MA American History for $7,500

[Tireman4]

It turns out that I am a teacher. I'm not a history teacher, but I will still give that application a try. It looks really interesting. I work abroad actually as a teacher trainer in TESOL (Cambridge Celta and Delta). Anyways, I got my teaching license once in ESOL, and got an endorsement in Biology. I will see if I can get into this program.

You have to be a Kindergarten-12 teacher... or whatever your national equivalent is.

College instructors or other adult educators do not qualify.

Well, that is not entirely true. This is the email (s) I got from them..


Good afternoon,
Community College professors and librarians are eligible for this program because we presume that you have some high school students enrolled concurrently.
Let us know if you have further questions.
-Maddie 


Good afternoon,
You would qualify as a community college librarian, as well.
-Maddie

Maddie Wonder '17
Associate Director of Admissions
Gettysburg College | Office of Admissions
300 North Washington Street | Gettysburg, PA 17325
Phone: 717.337.6100 or 800.431.0803 | Fax: 717.337.6145

[Mint Berry Crunch]

It turns out that I am a teacher. I'm not a history teacher, but I will still give that application a try. It looks really interesting. I work abroad actually as a teacher trainer in TESOL (Cambridge Celta and Delta). Anyways, I got my teaching license once in ESOL, and got an endorsement in Biology. I will see if I can get into this program.

You have to be a Kindergarten-12 teacher... or whatever your national equivalent is.

College instructors or other adult educators do not qualify.

Well, that is not entirely true. This is the email (s) I got from them..


Good afternoon,
Community College professors and librarians are eligible for this program because we presume that you have some high school students enrolled concurrently.
Let us know if you have further questions.
-Maddie 


Good afternoon,
You would qualify as a community college librarian, as well.
-Maddie

Maddie Wonder '17
Associate Director of Admissions
Gettysburg College | Office of Admissions
300 North Washington Street | Gettysburg, PA 17325
Phone: 717.337.6100 or 800.431.0803 | Fax: 717.337.6145

Nice! If I remember, they accept substitute teachers as well. So if you wanted to, you could apply for substitute teaching and then apply to the college.

[Coachr21]

Just to give an update on this program. I was accepted myself back in the Spring to start in the Summer. I did two courses over the summer and currently am in progress on my next 2 courses this Fall. I really enjoy the structure of the program. I feel like the only negative I have is how much of a variance there is in formatting between section professors. Some prefer Chicago Manual Style, others APA, etc. Also depending on the section professor you get, you may have different format for weekly assignments, and the grading scale seems to vary. I have had 3 classes where professors gave me all 90s plus and one class where I had to STRUGGLE to try to get above an 80. The course topics are interesting, as are the Q and As with professors from top universities. Overall, work balance is pretty solid not too demanding on a weekly basis. I would say with price and everything aforementioned factored in, it is a program that I would highly recommend. Note: I am a mathematics teacher and I was accepted as I explained my interest in detail. If anyone that is considering the program feel free to message me your questions.

[Mint Berry Crunch]

Just to give an update on this program. I was accepted myself back in the Spring to start in the Summer. I did two courses over the summer and currently am in progress on my next 2 courses this Fall. I really enjoy the structure of the program. I feel like the only negative I have is how much of a variance there is in formatting between section professors. Some prefer Chicago Manual Style, others APA, etc. Also depending on the section professor you get, you may have different format for weekly assignments, and the grading scale seems to vary. I have had 3 classes where professors gave me all 90s plus and one class where I had to STRUGGLE to try to get above an 80. The course topics are interesting, as are the Q and As with professors from top universities. Overall, work balance is pretty solid not too demanding on a weekly basis. I would say with price and everything aforementioned factored in, it is a program that I would highly recommend. Note: I am a mathematics teacher and I was accepted as I explained my interest in detail. If anyone that is considering the program feel free to message me your questions.

Nice! I was looking forward to hearing from someone about the program. UMPI courses in the History and Political Sci majors have this conundrum as well sometimes. Sometimes APA, sometimes Chicago. I guess it depends on who you get, but often, history-oriented programs favor Chicago formatting, so I'm not surprised. Glad to hear though that you've been enjoying the program. How long are the courses? Are they mostly discussion-based? How long are the typical papers? I know TINASAM will probably be interested in it

[Coachr21]

Just to give an update on this program. I was accepted myself back in the Spring to start in the Summer. I did two courses over the summer and currently am in progress on my next 2 courses this Fall. I really enjoy the structure of the program. I feel like the only negative I have is how much of a variance there is in formatting between section professors. Some prefer Chicago Manual Style, others APA, etc. Also depending on the section professor you get, you may have different format for weekly assignments, and the grading scale seems to vary. I have had 3 classes where professors gave me all 90s plus and one class where I had to STRUGGLE to try to get above an 80. The course topics are interesting, as are the Q and As with professors from top universities. Overall, work balance is pretty solid not too demanding on a weekly basis. I would say with price and everything aforementioned factored in, it is a program that I would highly recommend. Note: I am a mathematics teacher and I was accepted as I explained my interest in detail. If anyone that is considering the program feel free to message me your questions.

