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RE: Cheap, Easy, Fast Degree - Help Please - Zee28 - 07-24-2023
(07-24-2023, 08:13 PM)bjcheung77 Wrote:Ohhh okay I didn't know that you didn't need a specific degreeZee28 Wrote:Yeahh I think im gonna start on Rachel's plan and see how it goes ! I just want to know like let's say it took me a bit longer to finish at TESU what happens with the waive fee do I just pay more and continue? Also can I still take classes on Sophia as I go during TESU or UMPI and transfer while I'm enrolled with them? And is there anything else that's important that I need to be aware of ??
It's great you're asking questions, you want to make sure not to take on too much when you start. We always recommend one provider at a time, so it should always be the TESU/UMPI courses last or whatever institution you end up with... Furthermore, you don't want to pay for two, three or more subscriptions at once, you want to complete one provider at a time, Sophia.org, then Study.com, end with TESU/UMPI. Last but not least, you don't pay the residency waiver until you finish everything... the cost of the residency waiver alone is more than the cost of the two sessions you need to finish at UMPI.
If it was for myself, my advice and recommendation again... I am still leaning towards the UMPI BAS with MIS minor, you can add a Cybersecurity minor or something unrelated to IT if needed. You don't really need a Comp Sci degree to get into the CS/IT and any of the subfields in between, you want to hit the trifecta of certs, degree, experience. An example I mentioned to people, a 48 year old trucker (now in his 50's) without a degree and just the MOOC freebies was able to become a front end developer after 6 months online learning (again, without a degree, just certs and 6 months experience when he landed the job).
To work in that field that's awesome! I will check that out! If it's not too much to ask can you give me like a plan like Rachel did ?
(07-24-2023, 09:14 PM)davewill Wrote:That's a really good thing because that's one thing I was worried about like if it took me too long to finnish will I have to keep paying every term.(07-24-2023, 05:40 PM)Zee28 Wrote: Yeahh I think im gonna start on Rachel's plan and see how it goes ! I just want to know like let's say it took me a bit longer to finish at TESU what happens with the waive fee do I just pay more and continue? Also can I still take classes on Sophia as I go during TESU or UMPI and transfer while I'm enrolled with them? And is there anything else that's important that I need to be aware of ??
That's one of the nice things about TESU. Taking extra time won't cost you extra money. You won't pay the residency waiver until you you're ready to graduate. Doesn't matter how long it takes you.
With UMPI, you pay by the term, so once you start courses, you don't want to waste time doing anything else, so you don't end up needing an extra term.
(07-24-2023, 08:17 PM)dfrecore Wrote: This thread is long, so I'm not going to read through it all - but is there a reason rachel83az is suggesting SDC courses and Saylor exams over Sophia as the first step on getting credit? Just curious.Yeahhh its mostly because of me lol and I don't know anything I'm just learning about this now.
And by first step, I mean first step AFTER completing a bunch of the TADA courses, which I agree would be THE best first step for sure.
RE: Cheap, Easy, Fast Degree - Help Please - bluebooger - 07-24-2023
(07-24-2023, 09:14 PM)davewill Wrote: That's one of the nice things about TESU. Taking extra time won't cost you extra money. You won't pay the residency waiver until you you're ready to graduate. Doesn't matter how long it takes you.
https://www.tesu.edu/tuition/fees
"If a student pays either residency waiver fee or does not graduate within 15 months, they will be required to pay additional credit hour residency waiver fees."
what does that mean
RE: Cheap, Easy, Fast Degree - Help Please - bjcheung77 - 07-25-2023
@bluebooger, that's the reason you don't pay for the residency waiver until you have completed everything and ready to graduate, the residency waiver and graduation fee are the only fees you need after you apply, the other fee is for the cornerstone/capstone (but that's a given). A workaround and to save a little, is to do the 15 credit flat term rate for residency requirements.
RE: Cheap, Easy, Fast Degree - Help Please - rachel83az - 07-25-2023
(07-24-2023, 08:17 PM)dfrecore Wrote: This thread is long, so I'm not going to read through it all - but is there a reason rachel83az is suggesting SDC courses and Saylor exams over Sophia as the first step on getting credit? Just curious.
And by first step, I mean first step AFTER completing a bunch of the TADA courses, which I agree would be THE best first step for sure.
OP doesn't want to do papers. SDC LL courses have no papers. Saylor exams are only exams. The Sophia courses I did not suggest have at least one, sometimes multiple, Touchstones (papers).
The wiki here lists how many Touchstones each course has: https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sophia.org_Equivalency_List I didn't suggest Sophia Ethics, for instance, because it's easier to complete after taking Ancient Greek Philosophers. Ethics might not have papers, but Ancient Greek Philosophers does. Granted, it is possible to complete the non-Touchstone portion of Ancient Greek Philosophers and then drop the class before moving on to Ethics, so that is an option. But it was a bit outside the scope of a single post to suggest that.