Colleges Using Study.com Format?

[mialo]

I think I can better explain my goal/path. I am enrolled in a masters program. I needed prerequisites in accounting before I could take the masters level courses, so I earned those prerequisites through Study.com and they transferred to the college. The previous poster is correct in the Study.com credits did not go towards the masters degree.

I don't need a masters degree, it's more of a goal. What I need immediately is 24 credits. Here's my new plan, what do you think?

• Drop the masters program I'm in (expensive and the instruction is not good)
  
• Enroll in TESU Individual Learning Account (ILA) - non degree seeking, get an official transcript that shows credits
  
• Transfer 24 credits from Study.com to TESU - I looked at the course compatibility between Study.com and TESU and the 24 credits match up
  
• Consider switching to degree seeking at TESU after getting the 24 credits - realizing TESU may have a limit on transfer credits towards degree
  

Questions

Is it pretty much a given that TESU will accept me if I pay the ILA fee? I'm asking because I want to drop my masters courses, but I'm wondering if I should wait for TESU confirmation of acceptance as a non-degree seeking student.

My masters courses, which I just started on 1/12, are funded through a loan (FAFSA). If I drop the courses any thoughts on what I can expect as far as financial issues? It's two courses (6 credits) and the only loan monies spent were the actual cost of the two courses.

I will be contacting the financial aid office at the school, but I'm just curious what usually happens when you have a loan and you decide to drop the courses.

Thanks

[dfrecore]

I think I can better explain my goal/path. I am enrolled in a masters program. I needed prerequisites in accounting before I could take the masters level courses, so I earned those prerequisites through Study.com and they transferred to the college. The previous poster is correct in the Study.com credits did not go towards the masters degree.

I don't need a masters degree, it's more of a goal. What I need immediately is 24 credits. Here's my new plan, what do you think?

• Drop the masters program I'm in (expensive and the instruction is not good)
  
• Enroll in TESU Individual Learning Account (ILA) - non degree seeking, get an official transcript that shows credits
  
• Transfer 24 credits from Study.com to TESU - I looked at the course compatibility between Study.com and TESU and the 24 credits match up
  
• Consider switching to degree seeking at TESU after getting the 24 credits - realizing TESU may have a limit on transfer credits towards degree
  

Questions

Is it pretty much a given that TESU will accept me if I pay the ILA fee? I'm asking because I want to drop my masters courses, but I'm wondering if I should wait for TESU confirmation of acceptance as a non-degree seeking student.

I'm not sure why you would get an ILA, when you can just transfer in the credits and then order a transcript.  Register for a TECEP if you want to become enrolled.  It will cost $50-$225 depending on which one you choose.

[carrythenothing]

Assuming your bachelor's degree is from a regionally accredited school, it'd be cheaper to apply as a second degree-seeking student and enroll by registering for a TECEP.

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My masters courses, which I just started on 1/12, are funded through a loan (FAFSA). If I drop the courses any thoughts on what I can expect as far as financial issues? It's two courses (6 credits) and the only loan monies spent were the actual cost of the two courses.

I will be contacting the financial aid office at the school, but I'm just curious what usually happens when you have a loan and you decide to drop the courses.

Thanks

You'll be expected to return a prorated amount based on how much of the term has passed.

[rachel83az]

I agree; don't register for an ILA. Register for a certificate of some kind at TESU. Pay for a TECEP. Transfer the courses in. Be done.

[booklovingirl]

Yeah you don't really get much say in the courses you take at UMPI. You follow the degree plan. The classes are definitely not video based. The classes are all text. With an occasionally link to a website article or a video. These are not what you're tested on and not the main focus of the material though. They're like just extra info. 

WGU definitely doesn't let you take whatever courses you want. They follow a specific path as well.

At UMPI, can you choose which order to take which classes?  Assuming that the classes are offered in that particular session and that they are on your degree requirements?  Also, do you have to take classes linearly or can you take more than one course at a time?

Thanks in advance.

[ss20ts]

At UMPI, can you choose which order to take which classes?  Assuming that the classes are offered in that particular session and that they are on your degree requirements?  Also, do you have to take classes linearly or can you take more than one course at a time?

Thanks in advance.

There's some leeway in the course order but not a whole lot. It all depends on what you have left and what's available. I've seen different people get different responses. Might depend on what they have left, what they've taken, and how much they've already completed at UMPI. 

You can work on 2 courses at a time. When you finish one, you contact your advisor and have the next one opened for you. They won't allow more 3 classes and even having 3 is REALLY difficult to get opened. You have to be submitting one of your classes for that third one to open. I opened the session with 4 courses because this is my final session and I needed 4 courses to be full time for the semester. I've already completed 1 course. Part way through my second course.