Fast-Track Online M.Ed. at JMU with Transfer Credits

[msmjj01]

My husband has a partial scholarship for James Madison University. He wants to get his M.Ed. in Teacher Leadership fully online asynchronous, since he can only do online learning not in campus. He is in-state but travels often. 

Program link: JMU M.Ed. in Teacher Leadership https://www.jmu.edu/coe/ltle/teachlead_masters.shtml

A little about him:
• Bachelor’s Degree: Lib Studies from a regionally accredited school.
• Experience: Teaching at a trade school and experience in tech, business, and leadership.
• Eligibility: The program is meant for public school teachers, but JMU confirmed he can apply since it benefits him in teaching.
• Family ties: His father graduated from JMU, so he has personal ties to the school and want to be an alumni. .
• Prior graduate experience: He earned a MAOL from UMPI last year. 

Goal:
• He wants to finish as quickly as possible.
• JMU allows up to 10 graduate-level transfer credits. Since he could transfer 10 credits, he would have 20 credits left, which he could finish in two semesters.
• He is considering University of the People (UoPeople) or similar affordable, accredited programs for potential transfer credits to save money and accelerate graduation. He anticipates to start next year due to scheduling but would prefer to take these grad courses if it transfers. 


JMU – M.Ed. in Teacher Leadership (30 credits)

Course Code Course Title
EDUC 625 Evaluation in Education
EDUC 630 Inquiry in Education
EDUC 641 Learning Theories and Practice
EDUC 642 Curriculum Theory and Issues
TCLD 640 Management and Problem Solving in Schools
TCLD 650 Leadership and Communication Skills in Education
TCLD 660 Collaborating, Teaming, and Leading in Schools
TCLD 670 Leading Curriculum Revision and Implementation
LTLE 695 Applied Research Design



University of the People – Master of Education (Graduate Level Courses)

Course Code Course Title
EDUC 5010 Education in Context: History, Philosophy, and Sociology
EDUC 5210 Learning Theory and Implications for Instruction
EDUC 5220 Curriculum Design and Instructional Decision Making
EDUC 5240 Creating Positive Classroom Environments
EDUC 5440 Assessment and Evaluation
EDUC 5470 Research in Education
EDUC 5710 Understanding Barriers to Learning
EDUC 5711 Teaching for Diverse and Inclusive Classrooms
EDUC 5810 Living and Learning Globally
EDUC 5995 Internship / Practicum


Do you think it’s possible for someone with a RA degree and prior graduate coursework to transfer 10 credits to JMU, leaving him 20 credits to complete over two semesters?

Thank you!

[RingofBarahir]

My husband has a partial scholarship for James Madison University. He wants to get his M.Ed. in Teacher Leadership fully online asynchronous, since he can only do online learning not in campus. He is in-state but travels often. 

Program link: JMU M.Ed. in Teacher Leadership https://www.jmu.edu/coe/ltle/teachlead_masters.shtml

A little about him:
• Bachelor’s Degree: Lib Studies from a regionally accredited school.
• Experience: Teaching at a trade school and experience in tech, business, and leadership.
• Eligibility: The program is meant for public school teachers, but JMU confirmed he can apply since it benefits him in teaching.
• Family ties: His father graduated from JMU, so he has personal ties to the school and want to be an alumni. .
• Prior graduate experience: He earned a MAOL from UMPI last year. 

Goal:
• He wants to finish as quickly as possible.
• JMU allows up to 10 graduate-level transfer credits. Since he could transfer 10 credits, he would have 20 credits left, which he could finish in two semesters.
• He is considering University of the People (UoPeople) or similar affordable, accredited programs for potential transfer credits to save money and accelerate graduation. He anticipates to start next year due to scheduling but would prefer to take these grad courses if it transfers. 


JMU – M.Ed. in Teacher Leadership (30 credits)

Course Code Course Title
EDUC 625 Evaluation in Education
EDUC 630 Inquiry in Education
EDUC 641 Learning Theories and Practice
EDUC 642 Curriculum Theory and Issues
TCLD 640 Management and Problem Solving in Schools
TCLD 650 Leadership and Communication Skills in Education
TCLD 660 Collaborating, Teaming, and Leading in Schools
TCLD 670 Leading Curriculum Revision and Implementation
LTLE 695 Applied Research Design



University of the People – Master of Education (Graduate Level Courses)

Course Code Course Title
EDUC 5010 Education in Context: History, Philosophy, and Sociology
EDUC 5210 Learning Theory and Implications for Instruction
EDUC 5220 Curriculum Design and Instructional Decision Making
EDUC 5240 Creating Positive Classroom Environments
EDUC 5440 Assessment and Evaluation
EDUC 5470 Research in Education
EDUC 5710 Understanding Barriers to Learning
EDUC 5711 Teaching for Diverse and Inclusive Classrooms
EDUC 5810 Living and Learning Globally
EDUC 5995 Internship / Practicum


Do you think it’s possible for someone with a RA degree and prior graduate coursework to transfer 10 credits to JMU, leaving him 20 credits to complete over two semesters?

Thank you!

They allow 10 graduate-level transfer credits, but does the MAOL give him 10 credits that are actually transferable to the M.Ed.? Also, if they were, does it matter that they've already been applied to another degree?

[msmjj01]

My husband has a partial scholarship for James Madison University. He wants to get his M.Ed. in Teacher Leadership fully online asynchronous, since he can only do online learning not in campus. He is in-state but travels often. 

