I posted this on another forum and would love to get feedback here.
Just curious what good B&M schools that have a good transfer policy that accepts around 90+ college credits.
Just to give a background, my son is currently 21 years of age and currently going to a state college in California for the past three years and has close to a 100 credits. He basically took all of his general education courses, but during his three years, he initially took courses for interior design then later graphic design. Both of these courses are unrelated and if he decides to pursue graphic design, it would take him another 2 years to complete the degree. I think it's like 5 1/2 years because he changed majors.
At this stage, he is starting to get frustrated because he took courses early on and they didn't count and if you have been paying attention to the colleges in California, it's pretty bad. Lots of programs are getting cut and it's getting harder to get into them because they are not only cutting enrollment, but also cutting jobs and the amount of people applying is getting larger.
I asked him what his passion is and lets focus on that route. He said he would love to get into Architecture, but he didn't go that route because there are no Architecture programs in the area and if he goes into an M.Arch program, it would have to be the +3. Meaning, if you have an undergraduate degree that's not Architecture related, you would have to go into a 3 year master's program. If you have a B.Arch, it's 1 year program and Architecture (non-B.Arch) it's 2 year. I started laughing and saying, heck, even if he went into graphic design, he would still spend about the same amount of time, because of the earlier courses he took.
What I recommended that he does is to consider a Liberal Arts or General Studies program, and focus on courses that interest him and take courses that would also benefit him for an March degree. I remember when I first want to Excelsior, I initially enrolled into their Liberal Arts program and could have completed my degree a year ago, but I later changed it to a General Business.
At my son's age, I personally don't recommend that he goes to Excelsior if he wants to apply at many of the top programs for M.Arch +3 program. I would think he should try to transfer to a good B&M school that has like liberal arts or general studies. I would like to get some feedback from ppl on this forum on ideas of some good schools.
So far, I sent emails with unofficial transcripts to following colleges.
Chadron State College
Charter Oak State College
Fort Hays State College
Liberty University
Peru State College
Just curious what good B&M schools that have a good transfer policy that accepts around 90+ college credits.
Just to give a background, my son is currently 21 years of age and currently going to a state college in California for the past three years and has close to a 100 credits. He basically took all of his general education courses, but during his three years, he initially took courses for interior design then later graphic design. Both of these courses are unrelated and if he decides to pursue graphic design, it would take him another 2 years to complete the degree. I think it's like 5 1/2 years because he changed majors.
At this stage, he is starting to get frustrated because he took courses early on and they didn't count and if you have been paying attention to the colleges in California, it's pretty bad. Lots of programs are getting cut and it's getting harder to get into them because they are not only cutting enrollment, but also cutting jobs and the amount of people applying is getting larger.
I asked him what his passion is and lets focus on that route. He said he would love to get into Architecture, but he didn't go that route because there are no Architecture programs in the area and if he goes into an M.Arch program, it would have to be the +3. Meaning, if you have an undergraduate degree that's not Architecture related, you would have to go into a 3 year master's program. If you have a B.Arch, it's 1 year program and Architecture (non-B.Arch) it's 2 year. I started laughing and saying, heck, even if he went into graphic design, he would still spend about the same amount of time, because of the earlier courses he took.
What I recommended that he does is to consider a Liberal Arts or General Studies program, and focus on courses that interest him and take courses that would also benefit him for an March degree. I remember when I first want to Excelsior, I initially enrolled into their Liberal Arts program and could have completed my degree a year ago, but I later changed it to a General Business.
At my son's age, I personally don't recommend that he goes to Excelsior if he wants to apply at many of the top programs for M.Arch +3 program. I would think he should try to transfer to a good B&M school that has like liberal arts or general studies. I would like to get some feedback from ppl on this forum on ideas of some good schools.
So far, I sent emails with unofficial transcripts to following colleges.
Chadron State College
Charter Oak State College
Fort Hays State College
Liberty University
Peru State College
Joe,
Liberty University, MBA in Accounting (2012)
Excelsior BS - General Business (2009)
CPCU Designation (2010)
Liberty University, MBA in Accounting (2012)
Excelsior BS - General Business (2009)
CPCU Designation (2010)
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