Nice! I was looking forward to hearing from someone about the program. UMPI courses in the History and Political Sci majors have this conundrum as well sometimes. Sometimes APA, sometimes Chicago. I guess it depends on who you get, but often, history-oriented programs favor Chicago formatting, so I'm not surprised. Glad to hear though that you've been enjoying the program. How long are the courses? Are they mostly discussion-based? How long are the typical papers? I know TINASAM will probably be interested in it

Hey so courses are 12 weeks for Fall and Spring, Summer they have either 12 week or 7 week courses that everything needs to be done double as fast. While each class is a little different, work wise it is broken up this way for 12 weeks. Weekly discussion post with replies (often based on the assigned readings each week, which there are 5-7 different ones that total around 70-80 pages), then either a short paper based off the readings or off a prompt given by the instructor, these papers are 2-3 pages at most, or a piece of the final paper which is broken into 5 parts, part 1 is picking the topic and writing the introduction and rationale for your topic, part 2 is your annotated bibliography and your paper's opening with cover page, part 3 is the first 5 pages of your paper, part 4 is the rough draft, and part 5 is the final paper. The final paper is often 40 ish percent of the whole grade and it is minimum of 15 pages long and must include both primary and secondary sources (some professors require minimum of 3-5 primary ones). If you do a 7 week one in the summer it is sped up to have a short paper and a piece of the final paper each week after the first week (normally you are given just the final paper for final 2 weeks assignment wise). To put it simple I teach full time, tutor, coach basketball, play in a men's league for basketball, have a wife and son with special needs and I am able to handle the workload most of the time, in the summer I was taking 2 graduate level math courses in the same time I was doing the 2 7 week courses and all that was too much for me to balance, so I would not do that much again.

[Mint Berry Crunch]

Just to give an update on this program. I was accepted myself back in the Spring to start in the Summer. I did two courses over the summer and currently am in progress on my next 2 courses this Fall. I really enjoy the structure of the program. I feel like the only negative I have is how much of a variance there is in formatting between section professors. Some prefer Chicago Manual Style, others APA, etc. Also depending on the section professor you get, you may have different format for weekly assignments, and the grading scale seems to vary. I have had 3 classes where professors gave me all 90s plus and one class where I had to STRUGGLE to try to get above an 80. The course topics are interesting, as are the Q and As with professors from top universities. Overall, work balance is pretty solid not too demanding on a weekly basis. I would say with price and everything aforementioned factored in, it is a program that I would highly recommend. Note: I am a mathematics teacher and I was accepted as I explained my interest in detail. If anyone that is considering the program feel free to message me your questions.

Nice! I was looking forward to hearing from someone about the program. UMPI courses in the History and Political Sci majors have this conundrum as well sometimes. Sometimes APA, sometimes Chicago. I guess it depends on who you get, but often, history-oriented programs favor Chicago formatting, so I'm not surprised. Glad to hear though that you've been enjoying the program. How long are the courses? Are they mostly discussion-based? How long are the typical papers? I know TINASAM will probably be interested in it

Hey so courses are 12 weeks for Fall and Spring, Summer they have either 12 week or 7 week courses that everything needs to be done double as fast. While each class is a little different, work wise it is broken up this way for 12 weeks. Weekly discussion post with replies (often based on the assigned readings each week, which there are 5-7 different ones that total around 70-80 pages), then either a short paper based off the readings or off a prompt given by the instructor, these papers are 2-3 pages at most, or a piece of the final paper which is broken into 5 parts, part 1 is picking the topic and writing the introduction and rationale for your topic, part 2 is your annotated bibliography and your paper's opening with cover page, part 3 is the first 5 pages of your paper, part 4 is the rough draft, and part 5 is the final paper. The final paper is often 40 ish percent of the whole grade and it is minimum of 15 pages long and must include both primary and secondary sources (some professors require minimum of 3-5 primary ones). If you do a 7 week one in the summer it is sped up to have a short paper and a piece of the final paper each week after the first week (normally you are given just the final paper for final 2 weeks assignment wise). To put it simple I teach full time, tutor, coach basketball, play in a men's league for basketball, have a wife and son with special needs and I am able to handle the workload most of the time, in the summer I was taking 2 graduate level math courses in the same time I was doing the 2 7 week courses and all that was too much for me to balance, so I would not do that much again.

