This is a really great forum. I've been lurking here for a few weeks and have learned a lot of knowledge. Now I've decided to register because I have an idea and I'm not sure if it's feasible, so I'd like to ask for everyone's help.
 
I'm an international student currently in my junior year of an undergraduate English major. I want to apply for a Bachelor of Arts in English at either the University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI) or Thomas Edison State University (TESU). However, I only got a score of 5.5 in IELTS and 95 in Duolingo, which fails to meet the minimum language score requirements for admission. I noticed that for a bachelor's degree at the University of the People (UoPeople), only a Duolingo score of 95 is required. So, can I first apply for a degree at UoPeople, take some courses, earn some credits, and then transfer to UMPI or TESU to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in English in the middle of my studies? Is this plan feasible?
 
I have a limited budget. What kind of credit matching plan would be the most cost-effective?
 
Thank you all.

I know there was mention on the forum of free graduate level courses at the end of 2024/ start of 2025 for ETAMU as a pilot program of sorts. While they are still waiting for approval here are the focuses for these Masters programs. No announced start date, although the original plan was for Fall of 2025.

MS in Organizational Leadership with an Emphasis in Corporate Training and Development
MS in Public Safety with an Emphasis in Disaster Preparedness
MeD in Instructional Design with an Emphasis in Artificial Intelligence.

I know this has been asked 78,000 times on here but I am getting dizzy with all options and what transfers where and for what. I am looking to get a Bachelors Degree preferably in Elementary Education. I am only wanting this degree to become head coach of a high school baseball team that will be starting in August. I can get by with just 60 credits as an assistant coach but we need a head coach that nobody is willing to do. I will also donate my time as a substitute at the school, hence the reason for Elementary Education. I will not accept any money for coaching or substituting, so cost is a slight factor. I have knocked out some very easy courses at Sophia in 3 weeks, I find that platform extremely easy to use as well as cheap. I have looked at UMPI and WGU to complete this degree, so those are preferred. 

Things to consider:
I am not the greatest at complex math
I will not be getting paid for this degree (I have a very good paying job anyways)
I can spend between 3-5 hours a day on study/exams but I can turn up the pace if needed
I prefer non proctored simply because I am not familiar, I am willing to try it though
I really like the Sophia platform

Credits I currently have since starting Sophia 3 weeks ago

Health Fitness and Wellness HLTH1011
Criminology SOSC1050
Anatomy and Physiology 1 SCIE1050
Financial Accounting BUSI1010
Intro to IT CS1001
Human Biology HumBio 1001
Into to Nutrition HLTH1010

I truly appreciate all the time you all are dedicating to helping others achieve their life goals!!!

University of the Pacific: 1 Year online DHsc degree, $27-36k cost roughly. 


https://www.pacific.edu/healthsciences/p.../dmsc-dhsc


Accreditation
University of the Pacific is fully accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC). WSCUC reaffirmed Institutional Accreditation in June 2019. The next accreditation review is scheduled for 2027.

The DMSc and DHSc programs are WASC approved.

In the USA money talks... by extension that USUALLY means profit and choice



When searching for quick and potentially cheap and easy University options within the United States your framework should consider places that include but are not limited to for-profit, faith, accept the lesser forms of alternative credits e.g. ACE, and accredited by certain bodies such as HLC, DEAC, or NA.



Don't hate the player, play the game.

A University that has NOT received much attention on the forum... Upper Iowa University.


Advantages:

• Up to 90 Transfer Credits for Undergraduate - 78 UL, 12 LL
  
• Accepts Ace, CLEP, DSST, etc. credits
  
• Regionally accredited (by the HLC)
  
• Self-Paced Web-Based 
  
• Self-Paced Paper-Based
  
• Proctored Exams not required for Web-Based, with the exception of MATH courses
  
• $250 Per Credit Hour for Undergraduate and Graduate degree if Active Duty
  
• $250 Per Credit Hour for Undergraduate and $325 for Graduate degree if qualified spouse or dependent of Active Duty
  

• Pricier (~$5000-6000 for both degrees, is that right?)
  
• You get 2 degrees (does this actually have any positive impact?)
  

• Not yet announced, but some info that it will come this year. If you would recommend UMPI over the others, I could start working on credits that would likely transfer to other schools anyway (such as general education courses, intro to programming, etc.).
  
• Way cheaper (~$2000, is that right?)
  
  

For those that have moved on to grad school. How did you get recommendation letters for applications when speeding through a degree? I've taken 10 courses at UMPI. Only had 1 repeat professor and he's not even in my degree program. I did well in the 3 degree courses I took, and got great feedback from the 3 professors, but again, I only took 1 course from each of them and it feels strange to ask for a recommendation letter based off just that.

Hi everyone,

In my previous post, I mentioned that I was planning to apply to UMPI and that I created a degree plan with your help. I’m sharing the link to my plan here:

My Degree Plan

According to this plan, I have completed all of my external courses except for Spanish 101 at Sophia, which I will finish this week. (In total: 21 Sophia courses, 4 Study.com courses, and 3 Coursera certificates.)

As an international student, I am also scheduled to take the IELTS exam next week. After that, I believe I will be fully ready to apply!

I have a few questions and would really appreciate your advice:

• Should I find a firm for my external credit evaluation and another firm for my high school diploma evaluation, or should I apply to UMPI first?
  
• Can you walk me through the international student application process?
  
• Based on my degree plan, am I missing any courses or requirements?
  

Course length too short and teachers speak with incomprehensible accents. I completely wasted my money with nothing to show for it and would never pay 50 dollars for a certificate.