Degree Planning

[adrian052]

I am looking form some help on what can I do with what I currently/will have. Not sure on exactly what I want to do with it, but I definately want to do something. I am not looking for a job or career advancement either. 

Your Location: California
Your Age: 33
What kind of degree do you want?: TBD
Current Regional Accredited Credits:


Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:

Sophia Credits: 39 Credits

Introduction to Business
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
Financial Accounting
Introduction to Ethics
US History 1
Workplace Communication
Art History 1
Business Law
Business Communication
Environmental Science
Introduction to Sociology
College Algebra

To Complete by 7/1: 33 Credits

English Composition 1
English Composition 2
Workplace Communication
Art History 2
Approaches to studying religions
Ancient Greek
Conflict Resolution
Us History 2
Intro to web Development
Project Management
Human Biology


Coursera Certs: 

AWS Fundamentals
Google Project Management
Google Data Analytics
Construction Management Via Columbia

TEEX: Cybersecurity for Everyone 

ENEB: 
MBA (Complete)
Master in Project Management (In Progress)

Any certifications or military experience? no
Budget: Closest to Free
Commitments: Full Time Work - Online only programs
Dedicated time to study: As Much as needed
Timeline: TBD
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: No

[rachel83az]

I would look at a degree from UMPI. There are a number of offerings and you have many of the GEC requirements met with the Sophia courses already. They're also the cheapest, provided you can complete papers/projects quickly.

[dfrecore]

Coursera Certs: 
AWS Fundamentals
Construction Management Via Columbia

TEEX: Cybersecurity for Everyone 

ENEB: 
MBA (Complete)
Master in Project Management (In Progress)

I also recommend UMPI (the BLS - super easy to get with what you have).

While you have the Sophia membership, add:
Spanish I
Human Biology Lab
American Government

If you need to stop English Comp 2 or even 1, it's more important to get your Lab and Spanish than either of those courses, which can be done quickly and easily through UMPI.

Then, you'll just need to take your hands-on creative course (area 2D), your minor core and a few electives at UMPI (10 courses total).

If you want to get the Management minor, then you only have 5 courses to take - and if you want to add Project Management, then there are 3 courses that overlap, and so you could do 3 of those PM courses for your 2nd minor without any extra courses.

[bjcheung77]

How's it going? 
I am curious what to do in my situation. 
I have a bunch of RA credits, almost all of Sophia's credits, multiple certifications from coursera etc. 

I finished the MBA at ENEB a few days ago, and am looking to see where I can transfer these. I am not looking for a bachelors, really at all as i am 12 years into my career, and my sector doesn't require a degree over practical knowledge (Project Management - Construction). 

I am just looking for what i can do next really. 
Any input is appreciated. 
Thanks, 

@adrian052, Welcome to the board, I was away for a few days and was about to reply to your private message when I saw your thread.  Anyways, I'll update the thread with my recommendation, generally I recommend to work on 3 things, certs, degree, experience and to get a mix/match of the three.  With your budget, You can work on the cheapies/freebies on the WIKI, for example, complete the TEEX remaining courses...

This is my suggestion, continue with the Coursera/TADA offerings as well before/after the TEEX courses, to get some industry recognized certs and some experience under your belt.  Ladder that to a Pierpont BOG AAS with an emphasis of your choice (info systems for example), then a BAS if they accept the Coursera/TADA/TEEX or PLA as 'technical' credits or BLS with a different minor or two of your choice at UMPI.  

Furthermore, If you need to get extra knowledge with regards to leadership/managing in relation to Big Data/BI as an example, you can extend that knowledge by completing another ENEB offering if you're interested in that sub field.  All types of management sectors, including construction or projects will require data analysis anyways.  Build on that for now...