Hi Guys, New to the forum and to higher education . I am looking for some advice from all you knowledgeable people on a plan of attack to complete a Bachelor degree in hopefullyvery quick time . About me ....... 42 years old currently located in London Uk . Plenty of years work experience as Business Analyst and Project Manager within Investment Banking and IT . I am PMP certified and PRINCE 2(UK based Pm cert) . Basically i need to convert my work experience into a degree of some sort, in as quick a time as possible . ( wish i had done this years ago) . I am finding in the current market that despite experience , the ticket(degree) is becoming a prerequisite, hence why I am here !! My first question is, can I convert a PMP into credit points at all? Although I am not from USA, I thought a Business or technology related degree through Excelsior College looks like a good choice but I am still grappling with the way the US system works so if I appear vague or a bit basic I apologise in advance. On a side note I have never come across CLEP before until now and thought this maybe a good way to gain some quick hits. My ultimately aim is to get my self in a position as quick as possible so that I am able to start a masters ( probably in PM) Sorry for the vagueness of it all . Any ideas or comments would be gratefully received Thanks Peter
I recently had an MBA student with a PMP, seeking credit for it. I checked with the university, who did not award credit for it. I also checked the PMI website to see if there was any indication of this (like an ACE evaluation). Nothing.
Rich, Peter, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville will award 6 semester hours of credit for two of the classes required in their Masters of Project Management. The only school I know of that is this gracious. However these are graduate credits so I don't know if they will help in this scenario, but one could use this information as a Portfolio option perhaps at COSc, Excelsior, etc... http://www.uwplatt.edu/disted/degrees/pm/index.html Also Amberton has an online PM certificate (4 classes) that can be had for undergraduate or graduate credit. If you have a PMP these classes might also be used for Portfolio development. http://www.amberton.edu/PMC.htm Hope this info helps...
If you've poked around in the degreeinfo archives you may have run into Lawrie Millers BAin4weeks website. Sorry, I don't have the url but you could find it easily enough using the search function. It's a great site full of info on the very subject you've mentioned. Also, I've heard that it is possible to be admitted to the Heriot-Watt University MBA program without having previously earned a Bachelors degree. Perhaps you could check that out as well. Jack
Aspen University, DETC Accredited, also has admission without an undergraduate degree if you meet the criteria, http://www.aspen.edu/no_ba.htm
Thanks for all your replies . After research and the over load of information around I have decided to go straight for the masters degree in Project management at Aspen Uni . Apparently they will accept 9 credits for a PMP so seems like the best choice for me ( Thanks for that Link Fed ) Has anyone completed this particular degree at Aspen's ?
Post Aspen and the degree as a Topic and you will receive some well versed information. Glad I could be of some nominal help and good luck with your effort. Regards,
