Doctorate in Ed?

[VintageGirl85]

Hello, first let me appologize im just so lost on where to go and what to do at this point, BUT IM A GIRL ON A MISSION!

I am in WA State, USA and am a public school teacher. We are required to have continuing ED. credits, and need them for pay raises. I am looking to possibly change careers in the next few years, but still while I am teaching will need more cont.ed creds and or another degree. 

ME:42
HAVE: BAed from WGU (2012)
          MAed from WGU (2018?) 
          a CRAP TON of "credits" from SophiaLearns. (that so far are completely useless to me for continue ed or payraise)

My state has requirements for who can accredit schools ( OSPI Accreditation List ) 

SO WHERE IM AT, 

OPTION 1) Find a way to "credit bank" these so they will show up on an official transcript from ANY school that will bring them in (the more credits the better) even if that means I "enroll" in Ed College again for another?? BAed? 

OPTION 2) Find the FASTEST and CHEAPEST Dr. in ED that can be done ONLINE

I have bene going through these threads and I feel im drowning in amazing new info but am struggling to figure out how to accomplish EITHER of these? Any ideas?

Thanks in advance, overwhelmed so I apolozie for the rambling or missing info.

[bjcheung77]

@VintageGirl85, Welcome to the board, that's a good initial post to get the ball rolling, having said that, you're missing the addendum and template. I highly recommend filling us in with more details as it will determine a better course of action once we get the bigger picture of your scenario. At the time being, I suggest doing the Bridge TEFL and get a discount on the ACE.edu EdD... Link: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...Area-works

[Stonybeach]

I thought the BA + 45 + MA pay bump was obtained through graduate credits, not undergraduate credits. If that is the case, your Sophia credits are probably as you say, "useless." Please correct me if I am wrong.

Graduate credits at ISU are cheap and should count toward the next bay pump as they are regionally accredited. https://www.isu.edu/onlinepd/
They offer a $200 scholarship for your first course. Unfortunately, these courses do not lead to a degree.

Perhaps you could earn a second master's for $3000 from the regionally accredited Hellenic American University (HAU) of Nashua, NH, to get you to the BA + 90 +MA level. https://mba.hauniv.edu/academics/mba-program/
It would be nice to leverage the MBA and your teaching credentials as a consultant in the corporate education sector.

The American College of Education, Ed.D program looks great, but it will still take three-plus years to break even on the pay bump. You are young, so time is on your side! https://ace.edu/degree-programs/doctoral...nstruction

[VintageGirl85]

I thought the BA + 45 + MA pay bump was obtained through graduate credits, not undergraduate credits. If that is the case, your Sophia credits are probably as you say, "useless." Please correct me if I am wrong.

Graduate credits at ISU are cheap and should count toward the next bay pump as they are regionally accredited. https://www.isu.edu/onlinepd/
They offer a $200 scholarship for your first course. Unfortunately, these courses do not lead to a degree.

Perhaps you could earn a second master's for $3000 from the regionally accredited Hellenic American University (HAU) of Nashua, NH, to get you to the BA + 90 +MA level. https://mba.hauniv.edu/academics/mba-program/
It would be nice to leverage the MBA and your teaching credentials as a consultant in the corporate education sector.

The American College of Education, Ed.D program looks great, but it will still take three-plus years to break even on the pay bump. You are young, so time is on your side!  https://ace.edu/degree-programs/doctoral...nstruction

 This is what they follow in my district/state:      
WAC 392-121-255 Definition—Academic credits. As used in this chapter, "academic credits" means credits determined as follows: (1) Credits are earned after the awarding or conferring of the employee's first bachelor's degree; (2) Credits are earned on or before October 1 of the year for which allocations are being calculated pursuant to this chapter; (3) Credits are earned from an accredited institution of higher education: Provided, That credits, determined eligible pursuant to subsections (1), (2), (4) and (6) of this section, earned from any other accredited community college, college, or university and reported on Form S-275 on or before December 31, 1992, shall continue to be reported; (4) Credits are transferrable or applicable to a bachelor's or more advanced degree program: Provided, That for educational courses which are the same or identical no more credits for that educational course than are transferrable or applicable to a bachelor's or more advanced degree program at that institution shall be counted; (5) Credits earned after September 1, 1995, must satisfy the additional requirements of WAC 392-121-262; (6) Credits are not counted as in-service credits pursuant to WAC 392-121-257 or nondegree credits pursuant to WAC 392-121-259; (7) The number of credits equals the number of quarter hours, units or semester hours each converted to quarter hours earned pursuant to this section; and (8) Accumulate credits rounded to one decimal place.

[Stonybeach]

Many years ago, I created a credit banking account with TESU, documented military training, and received credit for professional licenses and certifications like my nursing license. https://www.tesu.edu/about/registrar/ind...ng-account

Perhaps they will accept Sophia ® coursework?

Also, check out "credit for what you know." https://www.tesu.edu/degree-completion/earning-credit

Excelsior University has something similar, but I am unsure which schools will credit bank Sophia ® courses.