I resonate with your earlier remark -- sounds like an enjoyable structure! Sounds academically challenging. I've done my fair share of multitasking graduate and undergrad programs before. I was able to complete my BABA at UMPI and my M.Ed at WPUNJ in the same semester while also juggling the DBA program at TESU. Definitely tough, and I definitely won't do that again. However, sounds like you did a great job with balancing the needs in your life with the program; I'm inspired to enroll in the program as soon as I become eligible to do so.

[Coachr21]

Just to give an update on this program. I was accepted myself back in the Spring to start in the Summer. I did two courses over the summer and currently am in progress on my next 2 courses this Fall. I really enjoy the structure of the program. I feel like the only negative I have is how much of a variance there is in formatting between section professors. Some prefer Chicago Manual Style, others APA, etc. Also depending on the section professor you get, you may have different format for weekly assignments, and the grading scale seems to vary. I have had 3 classes where professors gave me all 90s plus and one class where I had to STRUGGLE to try to get above an 80. The course topics are interesting, as are the Q and As with professors from top universities. Overall, work balance is pretty solid not too demanding on a weekly basis. I would say with price and everything aforementioned factored in, it is a program that I would highly recommend. Note: I am a mathematics teacher and I was accepted as I explained my interest in detail. If anyone that is considering the program feel free to message me your questions.

Nice! I was looking forward to hearing from someone about the program. UMPI courses in the History and Political Sci majors have this conundrum as well sometimes. Sometimes APA, sometimes Chicago. I guess it depends on who you get, but often, history-oriented programs favor Chicago formatting, so I'm not surprised. Glad to hear though that you've been enjoying the program. How long are the courses? Are they mostly discussion-based? How long are the typical papers? I know TINASAM will probably be interested in it

Hey so courses are 12 weeks for Fall and Spring, Summer they have either 12 week or 7 week courses that everything needs to be done double as fast. While each class is a little different, work wise it is broken up this way for 12 weeks. Weekly discussion post with replies (often based on the assigned readings each week, which there are 5-7 different ones that total around 70-80 pages), then either a short paper based off the readings or off a prompt given by the instructor, these papers are 2-3 pages at most, or a piece of the final paper which is broken into 5 parts, part 1 is picking the topic and writing the introduction and rationale for your topic, part 2 is your annotated bibliography and your paper's opening with cover page, part 3 is the first 5 pages of your paper, part 4 is the rough draft, and part 5 is the final paper. The final paper is often 40 ish percent of the whole grade and it is minimum of 15 pages long and must include both primary and secondary sources (some professors require minimum of 3-5 primary ones). If you do a 7 week one in the summer it is sped up to have a short paper and a piece of the final paper each week after the first week (normally you are given just the final paper for final 2 weeks assignment wise). To put it simple I teach full time, tutor, coach basketball, play in a men's league for basketball, have a wife and son with special needs and I am able to handle the workload most of the time, in the summer I was taking 2 graduate level math courses in the same time I was doing the 2 7 week courses and all that was too much for me to balance, so I would not do that much again.

I resonate with your earlier remark -- sounds like an enjoyable structure! Sounds academically challenging. I've done my fair share of multitasking graduate and undergrad programs before. I was able to complete my BABA at UMPI and my M.Ed at WPUNJ in the same semester while also juggling the DBA program at TESU. Definitely tough, and I definitely won't do that again. However, sounds like you did a great job with balancing the needs in your life with the program; I'm inspired to enroll in the program as soon as I become eligible to do so.

Yes t is challenging but not too challenging, like the right amount. I only pick the courses with interesting titles to me and they have a wide array. Juggling 3 at the same time is a lot I have my master's from NJCU in Educational Technology, and that I will tell you was very easy up until the final two thesis courses, those kicked my behind like none other, my thesis paper ended up being like 80 something pages took so much to get the way the professors wanted. I see your doing your Doctorate at TESU could I message you regarding TESU as I have some questions about the school. Also yes enroll the program is definitely worth the cost to me.

