looking for a master's degree that can transfer the maximum amount of credits

I have a friend that has 36 graduate credits in engineering management and is looking for a DL master's program in business, engineering management, industrial engineering, operations management or similar field that allows the transfer of most of his credits earned (or the maximum possible). His credits come from an accredited canadian university (McGill University). Any help?

 

The first possibility that comes to mind is simply completing a masters degree at McGill. 36 units would have to be the better part of an engineering management masters there. Your friend might only have to complete a thesis, which could perhaps be written from a remote location.

I assume that your friend considered and rejected this option, but I'll put it out there anyway.

 

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Thanks, he is only 9 credits short from the master's degree but he is not longer in Canada so going back to McGill is not an option.

 

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That's awfully unfortunate. It's like being enrolled in a B&M school causes paralysis. I know someone who was halfway through a master's program when his company got relocated. Fortunately for him, his school happened to have a DL program.

I'd hope that in this situation, your friend's dean at McGill would allow him to finish his degree by completing his coursework elsewhere, considering that he's 80% finished.

 

Doctor Bears' Book

Friend:

The great author Doctor Bear writes in his very nice book [15th edition of Bears Guide to Schools] that sometimes you need to ask for something that may not be visible at first sight.

In other words your friend can write his school, explain his situation and they may "bend a rule" for him, even though the rules and regulations may state otherwise.

The least he has to lose is the effort of a well written letter and the worst that can happen is for them to say "no".

All the best wishes for your friend.

 

Let me reinforce bullet's statement. Graduate school is all about negotiation. Ask.

Also, DETC schools might be considered. They oftne have more flexible transfer credit policies for their master's programs.

 

Annoyingly tantalizing post, but that's how it is.

A regionally-accredited school now has all the permissions in place to launch an MBA in which there is no limit to the amount of credit that can be transferred in, even 100%.

But we must wait for their announcement, probably this fall.

Will this be the first trickle in what will become a flood, or a rare and isolated puddle, or somewhere in between?

Since the initial enrollments will be severely limited, I suspect that everyone -- the school, the accreditor, and the MBA world -- will be watching it closely to see how it goes.

 

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I would have to strongly agree with the above, but it may be contingent upon how long it has been since you left the school. If you left the school 20 years ago, then your chances might be slim. However, if you left within the last three years, then your chances of negociating some kind of "graduation deal" are enhanced. Deals might include a combination of the following:

-- authorization to take final DL courses from that school.

-- authorization to take final courses from another school (don't mention if they are DL, as it's immaterial).

-- some sort of special research project for 3 to 9 credits.

-- < insert your creatively negociable idea here >

 

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Thanks for all these posts. Unfortunately, McGill is not very flexible and will not allow courses taken from other schools since the credits missing are very specific to this program. He finished the credits about 5 years ago with the hope to come back but it seems that is not an option anymore.

 

Dr Bear,

Can you let us know the name of this school?

 

I had an e-mail from Excelsior about a year ago to say they were nearing launch of an MBA

 

Try Fort Hays State University, it is my understanding they will take up to 15 hrs. transfer, but look out, they leave that call up to your advisor...and those majors?...Maybe
good luck,
Gavin

 

RFValve,

The University of Winsconsin at Platteville allows you to trasfer half of your curriculum. The MEng requires 30 credits so you can transfer 15! That program is pure flexibility, but it is expensive (US$ 500 per credit-hour).

BTW, very nice University McGill , I visited it some ten years ago, and I was soooo close to transfer. Great city Montreal, too. Very tempting but the US finally won over me!

Greetings

 

Another option is to put these credits towards a PhD program such as the one offered by NCU.

I do not see that these units will be wasted - I have seen lots of resumes that state something along the lines "earned 30 of the 36 units towards a master degree in xxx".

 

Excelsior will allow up to 15 units of transfer into its master program as well.

Tony