Program link: JMU M.Ed. in Teacher Leadership https://www.jmu.edu/coe/ltle/teachlead_masters.shtml

A little about him:
• Bachelor’s Degree: Lib Studies from a regionally accredited school.
• Experience: Teaching at a trade school and experience in tech, business, and leadership.
• Eligibility: The program is meant for public school teachers, but JMU confirmed he can apply since it benefits him in teaching.
• Family ties: His father graduated from JMU, so he has personal ties to the school and want to be an alumni. .
• Prior graduate experience: He earned a MAOL from UMPI last year. 

Goal:
• He wants to finish as quickly as possible.
• JMU allows up to 10 graduate-level transfer credits. Since he could transfer 10 credits, he would have 20 credits left, which he could finish in two semesters.
• He is considering University of the People (UoPeople) or similar affordable, accredited programs for potential transfer credits to save money and accelerate graduation. He anticipates to start next year due to scheduling but would prefer to take these grad courses if it transfers. 


JMU – M.Ed. in Teacher Leadership (30 credits)

Course Code Course Title
EDUC 625 Evaluation in Education
EDUC 630 Inquiry in Education
EDUC 641 Learning Theories and Practice
EDUC 642 Curriculum Theory and Issues
TCLD 640 Management and Problem Solving in Schools
TCLD 650 Leadership and Communication Skills in Education
TCLD 660 Collaborating, Teaming, and Leading in Schools
TCLD 670 Leading Curriculum Revision and Implementation
LTLE 695 Applied Research Design



University of the People – Master of Education (Graduate Level Courses)

Course Code Course Title
EDUC 5010 Education in Context: History, Philosophy, and Sociology
EDUC 5210 Learning Theory and Implications for Instruction
EDUC 5220 Curriculum Design and Instructional Decision Making
EDUC 5240 Creating Positive Classroom Environments
EDUC 5440 Assessment and Evaluation
EDUC 5470 Research in Education
EDUC 5710 Understanding Barriers to Learning
EDUC 5711 Teaching for Diverse and Inclusive Classrooms
EDUC 5810 Living and Learning Globally
EDUC 5995 Internship / Practicum


Do you think it’s possible for someone with a RA degree and prior graduate coursework to transfer 10 credits to JMU, leaving him 20 credits to complete over two semesters?

Thank you!

They allow 10 graduate-level transfer credits, but does the MAOL give him 10 credits that are actually transferable to the M.Ed.? Also, if they were, does it matter that they've already been applied to another degree?

Are you thinking the MAOL courses completed below could transfer into the M.Ed. at JMU, or would it be better to take UoPeople’s directly education-focused courses? 

JMU – M.Ed. in Teacher Leadership (30 credits)
• EDUC 625 – Evaluation in Education
• EDUC 630 – Inquiry in Education
• EDUC 641 – Learning Theories and Practice
• EDUC 642 – Curriculum Theory and Issues
• TCLD 640 – Management and Problem Solving in Schools
• TCLD 650 – Leadership and Communication Skills in Education
• TCLD 660 – Collaborating, Teaming, and Leading in Schools
• TCLD 670 – Leading Curriculum Revision and Implementation
• LTLE 695 – Applied Research Design

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University of the People – M.Ed. Courses (Graduate Level)
• EDUC 5010 – Education in Context: History, Philosophy, and Sociology
• EDUC 5210 – Learning Theory and Implications for Instruction
• EDUC 5220 – Curriculum Design and Instructional Decision Making
• EDUC 5240 – Creating Positive Classroom Environments
• EDUC 5440 – Assessment and Evaluation
• EDUC 5470 – Research in Education
• EDUC 5710 – Understanding Barriers to Learning
• EDUC 5711 – Teaching for Diverse and Inclusive Classrooms
• EDUC 5810 – Living and Learning Globally
• EDUC 5995 – Internship / Practicum

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UMPI – M.A. in Organizational Leadership (36 credits, already completed)
• OLS 500 – Research Methods: Data-Driven Decision-Making and Planning (3)
• OLS 510 – Foundations of Organizational Leadership (3)
• OLS 520 – Democracy and Ethical Leadership in Decision Making (3)
• OLS 530 – Global Leadership (3)
• OLS 540 – Organizational Theory and Behavior (3)
• OLS 550 – Team Leadership and Collaboration (3)
• OLS 600 – Leading Organizational Change (3)
• OLS 610 – Leadership and Business Operations (3)
• OLS 620 – Strategic Communication (3)
• OLS 630 – Conflict and Negotiation (3)
• OLS 640 – Leadership and Innovation (3)
• OLS 650 – Organizational Leadership Capstone (3)

[msmjj01]

I just realized that applying to University of the People will cost 60 dollars for the application fee and 400 dollars per course. If I transfer 5 of these courses to JMU that is 2000 dollars total for the assessment.

JMU still charges about three times more per credit which is a lot higher. I am wondering if there is a cheaper alternative for transferring graduate education courses or if University of the People is really the best option.

I am not sure if they will accept my credits for the MAOL program since it is not strictly an education program although it does include leadership courses.

If anyone knows of free or discount graduate classes that will work for this program please share. Thanks.

[ss20ts]

Have you asked JMU if they will accept any courses from U of the P as grad transfer credit? I would start there before taking any courses anywhere. Just because a university says they accept transfer credit does not mean that they accept all transfer credit. They can be picky in grad programs. I don't think you'll find any grad courses cheaper than U of the P. With you already having the MAOL I would probably apply and see if they accept any of those credits. Something I've read on here about U of the P is that you can't take whatever class you want. You have to take the classes in the order they've determined so that could impact you as well.