[Mint Berry Crunch]

Just to give an update on this program. I was accepted myself back in the Spring to start in the Summer. I did two courses over the summer and currently am in progress on my next 2 courses this Fall. I really enjoy the structure of the program. I feel like the only negative I have is how much of a variance there is in formatting between section professors. Some prefer Chicago Manual Style, others APA, etc. Also depending on the section professor you get, you may have different format for weekly assignments, and the grading scale seems to vary. I have had 3 classes where professors gave me all 90s plus and one class where I had to STRUGGLE to try to get above an 80. The course topics are interesting, as are the Q and As with professors from top universities. Overall, work balance is pretty solid not too demanding on a weekly basis. I would say with price and everything aforementioned factored in, it is a program that I would highly recommend. Note: I am a mathematics teacher and I was accepted as I explained my interest in detail. If anyone that is considering the program feel free to message me your questions.

Nice! I was looking forward to hearing from someone about the program. UMPI courses in the History and Political Sci majors have this conundrum as well sometimes. Sometimes APA, sometimes Chicago. I guess it depends on who you get, but often, history-oriented programs favor Chicago formatting, so I'm not surprised. Glad to hear though that you've been enjoying the program. How long are the courses? Are they mostly discussion-based? How long are the typical papers? I know TINASAM will probably be interested in it

Hey so courses are 12 weeks for Fall and Spring, Summer they have either 12 week or 7 week courses that everything needs to be done double as fast. While each class is a little different, work wise it is broken up this way for 12 weeks. Weekly discussion post with replies (often based on the assigned readings each week, which there are 5-7 different ones that total around 70-80 pages), then either a short paper based off the readings or off a prompt given by the instructor, these papers are 2-3 pages at most, or a piece of the final paper which is broken into 5 parts, part 1 is picking the topic and writing the introduction and rationale for your topic, part 2 is your annotated bibliography and your paper's opening with cover page, part 3 is the first 5 pages of your paper, part 4 is the rough draft, and part 5 is the final paper. The final paper is often 40 ish percent of the whole grade and it is minimum of 15 pages long and must include both primary and secondary sources (some professors require minimum of 3-5 primary ones). If you do a 7 week one in the summer it is sped up to have a short paper and a piece of the final paper each week after the first week (normally you are given just the final paper for final 2 weeks assignment wise). To put it simple I teach full time, tutor, coach basketball, play in a men's league for basketball, have a wife and son with special needs and I am able to handle the workload most of the time, in the summer I was taking 2 graduate level math courses in the same time I was doing the 2 7 week courses and all that was too much for me to balance, so I would not do that much again.

I resonate with your earlier remark -- sounds like an enjoyable structure! Sounds academically challenging. I've done my fair share of multitasking graduate and undergrad programs before. I was able to complete my BABA at UMPI and my M.Ed at WPUNJ in the same semester while also juggling the DBA program at TESU. Definitely tough, and I definitely won't do that again. However, sounds like you did a great job with balancing the needs in your life with the program; I'm inspired to enroll in the program as soon as I become eligible to do so.

Yes t is challenging but not too challenging, like the right amount. I only pick the courses with interesting titles to me and they have a wide array. Juggling 3 at the same time is a lot I have my master's from NJCU in Educational Technology, and that I will tell you was very easy up until the final two thesis courses, those kicked my behind like none other, my thesis paper ended up being like 80 something pages took so much to get the way the professors wanted. I see your doing your Doctorate at TESU could I message you regarding TESU as I have some questions about the school. Also yes enroll the program is definitely worth the cost to me.

Truly incredible! You would do just fine in doctoral-level work. You can absolutely message me! I will say that my knowledge may be limited compared to others here in regards to TESU, but I may be underestimating myself and after I finish the DBA, I plan on going back to earlier degree programs at TESU.

[MFG]

I spoke to them and they did say they do allow some transfer credits into the program, too.

Because apparently, I can't say no to an under $10k master degree, I've applied. (Thankfully I meet the qualifications)

How did it work out?
Thanx!

[TINASAM]

I spoke to them and they did say they do allow some transfer credits into the program, too.

Because apparently, I can't say no to an under $10k master degree, I've applied. (Thankfully I meet the qualifications)

How did it work out?
Thanx!

I was accepted, but I didn't start the program. As interesting as it is, I went and did a different program in the interim and now I'm laser focused on my research in the PhD program I'm in. My time is split between teaching and that research. I'm hoping that after the PhD it quells my need to do more programs, but I doubt it as by that time I will be very close to the age needed to do the senior free tuition programs here in Georgia.