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TESU and MicroBachelors - TwinMom - 01-08-2020
https://www.tesu.edu/news/1671898/tesu-providing-credit-for-edxs-microbachelors-programs?fbclid=IwAR3Iq4uGyjadVBYelhvfUBV2JdZkcTP9uCxt-5f6LciOMHHIMTR-zOyD3To
RE: TESU and MicroBachelors - armstrongsubero - 01-08-2020
https://www.edx.org/microbachelors
RE: TESU and MicroBachelors - bluebooger - 01-08-2020
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https://www.edx.org/microbachelors/wgux-information-technology-career-framework
Microbachelors Program in
Information Technology Career Framework
$1347.30
Program Certificate Requirement
Complete and pass the courses of Information Technology Foundations, Network and Security Foundations, and Scripting and Programming Foundations.
From Program Certificate to a Bachelor’s Degree
Learners who successfully earn the MicroBachelors Information Technology Career Framework program certificate are eligible to apply for an undergraduate IT program at a number of institutions, including Western Governors University. If accepted, the MicroBachelors program certificate may count towards the degree. Learn more about WGU undergraduate IT programs by clicking here.
Credit Election
Learners who successfully earn the MicroBachelors Information Technology Career Framework program certificate can immediately upon admission elect 10 Competency Units (CUs) of credit at Western Governors University (WGU) at no additional cost. Additional credit election institution options may become available in the future.
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https://www.edx.org/microbachelors/nyux-computer-science-fundamentals
Microbachelors Program in
Computer Science Fundamentals
$500
Complete and pass with a 70% or higher the three program courses: Computer Hardware & Operating Systems, Computer Networking, and Basics of Computing and Programming.
Learners who successfully earn the MicroBachelors program certificate in Computer Science Fundamentals will be able to elect transferable college credit at no additional cost. This program is under review by Thomas Edison State University for credit recognition.
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I don't see either listed on ACE
http://www2.acenet.edu/credit/?fuseaction=content.getEvaluatedOrganizations
so ... not sure if worth it
RE: TESU and MicroBachelors - doom - 01-08-2020
(01-08-2020, 12:41 PM)TwinMom Wrote: https://www.tesu.edu/news/1671898/tesu-providing-credit-for-edxs-microbachelors-programs?fbclid=IwAR3Iq4uGyjadVBYelhvfUBV2JdZkcTP9uCxt-5f6LciOMHHIMTR-zOyD3To
Very good news. Thanks for posting.
RE: TESU and MicroBachelors - msganti - 01-08-2020
The WGU program has these 3 courses:
- Information Technology Foundations
- Network and Security Foundations
- Scripting and Programming Foundations
The course costs $1347 and gives 10 competency units. IMO this is not a good deal price-wise, as these can be completed elsewhere (Saylor, SDU, SL, Cert exams etc) for much cheaper.
RE: TESU and MicroBachelors - dfrecore - 01-08-2020
At $166/cr, and only available at a very limited number of schools, I don't see this as a great option. You can get all of these through ACE for 1/5 of the price, and will be accepted at more schools.
Now, if they end up getting transcripted by one of the schools, and it looks like you took them there, and get a grade, then it MIGHT be worth the price. But even then, it's only a maybe.
RE: TESU and MicroBachelors - udi - 01-09-2020
Interesting news, but I would prefer the Google IT certificate or whatever it's called.
RE: TESU and MicroBachelors - bluebooger - 01-09-2020
(01-08-2020, 02:56 PM)msganti Wrote: The WGU program has these 3 courses:
- Information Technology Foundations
- Network and Security Foundations
- Scripting and Programming Foundations
The course costs $1347 and gives 10 competency units. IMO this is not a good deal price-wise, as these can be completed elsewhere (Saylor, SDU, SL, Cert exams etc) for much cheaper.
well if TESU gives 9 credits for the 3 NYU courses that's only $55 per credit
which isn't horrible
but I'd be surprised if they give more than 2 credits per course
RE: TESU and MicroBachelors - wow - 01-09-2020
You can also get undergrad credits through some of the courses ASU and Doane University offer on EdX. I believe those are about the same $$ per credit as well, and they aren't terribly easy to find on the EdX website (I'm not in a place where I can look up the links just now). The ASU offerings are in math, which you can get cheaper elsewhere, but the Doane University has offering in health sciences and biostatistics, which might be harder to find on the cheap.
RE: TESU and MicroBachelors - bluebooger - 01-09-2020
(01-09-2020, 07:50 PM)wow Wrote: You can also get undergrad credits through some of the courses ASU and Doane University offer on EdX. I believe those are about the same $$ per credit as well, and they aren't terribly easy to find on the EdX website (I'm not in a place where I can look up the links just now). The ASU offerings are in math, which you can get cheaper elsewhere, but the Doane University has offering in health sciences and biostatistics, which might be harder to find on the cheap.
here's all of ASU's credit courses
https://www.edx.org/gfa
here it says this biostatistics course "is credit eligible through Doane University's Open Learning Academy."
https://www.edx.org/course/biostatistics-2
but I can't find a list of all Doane University's Open Learning Academy courses
it seems the only way is to look at each course https://www.edx.org/school/doanex