditional deadlines;
- it should be good for a potential master degree later;
- budget: $10k or if it really worth it, then $15k for the whole thing;
- I can study at least 20 hours/week;
- the goal is to get a degree that could land me a job, so a place with internship options (if it exists) could be also benefitial.

So far I was eyeing University of People for it's versatility and low price, but the reviews are a mixed bag and it's not too "prestigious".
Then I found Purdue Global, but not sure if that could fit in my budget or it worth the extra price.



Thanks for the help in advance!

[bjcheung77]

Welcome to the board, great intro post but it's missing some of the info asked for on the addendum and template, you should copy/paste the addendum and template into your post with the updated details, with a bigger picture of your scenario, we can help you further: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...Area-works

As a recommendation, I would apply to a few options, such as Excelsior, TESU, UMPI, UoPeople, SNHU even. It's best to have all your foreign credits evaluated by an FCE that will work for all of these institutions. You need to know where you stand at these institutions and what remaining credits are left and what can be transferred or must be done at the institution.

[cheeseberserk]

Welcome to the board, great intro post but it's missing some of the info asked for on the addendum and template, you should copy/paste the addendum and template into your post with the updated details, with a bigger picture of your scenario, we can help you further: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...Area-works

As a recommendation, I would apply to a few options, such as Excelsior, TESU, UMPI, UoPeople, SNHU even.  It's best to have all your foreign credits evaluated by an FCE that will work for all of these institutions.  You need to know where you stand at these institutions and what remaining credits are left and what can be transferred or must be done at the institution.

Hi,
Thanks for the quick reply!
I tried to answer more questions based on the template (edited my original post), I hope it helps.

So my first step, as you suggested, should be to get an evaluation by a US-based company on all courses I took? 
Does it matter where I get this? I'm not familiar with this system, when I applied to a uni last time they evaulated "in-house", without the need for a 3rd party.

[bjcheung77]

Yes it does matter which FCE you go with, as not all institutions would use the same FCE, they have preferences, thus, the reason I mentioned in my post above... There are some institutions that do have in-house evaluations, an example is Walden.