Getting 60 credits for police department quickly

[Mwalsh7199]

About how long does something like this take to complete? For the 60 credits that is. The overview has me quite a bit confused so I’ll need to do further digging

Depends on how much time you spend on the courses. Many people spend less than 6 months on the courses from Sophia and Study.

I guess I’m a little bit confused, where do the 60 credits come from to transfer to pierpont? The Sophia courses?

How long it takes depends on the person. Some people are able to get 60 credits in a single month. That's a bit much, but technically doable. Others need 5 or 6 months, especially if they're doing multiple classes with assignments at Sophia (Touchstones). 2-3 months is about the average.

And, yes, the 60 credits would come from Sophia. Sophia credits can be used at Pierpont, UMPI, TESU, etc. If you'd rather do exams, UMPI might not be right for you. But, then you're going to have to get a Bachelor's degree in something else. TESU's Criminal Justice degree is almost impossible to get quickly/easily/cheaply. 

You can see degree plans for TESU degrees here: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sa...ts_Roadmap Perhaps one of those strikes your fancy? Yes, CJ is listed, but it's not really recommended.

I don’t really care what the actual degree is as long as it’s a degree. Could be general studies, science, etc. realistically I want whatever is quickest, easiest and cheapest.

[rachel83az]

I don’t really care what the actual degree is as long as it’s a degree. Could be general studies, science, etc. realistically I want whatever is quickest, easiest and cheapest.

Quickest and easiest will depend on you and your interests. Look at the list of plans there and see what appeals most to you. I would think Psych would be a good degree for someone interested in Criminal Justice. TESU's Psych degree can be completed mostly via exams. Coopersmith courses have grades based entirely on an exam, no projects or essays.

[Mwalsh7199]

I don’t really care what the actual degree is as long as it’s a degree. Could be general studies, science, etc. realistically I want whatever is quickest, easiest and cheapest.

Quickest and easiest will depend on you and your interests. Look at the list of plans there and see what appeals most to you. I would think Psych would be a good degree for someone interested in Criminal Justice. TESU's Psych degree can be completed mostly via exams. Coopersmith courses have grades based entirely on an exam, no projects or essays.

I am very confused I’m not going to lie, going to do some research and see if I can figure it out. Not quite sure where Sofia comes into the mix with the TESU course stuff. Doesn’t list much about it on the link

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I don’t really care what the actual degree is as long as it’s a degree. Could be general studies, science, etc. realistically I want whatever is quickest, easiest and cheapest.

Quickest and easiest will depend on you and your interests. Look at the list of plans there and see what appeals most to you. I would think Psych would be a good degree for someone interested in Criminal Justice. TESU's Psych degree can be completed mostly via exams. Coopersmith courses have grades based entirely on an exam, no projects or essays.

Ok. I think I finally understand how this works after some research. For TESU’s psych degree it looks like I will need to use multiple testing sites and not rely on just Sophia if I’m getting this right.

[davewill]

As far as the police department is concerned, they'll see them on the Pierpont (or UMPI or TESU,...) transcript. The school accepts the Sophia (or other alternate credit) and gives you college credit. What they'll see is the degree earned (AAS in the case of Pierpont) and 60 credits all on the school's transcript.

[Mwalsh7199]

As far as the police department is concerned, they'll see them on the Pierpont (or UMPI or TESU,...) transcript. The school accepts the Sophia (or other alternate credit) and gives you college credit. What they'll see is the degree earned (AAS in the case of Pierpont) and 60 credits all on the school's transcript.

TESU’s psych degree seems like my best option. But honestly the information is so incredibly overwhelming on the wiki. Not sure how to even start

[dfrecore]

The fastest, easiest thing to do for 60cr is the Pierpont degree. Ignore anything about a bachelor's degree for now, as that's not what you're looking for.

If you want, you can do the entire Pierpont degree with CLEP exams, for free.

Take the following CLEP exams:
- College Composition w/essay (6cr) if you're a proficient typist and can write essays on the fly; the College Composition Modular (3r) if you are not/can't.
- College Math (6cr)
- Information Systems and Computer Applications
- any other CLEP exams you want (Management, Marketing, A&I Lit, College Algebra, American Gov't, US History I or II, Western Civ I or II, Sociology, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Human Growth & Dev - all are considered ones that are doable with some study; there are more, you can look at the list

Sign up for ModernStates.org, which is free CLEP-prep, do the course, get a voucher, "buy" the exam with the voucher, sign up to take the exam, rinse, repeat. I took the Am Govt course in 90 minutes one day just to see how quickly I could get through it.

Doing this, you could get the Pierpont degree in a month.

If you find that you want to do courses instead of exams, do Sophia since it's the cheapest. Same process.
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Forgot to mention: if you're proficient in a Foreign Language, you could potentially gather up a ton of credits using ACTFL exams in just a few hours.

[Mwalsh7199]

The fastest, easiest thing to do for 60cr is the Pierpont degree.  Ignore anything about a bachelor's degree for now, as that's not what you're looking for.

If you want, you can do the entire Pierpont degree with CLEP exams, for free.

