My dad has always wanted to be a college grad. I know this kind of question is rather annoying but he knows I know a little about this subject. Yes, I can reread all the old threads but.........He is going to go to school. It will be DL. He wants it to be RA, as do I. He wants a degree to have a degree. Dad is 66. Not that computer literate but I will help him with this piece. He has around 80 hours, with barely a 2.0 GPA. He has more hours in business than anything else. He spent 3 years in the military, 8 insurance, 12 Burger King manager, and 9 as an aide with MR adults. I am thinking BBA or BGS. Very flexible. I think Fort Hays is a possibility. Not too expensive if we can help it. Want to try to finish degree for 10-15k. It literally is his life-long dream. I know he has had regrets for not finishing for the last 35 years, since I was old enough to listen to him anyway. Help. Please BrianH
I know it doesn't narrow things down too much for you, but go here... http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/elearning/directory/dir_a.htm ...it will give you a good starting point and you can look at prices. Also, what state is he in...he might find a great deal on in-state tuition, even if his program is online. My initial reaction, also, is to stick with public (state) schools as privates will be more expensive. I hope it helps and I hope your dad gets his wish.
The University of Wyoming has a BSBA degree completion program that might be exactly what your dad's looking for. $127/credit hour for online classes, $87/credit hour for correspondence classes, fairly liberal in terms of credit by exam (although not Big 3 liberal, unfortunately). It's designed for holders of an AA or AS in Business Administration, but this is not a hard and fast requirement. I'm finishing the program this semester, and I did not have a two-year degree when I entered. Admission to the program is pretty easy - I was admitted despite a sub-par transfer GPA, although they did admit me with conditions (admitted directly onto academic probation until I had completed 30 hours successfully). The advisors are helpful, and the registrar's office worked with me to apply my credits to the degree plan. I'm not sure if the age of your father's credits would be an issue - the oldest credits I transfered were 11 years old when I was admitted. The online environment is easy to get the hang of, even if you're not a "computer person". Personally, I avoided the correspondence courses, but that was because I was more comfortable in the online environment. I also made much use of CLEP and DSST tests in my degree plan. As an independent study project, I am doing a "degree manual" for prospective UW students without a two-year degree. If you'd like, send me a private message and I'll send you a copy when it's finished. Registration opens tomorrow, and classes fill up fast. If your father wants to get started in the spring semester, he should go ahead and pick some classes he knows he doesn't have, but needs, and go ahead and register. You can take up to 12 hours before being formally admitted, but you must provide proof of meeting course prerequisites, if any. You can see the program and sign up for classes at http://online.uwyo.edu
My Dad lives in KS and the Wyoming thing looks like a possibility. We are looking at a summer start. Thanks for the link and info so far. See this is what I wanted, I would never have found the Wyoming thing and this could end up being his program. BH
Brian, As a Southwestern College grad, I'm a little surprised that you haven't pointed him toward the remarkable, regionally-accredited DL programs offered by your own alma mater. They're outstanding... to the last of them; and right in his own back yard -- or, even if he's on the other side of the state, still halfway reasonably so. He can take online classes to avoid how it feels to be 66 and sitting in a classroom with a bunch of youngsters, yet he can still have reasonable in-person access to his professors when needed -- sort of a best-of-both-worlds thing.
