09-13-2016, 11:01 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-04-2023, 01:15 PM by bjcheung77.)
Please review Degree Forum Wiki as it has a great amount of information for Beginners.
The following guide is also available and updated on The Basic Approach - Degree Forum Wiki
Degree plans for institutions we recommend are here: Degree Plans - Degree Forum Wiki
Basic Approach - Online Education Guide: Steps to obtaining your desired degree
1) Find out what you have credit for / what you already know
2) Research the Big 3/WGU/UMPI to find candidate degree plans
3) Decide on one or more schools and get an initial evaluation
($75 or so per school, plus the cost of each transcript you have to send in)
4) Based on the initial evaluation, decide on a school and degree
5) Build a degree plan using your unique combination of existing credits,
CLEP/DSST/TECEP tests, Saylor.org/Sophia.org/Straighterline/Study.com courses, plus other ACE/NCCRS etc.
6) Once you are all done (all courses/tests completed), enroll in the school you chose, pay the enrollment fees
(check for current fees of the school) and submit all your transcripts for review.
7) Once approved, pay the graduation fee, then sit back and wait for your sheepskin to arrive!
8) Start planning on that Masters Degree as you aren't done learning for life!
Throughout all of the above: Read a lot over at DegreeForum.net as well and ask questions as needed for guidance!
(Note: This is "the basic approach." Nobody ever really gets to go through a process this simple,
but this is the general outline of what you should expect to have to do in order to get through this successfully)
Thread Links:
Beginners Guide To Getting Cheap/Fast College Credit - Degree Forum Wiki
How/When To Start? Start Now For Cheap - Degree Forum Wiki!
Several Sources Of Cheap Credit - Reference - Degree Forum Wiki
The Spreadsheet - Track Your Progress - Reference Tool - Degree Forum Wiki
The ABCs - A, CBD, E, F, G - Accreditation, Competency Based Degree, Evaluation, Fees, GPA - Degree Forum Wiki
Overwhelmed - Too Long Didn't Read - Just Help Me Please, Step By Step - Degree Forum Wiki!
The following guide is also available and updated on The Basic Approach - Degree Forum Wiki
Degree plans for institutions we recommend are here: Degree Plans - Degree Forum Wiki
Basic Approach - Online Education Guide: Steps to obtaining your desired degree
1) Find out what you have credit for / what you already know
2) Research the Big 3/WGU/UMPI to find candidate degree plans
3) Decide on one or more schools and get an initial evaluation
($75 or so per school, plus the cost of each transcript you have to send in)
4) Based on the initial evaluation, decide on a school and degree
5) Build a degree plan using your unique combination of existing credits,
CLEP/DSST/TECEP tests, Saylor.org/Sophia.org/Straighterline/Study.com courses, plus other ACE/NCCRS etc.
6) Once you are all done (all courses/tests completed), enroll in the school you chose, pay the enrollment fees
(check for current fees of the school) and submit all your transcripts for review.
7) Once approved, pay the graduation fee, then sit back and wait for your sheepskin to arrive!
8) Start planning on that Masters Degree as you aren't done learning for life!
Throughout all of the above: Read a lot over at DegreeForum.net as well and ask questions as needed for guidance!
(Note: This is "the basic approach." Nobody ever really gets to go through a process this simple,
but this is the general outline of what you should expect to have to do in order to get through this successfully)
Thread Links:
Beginners Guide To Getting Cheap/Fast College Credit - Degree Forum Wiki
How/When To Start? Start Now For Cheap - Degree Forum Wiki!
Several Sources Of Cheap Credit - Reference - Degree Forum Wiki
The Spreadsheet - Track Your Progress - Reference Tool - Degree Forum Wiki
The ABCs - A, CBD, E, F, G - Accreditation, Competency Based Degree, Evaluation, Fees, GPA - Degree Forum Wiki
Overwhelmed - Too Long Didn't Read - Just Help Me Please, Step By Step - Degree Forum Wiki!
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~Note~ Read/Review forum posts & Wiki Links to Sample Degree Plans
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Graduate Certificate: Global Management & Entrepreneurship, ASU (Freebie)
Completed: TESU ASNSM Biology, BSBA (ACBSP Accredited 2017)
Universidad Isabel I: ENEB MBA, Big Data & BI, Digital Marketing & E-Commerce
Certs: 6Sigma/Lean/Scrum, ITIL | Cisco/CompTIA/MTA | Coursera/Edx/Udacity
The Basic Approach | Plans | DegreeForum Community Supported Wiki
~Note~ Read/Review forum posts & Wiki Links to Sample Degree Plans
Degree Planning Advice | New To DegreeForum? How This Area Works