Take the following CLEP exams:
- College Composition w/essay (6cr) if you're a proficient typist and can write essays on the fly; the College Composition Modular (3r) if you are not/can't.
- College Math (6cr)
- Information Systems and Computer Applications
- any other CLEP exams you want (Management, Marketing, A&I Lit, College Algebra, American Gov't, US History I or II, Western Civ I or II, Sociology, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Human Growth & Dev - all are considered ones that are doable with some study; there are more, you can look at the list

Sign up for ModernStates.org, which is free CLEP-prep, do the course, get a voucher, "buy" the exam with the voucher, sign up to take the exam, rinse, repeat.  I took the Am Govt course in 90 minutes one day just to see how quickly I could get through it.

Doing this, you could get the Pierpont degree in a month.

If you find that you want to do courses instead of exams, do Sophia since it's the cheapest.  Same process.
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Forgot to mention: if you're proficient in a Foreign Language, you could potentially gather up a ton of credits using ACTFL exams in just a few hours.

Do they require any RA credits?

[dfrecore]

The fastest, easiest thing to do for 60cr is the Pierpont degree.  Ignore anything about a bachelor's degree for now, as that's not what you're looking for.

If you want, you can do the entire Pierpont degree with CLEP exams, for free.

Take the following CLEP exams:
- College Composition w/essay (6cr) if you're a proficient typist and can write essays on the fly; the College Composition Modular (3r) if you are not/can't.
- College Math (6cr)
- Information Systems and Computer Applications
- any other CLEP exams you want (Management, Marketing, A&I Lit, College Algebra, American Gov't, US History I or II, Western Civ I or II, Sociology, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Human Growth & Dev - all are considered ones that are doable with some study; there are more, you can look at the list

Sign up for ModernStates.org, which is free CLEP-prep, do the course, get a voucher, "buy" the exam with the voucher, sign up to take the exam, rinse, repeat.  I took the Am Govt course in 90 minutes one day just to see how quickly I could get through it.

Doing this, you could get the Pierpont degree in a month.

If you find that you want to do courses instead of exams, do Sophia since it's the cheapest.  Same process.
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Forgot to mention: if you're proficient in a Foreign Language, you could potentially gather up a ton of credits using ACTFL exams in just a few hours.

Do they require any RA credits?

They require ONE RA credit, and you already have that.

[Mwalsh7199]

The fastest, easiest thing to do for 60cr is the Pierpont degree.  Ignore anything about a bachelor's degree for now, as that's not what you're looking for.

If you want, you can do the entire Pierpont degree with CLEP exams, for free.

Take the following CLEP exams:
- College Composition w/essay (6cr) if you're a proficient typist and can write essays on the fly; the College Composition Modular (3r) if you are not/can't.
- College Math (6cr)
- Information Systems and Computer Applications
- any other CLEP exams you want (Management, Marketing, A&I Lit, College Algebra, American Gov't, US History I or II, Western Civ I or II, Sociology, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Human Growth & Dev - all are considered ones that are doable with some study; there are more, you can look at the list

Sign up for ModernStates.org, which is free CLEP-prep, do the course, get a voucher, "buy" the exam with the voucher, sign up to take the exam, rinse, repeat.  I took the Am Govt course in 90 minutes one day just to see how quickly I could get through it.

Doing this, you could get the Pierpont degree in a month.

If you find that you want to do courses instead of exams, do Sophia since it's the cheapest.  Same process.
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Forgot to mention: if you're proficient in a Foreign Language, you could potentially gather up a ton of credits using ACTFL exams in just a few hours.

Do they require any RA credits?

They require ONE RA credit, and you already have that.

That’s wonderful! An it’s an actual associates at the end? Like a legitimate degree?

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The fastest, easiest thing to do for 60cr is the Pierpont degree.  Ignore anything about a bachelor's degree for now, as that's not what you're looking for.

If you want, you can do the entire Pierpont degree with CLEP exams, for free.

Take the following CLEP exams:
- College Composition w/essay (6cr) if you're a proficient typist and can write essays on the fly; the College Composition Modular (3r) if you are not/can't.
- College Math (6cr)
- Information Systems and Computer Applications
- any other CLEP exams you want (Management, Marketing, A&I Lit, College Algebra, American Gov't, US History I or II, Western Civ I or II, Sociology, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Human Growth & Dev - all are considered ones that are doable with some study; there are more, you can look at the list

Sign up for ModernStates.org, which is free CLEP-prep, do the course, get a voucher, "buy" the exam with the voucher, sign up to take the exam, rinse, repeat.  I took the Am Govt course in 90 minutes one day just to see how quickly I could get through it.

Doing this, you could get the Pierpont degree in a month.

If you find that you want to do courses instead of exams, do Sophia since it's the cheapest.  Same process.
------------------------------

Forgot to mention: if you're proficient in a Foreign Language, you could potentially gather up a ton of credits using ACTFL exams in just a few hours.

Do they require any RA credits?

They require ONE RA credit, and you already have that.

I see on the wiki it says they require 12 RA credits and 1 graded course, is that outdated?

[rachel83az]

Officially, Pierpont requires 12 RA credits. Right now, they accept ONE RA credit and everything else can be Sophia. The wiki stays like it is because we don't know if/when they might decide to return to official-official policy. Pierpont students should always, IMO, have a list of RA classes to take, just in case, but right now they don't need to be taken.

And, yes, it is 100% a real Associate degree. It is not a fake college or a certificate of attendance or anything like that. It's real and completely free (or nearly so). You pay Pierpont nothing, your only costs are in getting the credits.