Schools accepting ACICS credits

Are there any schools accepting ACICS credits?

 

here's one

Saint Regis, no doubt. A former ACICS commissioner had an SRU PhD.

G

 

Yes, but your mileage will vary. Being that you're in Florida (SACS), your gas tank may be empty.

Sage.

Federalize me.

 

I think you are more likely to have a complete ACICS degree accepted for admission into a higher level program than have individual courses accepted into an R/A program at the same level.

Best liklihood of acceptance is with for-profit schools. Acceptance of ACICS degrees is not unusual but may take some looking.

Posters at the now defunct collegehints had prepared lists of schools entertaining acceptance of unaccredited degrees and those accepting N/A degrees and they were not small lists.

 

The list as Dennis pointed out was on Collegehints. You might be able to find said information using the wayback machine. I fairly certain that UoP will accept ACICS credits, and I think the big 3 might as well but i'm not certain.

 

The Big 3 require courses to be RA or ACE reviewed. To the best of my knowledge, they will not accept ACICS credits. As previously pointed out non-competititve for profit schools are more likely to accept them.

The list from Collegehints was full of inaccuracies. Any school that might at some point or in some way partially accept non-RA credits was listed. Some even suggested it meant they WOULD be accepted which is incorrect.

What it did well was encourage the student to try whatever school was best for them and not to take no for answer without repeated tries. Good advice in any endeavor.

Another route would be to do a BA/BS from the Big 3 which can cost about $3-5000 and take approximately 1 year part-time.

 

It was what is called a starting point.

The unaccredited list had schools that accepted applications from unaccredited schools by some method.

The N/A list, I believe, was actually from school responses.

 

Hi Dennis

I have no problem with it as a starting point. What I do have a problem with is that some suggested that those on the list WOULD accept pretty much all non-RA credits. There is a huge difference between some one at a school SAYING they will accept credits and the credits actually being accepted. Again I think it is good to be bold, but important to not be misinformed.

 

I didn't perceive the information as encouragement to enroll in an unaccredited program. I looked upon it as help for people who apparently took a seemingly dead end option.

The standard advice here is that boy did you screw up - now start an R/A degree from scratch. The advice at collegehints was to first investigate options.

If someone can gain entry to a masters program with an unaccredited degree by doing one qualifying year instead of four repeated years, it is a good thing. It is not common, but does happen.

A large number of R/A schools accept N/A degrees. You just have to find the right one.

 

1. I percieved it the exact opposite. Perhaps it is my perception that is off.

2. I certainly would encourage anyone in this position to investigate all their options. For many the quick and inexpensive option from the Big 3 is too good to pass up. Randell123 is a perfect example.

3. Since a Big 3 degree can be finished in less than a year I am not sure. If the unaccredited degree is from a school that can stand on its own then going to the Masters could be a good option.

4. Hmmm. Not sure about this. If we are talking for-profit RA schools, you are correct. If we are talking competitive entry programs, I would want to see some evidence.

 

Competitive entry programs would be tougher.