I posted this as a comment but I thought it might be more beneficial as its own post. Mods feel free to delete if this isn't allowed. I just thought this is really good information and might be better if it had its own thread. A graduate program that takes NCCRS is a big deal.
I've always thought this could be flexible and a really good masters for someone who has a bunch of random grad credit. And it is available online.
https://www.cmich.edu/program/master-of-...nistration
"Prior learning credit for work, training and life experiences count. The MSA program is customized to fit your needs and utilize your work experiences, or professional certifications you have earned and apply them toward the degree you want - saving you time and money."
and "MSA students may use up to 12 hours of prior learning credit on their program" (note this is specifically referring to prior learning credit. ie ACE, certifications, work experience, etc. NOT RA transfer credit.) And the fact that have an entire office dedicated to getting people credit for prior learning is huge.
https://www.cmich.edu/academics/colleges...g/graduate
And even better CMU is not only on the list of NCCRS database but they are a partner school and have an NCCRS profile which is something very few schools have.
http://www.nationalccrs.org/college-univ...university
This could be the winner if someone just had a bunch of grad credit and needed a master's degree.
In Summary:
It shows which certifications could be worth graduate credit to the degree here: https://www.cmich.edu/academics/colleges...-to-credit
I've always thought this could be flexible and a really good masters for someone who has a bunch of random grad credit. And it is available online.
https://www.cmich.edu/program/master-of-...nistration
"Prior learning credit for work, training and life experiences count. The MSA program is customized to fit your needs and utilize your work experiences, or professional certifications you have earned and apply them toward the degree you want - saving you time and money."
and "MSA students may use up to 12 hours of prior learning credit on their program" (note this is specifically referring to prior learning credit. ie ACE, certifications, work experience, etc. NOT RA transfer credit.) And the fact that have an entire office dedicated to getting people credit for prior learning is huge.
https://www.cmich.edu/academics/colleges...g/graduate
And even better CMU is not only on the list of NCCRS database but they are a partner school and have an NCCRS profile which is something very few schools have.
http://www.nationalccrs.org/college-univ...university
This could be the winner if someone just had a bunch of grad credit and needed a master's degree.
In Summary:
- MSA degree = 36 credits
- Max transfer credits = 18 credits
- credits to be taken at CMU = 18 credits (and they offer 7.5 online terms so this degree could be done quick)
- 12 out of the 18 can come from prior learning credits like work, certifications and maybe NCCRS.
- They appear to take NCCRS credit and they even have an online profile and an office dedicated to helping people get credit for prior experiences.
- Any Central Michigan Masters's degree accepts up to 50% transfer credits.
It shows which certifications could be worth graduate credit to the degree here: https://www.cmich.edu/academics/colleges...-to-credit
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