Poll: Which program would you do?
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UMHB's Bachelor of Applied Studies in Organizational Leadership
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IWU's Bachelor of Science in Management
66.67%
2 66.67%
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UMHB vs IWU CBE program?
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Hello everyone, this is my first time posting here. I'm looking at both of these schools to finish my bachelor's degree. UMHB (University of Mary Hardin-Baylor) has a Bachelor of Applied Studies in Organizational Leadership degree through their MyWay program and IWU (Indiana Wesleyan University) has a Bachelor of Science in Management degree through their uLEAP program. The UMHB program is $3,250 for 6 months and the IWU program is $2,500 for 3 months. If it helps at all, the cost of the program is not really a factor in my decision, nor is the length of each term/semester. UMHB will take around 30 transfer credits and IWU will take 60+ transfer credits. The transfer credits are a more important factor in my decision than the cost of the program but it's still not a big factor in my decision. UMHB reverts to a 3.00 GPA (similar to WGU) for their transcripts, while IWU gives you an actual GPA. Again, this is a more important factor to me than the cost/length of the program but it's still not that important to me. While I like the title "Organizational Leadership" more, I am perfectly fine with "Management" as well, and honestly, both degrees sound pretty similar anyway. For reference, I 100% plan to go to graduate school after completing my bachelor's degree and I'm leaning towards going to law school at the moment.

At the moment, I am leaning towards the UMHB MyWay program, but I have a few reservations. By far my biggest reservation, is the fact that the degree is a "Bachelor of Applied Studies" degree, which is far less common than a "Bachelor of Arts/Science" degree, or even a "Bachelor of Applied Science" degree. Most of the feedback I've received from people is that the name of the degree doesn't really matter, but I still am concerned that it could be viewed differently than a traditional "Bachelor of Arts/Science" degree. My understanding of "applied" degrees is that they are more focused or hands-on/practical and are usually reserved for working adults that may need a degree to get a promotion. In other words, it's my understanding that some people view "applied" degrees as being terminal degrees, and not used as frequently to get into grad school. On the flip side, however, I've also heard people say that an "applied" degree may actually be looked at more favorably since it's a more focused degree.

In truth, I will probably be fine with either degree, and neither will likely be an impediment to getting into grad school or law school. But with that being said, this is my future, and it's a big decision (that I need to make soon), so I'm obviously taking this decision seriously, and I would really appreciate some honest feedback from people here before I move forward with either program.

Which degree would you go for? Which degree do you think is going to be better for me in regard to grad/law school admissions?
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UMHB vs IWU CBE program? - by GoBirds311 - 05-28-2023, 08:09 PM
RE: UMHB vs IWU CBE program? - by bjcheung77 - 05-28-2023, 09:57 PM
RE: UMHB vs IWU CBE program? - by GoBirds311 - 05-28-2023, 10:25 PM
RE: UMHB vs IWU CBE program? - by GoBirds311 - 05-29-2023, 03:09 PM
RE: UMHB vs IWU CBE program? - by dfrecore - 05-29-2023, 03:29 PM
RE: UMHB vs IWU CBE program? - by GoBirds311 - 05-29-2023, 03:37 PM
RE: UMHB vs IWU CBE program? - by bjcheung77 - 05-29-2023, 02:53 PM
RE: UMHB vs IWU CBE program? - by dfrecore - 05-29-2023, 02:54 PM
RE: UMHB vs IWU CBE program? - by bjcheung77 - 05-29-2023, 04:57 PM
RE: UMHB vs IWU CBE program? - by karehiro - 05-29-2023, 06:28 PM
RE: UMHB vs IWU CBE program? - by rachel83az - 05-30-2023, 01:01 AM
RE: UMHB vs IWU CBE program? - by arbitrarysky - 06-08-2023, 12:16 PM
RE: UMHB vs IWU CBE program? - by bjcheung77 - 05-30-2023, 11:40 AM

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